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U of A faculty to be honored: Marty Matlock, executive director of the University of Arkansas Office for Sustainability and professor of ecological engineering in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, will receive a Presidential Citation from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. The citation will be presented July 20 at ASABE’s 2016 Awards Luncheon in Orlando, Fla. The citation will be awarded “in recognition of his outstanding leadership in positioning ASABE as a leader in sustainability.” Matlock served as project lead for the development of a framework that can be used by the agriculture industry to guide and measure continuous progress toward sustainable agricultural production. This framework, which was published by ASABE as a standard titled ANSI/ASABE S629, includes provisions for defining and benchmarking key performance indicators, setting goals, implementing strategies for continuous improvement and reporting improvements.

Extension specialist honored: Susan Watkins, professor of poultry science and poultry Extension specialist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, was named the 2016 Industry Leader of the Year by The Poultry Federation. The award was presented by federation president Marvin Childers and members of the group’s board of directors during the 57th Annual Poultry Festival in Rogers, Ark., in June. The award, which was first given in 1955, recognizes the outstanding achievements of poultry and egg business executives and their contributions to the industry. Watkins joined the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service in 1996 and is a prominent expert in water quality. She provides critical technical support to Arkansas’ poultry industry in litter management, nutrition, energy efficient lighting and sanitation.

Oklahoma native to head state’s 4-H Foundation: Oklahoma State University graduate Blayne Arthur has returned to OSU to be the executive director of the Oklahoma 4-H Foundation. Arthur has a degree in agricultural economics and has worked for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry and served as deputy commissioner for Secretary of Agriculture Jim Reese, working with agricultural commodity groups to develop policy.

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Jerry Crownover – Flashbacks to childhood

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Jody Harris – Clearing out the ‘treasures’

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Julie Turner-Crawford – A salute to the ladies

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Helen Alewine’s nursing background is an asset in livestock production

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Youth in Ag features Amanda Anthney

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Jerry Crownover is I can’t remember the first time one a farmer and former touched mine, but I know it was love at first bite. professor of Agriculture When the last of June and first of July, of my Education at Missouri childhood rolled around, I instinctively knew State University. He is a that a cobbler would appear from out of the oven, native of Baxter County, a generous portion placed in a bowl, and then Arkansas, and an covered with thick, fresh cream skimmed off the author and professional top of the milk made by our Jersey cow earlier speaker. To contact Jerry, that morning. There was nothing better. go to ozarksfn.com and Unfortunately, when I reached the age of 6 or so, click on ‘Contact Us.’ I was expected to go along with my parents to the blackberry patch to help pick the delectable fruits.

These blackberry bushes were most usually found in an old fence row or along the edge of the woods, which also produced an abundant crop of ticks and chiggers that were roughly the same size as the berries. It was then, that I understood why blackberries tasted so good; any food that creates that much pleasure has to be accompanied by an equal or greater amount of pain and misery.

The morning after a “berry-picking” would usually find my body looking like it had been run through the de-feathering machine at a poultry processing plant. All the scratching and clawing of the tick bites had left my legs, arms, and other assorted appendages, as raw and red as an unripened blackberry. Home remedies to rid my body of any remaining chiggers would include alternating applications of coal oil, turpentine, rubbing alcohol, and even lard as a last desperate attempt to kill the vermin that were determined to stay attached. A blow-torch couldn’t have burned my skin any hotter than the home remedies – and probably wouldn’t have gotten rid of the parasites any better. No matter what

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nce our long school year ends, I encounter questions from people about how we’ll spend our summer.

Will we go on a vacation? Do we have any big plans? The answer Jody Harris is a freelance is typically no. This family uses summer break communications specialist, to slow down and play catch up. It’s not as if we gardener, ranch wife and don’t stay busy. We just don’t make a lot of plans mother of four. She and to be busy. her family raise Angus beef A couple months ago, my husband began a cattle and other critters on crusade to clean out both his barn and machine their northwest Arkansas shed. I followed his lead, inspecting our closets ranch. She is a graduate and garage for items that needed to be purged. of Missouri State University.

He had it in his mind; he was going to host a To contact Jody, go to mid-life farm sale. For a guy his age, he’s collected ozarksfn.com and click on a lot of junk over the years. And you know what ‘Contact Us.’ they say – one man’s junk is another man’s treasure? He believed a small farm auction was the answer to this cleaning campaign.

Several of his dear friends and I tried to talk him out of the auction. I panicked at the idea of several strangers milling around all of our old stuff. Our only compromise was him getting a porta-potty. It was happening and we all had to jump in to get the sale organized and quick!

The night before the sale, our good buddy from Bella Vista, Ark., came down to help get Nathan organized. He’s our go-to friend when someone needs to keep my husband on task due to a looming deadline. Our neighbor joined in the sale, cleaning out all the treasures he’d amassed. The deadline to be prepared was imminent and we did not feel ready.

I fed our reinforcement team a good dinner and we got to work. We had tables to organize and a parking lot to create.

The kids didn’t want to miss out on an opportunity to share in the profitability of the auction. After floating them a small “loan” to purchase ingredients, they decided to open a lemonade stand. They spent the day before making gallons of lemonade and dozens of cookies to sell to potential patrons.

The morning of the sale, everyone was up early working their “station.” By 9 a.m., eager bidders had begun to arrive at our farm and rummage through the trove of paraphernalia available. As I sat at the table checking in buyers and handing out bid numbers, my husband walked around pretending to do his “auctioneer song.”

One fellow told me most people didn’t come to auctions to buy anything, they just wanted to sit around and visit. I cringed. I hoped those people stayed home, because we really needed to move some stuff.

The kids walked around yelling “lemonade for sale!” Their little business took off from there. Once the sale started, I was amazed at things that were popular and even more amazed at things that weren’t. When it was finally over, we checked out buyers and began loading their treasures in trucks and trailers. By the end of the day, we were left with a small trailer full of things to donate and a really clean barn.

The kids made a little bit of fun money. Even though we were all sweaty and dirty, the effort put in was worth it. After all, we can now park machines in the machine shed, neighbor.

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n this edition of Ozarks Farm & Neighbor, we are saluting some of the hardest working people I know – the women in agriculture.

Many folks who aren’t involved in our inJulie Turner-Crawford dustry, in my opinion, think women who live is a native of Dallas on farms are kind of like the dress-clad, hair and County, Mo., where she makeup always perfect June Cleaver, spending their grew up on her family’s days making sure the house is nice and clean, baking farm. She is a graduate pies, keeping Beaver, Wally, Larry and Lumpy out of of Missouri State trouble, and having Ward’s dinner ready when he University. To contact comes home from a hard day of work. Farm ladies Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 don’t have a “real job” after all, so they have plenty or by email at editor@ of time in their day. ozarksfn.com.

I thought all of you ladies reading would get a good laugh out of that. Not only do farm ladies have to tackle many, if not all, of the tasks above, there is also livestock to tend to, field work to do, fences to fix and everything else many in our society tend to think of as “man’s work.”

According to the 2012 Census in Agriculture, there are nearly 1 million women farmers in the U.S., and more than 288,000 of those women were the primary operator of their farming operation.

The report goes on to say that female principal operators sold $12.9 billion in agricultural products in 2012, including $6 billion in crop sales and $6.9 billion in livestock sales. They operated 62.7 million acres of farmland. Sales by women represented 3.3 percent of total U.S. agriculture sales, and women operate 6.9 percent of U.S. farmland.

Not too shabby, ladies.

Let’s face it, most women – be it farm women, stay-at-home moms, women who work off the farm or outside the home – work hard, no matter what they do, in order to keep their homes and families happy and harmonious. I tell my four-legged kid just about every day that I would love to be a stay-at-home dog mom, but if I don’t go to work, no one gets fed, including her.

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he Lawton Constitution published a story from a misguided individual about Oklahoma State Question 777 recently.

