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Krazy for Katahdins

Randy and Melody Wehner say the low-maintenance breed of meat sheep fits well into their operation

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Breeding for High Production

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Highland Dairy to offer rewards: Springfield, Mo. based Hiland Dairy announced earlier this month that it is partnering with the Springfield (Mo.) Police Department and the Greene County Sheriff’s Office to provide monetary rewards for tips that lead to arrests and convictions in violent crimes.

“We will post rewards in those horrific cases that pull at your heartstrings,” said Greg Stephenson, Hiland Dairy spokesman.

Youth elected to Missouri 4-H Leadership positions: Several youth from the Ozarks were recently elected as regional representatives to the Missouri State 4-H Council.

Greg Vangunda, of Seneca, was elected to the executive committee and will serve as vice president. Jennifer Mosbrucker of Nevada was named County Youth Liaison coordinator and Jacob Boeglin of Seneca was tapped as the Kids Helping Kids coordinator. Regional representatives elected to the council from the Ozarks area include Hannah Delp and Luke Walker of Rolla, Sam Anibal of Carthage, Eli Jones of Anderson, Sarah Townley, of Golden City and Lora Wright, of Verona Missouri State grad students intern with Greene County, Mo., Extension: Graduate students from Missouri State University began working as 4-H youth development interns with University of Missouri Extension in Greene County on June 1. The ultimate goal of this partnership is to restart an urban 4-H club in Greene County. Eric Nyamwange will be working on 4-H and horticulture projects at Botanical Center and at Hickory Hills School. Cheyenne Arthur will work with existing traditional 4-H clubs on student summer projects, 4-H camps, 4-H fairs and special projects. Dakota Arthur is working with Springfield-Greene County Parks and Recreation/SPARC to teach classes and offer 4-H curriculum as part of July camp/programs.

Ozark Family Recognized as Tree Farmers of the Year: Bob and Barb Kipfer and Kipfer Tree Farm of Ozark was recently honored as the Missouri Tree Farmers of the Year at the 35th Annual Conference for Missouri Tree Farmers and Private Woodland Owners. Bob Kipfer is very active as a Master Naturalist volunteer with University of Missouri Extension and the Missouri Department of Conservation through the Springfield Plateau Chapter of the Missouri Master Naturalist program.

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Correction In the June 8 edition of Ozarks Farm & Neighbor, the bio of Ashton Atteberry was inadvertently published with the photo of her sister, Alexis Atteberry. We regret the error, and the correct photo and biography of each appears in this edition.

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Eye on Agribusiness features Shurshod Horseshoeing School

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Youth in Agriculture features Ashton Atteberry

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Youth in Agriculture spotlights Alexis Atteberry

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t’s becoming more and more difficult to keep my life simple. As technology revonwexpands orC yrreon J yB every front, people like me (those that are reluctant to change) find ourselves operatJerry Crownover farms ing machines and devices that we can’t even in Lawrence County. He comprehend how they work, much less know how is a former professor of to fix them when they fail to function properly.

Agriculture Education at Fifty years ago, baling hay was a fairly simple Missouri State University, procedure. The old square baler needed to be and is an author and greased daily, the knotters needed to be cleaned professional speaker. of straw and trash occasionally, and we made To contact Jerry, go to sure the drive chains were at the right tension. ozarksfn.com and click When a chain, gear, or shaft would break, we on ‘Contact Us.’ repaired or replaced it and continued to bale hay – pretty simple and straightforward.

My round baler is in its sixth year of use and, fortunately, had never caused me any problem whatsoever, until last week. With such a wet spring, finding a weather forecast with three consecutive days of “no rain” had everyone in the county cutting hay. On baling day, I hooked up to the machine that cost half what I paid for my first farm, and checked out everything that I knew, greased it up and headed to the field that I had to get baled that day. When I turned on the electronic monitor that controls every single function of the high-tech baler, a flashing light informed me that the bale ejection gate was open.

I got out and inspected the tail gate and it sure appeared closed to me. I ran it through three or four cycles of the hydraulic system and, each time, it looked, sounded and felt like it was closed, but the monitor insisted that it was open. I called the service manager at the dealership where it was purchased and told him my problem. “Sounds like the tailgate sensor is out,” he stated, trying to assure me that it was a minor and inexpensive part.

I’m sure I sounded in panic-mode when I asked, “Can I still bale with the open light flashing?”

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t’s county fair and junior livestock show season across the Ozarks.

I have always loved fairs and livestock shows. Big fairs and shows so small that they were held in someone’s hay barn, like it was Julie Turner-Crawford when I was a kid at the Halfway, Mo., show, I alis a native of Dallas ways had fun, and isn’t that what it’s all about?

County, Mo., where she I am seeing lots of photos posted on social megrew up on her family’s farm. She is a graduate dia of smiling boys and girls proudly holding up of Missouri State ribbons they won with their lamb, calf, pig or University. To contact goat, and moms and dads are gushing about how Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 well their child performed in the show ring. or by email at editor@ Some of the moms and dads posting the photos ozarksfn.com. were once the youngsters I watched in the show ring. My, how time flies.

Showing is not easy. There are countless hours of training, washing, clipping and special care given to the show animals by exhibitors of all ages. Let’s also not forget that most of the shows and fairs in the Ozarks are held in the hottest part of the year and the added expense of a show string, but the draw of the ring keeps bringing families back year after year.

While this time of year brings many “tips” for junior exhibitors, and as a former livestock show superintendent, I just wanted to offer a few tips to moms and dads: • Remember, your young sons and daughters are just kids. They might be new to the show ring, just like you were a few years ago, so don’t be too hard on them if they play in the dirt a little or get so excited when they get a ribbon that they drop the halter and run toward you to show their prize.

• Don’t yell at your child while they are in the show ring. One of two things could happen: your child will fall apart in the ring or they yell back at you. Neither is good.

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just a thought Across the Fence Continued from Previous Page While getting an animal’s head up or placing feet just right is important to make the animal look its best in the ring, yelling at Billy or Sally isn’t going to help.

Talk to them, calmly and quietly, after they leave the ring about what they can do to improve before the next class.

• If your child’s animal places low in a class, offer him or her a big smile and a pat on the back. Chances are they are feeling pretty down and complaining about the placement won’t make your child feel any better.

• Be a good sport and congratulate those who do well at the show, as well as those who might not have placed very well. By doing so, you are teaching your child that win or lose, everyone in the barn deserves a little praise.

• Never, never go up to a judge and confront him or her about how a class was placed. I have had to step between a mad

Life Is Simple Continued from Page 3 “Oh, sure,” he confidently replied, “but you’ll have to do everything manually as far as wrapping and tying, because the automatic stuff won’t work when the computer thinks the gate is open. We do have sensors in stock here at the store.”

Great. Judy was more than happy to make the 50-mile round trip for the replacement part while I began baling. She wasn’t even out of the driveway when I encountered another problem. The little high-resolution graphs that show which side of the baler needs more hay, in order to make a uniform bale, were both nonfunctioning. Not knowing a thing about the internal workings of the monitor, I assumed it was connected to the open light and continued to bale, reverting back to my days with the very first round baler I ever owned, hoping the neighbors wouldn’t make fun of my misshapen bales.

