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Farm Hand Ag Resource Directory Inside • Women in Agriculture

A Journey into Agriculture

Reagan Bluel once considered vet school, but soon discovered other interests

Tick-Borne Diseases in Cattle Producers should keep an eye out for trouble and be proactive in prevention and treatment

Just a Way of Life Kati Jones says her daily tasks are all in a day’s work

Learning the Ropes An ad in a newspaper started Loridian Bromberek-Reading’s goat herd

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Teens tapped for state 4-H positions: The new Missouri State 4-H Council was announced June 4 during the 2021 State 4-H Congress. Two teens from the Missouri Ozarks were named to the council. Ada Tucker from Newton County was named secretary, and Nathaniel Hudson of Jasper County was selected as the Southwest Region representative. New State 4-H Council members will serve until the conclusion of 2022 State 4-H Congress next June. New State 4-H Council members will serve until the conclusion of 2022 State 4-H Congress next June.

Entries being accepted: Entries for Missouri State Fair competition/contest entries are now being accepted. Most competitions/ contests can be entered via online registration, or by downloading the entry blank and submitting via mail, in person or by fax to 660827-8169 or 660-827-8160. In accordance with Missouri State statute, a convenience fee will be assessed to the customer for all credit card payments. For more information, visit go.ozarksfn.com/u5e Lower on winning team: Four participants in the University of Missouri Division of Animal Sciences 2021 Leadership Academy took home $500 scholarships to MU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. Winners were selected by their peers based on group presentations on current topics. Jadyn Lower of Humansville, Mo., was a member of the winning team.

Photo contest winners: The Missouri Department of Agriculture has named the winners of the 2021 Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest. Webb City, Mo., resident Holly Brown claimed the Best in Show award. Her photo entitled, “Hold Still,” was also selected as the People’s Choice winner. Brown also received honorable mention the Farmer’s Life and Pride of the Farm categories. Other entries from photographers in the Ozarks who placed in the contest include David Vaughn Jr., first and honorable mention. in the Faces of the Farm category. Haley Scott of Fordland was runner up in the same category. To view photos from the contest, visit go.ozarksfn. com/u18. The winning photos will be on display in the Agriculture Building throughout the Missouri State Fair, Aug. 12-22, 2021.

Deadline approaching: The deadline to nominate individuals for the Missouri Agriculture Awards is 5 p.m., on Sept. 15. The awards will honor five individuals who strive to innovate their farm or ranch, give back to their communities, or stand as a great example for future generations. To nominate a leader for one of the Missouri Agriculture Awards, visit Agriculture.Mo.Gov/awards/

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Despite not growing up on a farm, Reagan Bluel wanted to work with animals A Branson, Mo., icon has something for everyone Eye on Agribusiness features Ozark Farms’ Airbnbs After seeing an ad for a goat, Loridian Bromberek-Reading was hooked Town & Country highlights Megan Young After leaving a corporate job, Crystal Dugas manages her growing farm Youth in Agriculture spotlights Brooklyn Foreman

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I had to undergo a little medical procedure last week, at the hospital, and I was given very strict Jerry Crownover farms orders concerning what I could and couldn’t do in Lawrence County. He for the first seven days after release. Normally, I would is a former professor of take those orders with a grain of salt, and fast-track Agriculture Education at my way back to my normal routine, but my wife is a Missouri State University, retired nurse and she was witness to the stern instrucand is an author and tions I received from both the surgeon and nurse. It’s professional speaker. like sharing a cell with the warden.

To contact Jerry, go to As usual, there are a thousand things that need doozarksfn.com and click ing around the farm, but all of them either require the on ‘Contact Us.’ operation of a motorized vehicle, or at least a little bit of strenuous, physical exertion. According to the warden, I’m not allowed to do either.

Helplessly, I sit on the front porch, watching thistles sprout up like a freshly watered chia pet, banned from taking the spray rig out to kill the wicked plants. When I get up and move to the back porch, I see a young bull here in the pasture where he shouldn’t be, and unclipped seed heads that do nothing but irritate the eyes of the cattle, setting them up for a record year of pinkeye. Fly mops on the mineral feeders would help, but they weigh more than 5 pounds, so that is a no-no, also.

I have two more days to go, before I receive a parole, and am allowed to drive again. I still won’t be allowed to “overly exert myself” (do doctors have any clue as to what farmers do, every day?), but I will at least get a little caught up on the most pressing of activities.

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his edition of Ozarks Farm & Neighbor is our annual Women in Ag issue, where we celebrate contributions women are making on farms and ranches right here in the Ozarks.

Julie Turner-Crawford For generations, women have been an imis a native of Dallas portant part of agriculture; we are often unsung heroes.

County, Mo., where Women have been the backbone of farms and ranches she grew up on her since farming and ranching began, but there as been a family’s farm. She is a push to recognize women in agriculture several years, graduate of Missouri and it’s about dang time.

State University. To I recently read a little ditty about Virginia farm women in contact Julie, call 1-866the 1800s. Unfortunately, I can’t tell if it’s fact or fiction.

532-1960 or by email at “On the farm, feeding poultry, collecting eggs, tending editor@ozarksfn.com. the garden, making and mending clothing, doing laundry and preparing meals over the open kitchen hearth were daily activities of the farmer’s wife,” the document said. They also “sometimes” helped their husbands. Still, their main job was to tend to the house and to raise the children. I am sure they tended the house, the garden and the kids after spending a lot of time working beside their husbands. I wonder what those farm ladies in 1800s Virginia would think about today’s female farmers and ranchers. Would they be proud to see how far we’ve come? I think they would.

Back in the 1800s, it wouldn’t be unusual for men to refuse to do business with the “weaker sex.” I guess they felt men wore the pants, so they would rather deal with their fellow fellers. Strong-willed, confident women were, and still are, considered pushy and overbearing

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just a thought Across the Fence Continued from Previous Page by many, even by other women. And nothing gets a lady fired up more than, “Oh, let me talk to your husband/dad/brother,” so tread lightly around farm ladies, guys. They know what they are doing, so don’t underestimate their knowledge.

Thankfully, my late mother taught me to stand up for myself and not to allow myself to be pushed around but to do it with a bit of refinement. Well, I got the stand up for myself part down pat, but the refinement seems to escape me most of the time. I do my best, but sometimes it simply doesn’t work; I turn into one of “those women.”

As far as Bill being “in charge,” that doesn’t float. As it should be, we are partners in everything, but there has been a time or two when someone has suggested he do the opposite of what he and I determined was right for us. His response, “Have you met my wife? Would you like to go talk to her?”

Good answer, Bill. Good answer.

The most recent U.S. Agriculture Census states more than 230,000 farms or ranches in the country are ran by women, with the highest concentration of female producers being beef cattle producers.

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more than 229,000 women are principal producers, and more than 355,000 are considered “any producer.”

The second-highest commodity group with female producers was “other crop farming,” with the majority coming from hay or row crops. This commodity group had more than 167,000 principal producers and more than 244,000 “any female” producers. Row crops account for 19.8 percent of female producers.

Women are also leaders off the farm in today’s world of ag business, education, research and development, marketing and many other fields. Like all women in ag, they are plowing through stereotypes and making a difference for all farmers and ranchers, not just female operators.

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Life Is Simple Continued from Page 3 an entire month (that’s assuming I live through it) and unable to do much of anything for about two more months. By that time, realtors will start to think my farm is abandoned property and start erecting “for sale” signs all over the place.

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baling wire, duct tape and WD-40 would have solved the problem, but the surgeon disagreed and chose the more expensive option of surgery. I think it’s all an insurance scam.

So, over the next few weeks, if you read my column and think you’ve read it before, that means I lived through the surgery and you’re reading reruns. On the other hand, if I didn’t make it through, you’ll only get to read my final column, in the form of an obituary. You won’t want to miss it, though. It’s a dandy!

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Kati Jones says her daily tasks at the J5 Farm are all in a day’s work Kati Jones doesn’t really consider herself a “woman in agriculture.”

Bottle-feeding twin calves at dawn because the momma cow kicked them off is no big deal. Driving 20 minutes for the raw milk to feed them isn’t either. Loading up her four children to search for cows that aren’t in the pasture they’re supposed to be, then luring said cows to the right field is just something that has to be done.

While most people might disagree, Kati thinks these tasks are just an everyday part of life, and one she doesn’t consider notable work.

Kati and her husband Shawn Jones have just “always had cows,” or goats, rabbits, sheep or some other farm animal the family has decided to keep for a while.

Agriculture is as natural as going to the grocery store or cooking dinner to Kati.

Kati is no stranger to driving a tractor or baling hay. She’s always just worked right alongside Shawn when she isn’t driving everywhere for her boys’ sports or teaching them their homeschool lessons. While Shawn is away at his full-time job for business, the farm falls on her shoulders.

Kati said they’ve been keeping cattle for nearly a decade and they’ve had all kinds of farm animals.

“I loved having turkeys the most but since moving we only now have cattle,” she said.

Kati and Shawn are both from Buffalo, Mo. They traveled a lot for Shawn’s work over the past few years, so some of their time was spent in Texas. They have since moved back to Dallas County, Mo. The Jones family, at J5 Farm, consists of Kati, Shawn, and their four JULY 12, 2021

boys Micheal, Isaac, Paul and Samuel. And of course, the many pets and farm animals.