As a fourth-generation resident of southwest Oklahoma, I would like to provide this comment.

My family and I are proudly voting yes on Oklahoma State Question 777. I’m a fourth generation farmer/rancher in the Chattanooga area.

The proponents pushing Oklahomans to vote no are funded by out-of-state special interests groups such as HSUS and PETA, who are trying to abolish animal agriculture. The water theory is just one of the many scare tactics they are trying to disguise their agenda with. Right to Farm is a measure to protect emotional

voting instead of facts and science. Right to Farm is a measure to protect Oklahoma agriculture from laws such as those passed in California that have taken away a farmer’s decision to do what’s best for his crops and animals and jacked up food prices for California consumers.

The proponents to vote yes are multiple generation Oklahomans who have toiled this land to provide the safest, cheapest, most abundant food supply in the world. Trust your neighbors who have lived here for generations. Learn what this issue is about and vote yes when you go to the polls in November.

Shari Holloway Chattanooga, Okla.

(Thanks to fellow agriculture advocate Lisa Bryant for loaning her writing talents)

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If commissioned today to depict America’s women farmers and farm wives, that same look of determination and confidence would be seen.

To the women in agriculture across the Ozarks, thank you for your dedication to your way of life. Thank you for not only helping to feed your family, but families around the world. Thank you for being a farmer.

Continued from Previous Page After college, I took a job in the Missouri River town of Lexington, Mo. In that small community stands one of only 12 Madonna of the Trail statues. The statues honor the pioneer mothers who traveled via covered wagon along the Santa Fe Trail. Dressed in a sun bonnet and long dress, the woman depicted statues is holding a baby in her arm and a small boy is hanging onto her skirt; in her other hand is a rifle. If you look at the face of the woman, it is the face of a woman who is strong and knows that she has to do everything she can to protect her family.

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was used, I still itched…and scratched… for several more days. But, the eventual payoff, in the form of that blackberry cobbler, was still wonderful.

I was thinking about all this last week, when my wife and I went to a neighbor’s U-pick blackberry operation about 4 miles from our farm. There, we picked two gallons of beautiful berries in about 20 minutes, from bushes that didn’t have a thorn on them. The vines were all attached to trellises in neat rows that Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

allowed us to pick from a standing position the whole time, and the areas between the rows were mowed like a lawn and, evidently, treated with something that deters ticks and chiggers, because I didn’t get a single critter on me.

Back at home, Judy baked a delicious blackberry cobbler that was every bit as good as the ones I remembered from my childhood. As we both sat down, and began to devour the steaming treat, Judy asked, “What’s wrong with you?”

“Nothing, why?”

“You’re scratching between every bite.”

“Just blackberry flashbacks.”

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Vinita, Okla., woman knew her heart was always with cattle and horses How many of us would like to change the path we set out on?

Would we do what we love or feel compelled to follow the status quo? If we could jump into that uncertain future, what would it look like?

Born into a rodeo family near Harrison, Ark., Kathy Parker spent weekends and summers traveling to rodeos with her parents, George and Bonnie Parker, and younger brother, Keith. Now living in rural Vinita, Okla., she realizes those childhood occurrences set the stage for a fulfilling change when she arrived at a crossroads in her life.

“I had a horse and a dog waiting on me before I was born,” she said.

George, a rodeo clown and bareback bronc rider, took the family to various events, something she remembers as a charmed life.

“I was always riding horses and anytime we went to livestock shows, I would take my horse along to run barrels,” Kathy recalled. “But it wasn’t until I was in college that I realized other people hadn’t done much of anything in their lives.”

She recalls going on overnight trail rides and cook outs along the Buffalo River, learning how to play guitar and sing bluegrass music, later performing in a band at Dog Patch. She took part in the Bicentennial Wagon Train with her grandfather, John Henry Shaddox, and established an

annual wagon train, bearing his name, that still treks 100 miles from Harrison, Ark., to Springdale, Ark., each summer.

She attended the University of Arkansas, obtaining her bachelor’s in agriculture education, and then her master’s while teaching ag education at

Her heart wasn’t in education.

“My life really started when I moved to Oklahoma in 1990 and I learned how to do real ranch work,” Kathy added.

The life transition brought new experiences.

“I never wanted to be anything but a cowboy,” she remarked. She become Kathy Parker has been involved in Women’s Ranch Rodeo Association events for years.

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“I was pretty green when I started out doing ranch work,” she said. “Curtis Capps owned a rodeo company and was a friend, he began teaching me how to do real ranch work.”

She started participating in the WRRA, the women’s version of ranch rodeo competitions in 2000. The events encompass every aspect of ranch work such as, trailer loading, simulated calf doctoring and branding. She participated on various teams until the competitions began to move further out west, making it no longer time or cost effective to continue.

Today, she works for Delaware County in land records, writes freelance articles and posts in her blog, Park-n-Ride. Weekends find her on any ranch needing hands to work cattle or attending benefit rodeos.

Life has never been dull in her 55 years.

“It’s taken a long time to be drug this many miles,” she laughs. “Some talk of checkered pasts. I could make a crazy quilt.”

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After the sudden loss of her husband, Marsha Hedge pledged to hold on to their farm Marsha Hedge, who owns 300 acres in the rural Fayetteville, Ark., area, is a perfect picture of what determination and courage can do for someone owning and operating a farm alone.

When questioned if gender was a factor, Marsha said, “I have mostly worked in male-dominated fields and have built a reputation and developed confidence so that I face no ‘little lady’ issues.”

learn was to make priorities and adjust them as needed because keeping the farm perfect by myself is simply impossible.”

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Marsha and her veterinarian husband County Extension Agency,” Marsha said.

Dennis purchased 100 acres in 1993, start- “I have had and continue to have loans ing with 11 cows. They added some land with FCS, especially in conjunction with and began building a strong commercial conservation programs such as cross fencherd, constantly experimenting with breeds ing and rotational grazing, which were and combinations. Then in 1999, while rid- suggested by the extension agency.”

Marsha admits that from the begining a four-wheeler near their home, Dennis ning she knew she didn’t have all the was killed in a hit and run accident. answers and feels blessed to “I was really angry and debe surrounded by willing cided to never let whoever and helpful people. She was ran my husband off the road Fayetteville, Ark. especially appreciative in see this farm go under,” Mar2002 when she survived both sha said. “My husband was a breast cancer and a devastating perfectionist and kept everycar wreck that made her “pretty thing perfectly neat and tidy. much a bionic woman,” full of The hardest lesson I had to

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Santa Gertrudis and The land near MarBlack Angus. sha’s farm makes “I know they say a perfect rookery black sells, but Anfor an aggressive gus are too weak breed of buzzard in the high-end for from Mexico and what I am looking South America. for,” Marsha exThe birds are darkplained. “I prefer the er and shorter than broader and more the typical Arkanmuscled carcass of a sas buzzard, but Limousin/Simmenstockier and highly tal cross. We had aggressive. They a really good black follow and harass Simmental bull for herds as they move eight years and kept from pasture to pas– Marsha Hedge all of his heifers. Most ture, always circling of my cows come from that bloodline. Limand looking for an opportuousin is a good breed and produces good nity. The history of this bird is strong calves but not enough milk for op- well documented and, like so many other timum calf growth. I find the Limousin/ farmers in the southern part of the United Simmental cross works best for me and I States, Marsha has lost both calves and like red.” cows to these dangerous predators. The During spring and summer, the herd is birds are not afraid of humans and congregrass fed, though Marsha supplies loose gate in flocks of 50 or more on Marsha’s mineral with changing components ac- land. Marsha is still searching for solucording to season and need. tions. Because she has taught school for “I sometimes put out blocks for the the last three years to increase cash flow to cows to play with, and I find them keep the farm financially viable, Marsha is kicked all over the place,” shes said with not home enough to keep as close a watch a laugh. a she would like.