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parent and a judge more than once. It’s not fun for anyone and your child may see the confrontation. Always remember, the placings are one person’s opinion on that day and your next show will bring a new judge and a new opinion. Instead of arguing, teach your child to shake the judge’s hand.

• If your child loses interest in showing, don’t force them to continue. Take a break because there is a good chance that after a year of sitting out they will be ready to resume showing, so just keep the show box and trailer ready to roll.

Livestock shows are something for you and your family to do together. There will be ups and downs along the way, flat tires and something forgotten at home a time or two, but there is more to shows than ribbons or trophies.

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“Oh, wow, I doubt it,” was the reply.

“Everyone and their dog are in the hay and we’ve got calls coming in by the minute. How about tomorrow?”

I was already starting on the next field the following afternoon when the service truck pulled into the field. The knowledgeable repairman checked all the sensors connected to the gate and the graphs and could find nothing wrong. With a contemplative look on his face, he walked over to the cable connection between the baler and monitor and carefully unfastened it. There are exactly 18 little wire prongs that are supposed to fit neatly into exactly 18 little holes, but three of them were bent and did not make the connection. “Here’s your problem.”

With a pair of needle nosed pliers, he carefully straightened the bent prongs, plugged it back together and everything worked. I guess I had been in too big a hurry to plug it in the day before and had inadvertently bent the sensitive electronics. Operator error.

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Randy and Melody Wehner say the low-maintenance breed of meat sheep is more resistant to parasites Randy and Melody Wehner of rural Dallas County, near Long Lane, Mo., will be the first to tell you they have had different breeds of sheep over the years, but without a doubt, Katahdins, which are haired sheep, are their hands-down favorites.

At the moment, they have just over 40 head and are raising them on 80 acres.

“We’ve been doing this since 2003,” Randy shared recently while calling his “girls” over to the fence. “They are a meat

a wry smile. “I wasn’t necessarily in favor of that but then it became a necessity.”

Melody was diagnosed with breast cancer and has been in the fight of her life in recent months but in doing so, she has proved what a fighter she really is.

“We had to cut back then,” Randy added. “There are so many things you really need two people to accomplish, like trimming their feet, pulling a lamb so we didn’t really have any choice.”

Melody agreed with a smile.

Randy Wehner is the president of the Missouri Katahdin Association, also known as MoKats.

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“The thing I like about these sheep sheep, low maintenance and more parasite resistant than other breeds. They are gen- is there is no shearing,” she said. “We tile and you can call them right up. They like eating the meat and always have a are not nearly as flighty as some of the oth- couple of lambs in the freezer. Not every ram lamb is ram quality but all are ers and that just makes them eating quality. We showed quite a easier to handle.” bit in the past and that helped esThat last characteristic tablish our reputation at places has become exceedingly imlike the Missouri State Fair and portant in the last year or so Long Lane, Mo. Farm Fest. We would show for both Randy and Melody. breeding stock and we sell “We’ve had up to 100 sheep and all of ours by private treaty she told me she wanted to cut as a result.” back a little,” he continued with JUNE 29, 2015

Randy added that sheep are also easier on the pocket book.

“You can raise six sheep for the time and money investment you have in one cow.

If I were a younger man, I’d buy 200 ewes and make a living at it. You aren’t going to earn a fortune, but you could certainly make enough to earn a living,” he said.

Randy, who is the president of the Missouri Katahdin Association, MoKats as they like to call themselves, encourages anyone who has questions to contact them and the association will put them in touch with a nearby breeder, anywhere in the state. He has been involved in other agricultural pursuits over the years, including operating a feed and tack store in Odessa, Mo., for many years and running the Urbana Sale Barn in Urbana, Mo., at one time. Melody was also a full-time registered nurse for many years.

“When we had the store, we worked with 4-H kids and we had quite a show team,” Melody said. “The Katahdins are also so easy to show, just bathe them with a little Dawn dish soap and trim their feet and you’re done. They are a lot less work in the show ring than other breeds and ours were all broke to lead, halter broke so that helped, too.”

Sheep are also prolific animals, which is another aspect Randy likes about sheep production.

“Every seven or eight months, you can breed a ewe and five months later, she’ll give you one or two babies,” he explained.

“Two months later, those lambs are weaned.

Twelve or 13 months later, they have a baby on their side. You can’t do that with a cow.

That comes out a lot better by the time you figure your costs. You can run the sheep in place of cattle, separate from the cattle or with your cattle.”

In addition to the sheep, the Wehners have three miniature donkeys and four miniature horses, all of which help protect the sheep from coyotes and wandering dogs. There are also three older saddle horses, some poultry, Red Wattle pigs and Dexter cattle as the Wehners raise all of their own meat.

“The sheep are the only ones who pay though,” Randy laughed. “They support everything else.”

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Dairy goat producer wants quality animals in the show ring and the milk barn Andrea Forrest’s dairy goats have received numerous accolades and awards over the years, but what sets her apart from some goat showmen is that she wants those same high quality does in her milk barn.

“We are a show breeder in that we participate in shows and breed for conformation, but my main focus has always been milk production. They are dairy goats and they need to milk,” Andrea ex-

Andrea explained that for her operation, developing good genetics is paramount, because good genetics means more milk and does that live and produce longer.

“We kidded out does that are 13 years old this year and that is all part of stainability,” Andrea said. “We want big, solid does that milk well and have a good personality. They have to be sweet.”

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“That’s including our high-test doe plained. “That’s not always the focus of a lot of show herds because there isn’t a real that is milking over 13 pounds,” Andrea dedicated market in the country, so you said. “I like to see about 5, 6 pound (avwill find a lot of show herds that breed for erages) on my yearlings, and my mature shows and when show season is over, they does to have about 10 and up.”

One of Forrest-Pride’s “retired” does dry their does off and are done.” gave as much as 17 to 18 pounds a day.

Andrea, who lives east “That is really an incredible thing of Lebanon, Mo., in rural and she’s one of those does that is Laclede County, owns Forjust amazing,” Andrea said. “She rest-Pride Dairy Goats and her produced over 25,000 pounds of operation consistently produces milk in her lifetime.”

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meet your neighbors The LaMancha breed is well known for it’s high milk production, but it might be best known for its short ears, which Andrea says raises a lot of questions for those unfamiliar with goats.

“I’m fine with the questions, but when someone insinuates that I cut their ears off, I’m like really?” Andrea said. “I try to explain to people that they are like a human’s ear and we don’t have big floppy ears.”

There are other breed characteristics that appealed to Andrea.

“I have found this breed to be the easiest to handle and the most intelligent,” she said. “I am very particular of the temperament and personality of every animal. They are big and they can hurt you, so it’s really important that they have a good disposition.”

The components of the LaMancha milk – butterfat and protein – are perfect for the production of goat cheese.

Andrea said those producers who sell to milk to processors are paid higher premiums for higher component levels. Andrea monitors those components as part of her breeding program.

“It’s part of their lactation records, but it also gives us data to say, ‘OK, this doe is producing 5.5 butterfat and this amount of protein, but this doe over here has a 2.5 butterfat and low protein.’ You can gauge your genetics on that and lean more toward the higher components.”