Currently J5 Farm has a mix of Brangus, Red Angus, black Angus and a few crossbreeds.

There are 21 cows, one bull and 13 calves, with more to the way, at their 80 acres of farmland in Elkland, Mo. They keep some of their calves to raise, selling others at market or to individuals. Their beef is raised on mostly pasture, hay in the winter and only a little feed, which is great bait when they need to be moved from field to field. The herd is kept healthy with regular vaccinations.

Kati loves knowing the beef she’s feeding her family has been raised in the sunshine on big, grassy pastures.

“I love being able to grow my own food, knowing where they’ve come from, what they’ve eaten and how they’ll be processed. It gives our family immense satisfaction,” she said. It’s also gratifying for her to know their farm is providing a quality food source to whoever purchasKati Jones, pictured with her four sons es their cattle.

Micheal, Isaac, Paul and Samuel, said The family is in the process of raising livestock is just a way of life for purchasing more land with their her family. new home. With more acreage, the family is hoping to expand Photo by Amanda Bradley their farm.

“Someday I hope to venture into bison, only because they’re unique and a bit rarer in this area,” Kati said. She also wants to be able to provide more of a variety of meats right on the family’s own land. She believes raising your own meat is not only food security, but it’s one of the safest and healthiest as well.

Her concern for the health and management of the animals the family Elkland, Mo. raises and the food source they will become is apparent.

As for being labeled a “woman in agriculture” it’s just a way of life to Kati.

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A Journey into Agriculture

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Reagan Bluel once considered vet school, but soon discovered other interests

Reagan Bluel didn’t grow up on It is 100 percent student-run; then it was a farm, and her high school in La myself and one other full-time staff memMonte, Mo., didn’t have an FFA ber. We managed 100 Jerseys; my job was Chapter, but Reagan knew she to coordinate all the educational efforts wanted a career working with of hands-on learning.”

From there, Reagan said it became apanimals; she just wasn’t sure what diparent she needed to be home with her rection she wanted to go.

An educator guided her toward the an- aging parents, and she and decided to imal-driven career of a veterinarian and pick the family up and move to Southsuggested she attend the University of Mis- west Missouri, taking a job as a dairy souri, the closest vet school. From there, field specialist in 2014.

“One of my favorite projects with the she began her journey in agriculture.

“I needed to learn more about ag be- University of Missouri-Extension has fore I could even consider being a vet. I been my Women in Dairy program that’s thought I wanted to be a large animal vet, specific to dairy producers,” Reagan said, but as soon as I got into the department adding that dairy is different than any of animal sciences, I quickly realized I other commodity. “It really is hard for was much more interested in produc- folks to understand the dairy culture untion agriculture and improving the dairy less you’re in it and around it. The develcow’s health through nutrition rather opment of the Women in Dairy program created a group of women who underthan always working with sick cows.”

She became involved in the College of stood and dealt with daily dairy.”

The group meets for lunch once a Agriculture at the University of Missouri and later graduated with a bachelor’s month and talks about an emerging topdegree in animal science and a master’s ic They also do periodic farm tours, as well as hands-on learning. in ruminant nutrition.

“I am highly motivated by watching Today, Reagan lives on a small farm in Southwest Missouri with her husband all the women in ag doing great things,” Neal Bluel and their two girls Ada (13) Reagan said. “I really enjoy how ladies and Lily (10), where they raise and cus- in agriculture build each other up and tom graze replacement Holstein heifers. foster a positive community that tranShe is also a University of Missouri-Ex- scends multiple states. It is awesome to tension field specialist in dairy, interim see across the nation all these ladies in superintendent for the Southwest Re- agriculture.”

In August 2020, Reagan was named search Center, and education director interim superintendent of MU’s Southfor Missouri Dairy.

Following the completion of her mas- west Research Center, where she oversees and coordinates all efforts of the ter’s, Reagan went to Colum893-acre research farm in Mount bus, Ohio, to manage the Vernon, Mo. Ohio State Waterman Dairy.

“My driving passion for the “That was an amazing phase last year has been making sure of my life,” Reagan recalled. that we are providing sound “The university is in the middle research for southwest Misof 1.3 million people, and the Monett, Mo. sourians. The research farm dairy is in the center of Columis 100-percent dedicated to the bus surrounded by boulevards.

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After entering college, University of Missouri-Extension Field Specialist in Dairy Reagan Bluel discovered she was more interested in production agriculture and improving a dairy cow’s health through nutrition than becoming a veterinarian and working with sick cows.

land grant mission of teaching, research, and outreach,” Reagan said. “Extension specialists utilize the facilities for teaching, and local producers can trust the data from the research we conduct there because our soil is similar to their soil. The ability to do true agriculture agronomic research in Ozarkian soils is a huge benefit and perk for the University of Missouri to be able to provide that service for Missourians.”

At the center, Reagan and the staff conduct beef cattle research, which for the last three years has included State Beef Specialist Dr. Eric Bailey’s research behind stocker operations and how producers can best manage stockers throughout the year. The goal, Rea-

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gan said, is to try to feed them to the 700-pound mark as affordably as possible, so maximizing grass utilization.

“If you can manage your forage, you almost become a grass farmer more than a cattle producer,” Reagan said. “Dr. Bailey is looking set stock versus rotational stock. We are the boots on the ground for Dr. Bailey’s project, conducting the daily care on-site.”

After the third year, they now have a good idea of the profitability margins, which will have great benefits.

“Some of the things we do on the research farm do not always make sense because it always has that research component to it,” Reagan said. “For example, JULY 12, 2021

meet your neighbors we might run six head of cattle on a 5-acre plot for a period of time so that we can have multiple replications of the same pasture type.”

The center also has many horticulture projects, including nationally-renowned elderberry production and research.

“We also investigate pawpaw production and currently have a tomato research project looking at grafting rootstock and what works better in our Ozarkian soils,” Reagan said.

There is also a high tunnel research facility, which allows them to do a number of vegetable production-type projects working closely with the Extension and Lincoln University.

There is also an extensive walnut grove at the research farm.

“Southwest Missouri is recognized as the home of the black walnut with Hammons Walnut, one of the global leaders for black walnut distribution, located here,” Reagan said.

“We also have a pecan grove where we are looking at different organic sprays to see the effectiveness as a fungicide.”

Reagan’s personal passion, however, is animal science and research.

“It’s with great delight to go out there and routinely work with our fall-calving Red Angus herd,” Reagan said. “This year, we have utilized the GrowSafe feed bunks to monitor replacement heifer dry matter intake. It is a unique research project that is a public-private partnership. We have beef producers from across the state who bring their cattle to the research center to determine if their heifer does well in the feed efficiency test.”

In the research herd, the research center is monitoring C-Lock, a pastured device that analyzes the respiration of the animal to determine how much carbon is in its breath.

“When the carbon is expelled in her breath, it is lost, therefore not going toward making meat or milk,” Reagan explained. “We are trying to identify the animals that do a good job of locking carbon into their body, utilizing it for productive potential. If you have an animal that is more efficient with every blade of grass that she eats, then that means that is one less blade of grass she needs to eat to support herself. Those are both cutting-edge projects working on the cow side that could advance our beef herd exponentially.”

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Dick’s 5 & 10 has offered customers a unique experience and unique merchandise for 60 years

There are many reasons why Branson, Mo., became a favorite destination for those seeking getaways for family fun and traditionally wholesome entertainment, but for the past 60 years none is more iconic, compelling or unique than the experience at Dick’s 5 & 10.

The origins of Dick’s 5 & 10, didn’t just start in 1961, observed Steve Hartley, current co-owner and son of Dick’s 5 & 10 founder Dick Hartley, explained. Beginning with the Saad Brothers, whose store eventually became a Ben Franklin’s, there has been a 5 & 10 in the same location at 103 W. Main Street for nearly 100 years.

Steve said his father went to work for S.S. Kresge Company in downtown Chicago, after he returned from World War II. The elder Hartley eventually left Kresge and went to work as a manager for the TG&Y company. But when TG&Y changed operating hours to remain open on Sundays. “(Dick) decided that if I’m going to be open on Sunday’s I’m going to be open for myself,” Steve said.

Thusly motivated, Dick and his wife June looked at numerous Midwestern locations and finally determined to locate their new venture in Branson near their hometown of Springfield, Mo. “They landed in Branson because it was a good place to raise a family,” Steve said. They also foresaw that the growing tourism business in Branson offered additional and unique opportunities other regional communities did not.

So it was that on July 14, 1961 Dick’s 5 & 10 formally opened in a 1,500-square foot building a few block from its current location. As the only employee for several years, Dick did everything from

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sales to cabinetry, constructing many of the original display counters are still in use nearly 60 years later. Always looking for new and unique offerings to provide to his customers Dick began accumulating a series of extraordinary collections to which Dick’s 5 & 10 continues to add items as they come across appropriate pieces.

The first collection Dick acquired was the product of efforts over 40 years by long-time Branson barber Carl Taylor.