During severe winter weather, Marsha “I love my farm and what it helps teach uses baked proteins tubs and will occa- my grandchildren: perseverance and resionally buy a load of 14 to 16 percent sponsibility,” Marsha said. “They love pelleted grain. coming here and doing whatever it is I am “I work the cattle twice a year,” she doing. We (recently) started with baking a said. “They receive one round of vacci- tie-dyed cake and then fixed fence.”

“I know they say black sells, but Angus are too weak in the high-end for what I am looking for.”

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Family-owned pizza parlor and movie theater offer family fun A particularly loved tradition for many families in the Ozarks is going out to eat and then to a movie.

Regina Clark and her daughter Courtney of Berryville, Ark., work hard to preserve and continue that tradition through their heritage 1950s Main Theatre and their restaurant Good Times Pizza Co. right next-door.

Kenny Clark, Regina’s late husband, purchased the theater in 1974 at the age of 25. When he unexpectedly passed two years ago, touchingly and with a sense of unity, his 25-year-old daughter Courtney took over operating the theater.

“I remember working behind the counter when I was so little I couldn’t see over the top,” Courtney, the youngest of four daughters and a teacher in the business division of North Arkansas College

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in Harrison, Ark., said. “All of us girls worked here growing up.”

She continued by explaining that clean up after the show was always an interesting time. Sometimes she would find a quarter and once even a single shoe.

Regina remembered finding a 12-yearold boy asleep and having to wake him up to catch a ride home.

“Being part of a community means taking care of each other,” Courtney added.

Main Theatre is a rarity even among the small number of old-time movie houses surviving in Arkansas today because it has ran continuously while most others have had to offer other venues such as stage events or were shut down for times of varying length before being reopened.

“We are open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with show time at 7:30 p.m.,” Regina said. “We cater to viewers of all ages and show very few R movies.

Courtney is in charge of movie selection.

She makes sure to offer a variety of genres and always keeps her community in mind.

The 150-seat theater was remodeled in 2014 with new and comfortable red seating, and a red and blue color theme.

Restoration of the old theater sign was possible due to the generosity of Rick Barrows, who paid for the dazzling LED light display. Both sound and picture are now digital.

Nonetheless, the ticket booth and concession stand retain the 1950s decor with original oak surrounding the ticket booth and fronting the concession stand.

The entry features an original light fixture in the ceiling and old time reels on the walls above the doorway. Concession equipment has been modernized to offer patrons treats such as popcorn, both buttered and unbuttered, as well as candy and sodas.

Regina Clark, right, and her daughter, Courtney, continue the dinner and a movie tradition at the Main Theatre and the Good Times Pizza Co.

Behind the ticket booth is a framed pen and ink drawing with a likeness of Kenny as its focal point.

The theater also offers the special opportunity of buying food from the Clark’s restaurant and bring it into the theater to enjoy during the movie. Most patrons, however, prefer to eat in the restaurant beforehand as part of a family night out.

Good Times Pizza shows the same attention to detail as the theater operation.

The homemade, family recipes for sauce and pizza doughs use ionized alkaline water and the best of ingredients, including unbromated wheat flour in the doughs.

“We only serve what we ourselves like and eat,” Regina said.

The special water has chlorine and other chemicals removed and gives tomatoes a sweeter flavor.

“We have gone to food shows in places like Las Vegas and Chicago to research food and which foods complement each other in order to give our customers the best possible flavors and combinations,” Regina added.

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Regina quit her job as the bookkeeper for city of Eureka Springs, Ark., to devote her time to the restaurant nine years after Kenny purchased the theater. She wanted to be self-employed, as well as to extend a service to her small community, which had no pizza restaurant at the time.

The restaurant offers a wide range of pizzas including a veggie pizza and a giant 20-inch party pizza, as well as hot sandwiches and salads. The salads use a mix of lettuces and are popular when served with her homemade ranch dressing. For dessert, the restaurant serves rotated varieties of cupcakes from Courtney’s cupcake business, as well as frozen low-fat or fat-free kosher yogurts with various toppings.

“We are here to serve,” Regina said.

“We occasionally rent out the theater for special events and have sometimes allowed the facilities to be used for church functions. We love the town and the people and strive to be a supportive part of our community.”

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Owner: David Yoder Location: Heavener, Okla.

History: Originally from Pennsylvania, David Yoder moved to Oklahoma in 1996. In his home state, he operated a milk-veal operation for 16 years.

“I have lived in Heavener since 2001,” he said. “I had an opportunity to buy the store eight years ago and have always enjoyed animals so this business keeps me in touch with them. I also bought property across the street and erected a new 5,000 square-foot retail facility two years ago, using the old one for storage. The new facility provides easier access for customers and trailers as well as loading. I have six full-time and part-time employees.”

Products and Services: Heavener Feeds sells Big V Feeds, Nutrina, and ADM Mormons bagged feeds, in addition to bulk feed from Livestock Nutrition Feed in Keota, Okla.

“We have feed for horses, goats, sheep, cattle, pets and even parrots, as well as milk replacer for calves, lambs, goats, kittens and puppies,” David explained. “We also have to horse muffin treats, and we also carry saddles and general tack for horses.”

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“One interesting service that farmers especially appreciate is the feed store being an official weather station for Weather Underground,” David said. “Local farmers use the information, especially during haying season.”

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Country Life: “According to a long-standing agreement, Travis will tell me when it’s time to worry so that I can listen to him discuss what he’s doing and what’s going on without getting overly concerned. We own 11 acres, but we farm my fatherin-law’s 2,500-acre farm between Wooster and Conway, on which we raise rice and soybeans, as well as commercial cattle. One of our challenges is that we lose a part or all of a crop every three or four years to floodwaters because our farm is in Cadron Bottom, which makes crop insurance a necessity. Our herd is Angus/Hereford cross, serviced by a Hereford bull. We now have 50 mommas, 25 of which we bought bred last winter. When we want to work cattle, all we have to do is put feed in the corral.

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Selection 2 45-60 lbs 215.00. Selection 3 81 lbs and over 100.00.

Diamond, Mo. • TS Whites Sheep and Goat Sale 7/7/16 Feeder Kids: Selection 1-2 20-44 lbs 180.00; dairy cross 45-60 Receipts: 1637 lbs 150.00.

Supply was good and demand was very good with a standing Slaughter Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 120.00. Selection 3 room only crowd on hand. Lamb and ewe markets were 75.00. yearling 150.00. mostly steady compared to last month. Feeder and slaughter Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1-2 110.00. yearling bucks 160.00. kid markets were markedly lower, while slaughter doe and SHEEP: buck markets held steady. Supply included 10 percent slaugh- Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 hair 60-80 lbs 145.00; ter ewes and rams, 25 percent Slaughter lambs, 41 percent over 80 lbs 110.00. kid goats, and 13 percent bucks and does. All prices are per Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 60.00. hundred weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise.

Slaughter Rams: aged 60.00.

SHEEP: Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1 32-38 lbs 235.00-255.00. Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market 6/28/16 Medium and Large 1-2 32-55 lbs 200.00-215.00. Medium and Receipts: 1088 Large 2 30-58 lbs 185.00-200.00. Medium 2-3 Cull 3-5 30-55 Supply was good and demand was very good with a near lbs 150.00-175.00. standing room only crowd on hand. All markets steady to Slaughter Lambs: Wool and Hair lambs: Choice 3-5 57-70 lbs lower than last month. The supply made up of 46 percent 180.00-195.00; 75-110 lbs 160.00-177.50. slaughter and feeder lambs, 8 percent ewes and rams, 30 Good 1-2 103-115 lbs 150.00-157.50. percent kid goats, and 13 percent does and bucks. All prices Slaughter Ewes: Wooled: Cull and Utility 3-4 95-178 lbs per hundred weight unless noted otherwise.

60.00-85.00.

Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1 36-54 lbs 180.00-192.50.