She added that a 4.0 to 4.5-butterfat content from a doe producing 13 to 14 pounds a day is ideal.

When selecting an animal, Andrea also looks at the animal’s overall confirmation and dairy charter, including udder attachments.

“The first thing I look for in a dairy goat is a nice, wide rump because that is the foundation that your udder flood is going to sit on and where the babies come out,” she explained. “Nothing will kill a doe faster than a kidding problem… It’s just like any livestock, you have to start with a good foundation.”

Andrea’s does aren’t the only goats on the farm that receive attention from other producers. Several buck kids were recently sold as herd sires for a large goat dairy in the state of Nevada.

“It will be the third load that he has gotten from us,” Andrea said of the buyer.

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“He just pulls the stock from ours and runs them with his herd to improve his lines.

He’s milking about 2,000 head out there.”

Forrest-Pride sells goats to other people around the country, and also exports animals into Canada.

While there isn’t a mainstream market for goat’s milk, trend is beginning to change.

“Dairies in California are finding that they are more profitable running dairy goats, opposed to dairy cattle,” Andrea said.

Andrea said she has no desire to do any large expansions in an effort to be part of the trend.

“We are seed stock producers,” she said. “It takes a lot to do both, focuses on the genetics and then to market the product. You have to have more than what a small family can do, you have to have people who can go out and market that product.”

Because she is so dedicated to improving the genetics of her herd, Andrea is very particular about the bucks she incorporates. Some animals are artificially inseminated, while others are bread naturally.

At one time, there were individuals who would travel the country to collect semen from bucks, but when the recession hit a few years ago, those collectors stopped.

Andrea didn’t see why she couldn’t collect and process semen from her bucks.

“I went through a course and learned how to do it,” she said. “I now actually go around the area and collect semen for other people because to me, I didn’t want to have a valuable buck on my place and there not be a collector through, something happens to (the buck) and he dies.

We collect the bucks and do AI.” Andrea and her fiancée, Shawn Cox, also have pasture-raised Hereford pigs, which are fed the excess goat’s milk.

“The pig thing has just really blown us away,” she said. “People are driving from states away to get this bred of pigs.”

Shawn’s 13-year-old daughter, Jenna, has a few does of her own and has developed a love for farming.

“She really enjoys the fairs,” Andrea said.

“She places really well in showmanship.

It’s pretty much just the three of us and there are 120 acres to take care of and way more projects than we can keep up with.”

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Camp Rising Sun has been serving Missouri’s FFA members since the late 1940s Along the far shore of Lake of the Ozarks State Park, Camp Rising Sun, originally built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), 80 years ago, has served FFA youth for almost as many years, since the late 1940s.

“There were probably about 30 to 40 campers that first year,” explained Leon Busdieker, the current state director for agriculture education for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. He helps set up the FFA camp each year and then checks in week to week, to make certain they have everything needed to make each of the six, week-long sessions a successful experience for the youth involved.

“We will have 1,200 campers here this summer, and we’ve probably hosted half a million campers over the years. We average 160 to 200 campers each of the sessions and while they are here, our campers participate in 13 sessions in leadership, public speaking, communications and ag literacy. And of course, all of these skills are transferable to any career in the future,” he said.

E.H. Hirschvogel has been the FFA camp director for the past nine summers and 2015 is no different. A social studies teacher and coach at Jamestown High School, he lives in California, Mo., the rest of the year. E.H. brings his wife and two young children with him, providing a unique summer experience for them as well. His enthusiasm for the camp experience and what it provides to the youth who attend is

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contagious, remaining strong after several years.

“Our kids come from all over the state, from St. Louis and Kansas City FFA chapters, as well as the rural chapters around the state. We serve entering high school freshman through graduating seniors. The cost is $120 for a week of camp and the individual chapters make the decision as to whether a camper can come year after year or only once,” E.H. explained. “We serve family-style meals and I have 16 staff, FFA state officers, mostly college students, who work with the campers as well as lifeguard, kitchen and other staff.

“Several (FFA members) will earn their leadership medals while they are here.

They also take part in athletics, tournaments, competitions, swimming and canoeing at the waterfront, all kinds of activities. At the end of each week’s session, there are awards for speaking and leadership competitions as well as the sports.

Don Furhmann has been the FFA camp waterfront activity director for 38 years.

A retired art teacher who taught school for 32 years, he admits that he has seen a lot of changes during his years at Camp Rising Sun, but says the important part, the basics, have stayed the same. This particular day the teams were doing life-saving competitions followed by swamped canoe races.

Braxton Hoemann from Washington, Mo., and a current state FFA vice-president worked during a portion of the camp as one of the leadership staff. He had also been an

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FFA camper in past years and shared the importance of the FFA camp experience.

“I was really nervous the first year I came to camp,” Braxton recalled. “I had been home-schooled all my life, but the camp experience really brought me out of my shell. The state officers who were the leadership team at the time challenged me to step out and take up leadership activities I would never have tried on my own. FFA camp opened up friendships that are still strong. It was literally a life-changing experience.”

Braxton plans to attend at least a year at college, completing general education requirements, before joining a two-year candlelight mission for his church.

Rylee Streit of Holden, Mo., and also a state FFA vice-president, attended FFA camp as a high school freshman and this summer, she too was part of the leadership staff. She will be a senior at Holden High School this fall.

“At FFA camp, I learned communication skills and how to become a better leader. It made me a more well-rounded person and I got to meet a lot of awesome people,” she said. “I came back to be part of the staff to help make that opportunity available to others.”

Rylee’s future plans include attending Texas A & M where she hopes to major in ag business and be part of the university’s equestrian team.

After so many years, FFA Camp Rising Sun still inspires Missouri youth to attend and to come back as leadership staff to share their experiences with others. Likewise, it serves as an inspiration to the adults involved who return year after year, like E.H. Hirschvogel, Leon Busdieker and Don Fuhrmann, for the opportunity to work with these agriculture leaders of tomorrow.

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meet your neighbors Raising Colorful Goats Continued from Previous Page But he also said that he dotes on them.

He has several stalls for kidding and each one has a camera so he can watch them from inside his house.

Parasites are his biggest challenge. Goats are primarily browsers, but they can still get worms from the ground. He uses a combination of electric wire and field fencing and rotates them from pasture to pasture to help with parasite control.

“With cattle and horses, you might look at one and say, ‘That thing’s wormy, I forgot to worm that thing.’ With a goat, if I think it is wormy, the next day it’s dead. They can take them downhill so fast. By the time they are showing clinical signs, anemia in their gums and eyelids, it’s normally too late,” he said.

Steve does fecal exams regularly. He suggests not under dosing with wormer. “Better to overdose, you want a good strong kill. You don’t want anything left behind.”

He also recommends rotating wormers.

Steve tries to breed in July or August to have kids in January. He notes that, “most people like them born in January for fairs in the summer.”

He doesn’t breed his does until they are at least a year old.

“We try to wait until they are 18 months so they are almost 2 years old when they have their first kid.” Gestation for goats is five months but Steve only breeds once a year. “We do it for their health…”

“And for our sanity,” Jennifer added.