Carl was an avid collector of artifacts

Dick’s 5 & 10 is celebrating 60 years in Branson, Mo., this month. Co-owner Steve Hartley (pictured above and at left, son of the store’s founder, said the Candy Emporium is his favorite spot in the store. At left, Steve is pictured with Dick’s 5 & 10 Marketing Director Donna Knulty.

from across the White River Basin, and the senior Hartley was able to procure a collection of Native American arrowheads that remain on display and formed the basis for gathering numerous other collections that the current owners continue to develop in the footsteps of their founder.

In addition to Native American artifacts, there is a Baseball Wall of Fame

that includes an impressive array of autographed pictures and prints.

“Short of Cooperstown (NY Baseball Hall of Fame) there’s not a better collection of signed memorabilia of the pioneers of our game,” Steve confidently claimed. There are the expansive collections of model planes and trains (the Dick’s 5 & 10 Express actually runs on tracks around the store above the

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displays), more than 100 World War II aviation prints, many of which are signed by the actual pilots and crews of those aircraft, as well as cap guns, green handled kitchen utensils and a working Wurlitzer jukebox festooned with bubble lights.

“It’s all about the experience,” Steve said of the rationale for continuing the traditions his father established. And JULY 12, 2021

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as it affirmatively states on their website (www.dicks5and10.com), “Dick was very proud of the collections on display in his store and he believed that they were a very important part of the Dick’s 5 & 10 experience. We continue to add to our collections to honor Dick’s belief in their importance.”

Those tenets and traditions remain vividly on display in the store and clearly part of what keeps Steve and his 40-plus full- and part-time employees hopping year round. The store is open every day, except Thanksgiving and Christmas.

“We’re a 10-month destination,” Steve noted, speaking of the broad customer base that comes to Branson year after year. “We feel it’s our job to be here when they’re here.”

How would Steve describe Dick’s 5 & 10 to someone who has never visited? “Well, it’s an experience first; an experience you can’t get anywhere else,” he said.

In addition to the feeling customers get from being in an historical building Steve JULY 12, 2021

added “You’ll not only find 600 different vendors on our counters,” providing fun for everyone, from ages 5 to 105. And as one peruses the aisles filled with seemingly endless selections of everything from nostalgia to novelty it is indeed not an exaggeration to say that there is something for everyone.

Steve’s favorite section? Not Steve’s Toy Box as one might expect. It’s the 75-feet of candy and “soda pop” known as the Candy Emporium. “We sell thousands of bottles of soda pop,” Steve said.

Referring to the section named Melissa’s Book Nook in a nod to his sister and co-owner, Steve side the section is a top-seller.

“Books are very popular,” he explained.

“Have been forever and still are. There’s not a better way to connect with a child than sitting down and reading a book with them.

“My mom was a big cook,” Steve continued. “We’d go home every day and she’d prepare a great lunch for us.”

The Hartley family would use those times to step back and reconnect with each other or talk business, but moreover, “She had all kinds of kitchen gadgets, and was a great cook, so June’s Kitchen is our housewares department.”

“We’ve got a great team,” Steve proudly said. And the team at Dick’s 5 & 10 manages to provide experiences for their customers from history and education to fun and frivolity. Steve gives credit for that combined ethos of nostalgia and what’s trending to his father.

“He preached that you can’t rest on your laurels. People gotta know that they’re going to come to Dick’s 5 & 10 and find the newest and the craziest and the wackiest, and you’ve got to get out and keep yourself new and fresh, and really reinventing yourself,” Steve affirmed.

Steve, and his team are dedicated to keeping Dick’s 5 & 10 visitors thinking, no matter how many times they may have been there, they will see something new and different each time.

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“We’re just making sure that Dick’s 5 & 10 is never more fun, never more enjoyable, never a better experience for our guests,” adding Steve said. “And not only that, but a safe place.”

In the end, Steve and Melissa and their team, are absolutely focused as a family business, on the idea that a family can come in and they can have a great time and know that everything’s going to be good for them and that it’s going to be a great family experience.

With clear sincerity Steve adds, “If my mother and father ever came back in the store again, and they walked in and walked around they would know that we’re carrying on like they would want us to carry on.” Steve is certain his parents are “tickled” to know “the kids” are working together to keep Dick’s 5 & 10 relevant and keep it what they would want us to be – a family business that’s fun for all ages, and an experience they can’t get anywhere else.

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Services: Michele Broxton is the fourth generation in her family to farm in Phelps County, Mo., and the third generation on the same farm.

Primarily a black Angus operation of 600 acres, Michele converted her farm to a commercial venture.

After living in the Nashville area for years, she returned to Phelps County with her children in 2009. While looking for a place to live, she discovered a historic home that had fallen on particularly difficult times.

Submitted Photo She was shocked to find the Phelps County landmark, Historic Green Acres Farmhouse, she had driven past countless times as a child, had been in foreclosure for nearly two years; it was about to become a parking lot.

The original Green Acres farmhouse was rebuilt in 1935 and is the original log cabin site of the Snelson family, who helped to found and build Meramec Iron works. She made an offer to the bank that was accepted. By Christmas 2015, she and her children had made enough repairs that they could move in.

Meanwhile, Michele found another home that was so overgrown with brush, the only portion visible was a bit of gingerbread along the roof line. A real estate agent friend helped her to secure that home, the Historic Holmes House, which she discovered was built in 1865 and was once owned by a former Civil War colonel. It’s located on a land grant from the railroad.

Michele remodeled the property and opened it as her first Airbnb in May 2019.

“That home booked up so quickly we were overwhelmed with messages by travelers asking if we had anywhere else on the farm where they could stay,” she recalled. “So we set to work on the ranch house of our Green Acres Farm and opened our second Airbnb in October 2019. And then the pandemic hit.

“Our reservations filled up quickly. Guests enjoyed staying here for a few extra days, letting their kids run free, seeing the cows and feeding the chickens. It made me really happy to connect them to this simple way of farm life,” she added.

Future Plans: “We’ve also added campground facilities to our farm recently,” she concluded. “Currently, our immediate future plans include building cabins there to make more room for future guests.”

Michele’s story brings a whole new perspective to agritourism as folks find new ways to learn about life on the farm, where their food comes from and how children can share in the legacy that is American agriculture.

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An ad in a newspaper started Loridian Bromberek-Reading’s goat herd Arriving at Loridian “Lori” Bromberek-Reading’s Millcreek Farm in eastern Laclede County, Mo., is like pulling onto a grown-up petting zoo.

Goat kids and their nannies stroll about, the young goats playing with each other as they curiously observe the newcomer.

“I can’t wait for my fence guy to get

tent. She adds that visitors to her farm are a common occurrence as a number of her customers come to pick out their own goats for pets or as foragers to help control brush on their property.

“My herd is about 80 percent Boer cross goats. They are, of course, meat goats,” she explained. “But I have some dairy goats

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This was originally a 440-acre farm owned by my husband, Mike Reading’s, family that belonged to his grandparents, Joe and Nellie Purdy, who acquired it Lebanon, Mo. — Continued on Next Page

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Learning the Ropes Continued from Previous Page in 1936. The different grandkids inherited it and now I have between 40 and 55 does on approximately 100 acres. Right now, with all the kids, of course, I have well over 100 goats, with 55 to 65 kids. We are getting ready to wean and make wethers out of the boys. I can’t afford to do them all as pets so some have to go for meat to keep us going.”

A few years ago, Loridian said she saw an ad in a newspaper for a goat for $10.

“I drove out in the country, put her in the car and then she had babies and I was hooked. Goats are more like dogs than sheep,” she continued. “A goat will come to know your voice, be friendly and follow the owner around. I sell a number of mine as pets. I castrate almost all the males so those, the wethers, go to the sale barn and are sold for meat. I don’t get too friendly with them because I know where they are going. The others are a little different and we know they will be around a bit longer. I do get the occasional really good-looking male and I keep those bucks to sell for breeding.”

While goats can breed twice a year, Loridian feels it is hard on the animals and she prefers a once-a-year kidding season.

“You put the billy in with the does for a month or so, then you’ll have most of the kids born within a month as well,” she explained. “It makes it easier on you and easier on your animals.”

She does not do registered Boers as she does not consider all the paperwork and registry worth the effort, but she always uses a registered Boar billy for all of her breeding.

“There is so much to learn and I am an avid reader. I believe knowledge is for sharing,” Loridian said. “Some people don’t want to do that and that’s a shame.

Sharing all of this is the way it should be.”

Part of her goat-rearing education was learning what goats will eat, and the benefits they can present.

“Goats are foragers while sheep are grazers,” Loridian said. “Sheep are after the grass. Goats will eat poison ivy, kill off — Continued on Page 18 JULY 12, 2021

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H Hometown: Buffalo, Mo. H Family: Husband, Wesley; daughters, Evangeline (10), Elinor (8), Elaina (6), Edith (4); and sons Warren (2), Walter (4 months) In Town: Inspired by her grandmother, Megan Young taught herself to knit in 2017.

It wasn’t long before Megan fell in love with the world of fiber arts. So much so that she began working and teaching at a yarn shop in Springfield, Mo. Her passion and knowledge quickly grew as she became part of the local fiber arts community.

“And then,” Megan said, “God provided us an opportunity to purchase the shop. We decided to focus the shop on building a community of people who love to create. I’m not working to build a yarn empire; I’m working to create a legacy of knowledge passed down to future generations.”

