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John Kropf has been involved in the agriculture industry his entire life

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Keeping Things Moving at the Flying C Michael and Lauren Lee focus their operation on beef and pecan production

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Men arrested for livestock theft: Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with the livestock theft in Payne County, Okla.

Michael Demaro was arrested on July 5 in Pottawatomie County and his accused accomplice, Cody Joseph Porter, was arrested in Owasso, Okla., on July 10 after a five-day manhunt after running from law-enforcement officials. Porter, and Demaro, are accused of stealing a truck and trailer containing 38 Angora goats and two sheep on July 3 from Langston University’s Goat Research Center. State agriculture investigators have said the two men go on their livestock stealing sprees to get money, and they have a lengthy criminal history in northeast Oklahoma.

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Teams to compete: Twelve ranch teams from Oklahoma will be competing on Aug. 24-25 at the Lazy E Arena for the 34th annual Oklahoma Cattlemen Association’s Ranch Rodeo. Teams from the Oklahoma Ozarks include: Spur Ranch, Vinita, Okla,; Lazy Rafter Slash Ranch, Lenapah, Okla.; and Whitmire Ranch, Delaware, Okla.

Applications being accepted: The Arkansas Agriculture Department is now accepting applications from producers for reimbursement under the United States Department of Agriculture National Organic Certification Cost Share Program. Organic certification fees paid between the dates of Oct. 1, 2017 – Sept. 30, 2018 are eligible. Applications for reimbursement are available at https://www.agriculture. arkansas.gov. The deadline Nov. 1, 2018.

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JUST A THOUGHT

Teens selected as Junior Farmers of the Year: Denton Daniels and Kortnie Sisco have been recognized as the Newton County, Ark., Junior Farmers of the Year. The honor is bestowed annually to deserving youth determined by a panel of representatives from area farm service agencies. Sisco, the 18-year-old daughter of Kevan and Michelle Sisco, lives on the family farm, and is a graduate of Western Grove High School and will attend North Arkansas College in Harrison, Ark., this fall. Daniels is the son of Chris and Leslie Daniels and will be a junior at Deer High School. The farm Daniels has been in his mother’s family for many years and its 30 acres adjoins property owned by his grandfather, Bobby Young, and the family has a cow/calf operation.

Ag student earns scholarship: A student in the University of Arkansas’ Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences won an event and a scholarship competing in this year’s Miss Arkansas Scholarship Pageant. Darynne Dahlem, a senior animal science major from Fort Smith, Ark., finished as the second runner-up and received a $9,000 scholarship. A former Miss University of Arkansas, Dahlem is the current Miss Northwest Arkansas. She is an honors student, she is a member of Bumpers College’s Honors Student Board.

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Eye on Agribusiness features Bull Creek Outdoors

Town & Country spotlights John Everett

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John Kropf has spent his whole life in agriculture

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The Feather family manages 1,800 acres of crop land

Youth in Agriculture highlights Caitlyn Ferguson

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FARM HELP 21 Selling yourself and your products

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’m beginning to get worried about my wife’s revonworC yrreJ yB eyesight – or should I say, lack of eyesight.

About a month ago, Judy was on her way to the lower barn to feed a bottle to her Jerry Crownover is baby calf (the result of a twin birth) when a farmer and former I heard her yelling for me. After walking down professor of Agriculture to meet her, she pointed to something about fifty Education at Missouri feet from us and stated, “There’s a dead coyote State University. He is a lying over there.” native of Baxter County, Well, it was something dead, but it wasn’t a Arkansas, and an coyote, but rather a 300-pound calf. author and professional “Really,” I asked. “You can’t see well enough to speaker. To contact Jerry, tell the difference between a coyote and a calf?” go to ozarksfn.com and Luckily, for me, she didn’t answer. click on ‘Contact Us.’ About a week after that incident, the both of us went to a neighbor’s place that has a U-pick berry farm, since we needed to replenish the freezer with a couple of gallons of delicious blackberries. The manager directed us to the field and assigned us to row seven. Usually, we separate by 20 feet, or so, and pick until we reach the area where the other one started, and then skip ahead. But, right at the beginning, I noticed that Judy was missing some very obvious bunches of ripe berries, so I simply started following her. When we both finished filling our one-gallon buckets at the same time, side by side, she asked, “How can your bucket be full when you were picking behind me?” This time, I didn’t answer.

The topper, however, came last week when a strong windstorm came through late one afternoon. We lost electrical power, and had been without it for two hours, when I decided that we should probably pull out the PTO generator and hook it up to provide electricity through the night. The strength of the storm, coupled with news reports, led me to believe it might be morning before service was restored.