“Kidding season is pretty hectic around here,” Steve explained. “They are pretty

good about doing it on their own, but sometimes you have to go in and sort kids a little bit. Anytime you have two, three or four babies coming out at one time, there’s chances of problems, one coming the wrong way, tangled, breech.”

Goats are known for twinning, and an average of is 1.8 per doe. Steve shared that his average this past spring was 2.6.

“We had two sets of quads,” he explained.

He has a Nubian that he sometimes uses for milk for bottle babies or he may graft a kid onto her.

For protection of his goats, Steve raises Anatolian Shepherd dogs.

“We use them for predator control,” he said. “They run anything and everything off.”

His female Mollie had 12 puppies last year.

“We sell one litter of puppies a year to basically pay for the dog food.”

His dogs are born in the pasture and live with the goats.

“Goats will teach them more than I ever can teach them,” he said, adding that he keeps his puppies with older does or bucks.

Craigslist and a Facebook page are Steve’s primary methods of marketing for both dogs and goats. He takes culls to the sale barn where they’ll end up as meat goats. He’ll sell some breeding does and the highest quality kids will be sold as show animals.

Steve says he’s got something for everybody.

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A life-long skill Jeff learned at an early age was how to start horses. Jeff has been starting horses since age 11 for clients as a side job. “I learned almost everything from my dad, but I picked up more techniques from Kenny Morrison when I boarded horses at his stable,” explained Jeff. Jeff starts horses from the beginning, building trust with the horse and teaching them to accept the tack and rider. Jeff will teach the horse to turn, stop, back up, side-step and allow the rider to open gates. “I make them an extension of the cowboy so when you are checking fence, cows or getting up a sick calf they are a tool you would use just like a tractor on the farm,” said Jeff.

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500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

None Reported †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

Not Reported*

Lebanon Livestock Auction

Not Reported*

Mo-Ark - Exeter MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

None Reported †

Ozarks Reg

1100.00-2400.00 † 1535.00-1960.00

South Central Regional

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

†

1325.00-2425.00 †

Springfield Livestock

1150

Ava Douglas County† 6/18/15

†

1475.00-3225.00

1000

1650

2150

goats

Diamond, Mo. • TS Whites Sheep and Goat Sale

6/4/15

Receipts: 1988 Supply was good and demand was good. All prices steady to lower. Supply included 11 percent slaughter ewes, 34 percent slaughter lambs,35 percent slaughter goats, 18 percent Bucks and Does. All prices per hundred weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise.

SHEEP: Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 Old crop Wool lambs 52-64 lbs 170.00-180.00, 70-78 lbs 147.50-165.00, 100-125 lbs 132.50-152.50.

Feeder/Stocker Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 hair 40-50 lbs 155.00-175.00; 50-60 lbs 162.50-180.00, 6068 lbs 165.00-175.00 70-73 lbs 167.50-180.00, 80-90 lbs 145.00-162.50, 90-100 lbs 165.00-180.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Utility 1-2 wooled 115-160 lbs 52.50-70.00. Utility 1-2 several pkgs of wooled full pelt 188 lbs 45.00. Utility-Good 3-4 hair 90-137 lbs 62.50-87.50. Culls 87-160 lbs 55.00-60.00.

Slaughter Rams: Few Wooled 145-200 lbs 70.0090.00.

GOATS: Feeder kids: Selection 1 20-30 lbs 290.00-310.00.

Selection 2 25-38 lbs 272.50-287.50. Selection 3 2535 lbs 230.00-255.00.

Slaughter Classes: Selection 1 42-55 lbs 285.00300.00. Selection 2 40-65 lbs 260.00-277.50, 68-70 lbs 240.00-255.00. Selection 2-3 40-60 lbs 230.00-255.00.

Koshkonong, Mo. • Oregon County Goat &Sheep Market 5/30/15

Receipts: 240 All goats and sheep graded by MO Dept of AgUSDA Graders and bought per cwt. based on inweights at the buying station. Offerings were made up of 62 percent goats and 38 percent sheep. Next scheduled market date will be Saturday, May 30th.

The station will be open to accept goats from 9:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. All prices per cwt.

GOATS: Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 45-60 lbs 280.00; 61-80 lbs 250.00. Selection 1-2 80 lbs and over 155.00.

Selection 2 45-60 lbs 265.00. Selection 2-3 45-60 lbs dairy influence 190.00.

Feeder Kids: Selection 1-2 20-44 lbs 150.00.

Slaughter Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 100.00115.00. Selection 3 85.00.

Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1-2 115.00.

SHEEP: Slaughter Lambs: Good and Choice 2-3 hair mostly under 80 lbs 140.00-170.00. Utility and Good 1-3 90.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 2-3 70.00. Cull and Utility 1-2 55.00.

Slaughter Rams: Aged rams 70.00.

National Sheep Summary

2650

3150

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† 6/18/15

Cuba Interstate Regional† 6/16/15

1334

803

865

1025

Steady

St-5 Higher

Uneven

St-2 Lower

----290.00-310.00 260.00-286.00 246.00 224.00-231.00

310.00-352.50 285.00-312.50 260.00-281.00 240.00-263.00 229.00-239.00

330.00-339.00 290.00-346.00 263.00-294.50 243.00-276.00 226.00-236.00

320.00-360.00 280.00-322.00 263.00-293.50 245.00-262.50 234.50-245.25

236.00 222.50 ----182.00-190.00 -----

240.00 205.00-208.00 195.00-205.00 180.00-188.50 170.50

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278.00-305.00 252.50-283.00 232.00-255.00 232.50 -----

255.00-310.00 249.00-275.00 235.00-255.00 220.00-230.00 200.00-212.00

283.00-295.00 261.00-285.00 224.50-264.00 214.50-223.00 213.00

285.00-300.00 250.00-277.50 230.00-251.50 223.00-235.00 205.25

CHEE $1.70 and b FLUI Atlan decrea are se receiv Centr Some lines w availa cept i is incr suppli SPOT BUTT $2.28

6/19/15

Exeter Mo-Ark Livestock* -----

prices

Joplin Regional Stockyards† 6/15/15

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 6/16/15

-----

4510

1595

-----

St-5 Higher

Uneven

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330.00-332.50 280.00-325.00 256.00-291.00 237.00-260.00 220.50-238.00

----289.50-312.75 277.00-311.50 252.50-279.00 225.00-237.50

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282.50-312.00 257.50-285.00 228.00-266.00 213.50-235.00 207.00-212.00

----263.50-281.50 230.50-260.00 217.50-240.50 213.00-230.00

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to as much as 40.00 higher with most advance on light lambs. Slaughter ewes were mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder lambs were steady to 10.00 higher. At San Angelo, TX 6083 head sold in a one day sale. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes were not tested; feeder lambs were 5.00 higher in a light test. 1500 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were 3.00-5.00 higher. 9300 head of formula sales under 65 lbs were not well tested; 65-85 lbs were 2.00-4.00 lower and over 85 lbs were 7.0015.00 higher. 5,472 carcasses sold with 45 lbs

stocker & feeder

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 6/20/15

and d highe and u unless Slaug San A VA: w PA: sh Ft.Co South 130-1 Billin 137 lb Kalon 169.00 Misso Equit Slaug San A few 23 90-11 Penns 250.00

Does: Few Replacements, Selection 1-2 75-110 lbs 180.00-195.00. Selection 2 85-115 lbs 130.00-155.00.