Hair Ewes: Good 2-3 60-125 lbs 150.00-175.00; 122-154 lbs Medium and Large 1-2 25-55 lbs 160.00-178.00. Medium 2 120.00-130.00. Utility 3-4 60-118 lbs 122.00-140.00. Cull 2-3 28-53 lbs 140.00-157.50.

80-134 lbs 60.00-95.00. Replacement Medium and Large 1-2 Slaughter Lambs: Shorn Wool show lambs, Choice 1 100-118 hair rams 2-3 years old 135.00-275.00 Per Head. lbs 158.00.

Slaughter Hair Rams: Good 2-3 140-205 lbs 105.00-125.00.

Hair lambs: Prime 2-3 100-110 lbs 168.00-182.50. Choice 1-2 Feeder kids: Selection 1 20-38 lbs 250.00-275.00. Selection 2 60-95 lbs 170.00-187.50. Good 1-2 65-93 lbs 155.00-168.00.

25-40 lbs 220.00-245.00. Selection 3 27-38 lbs 150.00-175.00. Replacement Hair Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 68-100 lbs Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 40-68 lbs 240.00-250.00. Selection 132.50-155.00.

2 40-73 lbs 220.00-235.00. Selection 3 42-70 lbs 150.00-200.00. Slaughter Ewes: Good 1-2 82-112 lbs 100.00-120.00; 110-118 Slaughter Does: Selection 1 55-130 lbs 175.00-190.00. lbs 95.00-97.00. Utility 1-2 50-70 lbs 105.00-118.00; 80-95 lbs Selection 2 58-125 lbs 165.00-170.00. Selection 3 60-115 lbs 77.50-97.50. Cull 3-4 53 lbs 85.00-117.50.

130.00-156.00.

Few Replacement Hair Rams: Medium and Large 1-2 98 lbs Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1 100-225 lbs 130.00-150.00.

175.00; 120-140 lbs 113.00-132.00.

Selection 2 78-140 lbs 115.00-125.00.

Slaughter Hair Rams: Good 1-2 90-160 lbs 95.00-107.50.

Koshkonong, Mo. • Oregon County Goat and Sheep Market 7/2/16 Feeder Kids: Selection 1 35-37 lbs 217.50-235.00. Selection 2 25-35 lbs 210.00-215.00. Selection 3 28-38 lbs 140.00-185.00.

Receipts: 131 All goats and sheep graded by MO Dept of Ag-USDA Grad- Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 45-62 lbs 235.00-240.00; 50-78 lbs 230.00-232.50. Selection 2 40-66 lbs 220.00-234.00. Selection ers and bought per cwt. based on in-weights at the buying 3 48-57 lbs 202.50-215.00; 61-80 lbs 162.50-192.50. station. Offerings were made up of 81 percent goats and 19 percent sheep. Next scheduled market date will be Saturday, Replacement Does: Selection 1 59-83 lbs 170.00-192.50.

Slaughter Does: Selection 2 59-65 lbs 137.50-155.00; 75-150 Aug 6th. The station will be open to accept by appointment lbs 102.00-122.00. only. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1 135-195 lbs 120.00-140.00. Selection 2 88-120 lbs 175.00-192.50; 95-120 lbs 149.00-162.50.

72.00-83.00* 65.00-88.00 †

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Receipts: 440 Demand and supply moderate to light with near 15 percent Springer and bred heifers, 16 percent Open heifers, 03 percent Fresh heifers and cows, 14 percent Springer and bred cows, and 16 percent baby calves. The balance was steer/bull calves and slaughter cows. Several bred 150 cows weighed-up to Slaughter Cow Buyers. Holsteins unless noted otherwise. Prices reported on a per head basis.

Springer heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 1350.00-1475.00, Approved few 1025.00-1075.00, Common 800.00-950.00.

Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 1300.001575.00, couple registered 1610.00 & 1760.00, Approved 1100.00-1300.00, Medium 800.00-1000.00.

Heifers bred one to three months: scarce Open Heifers: Approved pkg 275 lbs Crossbreds 440.00, pkg 496 lbs 750.00, 450-500 lbs Crossbreds 570.00-640.00, pkg-535 lbs Jerseys 750.00, pkg 580 lbs 760.00, pkg 583 lbs Crossbreds 680.00, pkg 623 lbs 830.00.

Replacement Cows: Fresh: Supreme ind 1350.00, Approved 1150.00-1250.00, Medium ind 1100.00, Crossbreds couple 875.00-910.00, Common 700.00-900.00.

Milking Cows: not well tested Springer and Second Stage Cows: Approved 1000.001225.00, Crossbreds 975.00-1200.00, Jerseys 975.001025.00, Medium 810.00-950.00 Jerseys 675.00-900.00.

Baby Calves: Holstein heifers pkg small 255.00, Holstein bulls 160.00-190.00, small 130.00-160.00, Crossbred heifers 160.00-250.00, Jersey heifers couple 140.00, Crossbred bulls 130.00-200.00, Jersey bulls 80.00-165.00.

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6/19/16

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 115.00-123.00; wtd. avg. price 120.11.

Heifers: 118.00-123.00; wtd. avg. price 120.11.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 188.00-198.00; wtd. avg. price 194.19.

Heifers: 191.00-196.00; wtd. avg. price 194.07.

90.00-95.00 † Not Reported † Not Reported*

OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock Auction Ozarks Regional Stockyard Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock Auction

cattle

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

Not Reported* No Sale - Holiday † 86.00-106.50*

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beef

91.00-101.00 † 90.00-101.50 †

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Sorghum

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143.00-147.00 136.00-149.00 129.00-144.00 128.00-142.50 123.00-141.50

JULY 18, 2016

1150.00-1635.00 * 1175.00-1625.00 †

1550

134.57 135.13

146.95

Week of 6/12/16

700.00-1525.00 †

155.59 146.43 141.97 145.45

141.81 134.54 129.32 138.72 133.55

146.17

2050

126.42

148.95

2550

139.99

127.16

pairs

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Aug

750

142.00

139.00

132.71 129.31

144.48 ** 153.42 138.68 * 135.48

** 141.16 129.04 125.51 128.01 **

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128.64

144.67 145.17

None Reported † No Sale - Holiday † 1300.00-1425.00 † Not Reported * 1500.00 † 1110.00-1750.00 †

127.97 131.69

136.88 148.13

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157.53

132.52

144.50

130.15

146.71

1400.00-1675.00 †

2250

131.78

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1750

* 148.00

1250.00-1500.00 †

1250

133.03

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(Week of 6/26/16 to 7/2/16) Arkansas Cattle Auction - Searcy Ash Flat Livestock

142.02 157.70

2750

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6/29/16

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----156.00-163.00 144.00-159.00 138.00-155.50 132.00-152.50

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165.00 154.00-162.50 147.00-169.00 138.00-155.00 134.00-142.00

148.00-164.00 134.00-160.00 125.00-148.00 120.00-138.00 115.00-132.00

173.00-194.00 148.00-176.00 142.00-158.00 125.50-142.75 126.00-135.50

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129.00-150.00 120.00-138.00 114.00-146.00 112.00-131.00 109.00-124.00

145.00-172.00 134.00-145.50 130.00-143.00 126.00-138.50 120.50-131.50

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4.26

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No Sale - Holiday † 660.00-975.00 †

Feb. 16 Mar. 16

heifers 550-600 LBS.

Week of 6/19/16

Corn

Ash Flat El Reno Ft. Smith Green Forest Heber Springs Joplin Ouachita Ozark Ratcliff Searcy Siloam Springs Springdale Tulsa West Plains

Jan. 16

139.90

Week of 6/26/16

Soft Wheat

steers 550-600 LBS.