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hen we relocated to our farm several years ago, we were welcomed by most of the neighbors in the area. There was one neighbor, however, who was disJody Harris is a freelance gruntled over the survey. He didn’t agree with the communications specialist, surveyed boundaries that had been set before we gardener, ranch wife and closed on the property. He went so far as to yank mother of four. She and up the stakes that had been set by a professional her family raise Angus beef surveying company and proceeded to tell my huscattle and other critters on band the ACTUAL property line was a large rock. their northwest Arkansas The discrepancy in the professional survey and ranch. She is a graduate this guy’s rock was minimal, but he made a very of Missouri State University. large stink about all of it. When my husband started To contact Jody, go to building fence on the surveyed property line, this ozarksfn.com and click on neighbor became very angry with us. Unfortu‘Contact Us.’ nately, it ended with a couple of attorneys bickering back and forth on our behalves. We finally settled with him on an easement just to keep the peace. Since then, he’s been a peaceful fellow.

Over the years of living in the country, I have watched my husband go out of his way to be the kind of neighbor he would’ve liked to have been greeted by when we moved up onto the mountain.

Recently, a home and acreage sold to a family moving here from Mississippi. We were delighted to meet them. Our kids were thrilled because they have a 10-year-old son. In the process of their relocation, my husband and son have mowed their yard to help them out as they travel back and forth before they move here permanently.

We have really enjoyed getting to know this new family.

On a recent Saturday morning, my husband was up at the crack of dawn to go have breakfast at a local café with another neighbor. They were going to carb load a plate of biscuits and gravy and head to the local farm store to stock up on fencing supplies.

They had big plans to finish a fence building project together on the neighbor’s property. I’m sure when they finished that project, they moved on to one at our place.

The neighbor’s behind us have a pool and have graciously invited several of us and our piles of children to swim on hot days. There have been a LOT of hot days this July. We are so thankful for all the kids surrounding us and the great parents we enjoy friendships with.

I’ve never seen my husband shy away from helping neighbors move dirt, clean up tree canopies or running cows back in the right pasture. We have been blessed with the same kindness in return and more.

Recently, I had to call in a favor from a neighbor to check in some trucks that arrived at our office later in the day after we’d closed. Even though I was out of town, he dropped what he was doing and came to my rescue to help some of our customers when no one else could be reached.

They say good fences make good neighbors. Maybe that saying is true in some cases. However, we’ve found southern hospitality and basic human kindness makes the best neighbor. In a world that portrays a lot of hateful talk and unkind behavior, look closer. Whether you live in town or in the country, get out and talk to the parents and children who live near you. Ride up and drop off a plate of cookies to someone new to your area. I’m so proud of my husband for being a good friend. We are blessed with have a lot of great neighbors.

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Many people only think about farmers and ranchers supplying food, but agriJulie Turner-Crawford culture has a hand in much, much more. is a native of Dallas Farms are a part of the production of fiber, fuel, County, Mo., where she starch, oils, solvents, dyes, resins, proteins, spegrew up on her family’s cialty chemicals and pharmaceuticals. I’d lay odds farm. She is a graduate there isn’t a single person in the U.S. who does not of Missouri State use something each and every day that has a tie to University. To contact some form of agriculture.

Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 Farms and ranches are bound to the local econor by email at editor@ omy because they have to spend money to try and ozarksfn.com. make money, which helps other businesses keep their doors open.

There are many, many jobs in the agricultural industry that aren’t “on the farm,” jobs. These jobs are held by the guys and gals who work at the feed mills, the farm supply stores, veterinary clinics, tire shops, auto parts stores, tractor, truck and auto dealerships, and so on. My own job is also dependant on farmers and ranchers.

People, in my opinion, don’t understand how one farm makes a difference in a community.

For example, a farm lays off a couple of hired hands because of tough economic times. Those hands and their families, intern, then have a lower standard of living, and less money to spend at local businesses, such as grocery stores, restaurants and other retailers, which means less income for the business. With less business,

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just a thought Across the Fence Continued from Previous Page retailers may be faced with the choice to cut hours or lay off a worker, resulting in that worker also having a lower standard of living, meaning they will also spend less at local businesses. We now have three, or more, families who have to cut corners to get by, meaning they are going to be spending less, which causes even more businesses to make cuts and potentially reduce workforce even more.

Since business is a little slow, that means revenues are slow for government entities that depend on funding from sales taxes for things like infrastructure improvements, such as roads, as well as for salaries for workers. No money for repairs to roads means a need for fewer employees.