Cull Does 66-100 lbs 90.00-105.00.

Bucks: Several replacements 90-55 lbs 192.50-205.00.

Selection 2-3 65-205 lbs 145.00-162.50.

Few Families with single or twin kids at side: 65.0080.00 per head.

†

1900.00-3400.00 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

16 16

6/11/15

Receipts: 543 At this month’s special dairy sale at the Producers Auction Yard, demand was good on a moderate to heavy supply. The supply consisted of 7 percent Springer Heifers, 17 percent Bred Heifers, 26 percent Open Heifers, 6 percent Fresh and Milking Cows, 17 percent Bred Cows and 13 percent baby calves. The balance was made up of weigh cows and beef animals.

All quotes are on a per head basis for Holsteins unless noted otherwise.

Springer Heifers Bred Seven to Nine Months: Supreme 1920.00-2150.00, Approved 1675.00-1875.00, Individual Crossbred 1635.00, Medium 1300.00-1475.00, Individual Crossbred 1325.00, Individual Jersey 1450.00, Common 1125.00-1175.00.

Heifers Bred Four to Six Months: Supreme 1885.002125.00, Approved 1550.00-1860.00, Individual Jersey 1500.00, Medium 1275.00-1450.00.

Heifers Bred One to Three Months: Supreme 1790.001865.00, Approved 1500.00-1680.00, Individual Crossbred 1525.00, Medium Crossbreds 1275.001325.00.

Open heifers: Approved 240-285 lbs Pkg 29 hd 775.00, Individual Crossbred 635.00, 385-395 lbs Pkg 11 hd 920.00, Pkg 4 hd Jersey 900.00, Individual Crossbred 785.00, 485 lbs Pair 1040.00, 643 lbs Pair 1300.00, 705778 lbs Pkg 4 hd 1320.00, Crossbreds 1325.00-1380.00, 820-868 lbs 1390.00-1410.00, 910 lbs Individual 1350.00, Medium 260-280 lbs Pkg 6 hd 520.00, Pkg 4 hd Crossbreds 575.00, 665 lbs Individual Crossbred 850.00, 727-795 lbs Pkg 4 hd 1100.00, 860 lbs Pair 1275.00, 940995 lbs 1250.00-1285.00.

Fresh Milking Heifers and Cows: Supreme Individual 1850.00, Approved 1500.00-1750.00, Individual Crossbred 1525.00, Medium 1275.00-1475.00, Jerseys

Not Reported*

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

650

1000.00-1350.00, Common 875.00-1075.00, Crossbreds 975.00-1080.00, Individual Jersey 890.00.

Bred and Springer Cows: Supreme 1875.00-2075.00, Approved 1700.00-1875.00, Crossbreds 1525.001785.00, Medium 1225.00-1650.00, Crossbreds 1250.00-1285.00, Individual Jersey 1400.00, Common 1025.00-1400.00, Individual Crossbred 1075.00.

Baby Calves: Holstein Heifers Few 350.00-370.00, Holstein Bulls 360.00-530.00, Jersey Heifers Pair 325.00, Jersey Bulls Large 170.00-210.00; Small 125.00-150.00, Crossbred Heifers 350.00-490.00, Crossbred Bulls Large 350.00-500.00; Small 135.00-290.00, Beef Cross Heifers Large 480.00-600.00; Small 280.00-390.00, Beef Cross Bulls Large 450.00-600.00; Small 230.00-390.00.

Not Reported*

Lebanon Livestock Auction

0

cattle

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards

†

150

6/21/15

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 148.00-154.00; wtd. avg. price 150.66.

Heifers: 148.00-153.00; wtd. avg. price 149.90.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 238.00-243.00; wtd. avg. price 240.20.

Heifers: 238.00-242.00; wtd. avg. price 239.58.

132.00-151.00 †

Douglas County Livestock Auction

cattle

JUNE 29, 2015

Lebanon Livestock Auction* -----

127 5(3257('

bulls

127 5(3257('

slaughter

market sales reports

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reports

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

and Good 2-3 70.00. Cull

6/19/15

CHEESE: Barrels closed at $1.6600 and 40# blocks at $1.7000. The weekly average for barrels is $1.6730 (-.0265) and blocks, $1.7055 (-.0395).

FLUID MILK: Northeast farm milk output is heavy. MidAtlantic production is slowing due to higher temperatures and decreased cow comfort. The Southeast, Florida and California are seeing drops in production. Processors in Arizona are receiving milk loads from other states. Production rates in the Central region are increasing due to optimal cow comfort.

Some manufacturers are utilizing surplus milk in any product lines with availability in production schedules. Spot loads are available at $3-5 under Class. Bottling demand is down, except in the Northeast where it has started to pick up. Demand is increasing as summer nears for dips and ice cream. Cream supplies are tighter than they have been.

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Upper Midwest $2.2845-2.5279.

rams 70.00.

6/19/15

ared to last week slaughter much as 40.00 higher with ambs. Slaughter ewes were wer. Feeder lambs were At San Angelo, TX 6083 ale. No sales in Equity direct trading slaughter ewes lambs were 5.00 higher in a negotiated sales of slaughter higher. 9300 head of formula not well tested; 65-85 lbs and over 85 lbs were 7.00rcasses sold with 45 lbs

rices

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Lebanon Livestock Auction* -----

Springfield Livestock Marketing† 6/17/15

Vienna South Central† 6/17/15

West Plains Ozarks Regional† 6/16/15

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2019

1933

4154

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Uneven

St-6 Higher

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330.00-347.00 299.00-327.50 255.00-297.00 239.00-268.00 225.50-242.50

----298.00-334.00 266.00-309.50 252.00-278.00 235.35-255.50

320.00-360.00 300.00-335.00 275.00-302.00 242.00-270.00 231.00-255.00

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--------210.00 191.00 184.00

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310.00 260.00-291.00 238.00-259.00 220.50-233.00 220.00-221.50

288.00-339.00 257.00-292.50 236.00-258.00 231.00-237.50 212.75-225.50

292.50-312.50 270.00-305.00 240.00-270.00 237.50-250.00 207.00-215.00

JUNE 29, 2015

hay & grain markets

Mo. Weekly Hay Summary

6/19/15

Producers are back to waiting for a few consecutive days of sunshine and no rain. Haying continues to be much behind the normal average progress rate. Hay quality has suffered greatly so far this year due to weather factors which producers have had no control over. The supply of hay is moderate and demand is light. Prices are steady although market activity has been very light. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory available for both buyers and sellers. To be listed, or for a directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ or for current listings of hay http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ (All prices f.o.b. and per ton unless specified and on most recent reported sales price listed as round bales based generally on 5x6 bales with weights of approximately 1200-1500 lbs).

Supreme quality Alfalfa (RFV <185): 180.00-200.00.

Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180): 150.00-190.00.

Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170): 120.00-160.00.

Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150): 100.00-120.00.

Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 75.00-95.00.

Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 40.00-65.00.

Fair quality Mixed Grass hay: 20.00-35.00 per large round bale.