Not Reported † Not Reported* Not Reported*

1450.00-1575.00 † Not Reported* Barry County Regional Stockyards Benton County Sale Barn No Sale - Holiday † 750.00-1500.00* Cattlemen’s Live 1000.00-1425.00 † Cleburne County Livestock County Line Sale - Ratcliff Not Reported † Decatur Livestock Auction Not Reported* Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Not Reported * Farmers Livestock No Sale - Holiday †

Week Ended 7/11/16

Soybeans

July 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15

148.60 *** *** **

129.21 135.99 *** *** **

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146.68

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avg. grain prices

$140

950.00-1350.00 * 1025.00-1200.00 †

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-2 82-112 lbs 100.00-120.00; 110-118 -2 50-70 lbs 105.00-118.00; 80-95 lbs lbs 85.00-117.50.

Rams: Medium and Large 1-2 98 lbs 00-132.00. ood 1-2 90-160 lbs 95.00-107.50.

35-37 lbs 217.50-235.00. Selection 2 Selection 3 28-38 lbs 140.00-185.00. n 1 45-62 lbs 235.00-240.00; 50-78 lbs 2 40-66 lbs 220.00-234.00. Selection 0; 61-80 lbs 162.50-192.50. ction 1 59-83 lbs 170.00-192.50. n 2 59-65 lbs 137.50-155.00; 75-150

850.00-1250.00 † Not Reported* No Sale - Holiday †

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Week of 6/12/16

7/8/16

$175

1675.00-1750.00 †

Arkansas Cattle Auction - Searcy

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.7200 and 40# blocks at $1.6300. The weekly average for barrels is $1.6875(+.0590) : Selection 1-2 120.00. Selection 3 and blocks, $1.6013(+.0183). ion 1-2 110.00. yearling bucks 160.00. Fluid Milk: Milk production across the nation is following seasonal trends. In most cases, summertime heat and humidity e and Prime 2-3 hair 60-80 lbs 145.00; are taking their toll on cow comfort and, subsequently, milk output. Many milk processors are content with the seasonal declines in milk production, however a few facilities welcomed and Good 1-3 60.00. additional loads of milk over the recent holiday weekend. Milk 0.00. distributors had to juggle a few loads around in order to find ock Market 6/28/16 homes for the milk. Bottling sales are generally steady to lower across the country as demands for summer drinks are rising.

However, in the Midwest, numerous loads of milk have been mand was very good with a near diverted into bottling plants as several bottlers report retail d on hand. All markets steady to outlets discounting gallons of milk in their stores and increasing The supply made up of 46 percent their orders for bottled milk. Condensed skim milk is plentiful mbs, 8 percent ewes and rams, 30 3 percent does and bucks. All prices in the Eastern region. There are reports of loads of milk that were unable to be processed in a timely fashion over the holiday ess noted otherwise.

50 and Large 1 36-54 lbs 180.00-192.50. weekend and had to be discarded. Condensed skim demands from ice cream/frozen dessert and NDM processors are active.

5-55 lbs 160.00-178.00. Medium 2 Cream availability increased over the weekend, but tightened Wool show lambs, Choice 1 100-118 as the week wore on. Cream multiples are 1.20-1.35 in the East, 1.18-1.30 in the Midwest and 1.09-1.30 in the West.

00-110 lbs 168.00-182.50. Choice 1-2 SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT F.O.B. producing plants: Upper Good 1-2 65-93 lbs 155.00-168.00.

Midwest - $2.7541-3.0342. : Medium and Large 1-2 68-100 lbs

$210

Prices reported per cwt

Week of 6/19/16

National Dairy Market at a Glance

cows

(Week of 6/26/16 to 7/2/16)

550-600 lb. steers

$245

Week of 6/26/16

dairy sales

n 1 45-60 lbs 230.00, 61-80 lbs 200.00. .00. Selection 3 81 lbs and over

-2 20-44 lbs 180.00; dairy cross 45-60

replacement

12 Month Avg. -

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Week of 7/3/16

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153.62 120

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Helen Alewine says her nursing background has been an asset in the livestock business Cliff and Helen Alewine moved from Texas 23 years ago and purchased 160 acres near Westville, Okla. Because nearby family was involved in poultry, they decided to raise broilers for Tyson and cattle because the pairing is efficient.

The Alewines raised chickens for 20 years, but decided mandatory retrofitting of their chicken houses was not cost-efficient at that time in their lives.

ries out more of the daily routine, they work together.

“I break it; he fixes it,” Helen said with a laugh. “Then I use it until it breaks again.”

This story, however, is really about Helen, her passion for animals and how diverse women’s activities in agriculture can be.

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The couple has always worked together.

“I was raised with three sisters and a brother by a single mother who taught us that tasks are not gender defined,” Helen said. “You simply do what needs to be done when it needs to be done.”

What that means in terms of the Alewines is that while Cliff performs maintenance and equipment repair and Helen car-

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horses are fed grain and allowed restricted time grazing to maintain prime competitive condition. Helen also raises and trains competitive Border Collies that serve as her cowboys as she frequently works by herself since her husband is still employed and away from the farm for extended periods of time. Her Border Collie training beWestville, Okla. gins with a 36-head sheep flock and then progresses to cattle. Helen success is demonstrated JULY 18, 2016

meet your neighbors by being sixth in the 2014 EXCA World Finals, a combined disciplinary event, and winning the Tulsa State Championship for working cattle dog completion. Helen’s goal is to compete with her horses and dogs in a three- to four-month competition on a circuit that includes Wyoming, Colorado and Montana.

The heart of the Alewine operation is 100 commercial Angus/Herford cross cow/calf pairs, bred by three full-blooded Herford and two full-blooded Angus bulls during two breeding seasons.

The Alewines raise their own replacement heifers and typically save five per year, though that number varies according to the number of cows culled for age, insufficient milk, poor udder condition or not breeding back. Another significant factor in culling is checking that teeth are not too short for proper nutrition when the cattle are worked.

A registered nurse specializing in open heart surgery in Texas, Helen switched to home health when she arrived in

JULY 18, 2016

Oklahoma. She later became a state nurse, retiring one year ago.

“To be good with animals, you need to be half veterinarian,” Helen said. “My nurses’ training also comes into play with my deep conviction to preserve all living things.”

One example occurred during a blistery winter with a half frozen, hypothermic and barely alive newborn calf. The only chance for survival was warming his core body temperature. Many hours of rubbing and stimulating circulation in the house bathtub filled with hot water resulted in a live calf. Another time, a heifer was having difficulty giving birth and after examination, Helen knew the calf could be successfully pulled and tried, but she soon realized she lacked sufficient strength because of the heifer’s awkward position. Helen hooked up the calf puller to a four-wheeler for more strength and gunned the engine. The vehicle rose in the air and then crashed down as the calf popped out. Helen resuscitated the calf by placing her mouth to the calf’s nose because he was not breathing.

“There really is no such thing as a daily routine, though there is a general plan that is instantly responsive to whatever unexpected issues arise,” Helen said. “People not involved in agriculture have no idea of the importance of agriculture much less the nuts and bolts or the hard work and joy that come from providing food for people.”

Helen’s work day begins at 7 a.m. and ends at 8 p.m. or later, depending upon the season and available light. One of the most important parts of her routine is checking her herd which calves twice a year. She watches cows close to calving and calves on the ground while also checking for health issues, such as pinkeye or foot rot, in addition to downed trees and damaged fence lines. Chores include weed control, haying and myriads of activities necessary to maintain an efficient farm. Later Helen trains her horses for three hours per day and her dogs for two. Helen said, “On a farm, everything has to be in balance including chores, training, facilities and resources such as land and water.”

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All parts have to function together in proper balance to ensure health and survival. She believes farmers are better custodians of the land than the people who make policy because survival is at stake.

A critical part of the Alewine success is meticulous record keeping of each animal including issues such as raising a runt, health problems and production statistics. These provide a solid basis for choosing which heifers to keep, or which bull to breed to which cow.