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spent her early childhood on a Photo by Ashley Wilson small farm in Fredericktown, Mo., before her family moved to Springfield.

“I’ve spent more of my life in the city than in the country, but I always wanted to get back to those farm roots,” she said.

Today, Megan, her husband Wes, and their six children own and operate a small farm in Buffalo, Mo. Focusing primarily on fiber, they run a mixed herd of alpacas and wool sheep, including Border Leicester, Cheviot, Shetland, Friesian and Babydoll Southdown. The wool harvested each year is processed and spun into yarn right on the farm then sold at Megan’s yarn shop, The Village Yarnery.

“Our focus is to raise hardy, easy-care animals with great wool that can also feed our family as needed.”

In addition to fiber, Megan uses her herd to clear their overgrown pastures.

“Each animal has a purpose. We started with just chickens but have quickly expanded to have animals that can work our land and make it livable for us,” she said.

There is a balancing act between her country and city life, but they make it work.

“My husband is the real hero. He is my partner in every way, and we tackle things together.

We also have six kids that are a great help. The great thing about our farm is that we make it work for us. There are busy seasons, like shearing, lambing, but for the most part, there’s a simple and pleasurable routine that we follow every day. Wes works at a church in Springfield, we homeschool, and I run the shop, but there’s always time in the day for what is important.”

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slaughter

bulls

beef

No Sale - Holiday*

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

84.00-97.00 †

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

Not Reported*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

88.50-99.50

Joplin Regional Stockyards

†

83.00-112.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

74.00-108.00 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

No Sale - Holiday †

Ozarks Regional

65.00-110.00 † 88.00-92.00 †

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

30

50

70

90

slaughter

110

130

150

cows

(Week of 6/27/21 to 7/3/21) Buffalo Livestock Market

No Sale - Holiday*

Douglas County Livestock

40.00-69.50 †

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

Not Reported*

Interstate Regional Stockyards

47.00-78.00 †

Joplin Regional

23.00-77.50 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

45.00-82.00 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards - Lebanon

No Sale - Holiday*

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

No Sale - Holiday †

Ozarks Reg

20.00-81.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards

50.00-67.00 †

Springfield Livestock Market

2

22

42.00-81.00 †

42

62

cow/calf Buffalo Livestock Market

82

102

122

pairs

(Week of 6/27/21 to 7/3/21)

No Sale - Holiday*

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

None Reported †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

None Reported †

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

Not Reported*

Joplin Regional Stockyards Mid Missouri Stockyards

1230.00-1360.00

None Reported †

(Week of 6/27/21 to 7/3/21)

2300 792 Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

reported per cwt PricesPrices reported per cwt

No Sale - Holiday*

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

850.00-975.00 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

760.00-980.00 †

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

Not Reported*

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Bulls, Med. & Lg. 1

700.00-1275.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

None Reported †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

No Sale - Holiday*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

No Sale - Holiday

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

†

890.00-1270.00 †

Springfield Livestock Marketing

600.00-1200.00 †

600

1100

1600

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

400.00-1250.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

2100

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

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Cuba Interstate Regional† 6/29/21

Four State Stockyards*

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1,174

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185.00-190.00 173.00-182.00 170.00-185.00 155.00-170.50 143.50-156.25

197.00-201.00 169.50-195.00 154.50-183.00 147.00-171.50 152.50-160.00

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163.50-165.00 155.00-156.50 142.00-152.50 134.00-142.00 129.00-140.25

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155.00 150.00-158.00 140.00-156.00 139.00-155.00 130.25-144.00

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Joplin Regional Stockyards† 6/28/21

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 6/29/21

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8,740

2,086

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St-4 Higher

NO SALE - HOLIDAY

replacement

1800

prices

Buffalo Livestock Auction* -----

NOT REPORTED

cows 1300

7/2/21

slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 4217 lamb carcasses traded with no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless specified.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3: San Angelo: wooled and shorn 100-130 lbs 224.00-248.00.

New Holland, PA: wooled and shorn 100-125 lbs 265.00290.00.

Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 100-120 lbs 280.00300.00, few 312.50-320.00.

South Dakota: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 255.00279.00; 150-155 lbs 252.50-257.00.

Kalona, IA: wooled and shorn 100-140 lbs 237.50-287.50; 150-160 lbs 253.00-257.00.

Billings, MT: wooled and shorn 100-125 lbs no test.

Missouri: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs no test.

Equity Coop: 140 lbs 282.00.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 270.00-294.00; 60-70 lbs 260.00286.00; 70-80 lbs 250.00-284.00, few 300.00; 80-90 lbs 244.00-274.00, few 280.00-306.00; 90-110 lbs 232.00-272.00, few 290.00-296.00. wooled and shorn 57 lbs 284.00; 60-70 lbs 260.00-288.00; 70-80 lbs 252.00-284.00, few 305.00; 8090 lbs 240.00-276.00; 90-100 lbs 240.00-268.00.

New Holland: wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 280.00-330.00; 50-60 lbs 265.00-290.00; 60-70 lbs 250.00-267.00, few 330.00; 70-80 lbs 245.00-275.00; 80-90 lbs 255.00-285.00, few 290.00310.00; 90-100 lbs 270.00-300.00, few 305.00-310.00. hair 43 lbs 305.00; 50-60 lbs 245.00-265.00; 60-70 lbs 245.00-267.00; 70-80 lbs 255.00-288.00; 80-90 lbs 242.00-265.00; 90-100 lbs 245.00-270.00.

Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 60-70 lbs 270.00-295.00; 70-80 lbs 272.50-290.00; 80-90 lbs 267.50-300.00; 90-100 lbs 270.00-302.50. 50-60 lbs 250.00-280.00; 60-70 lbs 265.00282.50; 70-80 lbs 277.50-280.00.

Kalona: wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 272.50-277.50; 50-60 lbs 250.00-267.50; 60-70 lbs 242.50-265.00; 70-80 lbs 235.00-260.00; 80-90 lbs 237.50-265.00, few 276.00; 90-100 lbs 235.00-261.00. hair 50-60 lbs 252.00-261.00; 60-70 lbs 237.00-240.00; 70-80 lbs 240.00-256.00; 80-90 lbs 240.00249.00.

South Dakota: wooled and shorn 60-70 lbs 225.00-247.00; 70-80 lbs 235.00-262.50; 80-90 lbs 230.00-258.00; 90-100 lbs 235.00-260.00. hair 60 lbs 220.00; 76 lbs 205.00; 105 lbs 225.00.

Billings: no test.

stocker & feeder NO SALE - HOLIDAY

800

Buffalo Livestock Market

†

NO SALE - HOLIDAY

Ava Douglas County† 7/1/21

800.00-1350.00 †

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

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National Sheep Summary

Compared to last week slaughter lambs mostly steady to 15.00 higher; slaughter ewes mostly steady to 9.00 higher; no comparison on feeder lambs. At San Angelo, TX 11,445 head sold in a two day sale. Equity Cooperative Auction sold 350 slaughter lambs in North Dakota. In direct trading

No Sale - Holiday*

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

100

6/26/21

Receipts: 1,556 A very large crowd was on hand for this Saturday sale. Compared to last month, slaughter lambs traded 12.00 - 16.00 higher. Not enough other classes of sheep for a market test. Feeder kid goats traded 30.00 - 65.00 lower. Slaughter kid goats traded 20.00 - 50.00 lower.

Supply heavy with good demand. Supply included: 70% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (1% Wooled & Shorn, 94% Hair Breeds, 5% Hair Ewes, 1% Hair Bucks); 1% Replacement Sheep/Lambs (100% Hair Ewes); 8% Feeder Goats (100% Kids); 20% Slaughter Goats (77% Kids, 19% Nannies/ Does, 4% Bucks/Billies); 1% Replacement Goats (56% Nannies/Does, 44% Families).

Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Wooled & Shorn - Choice and Prime 1-3: 220.00.

Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3: 225.00-311.00.

Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3: 180.00-222.50.

Hair Breeds - Good 1-2: 130.00-185.00.

Hair Ewes - Good 2-3: 156.00.

Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 125.00-130.00.

Hair Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2: 85.00-110.00.

Hair Bucks - 1-2: 110.00-150.00.

Replacement Sheep/Lambs: Hair Ewes - Small and Medium 1-2: 170.00-205.00.

Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 300.00-385.00.

Kids - Selection 2: 225.00-305.00.

Kids - Selection 3: 200.00.

Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 300.00-360.00.

Kids - Selection 2: 220.00-292.50.

Kids - Selection 3: 150.00-215.00.

Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 175.00-263.00.

Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2: 190.00-262.50.

No Sale - Holiday †

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

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goats

6/22/21

Receipts: 886 A perfect early summer day greeted a large crowd for this June sale. Compared to last month, slaughter lambs traded 5.00 higher, while slaughter ewes traded steady. Feeder kid goats traded 50.00 -75.00 lower.

Slaughter kid goats traded 60.00 - 75.00 lower. Sheep supply moderate with very good demand. Goat supply light with good demand. Supply included: 84% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (12% Wooled & Shorn, 75% Hair Breeds, 3% Ewes, 10% Hair Ewes); 7% Feeder Goats (100% Kids); 8% Slaughter Goats (56% Kids, 39% Nannies/Does, 5% Bucks/Billies); 1% Replacement Goats (100% Nannies/Does).

Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Wooled & Shorn - Choice and Prime 1-3: 227.50292.50.

Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3: 225.00-285.00.

Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3: 215.00-222.50.

Ewes - Good 2-3: 150.00-152.50.

Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2: 104.00.

Hair Ewes - Good 2-3: 140.00-172.50.

Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 118.00-126.00.

Hair Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2: 91.00-109.00.

Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 325.00-335.00.

Kids - Selection 2: 250.00-316.00.

Kids - Selection 3: 245.00.

Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 327.50-335.00.

Kids - Selection 2: 287.50-315.00.

Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 207.50-276.00.

Buck/Billies - Selection 1-2: 240.00.

Replacement Goats: Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 295.00-302.50.

None Reported †

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

300

sheep &

Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market Sheep/Goat

1200.00-1475.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

0

7/4/21

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards Sheep/Goat

79.00-108.50 †

Replacement Goats: Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 200.00-270.00.

Families - Selection 1-2 w/<20 lbs kid: 25.00-280.00.

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo, Nm, Mn) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 118.00-127.00; wtd. avg. price 124.16.

Heifers: 120.00-126.50; wtd. avg. price 123.84.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 197.00-200.00; wtd. avg. price 197.68.

Heifers: 199.00-199.00; wtd. avg. price 199.00.

No Sale - Holiday*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

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----173.00-180.50 163.00-181.00 147.00-168.00 135.00-146.00

Vienna South Central† 6/30/21

188.00 184.00-191.50 164.50-180.00 146.00-154.50 -----

West Plains Ozarks Regional† 6/29/21

181.00-195.00 173.00-188.00 165.00-181.00 151.00-173.00 139.00-155.00

154.00 144.00-150.00 138.00-150.00 135.00-140.00 -----

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----150.00-156.00 149.00-156.00 137.00 ----158.00-164.00 148.00-160.00 139.00-158.00 135.00-148.00 133.50-136.75

Cuba Vienna

Joplin West Plains

Ava Kingsville

Butler Springfield

161.14

139.23

136.34

136.07 146.86 Week of 6/13/21

171.99

169.66

Soybeans

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Soft Wheat

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15.75

7.28

15.58

7.12

6.96

6.50

15.67

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6.94

15.55

7.32 7.09 6.68

15.36

143.82 140.57 147.16 139.04

158.66

142.51 138.29

154.88

137.94

172.74 172.15 170.57 172.57 168.14 167.73

144.93 150.38 142.81 142.76 139.65 149.35 139.44

136.00

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146.75 148.27 145.68 144.41

165.13

7.62 7.21 7.04

138.24 142.49

171.01 110

128 146 164 182 200 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale - Weather

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163.80

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169.00

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139.19

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138.91

160.05

157.48

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136.37

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Mid Missouri Stockyards* -----

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Week of 6/13/21

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.5000 and 40# blocks at $1.5550.

The weekly average for barrels is $1.4955 (+0.0095) and blocks, $1.5435 (+0.0600).

Fluid Milk/Cream: Heat has begun to affect week-to-week output off dairy farms nationwide. Still, there are few signs of milk being tight or short for all needs. Class I demand is lackluster. Some Central area contacts say there was a bit of a rebound following the school summer vacation drops of a few weeks ago. Cheesemakers nationwide say spot milk is widely available, and discounts remain relatively steep in the Midwest, from $6 to $5 under Class. Cream is generally available ahead of the holiday weekend. Both cream and milk are expected to remain available, but contacts question when the summer heat will begin to chip away at supplies. Condensed skim availability is and has been sufficient. End users say there is currently more than enough for their uses, and offers are aplenty. F.O.B. cream multiples are 1.28-1.35 in the East, 1.23-1.33 in the Midwest, and 1.05-1.25 in the West.

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Midwestern U.S. - $2.2266 - $2.3135.

$100

Week of 6/20/21

6/11/21

Field work was pretty much a no go for most of the state the past week. Most areas north of the Missouri River have just quit counting after rain totals have passed 10 inches over the last 12-14 days and some areas a lot closer to the 20 than the 10 now. It goes without saying there is a lot of standing water in fields and significant damage. South central and South east however have not received much if any and most farmers would welcome a reasonable rain in those areas.

USDA released acreage reports on Wednesday nationwide all hay acres were listed at 51.5 million, down about threequarters of a million acres from last year. This would be the lowest total acreage since 1907. Although not released many expect yields and overall supplies to be much lower this year due to the extreme droughts in the west. Missouri however reported acreage of 3.12 million acres which is a 2 percent increase and locally supplies at this point at least do not appear to be of any concern. The supply of hay is moderate and demand is light to moderate. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/ abd/haydirectory/ for listings of hay http://agebb.missouri. edu/haylst/. Although mostly a big disappointment Fescue seed harvest is still underway. About half of the producing areas in the state have been spared from the big rains but wind has been an issue knocking out what little seed was there. Prices are reported at mostly 0.63-0.65 cents per hundred weight.

Alfalfa - Supreme (Ask/Per Ton): Medium Square 3x3: 200.00-250.00.

Alfalfa - Supreme (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 7.00-10.00.

Alfalfa - Premium (Ask/Per Ton): Medium Square 3x3: 160.00-200.00.

Alfalfa - Good (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 120.00-160.00.

Alfalfa - Good (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 5.00-7.00.

Alfalfa - Fair (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 100.00-125.00.

Alfalfa/Grass Mix - Good/Premium (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 6.00-8.00.

Mixed Grass - Good/Premium (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 80.00-140.00.

Mixed Grass - Fair/Good (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 60.00-100.00.

Mixed Grass - Fair/Good (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 4.00-6.00.

Mixed Grass - Fair (Ask/Per Bale): Large Round: 25.0055.00.

Straw: Wheat (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 4.00-6.00.

Week of 6/27/21

Higher

dairy & fed cattle

National Dairy Market

$138

Week of 6/27/21

,740

7/2/21

Barrows and Gilts Purchased Swine (including Packer Sold) National Head Count: 3,426 On a National basis, compared to the previous day’s weighted average (LM_HG200): no comparison.

National Price Range: 104.00-112.00.

Western Cornbelt Wtd Avg Price: 110.43.

Western Cornbelt 5 Day Rolling Avg: 112.77.

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 6/29/21

NO SALE - HOLIDAY

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Daily Direct Hog Report

$176

7/2/21

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prices

Receipts This Week: 93,261 Early weaned pigs and all feeder pigs 4.00 per head lower. Demand light to moderate for moderate offerings.

Receipts include 49% formulated prices.

Volume By State Or Province Of Origin: Missouri 14.7% Total Composite Weighted Average Receipts and Price (Formula and Cash): All Early Weaned Pigs: 83,126 head, wtd. avg. 42.53.

All Feeder Pigs: 10,135 head, wtd. avg. 63.34.

hay & grain markets

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hog markets

National Direct Delivered Feeder Pig Report

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O: wooled and shorn 100-120 lbs 280.00312.50-320.00. a: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 255.00155 lbs 252.50-257.00. wooled and shorn 100-140 lbs 237.50-287.50; 253.00-257.00. : wooled and shorn 100-125 lbs no test. oled and shorn 100-150 lbs no test. : 140 lbs 282.00. mbs: Choice and Prime 1-2: hair 40-60 lbs 270.00-294.00; 60-70 lbs 260.000 lbs 250.00-284.00, few 300.00; 80-90 lbs 0, few 280.00-306.00; 90-110 lbs 232.00-272.00, 96.00. wooled and shorn 57 lbs 284.00; 60-70 88.00; 70-80 lbs 252.00-284.00, few 305.00; 800-276.00; 90-100 lbs 240.00-268.00. d: wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 280.00-330.00; 5.00-290.00; 60-70 lbs 250.00-267.00, few 330.00; 5.00-275.00; 80-90 lbs 255.00-285.00, few 290.0000 lbs 270.00-300.00, few 305.00-310.00. hair 43 0-60 lbs 245.00-265.00; 60-70 lbs 245.00-267.00; 5.00-288.00; 80-90 lbs 242.00-265.00; 90-100 lbs 0. wooled and shorn 60-70 lbs 270.00-295.00; 2.50-290.00; 80-90 lbs 267.50-300.00; 90-100 lbs 0. 50-60 lbs 250.00-280.00; 60-70 lbs 265.000 lbs 277.50-280.00. oled and shorn 40-50 lbs 272.50-277.50; 0.00-267.50; 60-70 lbs 242.50-265.00; 70-80 lbs 0; 80-90 lbs 237.50-265.00, few 276.00; 90-100 61.00. hair 50-60 lbs 252.00-261.00; 60-70 lbs 0; 70-80 lbs 240.00-256.00; 80-90 lbs 240.00-

550-600 lb. steers

24 Month Avg. $252 $214

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es and feeder lambs were not tested. 4217 lamb ded with no trend due to confidentiality. All r hundred weight (CWT) unless specified. mbs: Choice and Prime 2-3: wooled and shorn 100-130 lbs 224.00-248.00. d, PA: wooled and shorn 100-125 lbs 265.00-

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117

134

151

168

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Continued from Page 14 cedars and eat the nastiest brush. They can and will stand on their hind legs to get what they want while sheep cannot.