Farmers and ranchers typically pay more in annual property and personal taxes than their city-dwelling neighbors who may only pay taxes on their real estate and motor vehicles. Farmers pay those taxes, as well as taxes on livestock, trailers, tractors and implements.

Things considered “luxury items,” such as newspaper and magazine subscriptions, cable or satellite TV, and nonessential utilities, such as Internet access

or telephone service, are also on the chopping block in hard economic times.

A dinner out? Not unless it’s from the $1 menu and there’s a buy one, get one coupon. Fewer customers for these businesses and services, means less money for that business and cuts will have to be made somewhere to stay in the black; it’s a continuous cycle.

Agriculture is crucial in this county and it’s disheartening to see blatant disregard for it in our rural communities.

People seem to forget agriculture is often the top industry for many of our small towns, often times the only industry, and as industries begin to fall, so does the economy.

We should continue to advocate for agriculture in our hometowns, and if a business or individual doesn’t want to stand up for our way of life, maybe they don’t need our business anymore.

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Life Is Simple Continued from Page 3 it to the tractor and pull it up to the meter pole. She was happy to help and I instructed her to push from the back of the two-wheeled device while I held up the tongue and pulled. There was no problem until she had pushed about 5 feet, when I heard her scream, followed by a couple of minutes of ranting, using words that I choose not to print. She had walked directly into an old, solid iron anvil that I had used to prop up the tongue of the generator.

Once her pain had subsided, she asked,

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in no pleasant manner, “Why didn’t you tell me that anvil was there?”

Wanting to say, “Because I thought you would see it,” I, instead, answered. “I’m so sorry. I should have warned you.”

Visiting with an old friend, last week, I relayed my concerns about my wife’s seemingly failing vision. “Oh, Jerry, I wouldn’t worry too much. Judy has been blind for the past 35 years.”

Surprised and alarmed, I asked, “What are you talking about?”

“She married you.”

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Michael and Lauren Lee focus their operation on beef and pecan production Michael Lee was exposed to sold through local sale barns or to individufarming at a very early age.

His stepfather, Dr. Robert Clark, be- als. Cows that don’t gan farming in 1980 as a hobby. Michael meet the ranch’s degrew up on the farm and developed a position standards, or love for large equipment and animals. product quality are Michael began working on the farm culled from the herd.

“It really is about part-time in high school. While he had other interests, Michael had no idea quality for us,” Lauren said. “We work farming would become a way of life.

Throughout college and graduate school, really hard on that.

Michael continued to farm. In 2012, he Our customers have became the farm manager for the Fly- come to expect it, Michael and Lauren Lee, pictured with their daughters Adelaide and Mary Elliot, promote farm-raised beef ing C, taking some pressure off his mom, and we deliver.”

Human treatment through social media and their website.

Leanna, and his stepfather, who remain active in the ranch today. Michael’s wife, of their animals is a Lauren, is a fourth-generation farmer, so high priority of the utilizing natural wells across the farm to the love of farming was a strong common Lees, as is transparency. Customers are in- provide clean water for the cattle. bond which is the foundation for the suc- vited to visit the farm and observe how the Genetic testing of all calves is a key cess of their Flying C Ranch. Michael and animals are raised. In recent years, Flying C element in insuring the quality of beef Lauren have a couple of young farm hands has reduced the size of the herd to concen- going into the farm to table program. on the horizon with daughters 4-year old trate on efficiency and lower the stress level The ranch also adheres to a strict animal of handling the cattle.

Mary Elliott, and 2-year old Adelaide. health program working with local vets “Transparency and education of our cus- to ensure herd quality.

Flying C Ranch is a combination row crop and cattle farm located in central Faulkner tomers is very important,” Michael said.

In the fall, things get a little hectic County, Ark., in the community of Con- “There are so many people that don’t’ on the ranch as the pecan orchard is way. The 300 hundred row crop acres of understand what it takes to raise cattle. opened to the public for harvesting on the ranch are rented out to local farm- They have heard and read so much bad the halves. For their part of the pecan ers and the remaining acres are improved information. We welcome folks to our harvest, Michael works rapidly to get pasture for the ranch’s cow/calf operation. farm. It is part of what we do.” the crop to market. No waste is tolerWorking closely with the University ated with the pecans as pecan shells are This year’s cattle operation consists of 150 brood cows, 130 calves, 20 steers and six of Agriculture Extension Service and used for mulch, and the wood is used for bulls. There is also a 30-acre pecan orchard, the Natural Resource and Conservation smoking meats.