Helen’s experiences cause her to believe women are the rock and foundation of a home. Women need to be totally rounded and as self-sufficient as possible because today’s women need to provide income using widely divergent skill sets while still maintaining a home and nurturing family. Helen said, “There is no way I could go through a day without Jesus. All our blessings are from him and I never forget that or take anything for granted.”

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James and Elaine Couch are helping a new family get acclimated to their Ranch on the Rock James and Elaine Couch were both raised in the country on farms. Elaine came with her own horse.

Then James got a horse. After they married, they started out raising meat goats on 13 acres.

“We had been raising meat goats for seven or eight years,” James said. “Our original idea was to buy a place big enough we could raise anything we wanted to raise.”

The couple bought a 211-acre poultry farm in disrepair near Colcord, Okla., it in the fall of 2006 after leasing for a year.

Then James was diagnosed with cancer in December.

“The doctor said eating too much red meat could be a contributing factor to cancer,” James said. He and Elaine decided to do some research.

“We found out that according to new research, grass raised and finished beef is actually a cancer preventative. The fat in grass fed and finished beef is yellow because it contains a natural form of Vitamin A, beta carotene, which is a cancer preventative,” Elaine added.

James and Elaine decided to raise beef that provided healthy meat they could feel good about selling, even though it takes two to two and a half years to raise grass finished beef.

When James started feeling better after cancer treatment in 2008, the couple moved into an apartment in the shop on their new place.

“Just in time for me to be diagnosed with heart problems resulting from the cancer treatment,” James said.

James and Elaine faced an impossible task getting the farm up and running again. With help from friends, family, their church and the occasional hired hand, they slowly made progress.

James remembered their farrier mentioning they should talk to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

“We found out if you fence off your stream, they will help you with the cost of the fence and help with the cost of an alternative water source,” James said.

“We had the first solar water system they had done in this part of the country. We had an incredible agent, Tashina Mitchell Kirk, who helped us all along the way.”

Tashina even called James during the recent drought years to let him know he could use the fenced off riparian buffer zone to graze and water his cows until the rains came again.

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James Couch, left, and Billy Conatzer spend a lot of time with the cattle at the Ranch on the Rock.

“The NRCS has really helped us, we couldn’t have done it without them,” James added.

James and Elaine started with a few heifers and bred cows.

“Then our neighbor got us started in the Beefmaster business by loaning us his bull,” James said. They haven’t bought any cattle since, except for a new registered Beefmaster bull every two years.

At first, James and Elaine just marketed their beef to friends and neighbors.

“Eventually we developed a website,” James said. “The good thing is that business has increased exactly proportionally to the herd.”

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Ranch on the Rock now has 85 head and counting. Elaine added, “We wanted to sell our beef where everybody could afford it by cutting out the middle man. We didn’t get into it for the money. We want to provide healthier beef for everybody.”

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meet your neighbors Ranch on the Rock sells their beef off the farm using a USDA inspected processing plant in Southwest City, Mo. Over time, James’ heart issues steadily got worse and Elaine began having issues of her own.

“We had been trying for a long, long time to find partners who could kind of take over,” James said.

“My dream has always been to pass it on to another generation, but none of our children were interested in farming.”

James and Elaine finally gave up looking and bought 40 acres in 2015. Then fate took over.

Billy and Julie Conatzer brought their family to celebrate their eldest son’s birthday at Natural Falls State Park, just west of Siloam Springs, Ark. Elaine works in the office there and began talking about their beef. The Conatzer’s had decided to move to the county in search of a healthier lifestyle for their four children Austin, 19, who has special needs; Cory, 17; Shelby, 15; and Hannah, 13.

The Conatzer family moved to a vacant home on Ranch on the Rock in December 2015.

Billy is still runs his automotive business in Catoosa, Okla., while the family learns what it is like to live on the farm. Julie home schools and takes care of the family. Both Billy and Julie have rural ties.

“You don’t know if it is going to be a good fit until you get in there and start doing it,” James said.

James and Elaine are impressed with how quickly the family is taking to the ranch and have high hopes.

“We aren’t pressuring them to anything they don’t want to do,” Elaine said.

James and Elaine are currently taking Ranch on the Rock’s finishing calves to their 40 acres because it is closer to the processing plant.

“If this is the life they want, we want to do anything we can to help them fulfill what they want,” James said. “At this point in time, the future looks very bright for the Ranch on the Rock.”

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Parents: David and Tina Anthney Siblings: Older brother Odis Hometown: Springdale, Ark. FFA Chapter: Har-Ber FFA Advisors: David Duncan, Seth Jones, Patti Priest and Allison Stames How did you get involved in FFA? “We live about 10 miles outside of Springdale, Ark. and have 2 acres, where I have a pony and two Quarter horses used for barrel racing. Though both my parents were raised on farms, my uncle Chris Smith is the one who really developed my interest in horses. His aunt introduced him to competitive riding, and he wanted to do the same for me. He bought his first horse at a yard sale when he was 8, and lived close by us when I was little. He had me horseback before I could sit.

Kids in large city schools just don’t live on farms and become involved in FFA because it’s an area of interest for them, sometimes through other family ties. Because my parents loved their childhood experiences on the farm and in FFA, they wanted those same experiences for me; and horses helped get me there.”

What is your current involvement? “I belong to Rock Ridge Riding Club, which specializes in Western pleasure, pole bending, barrel racing and mystery events. I started showing when I was only 1 and have won 14 belt buckles; that is every year but that first year. I got my first pony, Hot Shot, when I was 3, my first quarter horse, Princess, when I was 4 and her sister, Fannie, several years later.

While my uncle trained Princess, we trained Fannie together. Although my uncle no longer lives near us, I continue to train both Quarter horses to be more sensitive to rein and leg commands. Of course, I take care of my horses daily.”

What are your future plans? “Next year, I’m going to take Equine and Animal Science at Har-Ber High School, with the ultimate goal of becoming a horse ophthalmologist who takes care of things like eye infections and cataracts. To get there, I plan on going to the U of A for a degree in animal science while earning money training horses for other people. I will have to begin with barrel racing training but will expand what I train as I become more experienced. Then it’s off to veterinary school.”

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s a woman working in the agricultural Jessica Allan is an world, I have found it to be very interagricultural lender at esting to note the changes in the inHometown Bank in dustry, both on and off farm, in just the Neosho, Mo. A resident short 15 years I have been involved. of Newton County, she Women have an increasing presence in off-farm also raises cattle on agriculture related jobs, and as of the 2012 USDA her family’s farm and Census of Agriculture, the number of farms that were is an active alumni of run by women had increased 280 percent since 1978, the Crowder College from 5 percent in 1978 to 14 percent in 2012.

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Some analysts speculate that the rise of women operators, in combination percent with their farm characteristics, is influenced by the increased interest in local, community based and organic agriculture. Women tended to farm smaller acreages (under 50) and specialize in multiple commodities. Niche markets that cater to organic, local, heirloom, etc., are growing exponentially as people become more and more interested in knowing where their food comes from, and marketing opportunities such as online sales, farmers’ markets and CSAs are becoming more popular.

Another speculation regarding the increase in women operators is the changing economics of the industry that are also changing the population characteristics. The aging population of the industry operators has seen an increase in farms being not only passed to the younger generation, but also to the surviving spouse. In many cases, the surviving spouse is the wife and she is now considered the principal operator of the farm.

As the farming population changes, it brings its own unique set of challenges, one of which is finances. For those farms whose principal operators are women, sometimes this can be a daunting task. Several resources have become available to women operators in recent years through local colleges, professional agricultural organizations geared towards women, and governmental programs. The Farm Service Agency has target funding specifically set aside for women farmers and ranchers through their direct and guaranteed farm loan programs, which can be used to purchase farms and inventory, fund working capital needs, or transfer land through the down payment or land contract guarantee programs. Another organization is Annie’s Project which offers educational courses that address financial and legal risk, business planning, estate and succession planning, and human resources, to name a few.