That’s why the goats do such a good job of clearing the land. They have really helped to clean up this place after we moved back here. They will eat grass, too but they prefer what grows above the ground. Sheep, on the other hand, have their noses to the ground and make paths in the grass.”

“You don’t want them in your garden,” Natalie Strohl, Loridian’s 10-year-old granddaughter, added with a grin. Natalie and her 13 year old sister Emily en-

like selenium and copper. We give them selenium supplement injections when we work them up and also trim their feet,” Loridian added. “We get them copper bolus pills to fight against copper deficiencies. We have a worming program and do fecal exams to make sure we are addressing the correct worm-mineral replacement, either injectable or oral. It is essential that we include selenium injectable, copper boluses, B12 injections, as well as worming three times a year. This prevents problems that can make them lethargic, with floppy babies that have such muscle-wasting issues that they’ll die.

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joy helping their grandmother with her four-footed charges.

“They are both good helpers,” Loridian added. “Natalie is my real star with the goats. We missed a generation in her mother, Elizabeth, who runs her own cleaning business in town but these girls are real little goat herders.”

The overall health of the herd is closely monitored by Loridian, who is a nurse practitioner with Dr. Kenneth Dugan in Ava, Mo., and Mountain Grove, Mo. “Parasites, of course, are your big problem with goats, along with mineral deficiencies

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It takes about a week to get it all done when we start working them but it just has to be done to keep a healthy herd.

“Worms are the main problem though and there are natural remedies, too, like lespedeza grass. The farmers hate it but it’s a natural wormer for the goats and I love it. We also supplement after kidding and in the winter and of course, rotational grazing is a must. It helps so much.”

Loridian said her “town job” helps keep her herd going.

“I work so I can pay the bills and keep my goats,” she said. “But it is all worth it.”

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By Amanda Bradley

Crystal Dugas has become a full-time producer at her Webster County, Mo., farm “I get to spend my time in the sun, here in nature. I get to hear the birds sing,” Crystal Dugas said of her farm life.

She left her corporate job a few months ago and has since been operating Black Dog Farm fulltime. The produce farm used to be jointly operated part-time by Crystal and her husband Darren Dugas.

But after seven years, it’s now Crystal’s full-time job — and she loves it. Darren helps out when he can, and their black dog, Oakley, stays busy “helping” in the garden.

Black Dog Farm in Marshfield, Mo., is a 6 1/4-acre produce farm that follows organic practices, but it is not certified organic. While certified organic status would be nice to have, Crystal admits

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the cost of certification would only lead to increased costs for the consumer, so they aren’t planning to certify anytime soon. What they do strive for is organic practices: planting heirloom varieties and never using chemical fertilizers or effect on birds or beneficial insects, and pesticides. The lush, spring-fed property is safe for humans on the day of harhas such good soil, they’ve never had to vest. They also use PyGanic, a derivafertilize the ground, and the plants are tive of chrysanthemum, to kill aphids, watered with irrigation lines running thrips and fruit flies. from a spring-fed pond.

Darren was a nurse for several years, As for keeping the pests and so the couple has always been away, Crystal and Darren health conscious. When it comes try to hand-pick bugs off as to food production, they try to much as possible. They also stay mindful. Providing clean use natural products like neem produce for their selves and oil and bacillus thurngiensis others is a priority. Crystal (bt) for the control of worms Marshfield, Mo. and her husband are “transand caterpillars, which has no plants” from Louisiana.

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Darren came from a family of crawfish farmers, and Crystal from a family who lived on hunting and fishing. They both appreciate and understand the value in being able to provide local food for themselves and community.

Black Dog Farm provides a variety of fruits and vegetables sold at various locations. Some produce is sold at the Marshfield Farmer’s Market on Fridays, Wild Seed restaurant in Strafford, and Mama Jeans Natural Market in Springfield. Crystal said the most economical way for consumers to purchase their JULY 12, 2021

meet your neighbors produce, however, is by contacting Black Dog Farm directly.

Crystal provides a unique way to get a mix of fresh, local veggies. She has a large reusable tote she fills with veggies for only $25. When customers return with the bag to fill again, she gives them a “sussie” with their next vegetable order, which is a small, unexpected gift in Louisiana-lango. She said sometimes that means an extra container of organic tomatoes as a thank you for both being a return customer and bringing the tote to refill.

The odd weather this year delayed some of the produce, but the plants are looking good. By the end of July produce should be available from Black Dog Farm. Twelve varieties of tomatoes will be ripening, along with tomatillos, Italian sweets, red, green and yellow bell peppers, jalapeno, poblano and cayenne peppers. Crystal will also have a few varieties of squash and zucchini.

In the orchard there are apples, pears, plums, blackberries and strawberries too. A pumpkin patch is planned for the fall.

They have planted large and small red watermelons, and yellow and orange as well. They will also have cantaloupe.

Crystal said there’s a big difference between cantaloupe consumers by from the store. That cantaloupe may have been picked too early, then held for a month in a cooler before purchased.

At Black Dog Farm, cantaloupe picked when it’s perfectly ripe so its sweet scent can be smelled a few feet away.

“Mama Jeans is our biggest buyer on cantaloupe,” she said. “They can’t keep our cantaloupe in stock.”

As for the expansion of the farm, Crystal plans to dig a well in the near future to ensure a better water supply, and they are also hoping to open an onthe-farm stand.

The farm is an ever-growing production she plans to continue.

“There’s so much more here than in Louisiana,” she said.

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H Age: 16 H Hometown: Walker, Mo. H Parents: David and Betsy Foreman H Sibling: Carter (10) H FFA Chapter: Northeast Vernon County H Chapter advisor: Brett Neil What is your involvement in agriculture?

“My family operates a Polled Hereford/ Angus beef farm. I help my dad ear tag the new baby calves. When we have the veterinarian help us work the cattle, I am able to keep track of the cattle or help separate them. When Dad hays the cattle, I am the official gate opener and closer, to keep the cattle in the pasture where they belong. In the Schell City 4-H, I was most of the officers. My main project was raising pigs to show at the Vernon County Youth Fair. In FFA, I am the chapter treasurer and learned how to weld. I was on the meats judging team. At the district contest we placed third and qualified to go on to state; we got sixth at state. I learned a lot about judging cattle, identifying meat cuts, and have used this to help my dad decide which heifers to keep for our herd or the weight of the calves to sell.”

What is your favorite part of being involved in agriculture?

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“Growing up with farm animals is definitely my favorite part.”

What are your future plans?

“I am undecided. I do enjoy agriculture a lot, but I am not sure if I want it to be part of my future career yet.”

What is the best advice about agriculture you have received from adults?

“My dad tells me to ‘stand clear of the momma cows. Never get between a momma and its baby.’ So far, I haven’t gotten trampled.”

What advice would you give to other young people who want to be involved in agriculture?

“It’s a great experience to have, even if you might not wish to pursue it.”

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don’t know who needs to hear this but don’t forget to check that last “spring calving” cow that still hasn’t had a calf. It’s easy to forget about those gals when we get into the hayfield, on the brush hog or Dr. Charlie Robinson, on summer vacations. This is also when we tend to DVM is a partner at see the worst caving issues.

Wooderson Vet Clinic Pregnancy exams (preg checks) are the best way of dein Bolivar, Mo. termining if a cow is pregnant and figuring out who will lag behind in the calving season. These late calving cows are good candidates for the cull list as they will have smaller calves at weaning time and always will until they eventually come up open because most cows won’t have two calves less than a year apart.

Pregnancy exams are easy to have done with the help of your local vet; the hard part is having a plan to utilize the results. Unless you are using the results to make business decisions, you’re not helping yourself. The plan is different for every operation, but every operation should have a plan.

For the most part, farmers will choose to simply sell the open cows and, if they don’t have too many of those, the cows that will calve late in the season. Some will elect to roll any opens and possibly their late cows into the next calving season. Option 3 is to retain these open cows, put the bull back with them and mark them to sell when they are pregnant.

The marketing strategy used is somewhat dependent on the market Cows right now are selling for around 68 cents a pound. That means a 1,200- pound cow is worth $816, which is enough to justify the “sell your opens now” plan. The cow turned back with the bull with the intent to sell when pregnant costs you an extra $200 because it costs $600 to feed a cow for a year. Let’s say you get 70 percent of those cows pregnant. The pregnant cows sell for $1,200, and the ones that are still open have gained 50 pounds; if the slaughter market stays steady, they’re worth $850. That makes the average price for those cows $1,095 (you have $1,016 in them). Option 3 is the hardest to calculate because it involves tracking that cow’s production over the next few years to see if she pays herself off. A 500-pound calf will, on overage, sell for $750. If it costs $600 to feed a cow for a year, it will take her three years, without coming up open, to pay you back for the six months you lost. This makes keeping any cow older than 5 a money-losing decision, and any cow that comes up open or late is at high risk for doing the same thing again in less than three years.

The raw numbers on the profitability of having a vet do pregnancy exams on your cows are staggering as well. The cost to the farmer is $400, plus a farm trip fee of $60 (based on Wooderson Vet Clinic prices). The farmer finds out nine cows are open, and one is in the first period when all the others are in the second. The farmer decides to sell these 10 cows.