Service, Flying C has taken advantage which attracts a lot of attention every fall.

While running the Flying C Ranch is Michael’s daily focus is the production of programs to increased production certainly important, the Lees have a very part of the cattle operation to ensure the and enhanced conservation. Year-round strong philosophy about being involved grazing through the “300 days in their community. The Lees are inherd is healthy and meets their of grazing” programs has dras- volved in more than two dozen commuhigh-standards of quality for tically reduced feeding cost. nity roles from the local to state levels. their customers. The steers Conway, Ark. In the fall, the Lees plant are marketed in the Flying C The family has won several awards for winter forage, such as turnips, their farm operation, including finalist in Ranch’s farm-to-table program. ryegrass and oats, to provide the Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Excellence The marketing for the program grazing. With the help of NRCS, in Agriculture Award and being named is handled by Lauren.

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Johnny Stansell once ran a registered herd of Charolais cattle, but his off-the-farm workload prompted him to maintain a commercial herd.

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With an off-the-farm business,Johnny Stansell prefers his low-maintenance Charolais-based cattle herd Johnny and Cherie Stansell’s farm in Hindsville, Ark., was once known as the Madison County “poor farm” with two buildings, a residence for the caretaker and a dormitory for those with nowhere else to go.

A county-erected granite monument on the land reads: “Madison County Poor Farm-This is the location of the 180 acre poor farm, established in 1890 as a home for paupers, orphans and the mildly insane. The caretaker received county funds for each person and was responsible for providing food, shelter clothing and medical care. The need for a poor farm decreased during the 1930s and the Madison County poor farm was sold to the highest bidder in June 1945.”

That bidder was Johnny’s uncle, Lee, who lived there until his death in 1983. Johnny’s father, Cread, purchased the land and later put it into a trust. Johnny is proud of his land’s history in helping others and monument that commemorates that history.

The farm now consists of 320 owned and leased acres. When Cread first became interested in Charolais cattle, Cread and

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Johnny went to Kansas where they pur- skipping a breeding season, or the momchased cows and a bull. They began selling ma not providing enough milk to raise a bulls as breeding stock to area producers. profitable calf. He also follows a vaccine Today, Johnny runs the farm by himself protocol for all stock with preventing and also owns and operates Valley Fertilizer pink-eye being a high priority. Further, Company. Averaging 70-hour work weeks Johnny prefers a pour on worming produring fertilizer season makes registering gram because it is less time-consuming. cattle difficult, so he now sells his stock The cattle are grass and hay fed, as well commercially. as provided with free choice minerals.

“I really like the Charolais breed be- Water is from ponds, a spring fed pond cause of its good disposition and produc- and a weak creek that is not totally relitivity and because the original birthing able. Placing waterers in corrals are part problems are long gone.” of his future plans.

The herd now consists of 65 Charolais A strong influence on his farm is from and Charolais-crossed mommas bred by the fertilizer business, which helps actwo bulls, one Charolais and one Her- count for Johnny’s attention to his eford. The result is the majority of the land. He has 120 acres of Bermuda for calves are cream or red, with cream being hay with much of the hay being sold Johnny’s goal since they sell well. Johnny to horse owners. Because Bermuda is a has both spring and fall calving seasons warm weather grass, he fertilizes his field to spread out the workload over the year. between cuttings. For weed control, he Then calves are sold at weaning at 6 to 8 boom-sprays and spot sprays because months or, as Johnny explained, whenever horsemen want quality hay and behe can get to it. The calves are sold at dif- cause ryegrass is a continuing problem. ferent sale barns. Johnny believes there are In contrast to the hayfield, his pastures many good sale barns and he likes going are mostly fescue, a cool weather grass to different places and seeing that needs both spring and fall different people. fertilizing.

Hindsville, Ark. Culling is not up to the “To limit the amount of standards that Johnny would hay you will feed in the winprefer because of time conter, producers should fertilstraints. However, he will ize fescue in the fall as well as cull immediately for temperspring.,” Johnny explained. “My ament, and also culls for age, dad always used to say that ‘you Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

can’t starve a dollar out of a cow’ and producers can’t starve a blade of grass out of the ground.’”

Johnny worked for 25 years with Southwestern Bell as a technician. He began with installation and was working with data systems for 911 prior to taking early retirement at 50 because his dad was ill, and he wanted to spend more time with him and help on the farm. Johnny later became restless, missed being with people and wanted a new challenge, so, in 2001, he bought the fertilizer business which he initially thought of as a spring and summer proposition.