Fair to Good quality Bromegrass: 50.00-70.00.

Wheat straw: 3.00-6.00 per small square bale.

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9.87

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Joplin West Plains

heifers 550-600 LBS. Ava Kingsville

Butler Springfield

*** 269.00 282.81

237.32 *** 231.24 255.54 *

261.91

249.15

276.33

236.12

266.64

246.02

284.14 279.02 272.07 279.91 278.52

246.18 241.92 241.88 253.43

273.69

245.20 241.57

277.23

230.19

266.62

252.75

275.08 269.28 266.28 275.08 268.04

235.69 235.06 243.75 243.16

275.84

249.99 243.32

279.33

237.47

271.11

234.56

271.57 269.03 264.53 280.95 266.40

5.68 4.28

Joplin West Plains

240.83

Week of 5/24/15

269.06

Cuba Vienna

232.84

272.06

Week Ended 6/19/15 Soft Wheat Corn Sorghum* * Price per cwt

Cuba Vienna

270.90

avg. grain prices 18

Butler Springfield

Week of 5/31/15

National Dairy Market

Ava Kingsville

Week of 6/7/15

dairy & fed cattle

d and Choice 2-3 hair mostly .00. Utility and Good 1-3

6/23/15

Estimated Receipts: 465 Supply and demand are light to moderate.

Compared to Monday’s close: barrows and gilts are steady.

Base carcass meat price: 70.00-71.00.

Sows (cash prices): steady to 1.00 lower, 300-500 lbs. 27.0031.00, over 500 lbs. 31.00-35.00.

steers 550-600 LBS.

236.49

Week of 6/14/15

Interior Missouri Direct Hogs

$160

Week of 5/24/15

1-2 20-44 lbs 150.00. s: Selection 1-2 100.000. tion 1-2 115.00.

$120

6/19/15

Week of 5/31/15

on 1 45-60 lbs 280.00; 61-80 2 80 lbs and over 155.00.

5.00. Selection 2-3 45-60 lbs

Receipts: 5145 Weaner pigs near steady. Feeder pigs no sales reported.

Supply light and demand moderate. (Prices Per Head.)

Early weaned pigs 10 lb. base weights, FOB the farm 0% negotiated, 3349 head, 10 lbs, 34.65-36.00, weighted average 35.26.

Early weaned pigs 10 lb base weights, Delivered 62% negotiated, 1796 head, 10 lbs, 34.24-36.00, weighted average 35.32.

Feeder pigs in all lot sizes, FOB 0% negotiated, No Sales Reported.

Feeder pigs in all lot sizes, Delivered 100% negotiated, No Sales Reported. *Early weaned pigs are under 19 days old. **Most lots of feeder pigs have a sliding value from the negotiated weight basis which is calculated on the actual average weight of the load plus or minus .25-.40 per pound.

Some early weaned lots have a slide of .50-1.00 per pound.

Mo. Weekly Weaner & Feeder Pig

Week of 6/7/15

ded by MO Dept of Agught per cwt. based on intation. Offerings were made and 38 percent sheep. Next will be Saturday, May 30th. n to accept goats from 9:00 prices per cwt.

hog markets

$200

Week of 6/14/15

County Goat &Sheep Market 5/30/15

550-600 lb. steers

$240

and down 14.70 lower; 45-55 lbs 8.32 lower; 55-65 lbs .18 higher; 65-75 lbs .16 lower; 75-85 lbs .28 higher and 85 lbs and up .06 lower. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: San Angelo: shorn and wooled 105-175 lbs 134.00-158.00.

VA: wooled 90-110 lbs 170.00-187.00.

PA: shorn and wooled 110-130 lbs 212.00-214.00.

Ft.Collins, CO: no test.

South Dakota: shorn and wooled 115-130 lbs 172.00-178.50; 130-150 lbs 162.00-174.00; 155-175 lbs 160.00-170.50.

Billings, MT: wooled 90-105 lbs 191.00-198.00; 114 lbs 183.00; 137 lbs 136.00.

Kalona, IA: shorn 100-115 lbs 170.00; wooled 100-130 lbs 169.00-180.00, 130-140 lbs 152.50-157.50.

Missouri: no test.

Equity Elec: no sales.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 230.00-242.00; 60-70 lbs 210.00-230.00, few 238.00; 70-80 lbs 200.00-208.00; 80-90 lbs 182.00-192.00; 90-115 lbs 175.00-186.00.

Pennsylvania: 40-60 lbs 242.00-255.00; 60-80 lbs 232.00250.00; 80-110 lbs 214.00-232.00.

ts, Selection 1-2 75-110 lbs n 2 85-115 lbs 130.00-155.00. .00-105.00. ments 90-55 lbs 192.50-205.00.

145.00-162.50. e or twin kids at side: 65.00-

24 Month Avg. -

$280

240.97 236.92 250.67

280.33

247.77

281.83

246.74

3.37 220

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all work with Rambouillet sheep. Their other son, Jim, and wife Tina and their sons, Gus and Garret, were into rodeoing in past years.

Jon and Ann’s story together began more than 50 years ago when a 19 yearold cowboy bet a coworker $5 that he could get a date with a pretty blonde who had just walked in the door at work.

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by Ann’s grandfather, who operated a Grade A dairy.

Today, the Goodnight family shares the love of raising, breeding and showing Rambouillet sheep.

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Jon and Ann Goodnight produce Rambouillet sheep at their Greene County, Mo., farm. Also pictured are two of their grandchildren, Bentley and Lilliaunna.

ready made her debut in the show ring, just love the wooly Rambouillet.

“We have been very blessed in the show ring,” Ann said. “We’ve never gone to a show that we didn’t walk The couple celebrates their 5Oth away with something.” anniversary this year.

The newest generation is In 1948, Thomas L. Hayes just as passionate about raismoved the Phenix Quarry’s ing sheep as those who preceded them.

Bois D’ Arc, Mo. superintendent house to Spring Valley Farm. AdThe couple’s son, John Thomditional remodeling was as and wife Valerie and children done to the home and it Bentley, Kirstin and Lilliaunna,

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“In 1948 it was featured in the Springfield News-Leader as the ‘Up and Coming Ranch-Style Country Home,’” Jon recalled. The rails that were used to move the house from Phenix can still be see in the basement.

The family got their first sheep when a customer had a lamb that had fallen in a swimming pool.

“I had never seen a sheep except in pictures,” Ann recalled. “We got into raising sheep quite by accident. We talk to a lot of people and that’s how we learned and continue to learn to raise sheep.”

Currently, their biggest ram weighs 350 pounds.

the guidelines of the show, there is often need for intense breeding.

Gestation for a ewe takes five months.

Typically, January through March 30 is considered a spring lamb and you try to get them on the ground January and February. Fall lambing occurs September through October. In theory, you can have a ewe lamb twice per year. In reality, they lamb once per year. It is a decision of management is what it all boils down to.”

When it comes to show season, the family puts several miles on their vehicles each year.

“You put the curl in the old girl and take her to town,” Jon said of the show strings.

Spring Valley Farm’s show string is taken to the Ozark Empire Fair in July, then

“I had never seen a sheep except in pictures. We got into raising sheep quite by accident. We talk to a lot of people and that’s how we learned and continue to learn to raise sheep.”