Had the farmer not examined his cows for pregnancy it would have been 240 days before he received this information, and it would have cost he/she $394.5 per cow (based on the example earlier). Multiplied by 10 cows, that is $3,945 that could have been saved by paying $460 to the vet, a profit of $3,485.

The beef cattle industry is a hard one to make money in. All kinds of costs, both expected and unexpected, make it necessary to take advantage of every management advantage you can get. There are a seemingly infinite amount of management practices that can be implemented to make your operation more profitable, but pregnancy exams and the resulting sale of cull animals is the first one that needs to be implemented.

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Tick-Borne Diseases in Cattle

By Cheryl Kepes

Producers should keep an eye out for trouble and be proactive in prevention and treatment

The hot, humid summer days usher in a plethora of unwanted pests. For many livestock producers, ticks are at the top of the nuisance list, and for good reason. Some tick-borne illnesses can cause serious health problems, even death, in cattle.

Anaplasmosis

One of the most prevalent and problematic tick-borne diseases is Anaplasmosis.

This disease is caused by an intracellular microorganism called Anaplasma marginale, which infects the red blood cells of cattle.

Anaplasma marginale is transmitted from an infected animal to an uninfected animal through ticks, biting flies, surgical instruments or contaminated needles. “Some tick species are true biological vectors of this microorganism,” Dr. Kelly Loftin, University of Arkansas professor and entomologist, said. “In biological tick vectors, the pathogen survives and multiplies within the tick from one stage to the next (larvae to nymph to adult).” Ticks such as the American dog tick and the black-legged tick are thought to be important carriers of Anaplasmosis.

The disease is transmitted differently in mechanical insect vectors such as horse flies. In these cases, the pathogen is picked up during blood feeding on an infected

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animal, then quickly feeding on an uninfected animal.

Symptoms of Anaplasmosis

Producers can look for the following symptoms to spot cases of Anaplasmosis in their herds; diminished appetite, weakness, decreased milk production, lethargy, pale mucous membranes and elevated temperature. “In some animals, the disease may progress resulting in rapid weight loss, yellowed mucous membranes, excitation, constipation, abortion and possible death,” Loftin said. “When death occurs, it’s caused by the destruction of red blood cells, which limits the animal’s ability to provide enough oxygen to tissues.”

The age of the animal can impact the severity of the disease. Calves younger than 1 year old can experience mild symptoms.

Animals 1 year to 2 years old, can experience serious disease but rarely die. However, in cases left untreated in cattle that are more than 2 years old, those animals experience acute disease with mortality rates of up to 50 percent.

Anaplasmosis can be treated with antibiotics such as tetracycline or chlortetracycline. Producers should consult their herd veterinarian to administer and to advise them on the specific antibiotic regiment.

“Keeping farms diversified helps stabilize income. It helps with fluctuations of different markets and can give more consistent pay checks.”

Matt Crutcher Greene County, Mo.

Prevention of Anaplasmosis

Start at the source by treating cattle with effective tick and biting fly control products.

In addition, when working a cattle herd, disinfect equipment such as castration knives, dehorners and tattoo pliers between uses. It is also important to switch out hypodermic needles often. Currently, there is an Anaplasmosis vaccine developed by Louisiana State University. Producers can consult their veterinarian to determine if the vaccine is appropriate for their operation.

Other Tick-Borne Illnesses

According to Loftin, Bovine Theilerioses is an emerging tick-borne disease found in specific areas of the U.S. where the new invasive Asian longhorned tick is widespread.

Bovine Theilerioses can cause anemia, unthriftiness and death in cattle. The Asian longhorned tick has been identified in 15 states, all east of the Mississippi River. It has been found in one county in Arkansas but has not become widespread in that state.

Tick Management Control Practices

There are steps producers can take to control tick populations in their herds.

Experts recommend whole body sprays

“With uncertainty in the markets and input costs constantly changing, reliance on one source of income is hard. We need to thin outside the box for ideas to fill in the gaps or obtain full value for the products we produce.”

Brandon Overshon Pulaski County, Mo.

and insecticide and acaricide dips. Another method includes self-treatment devices such as dust bags containing insecticide dusts.

Other control measures include pouron insecticides and some insecticidal ear tags. Insecticide concentrations containing permethrin, coumaphos or phosmet are mixed with water and used as whole-body sprays. Most insecticidal ear tags will control ticks attached inside the ears of cattle, but only a few insecticidal ear tags will effectively control ticks found on other parts of the animal’s body.

Ticks thrive in humid environments created by tall weeds and brush. Therefore, cutting weeds and brush will reduce the favorable environment for tick populations. Producers can also utilize acaricide applications in small areas to reduce the tick population.

Currently, Loftin and his colleague, Dr. Emily McDermott, are conducting a study assessing the prevalence of Anaplasmosis in livestock and wildlife associated with ticks in Arkansas. They hope their research will give them more information to share with producers in the Ozarks on this tick-borne illness.

“Strategic diversification not only distributes risk in the event of an unexpected loss, it also increases a farm’s market space and customer base.

Big or small, farms need a customer willing to buy their products.

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Rachel Monday Dallas County, Mo.

“You know what they say, don’t keep all your eggs in one basket. In addition to having cattle on the farm, we have always raised dogs. Raising puppies is rewarding and helps pay the bills.”

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Improving Heifer Fertility Rates

By Cheryl Kepes

Management practices to increase reproductivity in younger females Though genetics play an important role in reproductive success, there are a variety of management practices producers can implement in order to improve the fertility of their heifer herd.

First and foremost, a focus on nutrition can have an impact on heifer fertility. Heifers fed for controlled weight gain will achieve reproductive puberty at the correct time.

However, heifers that fail to receive adequate nutrition are slower to reach puberty. For all females, a low body condition score inhibits their pregnancy success throughout their lifespan.

Additionally, research indicates heifers that reach proper body weight by the start of their first breeding season, have more reproductive success.

“A target weight from 55 to 65 percent of the heifer’s expected mature weight is a range that you might use to determine whether they’re on an adequate plane of nutrition,” Eldon Cole, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist, said.

Determining the heifer’s reproductive readiness through reproductive tract scores assists in improving conception rates.

Reproductive tract scoring systems range from a score of one (pre-pubertal, infantile tract) to five (pubertal, corpus luteum present).

Typically, four to six weeks prior to a heifer’s first breeding is the right time to assess her reproductive tract score.

“Cull heifers that have an infantile reproductive tract score of one,” Cole stated.

“Heifers with a two-score are estimated to be over 30 days from reaching puberty and may need to be culled.”

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The implementation of an estrous synchronization program can help improve fertility in some heifers. The progestins used induce peripubertal heifers to start the hormonal changes associated with achieving puberty.

“Starting heifers on an estrous synchronization program will spur some two and three scoring heifers to cycle,” Cole explained. “Ideally, we want 50 percent of the heifers to be tract scores four and five when scored before the synch program begins.”

Livestock producers who utilize a synchronization program reap an additional benefit for their operation. If the heifer herd is synched, all heifers will be inseminated early in the breeding season. Come calving season, firstcalf heifers will all be delivering their calves during a similar timeframe.

Taking a close look at the heifer’s genetics will help producers get an idea of her fertility potential. Most breeds will reflect heifer fertility in the Heifer Pregnancy EPD. The Heifer Pregnancy EPD determines the probability or chance of a sire’s daughters becoming pregnant during a typical breeding season.

Cole suggested if producers are concerned about a sire’s daughters’ differences in getting bred early in the breeding season, they should look closely at their EPDs. “The top 5 percent of Angus EPDs are at 15.8 percent, while the poorest 5 percent have an EPD of 5.6 percent or below, so you can be justified in spending some time looking at Heifer Pregnancy if your breed has that EPD available,” Cole explained.

In the Ozarks, where fescue fills many fields, cattle producers need to keep in mind fescue toxicity can also

create problems getting heifers developed for high fertility. If producers suspect this is the case for their heifer herd, they should consider moving the heifers to an alternate non-toxic fescue pasture. There are also supplements available that will dilute the fescue toxin levels.

Keep an eye on the physiological makeup of the heifer as well. Heifers that are late or slow hair shedders will likely have elevated body temperatures, resulting n lost pregnancies.

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Whether or not producers should wean calves early falls into a category of debate among livestock experts. While there are long-term benefits for the cow, those advantages must be weighed against the long-term performance of her calf and with future financial impacts to the operation.

First, in general terms, it’s important to define what constitutes early weaning.

“I consider early weaning a viable option when the calves are 100 to 120 days old,” Eldon Cole, University of Missouri-Extension livestock field specialist, stated.

For beef producers, experts recommend waiting until a calf is at least more than 3 months old before early weaning.

“I’d usually not early wean calves under 100 days of age,” Cole explained. “However, we know dairymen routinely do it after a few days, but most beef cow owners don’t want to raise bottle babies.”

Advantages to Early Weaning

Producers wanting to improve the conception rate for first-calf heifers may want to consider weaning her calf early, reducing the lactation demands on the cow.

“One big reason to early wean is to help the heifer conceive the next calf,” Cole stated. “We know the lack of nursing stimulus helps bring her into heat.”