“Boy was I wrong,” Johnny said, “It’s year-round and intensive but I still love how I spend my days. I enjoy working with fellow farmers and meeting new people, I just wish I had more time for my cattle.”

Johnny has numerous buggies and two large-capacity spreader trucks for fertilizer he custom blends according to specific requests, usually based on NRCS soil testing. The soil testing determines the proportion of each of the components: manufactured urea for nitrogen, manufactured granulated phosphorus for the root structures and mined potash, which is also for the root systems.

“I really enjoy both of the things that I do, but just wish there were more hours in a day,” Johnny said.

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The Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum tells how the tribe influenced the nation’s history The Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum in Tahlequah, Okla., provides an interesting and easily experienced introduction to the critically important evolution of the Cherokee Nation’s legal system.

Part of what makes this museum so inviting is the interactive nature of many displays, something especially appealing to young people.

The first American colonists arrived in 1607, seeking both religious and political freedom from highly-restrictive societies based on the feudal systems prevalent at the time and, later, on shouting matches still prevalent in English Parliament.

Though the Europeans arrived with their own understanding of what a constitutional government was, a Confederacy of Iroquois Nations had “The Great Law of Peace,” a 400-year-old constitution written on wampum belts, intended to retain and uphold peace. This constitution was

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acknowledged by a 1988 congressional resolution as an influence on the development of the United States Constitution.

The new European settlers knew they wanted more freedom but had little or no experience with devising a procedural system based on agreement rather than top down power. The Founding Fathers didn’t have far to look.

The Native American tribal rules of conduct when discussing governmental business provided a useful example.

Each representative spoke while everyone else listened. Thomas Jefferson, one of the most influential of the Founding Fathers, supported this more civilized procedural system. He also believed in the sovereignty of Native Americans, which was subsequently included in and protected by the Constitution.

When Europeans arrived with new legal concepts and ways of life, the Cherokee saw they needed to adapt not only to survive but also to preserve their identity, sov-

ereignty and culture. A testament to their success is that, in spite of numerous obstacles, they are the largest Native American tribe in the United States today.

The history of the Cherokee legal system provides insight into the evolution of retaining sovereignty with in the United States federal government. Originally, the Cherokee followed the ancient practice of Blood Law or Clan Law, as it is sometimes called. Offenses or imbalances were considered clan issues committed by the clan collectively. The Cherokee began moving toward a rehabilitation approach in 1875 when confinement was the preferred punishment under the U.S. system. Rehabilitation included trade activities such as blacksmithing, gardening and maintaining public works.

In 1827, the Cherokee adopted their first Constitution, which was characterized by three branches of government (executive, legislative and judicial) governed by a principal chief. Before long, however, land

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pressure became intense as more Europeans wanted Native American land. Beginning early in the 1800s, the U.S. government policy was one of assimilation but the situation worsened as the desire for Native American land increased. The Supreme Court case Worchester v. Georgia establish that a Georgia statute requiring a license for Native Americans to be on Native American land was unconstitutional.

President Andrew Jackson, who feared military conflict between federal troops and a Georgia militia, supported Georgia’s desire for Cherokee land. In 1930, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act which forced the Cherokee to move west of the Mississippi to Indian Territory, now Oklahoma, on the infamous Trail of Tears.

New problems emerged after the removal. One issue was determining tribal v. US court jurisdiction when a non-Cherokee committed a crime in Cherokee territory further complicated legal matters.

The results were severe diminishment of JULY 23, 2018

tribal land with an influx of outside settlers coming to the area and with criminal activity simply being ignored. An additional issue occurred when children, forced from their homes to attend federal schools, were barred from speaking their native languages. The damage this era had on Native American society had rippling effects for generations to come.

In 1954, after 50 years, the Indian Reorganization Act finally changed federal policy and began the process of strengthening tribal self-government. This act was followed by others over the next 25 years. In addition, the Cherokee Constitution was revised three more times, the last in 2006.

Today, the tribal government has the same three branches of government, in addition to other regulatory and support arms, such as emergency management, the marshals law enforcement services and procurement.

While the external structure of the Cherokee Constitution is similar to that of the United States, its intent is to protect and promote the uniqueness of the Cherokee society.”

The Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum, the oldest government building in Oklahoma, is housed in the original courthouse building constructed in 1844

by James S. Pierce. Both the Supreme and District Courts held sessions in this building for a number of years before a new Capitol building was built in 1869 after the Civil War to house all three branches of the Cherokee government in one location. The original courthouse then became the location of the Cherokee Advocate, the first newspaper in Oklahoma.