– Ann Goodnight “He was born and raised here through our genetics. He became Supreme Grand Champion in 2009 at the Colorado State Fair,” Ann said.

“Building genetics for the show circuit requires intense breeding.” Jon explained.

While genetics is key in their operation, the family still utilizes natural breeding.

“You turn your lead ram out with 40 ewes – using a colored chalk in the marking harness for 10 to 14 days to stimulate the sheep. Then, you turn a fresh ram out with a different color in the marking harness. The marking harness allows you to tell which ram mated with which ewe by the marking on its back. If you really want to get intense, do it a third time.

Utilizing a marking harness allows you to record your genetics. The multicolored chalk allows you to see which ram mated with which set of ewes.

“The problem we’re having now is that our ram is too big for the harness,” grandson Bentley remarked with a smile.

“The other side of the coin is,” Jon continued, “there are big flocks that run males with them 24/7. So there’s constant lambing. However, because of JUNE 29, 2015

they hit the road covering several states and usually don’t return to the Ozarks until October or November.

The family attends shows for the fun and competition. They try to instill in their grandchildren that you don’t go just to win.

“You want to win, but if you don’t win it’s OK,” Ann said. “There’s times when you win and times when you lose. You should always be courteous. You tell the judges ‘thank you.’ It doesn’t matter if it goes your way or not. It’s been a really good experience for us, and for the kids and grandkids. It has been a real blessing, and a lot of work… But its good work.”

Jon and Ann have created a legacy at their Spring Valley Farm that started with a persistent cowboy and a $5 bet – or did it? Perhaps destiny played a roll.

Jon’s parents came to visit a few years ago and that prompted a trip to retrieve old family photos. In all the photos, one distinctly stood out; a photo captioned December 1940 – Automotive Aftermarket Convention, Chicago, Illinois. Seated at the head of the table was Ann’s grandfather. Seated at the end of the table – Jon’s grandfather, six years before Jon or Ann were born.

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wo years after draught conditions put a strangle hold on Missouri’s agricultural producers’ crops, one would believe smoother sailing would prevail.

However, the 2015 Barton County Wheat Tour held a University of Missouri wheat test site on David Shear’s farm near Lamar, Mo., highlighted new issues with an army of old nemeses.

“This year weeds would be a good topic, because that’s what is important in a lot of people’s minds,” noted Jill Scheidt, Barton County’s MU Extension agronomist.

“We’ve had a lot of weeds coming up in the county that are hard to control so that’s why I thought it would be good for weed control to be the main topic.”

Last year MU’s Extension Service hosted many weed workshops, which did their job by putting producers wise to controlling problem weeds like thistle. Unfortunately, some of the more subtle threats like weed grasses have slipped through the cracks to create a new set of issues.

“For the most part we’ve had pretty good weed control in out wheat crop this year.

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Rye grass and its herbicide resistant cousin cereal rye were also in the forefront of this year’s issues. The tour brought agriculturalists like Brad Andrews of Orogono, Mo., up to speed. “I work as an agronomist, advising farmers on when to spray the weeds, what products to use and what varieties of wheat to plant,” he said. “Kevin Bradley’s talk was really helpful. It was by letting me know there isn’t a product that works on the cereal rye grass that grows in wheat. For the annual rye there is, but the cereal rye there isn’t.”

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weed that is making Bradley presented step-byan appearance in step information from a list many fields. of herbicides from the “2015 Missouri Pest Management” publication that have activity against grass weeds.

“There’s three or four that come to the top of the list and that’s what producers are looking for is to get those recommendations,” he said.

Though it has not become a major threat, Bradley warned Photo courtesy of michigansoybean.org producers attending the tour to be on the lookout for palmer amaranth.

“Amaranth is a type of pigweed without the hairy stems found on other pigweeds,” he said. “It has been found in a few areas around the state. One way to protect against infestation is to watch where you import hay and other feeds as they may carry palmer amaranth seeds.”

Identification of weeds is one very important part of prevention of widespread infestations. Scheidt encouraged producers to bring in a sample of suspect plants to their local extension office for assistance on discovering its identity.

“There’s a lot of new weeds coming up and if you don’t know how to identify them you won’t be able to control them correctly then all of the sudden they become a problem,” she said. “It’s important to be able to identify your weeds to know what they are.”

Lamar, Mo., producer Jack Stahl’s opinion of this year’s wheat tour reflected the majority of those present.

“I think it’s good to review, because there are so many things to keep up with and you can forget about some things. There’s a chance to learn about some new product that you’ve not heard about.”

Andrews also noted during the tour this year’s wet weather has created a new set of problems for wheat producers. “Disease has been at it’s been worst, because of all the rain we’ve had,” he said. “We’re seeing head scab, the pink colored kernels that can make the wheat unmarketable if it’s bad enough.”

In a press release shortly after the tour, Scheidt commented on the problem. She warned, “Foliage diseases due to prolonged moisture on leaves might reduce wheat yield if a fungicide was not applied to protect the flag leaf, as it accounts for 75 percent of grain fill. Fusarium head scab, encouraged by warm, humid weather during flowering, is present in many wheat fields, identified by a pinkish fungus on kernels, and contaminated grain may be discounted at the grain elevator.

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Smaller groups of sheep, goats on smaller acreage has advantages How does having just a few sheep or goats on a small acreage differ from a larger operation?

“You’ll probably get to know them better,” Dr. David Fernandez, University of Arkansas Extension animal scientist, told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor. The increased amount of one-on-one contact will make it easier to identify the one animal suffering from illness or parasitism.

“If you have 50 sheep on 100 acres, you’re probably not going to see them every day, and if one of them is lagging it wouldn’t be uncommon for a few more of them to be standing around with it, forming their own group. In a smaller group of 10, there will probably be one off to the side that will not look like it’s well,” Fernandez said.

Fernandez also has his own small flock, and that dictates his supplemental feeding program during the winter; he can’t justify a big feeder that lets the animals feed with free access.

“I feed square bales, which means I have to go out and feed every day,” he said. “When I’m flushing them prior to breeding, or when I’m providing them a little bit of extra nutrition prior to lambing, that’s a lot of work for me to do first thing in the morning.”

The owner of a larger flock will typically put out a couple of round bales that the animals will eat until it’s gone; for a smaller operation, that would lead to too much wasted hay.

For small ruminants, pasture consists of grasses and broadleaves like clovers, lespedeza and hairy vetch. They’ll also eat blackberries and raspberries, “but they tend to eat those to the ground and you have to replant them every year, and that becomes expensive,” Fernandez said.

Brush – woody – stemmed plants on which the animals like to browse – is more of a large acreage issue.

“You can still rotationally graze on small properties,” he said. “In fact, that’s a good thing to do, because you can better manage your animals and their nutrition that way, and especially on small acreages you get better utilization of the pasture.”

Rotation reduces the need for supplemental feed, but there also has to be water available on each of the smaller units into which the pasture is being subdivided.

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Lincoln University Cooperative Extension State Small Ruminant Specialist Charlotte Clifford-Rathert, DVM, said producers should be mindful of the difference between sheep and goats.