Early weaning can also benefit first-calf heifers because as a 2-year-old, they are still working to grow themselves to maturity.

Early weaning gives the young cow a chance to hold on to more of the nutrients she is consuming, therefore, helping her to continue her own growth.

In other cases, some producers choose to wean the calves at about 4 months to give the cow a chance to maintain her body condition. This is especially true in a drought season when forage is scarce.

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show early weaning contributed to reducing forage use in pastures due to the fact non-lactating females consumed less forage than the cow/calf pairs.

Challenges to Early Weaning

Producers who choose early weaning should keep in mind the younger calves will require extra care, nutrition and attention.

“Anytime you early wean you do need almost a nursery-type setting to keep the calves healthy and happy,” Cole said.

One of the first steps is preparing the calves for a smooth transition when they are separated from their mothers “I’d recommend fence line weaning and hopefully keep the dust to a minimum,” Cole suggested. Dust can be an irritant to the calves’ eyes, creating a gateway for pinkeye or irritating the nasal cavity and airways, causing respiratory issues.

Heat stress and flies are other considerations if weaning young calves in pens during the summer. In addition, a facility created to handle bigger animals may not be conducive for younger calves. Therefore, properly prepare pens and lots for the smaller calves.

Four to five weeks prior to weaning, providing limited creep for the calves will help them with the transition away from their momma’s milk. The small amount of creep leading up to weaning helps precondition calves for the stressors involved with weaning. This is true for early weaned and traditionally weaned calves alike.

Cole added creep rations don’t have to be corn or grain by-product based, instead, producers could allow calves to forward graze a high-quality grass-legume mix pasture, or eat alfalfa hay or haylage.

Additionally, producers should weigh the costs of feeding the calf over a longer period of time. Farmers may want to consult with a veterinarian on the best practices for developing a proper health and nutrition program for early weaned calves.

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How to determine nutrient quality in forages The sight of a fresh-cut hayfield with tightly rolled bales dotting the pasture can bring feelings of satisfaction to the heart of a farmer. But in order to get the most out of that hay, experts suggest testing it to determine its nutrient content. “A hay test tells you what nutritional holes you have for the class of animals that you are feeding and the productivity that you want them to achieve,” Gene Schmitz, University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist, said.

The hay test gives producers information to determine what nutrients they don’t need to add to their animals’ diets and what they do need to add.

“The value of a hay test is that we don’t feed nutrients that are unnecessary and we only provide the nutrients that are missing at the appropriate amounts for the cheapest costs,” Schmitz explained.

It’s important to keep in mind, that a forage test provides the information about the nutrient content of the forage. It is then up to the producer or an expert, to analyze the results in order to determine what steps need to be taken to supplement missing nutrients. University extension livestock specialists are a resource for producers looking for assistance in interpreting the hay test results and guidance in nutrition decisions.

Hay Testing Steps

Sample different lots. When testing hay, collect samples from different lots of hay and sample them separately. A lot of hay is a particular cutting off of a specific field.

The reason for separate sampling is to test plant maturity at different harvest times.

Also note, the stage of maturity at harvest dictates the nutritional value of the hay.

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or to feeding it. The smaller the window between when the hay is tested and when it is fed, the closer the analysis will be in regards to what the animals are actually consuming. This is especially true for hay that is stored outside since it loses nutritional value over time in the elements.

If producers are feeding haylage, silage or baleage, those forages should be tested six to eight weeks prior to it being fed. At the minimum, producers need to give the haylage, silage or baleage at least four to six weeks, for it to go through the fermentation process, before it is tested.

How to collect a sample. There is a variety of different tools that can be used to test hay. Most of the tools are stainless steel tubes with serrated teeth on the ends.

Many local extension offices have hay testing tools farmers can borrow.

If collecting a sample from a wrapped round bale, make a cut in the wrap or plastic on the side of the bale. Then push the coring tube into the bale about 18 inches.

If sampling a square bale, push the corer in the butt end of the bale. It is important when sampling to get a cross section of the bale. Cutting across the sections of the bale, helps to get a full representation of the forages included in the bale.

Remove the corer and use a wood dowel to plunge the sample into a clean plastic container. Experts recommend sampling 10 percent of each lot of hay. Once 10 percent of the lot of hay has been collected, mix the samples together in the plastic container.

The next step is to send off the sample to a certified lab. Some labs provide their own plastic mailers. However, a sealable gallon plastic bag will also work for sending in samples. Prices for the hay test range from lab to lab and depend on what analysis is conducted.

At the minimum a hay test should include information on moisture content, fiber levels which will provide energy value information, protein levels and in some cases the percentage of major minerals.

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Zoom – Cost: Free – for more information contact Amy at 573-346-2644 or

bartelsa@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/6np 17 Home Food Preservation – Pressure Canning – 10 a.m.-noon – Cost: $25 – Salem

Community Center, 1200 W. Rolla Road, Salem, Mo. – for more information

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July 15 – to register or for more information call 573-729-3196 or visit https://extension.missouri.edu/events/home-food-preservation pressure-canning 17-8/2 Taking Care of You Workshop – Mondays, 9-11 a.m. – Branson-Hollister

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20 What Should I Charge to Rent My Farm/Pastureland? – 6:30-9 p.m. – Cost:

Free – Laclede County MU Extension Office, Lebanon, Mo. – register

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is limited – to pre-register or for more information call 417-967-4545 24-31 Douglas County Fair – Douglas County Fairgrounds, Ava. Mo. – 417-683-4409 27 Fall Pasture Workshop – Pulaski County Courthouse, Waynesville, Mo. –

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Highway KK, Fair Grove, Mo. – admission is $5 per adult, children under

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Cost: $20 – for more information contact Justin at 636-970-3000 or

justin.keay@missouri.edu – register online extension.missouri.edu

and search for Soils 101 courses and dates 5-7 Phelps County Fair – Phelps County Fairgrounds, Rolla, Mo. – 573-364-6364 10 Vegetable Gardening in the Ozarks – Cool Season Vegetables for Fall – 10-11 a.m.

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Cost: $20 – for more information contact Justin at 636-970-3000 or

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information call 417-682-3579 or ScheidtjK@missouri.edu 14 Low Stress Cattle Handling Workshop – 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Cost: $35 –

Hankins Farms, Co Rd 12, Arcola, Mo. – call 417-682-3579 for more information 14-16 Management-Intensive Grazing School – Strafford, Mo. – for more information

contact Greene County SWCD/NRCS at 417-831-5246, ext. 3 or will.rhodes@swcd.mo.gov 27-29 Management-Intensive Grazing School – Stockton, Mo. – for more information

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7/17, 7/18, 7/24, 7/25 Denning 4-Day Auction, Nevada, Mo. • Curtis and Sons Auction Service 7/17 Estate of Harold R. Hutchens Auction, Pittsburg, Mo. • Crawford Auction Service, 417-998-6629 • See Our Ad on Page 30 7/24 Richard & Hilda Montgomery Estate Auction, Dadeville, Mo. • Bruce & Le’AN Auction & Appraisal LLC 7/31 George & Linda Craig Estate Auction, Edwards, Mo. • Crawford Auction Service, 417-998-6629 • See Our Ad on Page 30 7/31 Mrs. Norma A. Pitts Living Estate Auction, Flemington, Mo. • Bruce & Le’AN Auction & Appraisal LLC 7/31 Tom & Joyce Hollis Public Auction, Appleton City, Mo. • Wade Auction Service 8/7 H and L Auction Estate & Antiques, Pleasant Hope, Mo. • H & L Auction

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7/17 Absolute Real Estate & Household Auction, Barnett, Mo. • Dick Hutchison Auction and Real Estate LLC 7/17 Maddox Auction, St. Roberts, Mo. • Sellers Auction Service 7/24 Luvin Real Estate Auction, Versailles, Mo. • Dick Hutchison Auction and Real Estate LLC 8/7 Miller County Real Estate & Personal Property Auction, Eldon, Mo. • Wheeler Auctions & Real Estate 8/28 Kilmer Farm Equipment Consignment Auction, Versailles, Mo. • Wheeler Auctions & Real Estate

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7/13 Fantastic Combined Estate Auction, Highlandville, Mo. • Three Creeks Auction 7/16 Aubrey Harmel Trust Real Estate Auction, Springfield, Mo. • Glenworth Auction & Realty, 417767-4345 • See Our Ad on Page 31 7/17 Estate Auction, Pierce, Mo. • McKnight Auction Company LLC 7/17 Allen Brown Auction, Billings, Mo. • Foreman Auction Service, LLC 7/17 Mr. Lloyd Barnes Estate Auction, Southwest City, Mo. • Circle L Auction Service 7/17 Steve Fincher Estate Auction, Brookline, Mo. • Bob Kollmeier Auctions 7/18 Public Auction, Forsyth, Mo. • Foster Auction & Appraisal Service 7/22 Sheriff ’s Sale Public Auction, Strafford, Mo. • Glenworth Auction & Realty, 417-767-4345 • See Our Ad on Page 31 7/24 Farm Auction, Republic, Mo. • McKnight Auction Company LLC 7/31 Absolute Land & Home Auction, Billings, Mo. • Foster Auction & Appraisal Service

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