But what about off farm influences in the agricultural industry? Women have an increasing presence there as well, from corporate positions (Land O’ Lakes Group EVP/COO Beth Ford) to blogging (Dairy Carrie and Ree Drummond, the Pioneer Woman) to universities (Dr. Temple Grandin, animal science professor at Colorado State University) and more. In just my own circle, I can name friends who are lenders for local and national financial institutions, marketing officers for international agricorporations, local high school FFA teachers and advisors, farmers’ market directors, poultry farm operators, agri-magazine editors, John Deere parts dealers, field women for national poultry integrators, and more. The landscape is changing and I for one am proud to be on the front lines of the best industry on this earth – agriculture.

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Can genomics make your herd more profitable?

In today’s day and age, there are more and more technological advancements in the field of agriculture.

One such advancement that is beginning to gain popularity is genomics – an area within genetics that concerns the sequencing and analysis of an organism’s genome.

In an article published by Dr. Ananya Mandal, she explains that “the genome is the entire DNA content that is present within one cell of an organism. Experts in genomics strive to determine complete DNA sequences and perform genetic mapping.”

Could this mapping be an avenue to make your cattle herd more profitable?

“Genomics help improve accuracy of expected progeny differences (EPD), thus combining genomics and EPDs should help make your cattle more appealing to buyers, whether seedstock or feeder cattle buyers,” Eldon Cole, University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist explained. “At our Show-Me-Select Bred Heifer sale recenlty, the top group of heifers, based on their average price, were genomic tested.

The heifers had other features that led to active bidding for them. They were all AI bred and out of AI sires that met strict standards. They had been on novel endophyte fescue and had gained well. The gain made their weights and body condition attractive to the bidders.”

There is a growing trend for this DNA mapping and the growth in usage has come from the ability to predict performance traits. Some experts have also noted that some producers use genomics more for herd management, and not just a culling tool for underperforming cattle.

According to researchers Alison Van Eenennaam of the University of California Davis and Darrh Bullock, University of Kentucky, that genetic gain in herds is predominately driven by sire selection.

“Although it may seem intuitive to focus on female selection to drive fertility, bulls are where selection focus should lie,” Van Eenennaam and Bullock wrote in their research for the University of Kentucky. “That is because sires have a larger number of offspring per year (approximately 25-35) than females who typically have a single

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Are there gender roles in agriculture?

“I don’t think gender roles occur much in agriculture because farming women have always done whatever needed to be done. On the other hand, physical ability does sometimes come into play. My husband hays, but I rake.”

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calf per year; 87.5 percent of genetic composition of the calf crop is determined by the sires used over the last three generations.”

The researchers also point out that heterosis continues to be a proven means of improving herd reproduction.

“Choosing the right management tools to make genetic improvement in the beef herd is critical to economic viability,” Van Eenennaam and Bullock wrote. “Taking advantage of heterosis, along with good sire selection decisions, are proven means of positioning the herd for profitability.”

Producers may test all the replacements they’re certain they are keeping and then use gain and grade information to make strategic matings.

“Remember, genomic results should allow you to compare your traits against other animals. You may discover after testing them that your calves are even below average,” Cole advised.

In the past few years, genomic testing has become more accurate, and the price has become more affordable at $17 to $20 per head.

Van Eenennaam and Bullock recommend, as in all other management practices, to weigh the cost/gain balance of available tools, and for every dollar invested producers should expect at least an additional dollar in return.

Genomic testing is a commitment, and can be used as a marketing tool.

“Using genomics is a fairly long-term investment in breeding stock selection. If you’re a devoted record keeper and know what your cattle have in their genetic background you’ll probably make quicker progress towards profit from genomics,” Cole explained. “The bottom line is genomic testing and added profits, depend on how you utilize it in your marketing. If you just invest in the testing but don’t sell those calves or heifers through a market that allows you to promote them then you may be disappointed in the effort. We’re still in the early stages of using genomics and things are moving fast and their use in breeding, selection and marketing will change as we all become more familiar with it.”

“Not really, not even when I was very young. Women seem more involved with chickens and horses while men seem more involved with cattle, but that is merely a matter of choice and not a gender role.”

“I believe there are many more important credentials for success in agriculture and gender is not a significant factor. A strong work ethic and goal-oriented individual can be successful in agriculture-regardless of gender.”

“I still occasionally face unspoken biases about women being knowledgeable about agriculture; but once you prove yourself, you are completely accepted. Instances of bias are getting fewer all the time.”

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Potentially poisonous plants should be identified, eradicated Dangers could be lurking in pastures across the Ozarks, dangers check them. If you are in some kind of rotation where you are rotating cattle from pasture to pasture, the ideal situation is not to leave them in a pasture for more than that can be fatal to livestock.

There are many plants commonly be found in pastures, both native and improved, five days and not come back for 30. You want to make sure that regrowth gets over along fence rows and other areas that are potentially toxic to livestock, such as John- 18 inches before you hit it again.”

There are several resources available for producers to help identify dangerous son grass, water and poison hemlock, black nightshade, wild cherry and milkweed.

Luckily, many of these plants taste bad, so livestock doesn’t typically graze upon them. plants, and what control measures work best to eliminate those plants from pastures.

Halleran said spraying at the right time during the plant’s growth cycle is important “Most of them, the cows won’t eat unless they are forced to eat them; things like for eliminating the threat of poisonous plants. hemlock, nightshade and such,” University of Photo by The University of Wisconsin “You want to make sure there is enough leaf Missouri Extension Agronomy Specialist Terry surface for the chemical to get on it and be Halleran, who is based in Hickory County, Mo., absorbed,” he said. “If you are spraying before said. “They really don’t go looking for them.” (the plant) gets to be about 4 inches or so, you Hugh Aljoe, producer relations manager and pasmay not get as good a kill as you might like, but ture and range consultant with the Samuel Robyou need to get them sprayed before they get erts Nobel Foundation in Oklahoma, cautioned to be 12 inches or so. Timing also has a lot to that cattle brought in from areas where there were do with it, depending on if it is a cool or warm never exposed to toxic plants can also be at risk, season plant, a C3 or a C4 plant, or the time of but herd on a well managed pastures will turn their year when you spray.” noses to most dangerous plant species.

The most important tool in fighting poison“If you force them onto it or put them in a dry ous weeds is education. lot to hold them for a short period of time, they “If you haven’t been to some kind of in-field might be forced to try and consume something pasture demonstration, go somewhere where they they would normally avoid. have a forage specalist that can help you identify Most plants are only dangerous during certain what those plants are,” Aljoe said. “If you don’t, periods in their life cycle, and may be perfectly you need to look at some pasture guides.” fine after being cut in hay. For example, the Extensions and chemical companies offer a leaves and stems of buttercups contain toxins, wide range of literature, many times at no cost, but those toxins volatilize upon drying; thereto producers to help identify poisonous plants fore, buttercups contained in dried hay do not and invasive weeds, as well as tips for control pose toxicity problems. measures for a particular species.

Mature Johnsongrass in well-dried hay also Halleran and Aljoe cautioned producers to poses no danger to cattle, but Aljoe said it is educate themselves on the products they use the most “worried about” poisonous plant. in fields and pastures. Many products restrict “There is sort of a balance you have to do with when cattle can graze the area, and those reJohnsongrass,” he said. “It is one of the plants strictions can be different for lactating animals. that cattle like; it’s kind of like the ice cream “Also, there are restrictions on how soon you plant in the pasture and as a result, cattle are atcan reintroduce any type of new seed for letracted to it. If you put it up in hay, the prussic gumes. If you put Grazon in a field, you can’t acid cures, so it isn’t an issue in the hay,” Aljoe Nightshade is one of the poisnous weeds cattle producers put in red cover for 15 to 18 months because said. “On the other hand, if you fertilized it and should be aware of. it will kill it. Read the entire label, not just the you have nitrates, it doesn’t cure out. You can part with how to put it on and what it kills,” cut it and the levels will stay the same in the Halleran added. “Don’t skip things.” hay, so you have to be able to identify the issue you are dealing with.”