“Goats like to browse from the top of plants down to the middle,” Clifford-Rathert told OFN. “They do not like to eat close to the ground, whereas sheep will graze plants down to the soil if allowed.”

She said when monitoring browse, which is favored by goats, the animals should be moved to the next paddock when 75 to 80 percent of the leaves are eaten. If they’re grazing weeds or grass, don’t let the plants get any shorter than 6 inches.

Control of internal parasites is also important; both sheep and goats are prone to the same parasites. The one known for having the most detrimental impact on production is Haemonchous contortus, the barber pole worm.

Clifford-Rathert explained that goats and sheep can become infested, then reinfested when forced to graze on forages that are shorter than 6 inches in height, or when overcrowded on small acreage.

In addition to monitoring forage heights, she said producers can control infestation by selecting animals that are genetically resistant to the parasite.

“To do this will be costly,” she said. “Most producers who have resistant animals will sell them for a price, since many producers are actively selecting their breeding stock based on the animals’ ability to ward off a parasite infestation without treatment.”

She recommended a beginning farmer network with other producers that practice this type of selection management in their herds, gain the training to monitor animals, and learn what to look for in order to be able to make these decisions prior to purchasing the animals.

Fernandez said producers should also consider soil sampling.

“One of the things you want to do to make your pasture strong is to know what the soil is lacking and provide that if you can,” he said. “Your local Extension agent can explain the procedure for getting a soil test; they also have soil sample boxes, and some of them even have probes that you can borrow so that you get a good soil sample for your property.”

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EPD data for sheep, goats is not widely used by producers in breeding programs There are EPDs for sheep, but many producers are unfamiliar with them and the information they provide.

David Copeland, a hair sheep breeder from Fulton, Mo., is participating in the National Sheep Improvement Program and told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor that EPDs are just another tool in selecting breeding stock.

“You don’t want to use a really bad looking ram that is not structurally correct, and doesn’t have the phenotype that you like, just because he’s got good EPDs,” he said.

“But if you’re just doing visual selection, you’re probably always going to pick a single out of a 3- or 4-year old mom, and that’s probably not the genetics that you’re really looking for. I have two rams that both look really good visually, but genetically one is vastly superior to the other, and if you’re not using numbers and science you’re not going to know – you’re just going to pick the one that you like.”

Copeland said he has 15 years worth of data on his farm, and has been able to make particularly good genetics progress on parasite resistance.

“I think Katahdins are the only breed in the NSIP that have a parasite resistance,” he said. He also selects for weight gain, but said with hair sheep it’s not necessary to pick for high birth rates or weaning weights because they’re so prolific.

Some buyers seek lambs for different holidays throughout the year, and he noted, “If you want to gain weight more quickly, shooting for a particular ethnic market, you can get one with rapid weight gain.” Producers can also select a ram for prolificacy, to correct for producing too many single births in the flock.

Still, the information is scarcer than it is with the cattle industry, where breed associations have voluminous production records. University of Arkansas Extension Animal Scientist David Fernandez told

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OFN there are some tests available for buck goats. The University of Maryland Extension conducts a pasture-based buck test, and the USDA Agricultural Research Service station in Booneville, Ark., keeps data on their bucks, including some information about parasite resistance.

Fernandez said for either a buck or a ram, the buyer should look for structural correctness.

“You want to make sure that that animal’s body is put together just the way it’s supposed to be – that the legs are in proper alignment, that the hocks are not too far out or too far in,” he said.

In addition, look for a good cover of muscle, the muscle should be carried down the leg and be thick.

“A longer back is nice, because we’re looking at those expensive loin cuts that run along the backbone and down to the hip,” he added.

Where birth weight records are available, moderate birth weights are preferable; those that are too high can cut down on survivability at birth, and those that are too low won’t have enough energy to get up and nurse right away when they’re born in the spring.

Another important factor is the seller’s reputation.

“If people are happy with that seller and the animals that person produces, you’re probably going to be happy with them, too,” Fernandez said. “The other thing about having a seller with a good reputation is many times, they will in some way guarantee that animal. A lot of them have tested their animals for a variety of diseases, including Johne’s, caseous lymphadenitis (CLA) and caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE), to be sure they’re not sending you an animal that’s going to give you a serious disease condition in your herd or flock. They’re also guaranteeing the fertility of that animal.”

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Containment for sheep and goat herds requires a different approach Farms and fences tend to go hand in hand – without them, rural farm towns would have the appearance of an open range, and your neighbor’s bull would always be in with your cows. So to maintain order and keep critters safe, farmers build fences.

Fencing for sheep and goats can often be a little trickier than fencing for larger livestock. What might keep a cow in almost certainly won’t keep a goat in, and fencing that is built high enough for a horse might be just the right height for a sheep to walk under.

In an effort to keep your sheep or goats in and safe, you might have to take a slightly different approach to fencing.

The first thing to consider when building your fence is your grazing program.

If you will be implementing rotational grazing with your small ruminants, a common fence layout is a wire perimeter fence with electrified netting or polywire for interior pastures.

Lesley Million, of Terrell Creek Farm, a pastured dairy goat operation in Fordland, Mo., said that “For perimeter fencing we use woven wire with two strands of barbed wire on top. If goats climb on it we use a stand-off electric wire to keep them off of it. Our cross fencing is hightensile electric (four strands).”

Electric fencing tends to work well for grazing sheep – according to an article

by Gerald Fitch, Oklahoma State University Extension Sheep Specialist.

“Electric fencing is more economical than standard barbed wire or hog wire fencing.

Electric fencing also allows for temporary fencing to subdivide pastures, which can increase the stocking rate and forage utilization and decrease parasite problems through rotational grazing,” Fitch wrote.

Electric netting or polywire is easy to move and build, making it a great choice for a sheep or goat grazing program.

If you go with woven or barbed wire perimeter fencing, or choose to build all your fences this way, sturdy corners and braces can be the key to keeping critters in – search your local extension office website for informative articles and diagrams on this subject.

Even with a sturdy or electrified fence, predators for sheep and goats can still be a problem. Dogs and coyotes are high on the predator list – bobcats, mountain lions, foxes and feral hogs can also be problematic for sheep and goat producers.

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What To Look For: Animals that display signs of pain when walking, or become lethargic and unwilling to move can often suffer from problems that accompany overgrown hooves. Hoof length is something that should be checked regularly in small livestock – if the hooves become long and overgrown, performance will decline as the animal will have trouble standing up and moving to feed or water without pain.

Overgrown hooves can lead to other leg and shoulder problems if left untreated.

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What To Look For: Hoof rot can be a common occurrence in very moist pastures, or after periods of heavy rainfall.

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Symptoms of hoof rot include lameness, unwillingness to stand, weight loss and decreased production in milk, wool or hair.

In sheep and goats suffering from hoof rot, decayed hoof tissue may be visible, and the hoof wall can separate. An unpleasant odor can sometimes accompany hoof rot as well.

How To Treat: If a goat (or sheep) does develop hoof rot, regular trimming, trying to keep them out of wet areas and mud, and cleaning the area with hydrogen peroxide twice a day will usually resolve the issue. In severe cases, we will pack the area with a mixture of iodine and sugar and wrap it.

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