“The Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum stands as a testament to the Cherokee people who were able to persevere from hardship and rebuild their legal system in Indian Territory,” director of Cherokee Nation Cultural Tourism,” said Travis Owens.

Today the Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum is made up of three sections: the judicial system, Cherokee journalism (including an impressive printing press) and an introduction into the evolution of the Cherokee language, including the written form created by Sequoyah in 1821. All three areas are supported by stories, historical photos, objects and furniture.

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Ash Flat Livestock Not Reported † Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs Not Reported † Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction 68.00-90.50* Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs None Reported † County Line Sale - Ratcliff Not Reported † Decatur Livestock Auction 70.00-88.00* Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Not Reported* Farmer’s Stockyards 75.00-86.50 † Fort Smith Stockyards 54.00-91.00 † I-40 Livestock - Ozark Not Reported † Joplin Regional Stockyards 65.00-92.00 † Mid-State Stockyards 72.00-86.00* North Arkansas Livestock - Green Forest Not Reported † OKC West - El Reno 72.00-92.00 † Ouachita Livestock Auction - Ola Not Reported † Ozarks Regional Stockyard 72.00-100.00 † Stilwell Livestock Auction 68.00-81.00* Tulsa Livestock Auction 66.00-99.00 † Welch Stockyards 85.00-97.00*

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43.00-60.00 † Ash Flat Livestock Not Reported † Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs Not Reported † Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction None Reported* Cleburne County Livestock Auction None Reported † County Line Sale - Ratcliff Not Reported † Decatur Livestock Auction 42.00-60.00* Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Not Reported* Farmer’s Stockyards 43.00-61.00 † Fort Smith Stock 25.00-65.00 † I-40 Livestock - Ozark Not Reported † Joplin Regional Stockyard 37.00-65.00 † Mid-State Stockyards 45.00-65.00* North Arkansas Livestock - Green Forest Not Reported † 43.00-69.50 †

42.00-60.00* 38.00-65.50 † 50.00-70.50*

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Ark. Cattle Auction, LLC - Searcy 7/10/18 1,424 Steers, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Bulls, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

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St-3 Lower 151.00-175.00 145.00-170.00 131.00-168.00 142.00-158.00 133.00 ----130.00-153.00 120.00-143.00 110.00-128.00 124.00 136.00-157.50 120.00-148.00 121.00-142.50 120.00-142.00 -----

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Ash Flat Livestock

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150.00-177.00 137.00-170.00 130.00-167.00 130.00-158.00 120.00-139.00

100.00-177.00 100.00-165.00 120.00-160.00 115.00-151.00 111.00-126.00

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130.00-157.00 125.00-155.00 120.00-145.00 108.00-135.00 102.00-127.00

100.00-164.00 100.00-154.00 110.00-140.00 110.00-145.00 110.00-130.00

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sheep & Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market

goats 6/26/18

Supply was good and demand was good with a mostly full house on hand at the start of the sale. Compared to last month lamb markets dropped 60.00-70.00, slaughter kids were down 50.00 to 100.00, feeder kids held steady to 10.00 lower while ewe, ram, doe, and buck markets held mostly steady. The supply made up of 62 percent lambs, 9 percent ewes and rams, 18 percent kid goats, and 8 percent bucks and does. All prices are per hundred weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise.

Receipts: 1024 SHEEP: Feeder Lambs: Hair: Medium and Large 1-2 25-36 lbs 190.00-202.50; 40-59 lbs 150.00-170.00. Medium and Large 2-3 20-37 lbs 150.00-165.00; 46-59 lbs 138.00-139.00. Medium and Large 3-4 20-35 lbs 126.00-136.00.

Wool: Medium and Large 1-2 19-58 lbs 151.00-162.50.

Medium and Large 2-3 25-58 lbs 121.00-142.50.

Slaughter wool lambs: Choice and Prime 2-4 60-123 lbs 141.00-154.00. Good and Choice 1-3 62-91 130.00-135.00.

Slaughter Hair Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-4 60-100 lbs 140.00-155.00; 90-98 lbs 132.00-137.50. Good and Choice 1-3 60-112 lbs 120.00-139.00.

Replacement Hair Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 90 lbs 105.00-117.50; 110-165 lbs 80.00-100.00.

Slaughter Wool Ewes: Good and Choice 2-3 110 lbs 66.00; 150-250 lbs 36.00-59.00. Utility and Good 1-2 79 lbs 70.00; 90-95 lbs 40.00-43.00.