Producers should also be aware of any shrubs, non-native or ornamental plants or trees He added that wether conditions can cause Johnsongass, and other species of that may be in pastures. Boxwood shurbs, for example, are highly lethal to livestock. plants to turn toxic overnight.

“It can be stress through frost or, especially this time of year, dry conditions, When pruning shrubs or trees, it is important that livestock have no access to clippings. drought stress,” Aljoe added. “Typically, the regrowth is the most toxic. If you have Wilted leaves cut from a bush or tree can actually be more toxic the live plant.

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High temperatures and humidity can lead to heat stress in livestock “Heat stress shows itself in several Every season brings new and different challenges to farming ways. High respiration rates, drooling operations in the Ozarks, and and open-mouth breathing are classic visible signs,” Eldon Cole, University of summertime is no different.

With summer comes heat, humidity Missouri Extension Livestock specialist and sometimes drought – all things that said. “Of course, checking body temperatures is another way. The normal cattle can cause heat stress in livestock.

Heat stress can cause many issues for temperature is 101.5 degrees. Under a stockman, and it pays to be able to heat stress conditions the temperature recognize signs of heat stress in your ani- may rise to 105 or more.”

If possible, cattle and other livestock will mals so that you can take immediate actry to alleviate heat stress on their own. tion if it occurs.

“Stressed cattle seek shade, mud holes, Heat stress occurs when the body cannot cool itself enough to maintain a ponds, creeks and good air movement,” Cole said. healthy temperature.

To combat heat stress, producers should Over exposure to hot, humid conditions, or being in cramped quarters on make sure they are providing livestock with plenty of fresh water and a hot day with poor venplenty of shade. tilation can cause heat Overheating in cattle stress in livestock.

“Humidity is an can be prevented under Earl Ward, Oklahoma additional stress most management conState University Coopthat intensifies ditions by allowing cattle erative Extension Northambient temperaaccess to cool water, and east District livestock ture problems mineral supplements are specialist, reminds proby making body a must during hot sumducers that cattle’s upper heat dissipation mertime weather. critical temperature is more difficult.”

Experts recommend not based off of ambient increasing the number temperatures alone, but – Earl Ward, of watering locations, also the humidity and OSU Extension if possible, during the heat evaporation rate. of summer, allowing cattle to “Humidity is an additional stress that spread out at water will increase air intensifies ambient temperature problems by making body heat dissipation more flow, which will reduce heat stress; Oklahoma State University Cooperadifficult,” he said. “In other words, it can be tough to cool off in Oklahoma during tive Extension also reminds producers that water consumption will increase by the summer, for people and cattle.”

High humidity contributes to the likeli- more than 50 percent when temperatures hood of heat stroke or prostration because are at or above 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

Finally, be aware of the situations you water evaporation from the oral and nasal cavities is decreased, in spite of rapid pant- place your livestock in during the hot summer months. ing, a heat regulatory device in cattle.

“Stress levels may get serious when “Although cattle sweat, the primary mechanism they have to remove inter- working cattle or hauling them. Pay esnal heat is by panting to increase evapo- pecially close attention at these times transpiration, which is accomplished and work them in cooler parts of the much more efficiently in low humidity day,” Cole cautioned. environments,” Ward said.

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Store, Flippin, Ark. – 870-449-6349 9-13 Benton County Fair – Benton County Fairgrounds, Bentonville, Ark. – 479-271-1060 11 Row Crop Tour – 3-6 p.m. – Maus Implement, Morrilton, Ark. – 501-354-9618 13-20 Ottawa County Free Fair – Ottawa County Fairgrounds, Miami, Okla. – 918-542-1688 14-20 Madison County Fair – Madison County Fairgrounds, Huntsville, Ark. – 479-738-6826 15 Pesticide Applicator Training – 6 p.m. – Faulkner County Extension

Office, Conway, Ark. – 501-329-8344 16-20 Logan County Fair – Logan County Fairgrounds, Paris, Ark. – 479-963-2360 20 2016 Teaching Garden – 9:30-10:30 a.m. – Conway, Ark. – 501-329-8344 20 Small Ruminant Conference – 8 a.m.-4 p.m. – SW Research and Extension

Center, Hope, Ark. – http://bit.ly/2016GoatSheepSummer1 to register or

contact your county extension office 20-9/24 2016 Farmers Market – Saturdays, 7 a.m.-noon – Antioch Baptist Church,

Conway, Ark. – 501-329-8344 21-28 Newton County Fair – Newton County Fairgrounds, Jasper, Ark. – 870-446-2240 22-27 Johnson County Fair – Johnson County Fairgrounds, Clarksville, Ark. – 479-754-2240 22-27 North Franklin County Fair – North Franklin County Fairgrounds, Ozark,

Ark. – 479-667-3720 23-27 Sebastian County Fair – Fairgrounds, Greenwood, Ark. – 479-484-7737 or 479-996-4131

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27 Small Ruminant Conference – 8 a.m.-4 p.m. – SE Research and Extension

Center, Monticello, Ark. – http://bit.ly/2016GoatSheepSummer1 to

register or contact your county extension office 27-9/3 Carroll County Fair – Carroll County Fairgrounds, Berryville, Ark. – 870-423-2958 30-9/3 Washington County Fair – Washington County Fairgrounds, Fayetteville,

Ark. – 479-444-1755 September 2016 3 Horse Show – Adair County Fairgrounds, Stilwell, Okla. – 918-696-2253 5-8 Adair County Fair – Adair County Fairgrounds, Stilwell, Okla. – 918-696-2253 6-10 Conway County Fair – Conway County Fairgrounds, Morrilton, Ark. – 501-354-9618 6-10 Cleburne County Fair – Cleburne County Fairgrounds, Heber Springs, Ark.

– 501-362-2524 7-10 LeFlore County Fair – LeFlore County Fairgrounds, Poteau, Okla. – 918-647-8231 7-10 Delaware County Free Fair – Delaware County Fairgrounds, Jay, Okla. – 918-253-4332 7-10 Cherokee County Fair – Cherokee County Fairgrounds, Tahlequah, Okla.

– 918-456-6163 8-10 South Franklin County Fair – Charleston Fairgrounds, Charleston, Ark. – 479-667-3720 8-11 Mayes County Fair – Mayes County Fairgrounds, Pryor, Okla. – 918-825-3241 10 Equine and Pet Show – Fairgrounds, Mulberry, Ark. – 479-474-5286 10-17 Van Buren County Fair – Van Buren County Fairgrounds, Clinton, Ark. – 501-745-7117 10-17 White County Fair – White County Fairgrounds, Searcy, Ark. – 501-268-5394 12-17 Searcy County Fair – Searcy County Fairgrounds, Marshall, Ark. – 870-448-3981 12-17 Crawford County Fair – Fairgrounds, Mulberry, Ark. – 479-474-5286 13 Hay Show – Cost for entry: $10 – Deadline for entry is August 15 – Fairgrounds,

Mulberry, Ark. – 479-474-5286 13 Rogers County Fair – Claremore Expo Center, Claremore, Okla. – 918-923-4958 13-17 Pope County Fair – Pope County Fairgrounds, Russellville, Ark. – 479-968-7098 13-17 Baxter County Fair – Baxter County Fairgrounds, Mountain Home, Ark. – 870-425-2335 16-17 Sequoyah County Fair – Sequoyah County Fairgrounds, Sallisaw, Okla. – 918-775-4838 17 2016 Teaching Garden – 9:30-10:30 a.m. – Conway, Ark. – 501-329-8344 23-10/1 District Arkansas/Oklahoma Fair – Fort Smith, Ark. – October 2016 22 2016 Teaching Garden – 9:30-10:30 a.m. – Conway, Ark. – 501-329-8344

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