Slaughter Hair Ewes: Good and Choice 2-3 85-155 lbs 50.00-77.50. Utility and Good 1-2 60-110 lbs 40.00-49.00.

Few Replacement Rams: Medium and Large 1-2 Wool 195 lbs 77.50. Medium and Large 1-2 Hair 165-185 lbs 75.00-77.00.

Slaughter Rams: Wool 165-260 lbs 35.00-40.00. Hair 114145 lbs 69.00-80.00.

Feeder Kids: Selection 1 25-35 lbs 220.00-250.00. Selection 2 15-33 lbs 150.00-175.00; 27-35 lbs 127.50-143.00.

Selection 3 25-35 lbs 85.00-100.00; 3.00-15.00 Per Head.

Slaughter Goats: Selection 1 40-70 lbs 230.00-255.00.

Selection 2 40-67 lbs 180.00-205.00; 40-75 lbs 157.00177.50. Selection 3 50-55 lbs 132.50-143.00.

Replacement Does: Selection 1 65-150 lbs 120.00-147.50.

Selection 2 55-98 lbs 127.50-135.00.

Families: Selection 2 does with twin kids: 140.00-175.00 Per Family.

Slaughter Does: Selection 2 105-128 lbs 105.00-117.50.

Selection 3 50-98 lbs 100.00-125.00; 70-125 lbs 75.0095.00; 55-110 lbs 40.00-52.50.

Replacement Bucks: Selection 1 55-75 lbs 160.00-175.00; 140 lbs 142.50; Registered Black Boer 220 lbs 305.00 Per Head.

Slaughter Bucks: Selection 2 54-135 lbs 120.00-152.50.

National Sheep Summary

County Line Sale Ratcliff ---------

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7/13/18

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter lambs were mostly steady, instances 5.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder lambs were not well tested.

At San Angelo, TX 7335 head sold. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading no recent comparison on slaughter ewes and feeder lambs. 4500 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady to 5.00 lower.

2,609 lamb carcasses sold with all weights no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: San Angelo: shorn and wooled 100-125 lbs 120.00-125.00.

VA: wooled 110-125 lbs 152.50-230.00.

PA: shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 210.00-230.00; 110-130 lbs 205.00; 130-150 lbs 205.00.

Ft.Collins, CO: no test.

South Dakota: shorn and wooled 115-165 lbs 148.00-157.50.

Kalona, IA: wooled 110-130 lbs 153.00-162.00.

Billings, MT: no test.

Missouri: 100-145 lbs 140.00-152.00.

Equity Elec: no sales.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 164.00-182.00, few 184.00-194.00; 60-70 lbs 153.00-169.00, few 145.00-148.00 and few 172.00176.00; 70-80 lbs 138.00-150.00, few 154.00; 80-90 lbs 135.00-148.00, few 162.00; 90-110 lbs 130.00-142.00.

Pennsylvania: 40-50 lbs 180.00-227.00; 50-60 lbs 190.00215.00; 60-70 lbs 190.00-220.00; 70-80 lbs 180.00-200.00; 80-90 lbs 175.00-205.00.

Kalona, IA: 45-60 lbs 172.50-185.00; 60-70 lbs 169.00179.00; 70-80 lbs 165.00-177.00; 80-90 lbs 165.00-167.50; 90-110 lbs 156.00-166.00.

Ft. Collins: no test.

Missouri: 50-80 lbs 150.00-160.00; 80-100 lbs 145.00-157.50.

Virginia: 60-80 lbs 180.00-240.00; 80-110 lbs 160.00-240.00.

South Dakota: 80-90 lbs 147.00-155.00; 90-110 lbs 147.00153.00.

Billings, MT: no test.

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6/26/18

Demand moderate to light, supply moderate with near 25 percent Springer and Bred heifers, 32 percent Open heifers, 06 percent Fresh and Milking cows, 06 percent Springer and Bred cows, and 02 percent baby calves.

The balance was steer calves and slaughter cows. A herd dispersal was in the offerings. Holsteins unless otherwise noted. Prices reported on a per head basis.

140 Receipts: 631 Springer heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 1175.00-1230.00, ind registered 1450.00. Approved 9001100.00, Jerseys 900.00-1075.00. Medium 725.00-825.00, crossbred 650.00-825.00. Common 470.00-575.00.

Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 1075.001275.00, crossbreds 1010.00-1100.00. Approved 825.001060.00, crossbreds 800.00-900.00. Medium 600.00-800.00, crossbreds 600.00-675.00. Common 450.00-550.00.

Heifers bred one to three months: Supreme couple 1030.00-1050.00. Approved 700.00-950.00, crossbreds 760.00-910.00.

Open Heifers: Approved 180-200 lbs 205.00-210.00, 250-300 lbs 280.00-310.00, pkg 305 lbs 340.00, 400-500 lbs 410.00-500.00, crossbreds 360.00-460.00, 440-475 lbs Jerseys 635.00-700.00, pkg 578 lbs 560.00, 500-540 lbs Crossbreds 475.00-530.00, pkg-563 lbs Jerseys 690.00, 600-635 lbs 600.00-660.00, pkg 676 lbs crossbreds 670.00, 750-800 lbs 700.00-730.00, Medium 475-490 lbs 400.00450.00, pkg 643 lbs 475.00.

Replacement Cows: Fresh and Milking cows: Supreme ind 1125.00, Approved ind 1050.00, Medium 690.00-925.00.

Springer and Second Stage Cows: Supreme 1100.001200.00, individual 1075.00, Approved 790.00-975.00, ind Jersey 900.00.

Baby Calves: Holstein bulls 65.00-85.00.

Arkansas Cattle Auction

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7/15/18

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 109.00-111.00; wtd. avg. price 110.30.

Heifers: 110.00-111.00; wtd. avg. price 110.38.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 170.00-177.00; wtd. avg. price 174.16.

Heifers: 173.00-175.00; wtd. avg. price 174.33.

(Week of 7/8/18 to 7/14/18)

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Farmer’s Stockyards Springdale 7/13/18 769

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160.00-197.00 143.00-166.00 123.00-156.00 126.00-145.00 115.00-135.00

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140.00-165.00 133.00-159.00 125.00-153.75 120.00-144.00 120.00-135.00

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170 158 150 138 135

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158 152 140 125 110

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170.00-192.00 158.00-168.00 150.00-165.00 138.00-155.00 135.00-145.00

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196.00-197.50 170.00-186.00 158.00-179.50 151.50-173.00 141.00-156.00

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158.00-185.00 152.00-165.00 140.00-150.00 125.00-138.00 110.00-125.00 150.00-168.00 137.00-155.00 130.00-145.00 120.00-142.00 120.00-130.00

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7/10/18-7/11/18 10,543

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166.53 144.67 149.25 **

133.01 141.79 135.90 132.31 ** 137.31 135.96

155.85

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154.00

141.62

159.44

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140.10

170.20

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148.71

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** 155.26

136.32

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** 142.66 ** ** ** 142.18

150.92

137.48

151.00

800.00-1400.00 † Not Reported † 760.00-1225.00 †

1500

141.03

149.40

150.34

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1000

151.68 **

157.54

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Tulsa Livestock Auction 7/9/18 2,213

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171.00-178.00 165.00-173.00 156.00-169.00 147.50-171.00 145.00-154.00

172.00-186.00 159.00-178.00 140.00-160.00 141.00-152.00 128.00-148.00

186.00-200.00 166.00-180.00 156.00-172.00 143.00-158.00 127.50-143.50

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149.54

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142.00-160.00 136.00-151.00 129.00-140.00 123.00-136.00 116.00-126.00

156.00-172.00 146.00-165.00 136.50-149.00 128.00-138.50 117.00-134.00

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169.86

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800.00-1225.00 † Not Reported † Ash Flat Livestock Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs Not Reported † Cattlemen’s Livestock 800.00* Cleburne County Livestock - Heber Springs None Reported † County Line Sale - Ratcliff Not Reported † Decatur Livestock Auction 750.00-1275.00* Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Not Reported * Farmer’s Stockyards 750.00-1150.00 † Fort Smith Stockyards 875.00-1275.00 † I-40 Livestock - Ozark Not Reported † Joplin Regional 500.00-1085.00 † Mid-State Stockyardss 600.00-1025.00 * North Arkansas Livestock - Green Forest Not Reported † 700.00-800.00 † OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock Auction Not Reported † Ozarks Regional 500.00-1175.00 † Stilwell Livestock Auction 850.00-1225.00 * Tulsa Livestock 660.00-1200.00 † Welch Stockyards None Reported *

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s ago slaughter lambs were mostly 15.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were eeder lambs were not well tested.

35 head sold. No sales in Equity direct trading no recent comparison National Dairy Market at a Glance 7/13/18 eeder lambs. 4500 head of negotiambs were steady to 5.00 lower.

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.4225 and 40# blocks at $1.5600. old with all weights no trend due to The weekly average for barrels is $1.3570 (+.0276) and blocks, p sold per hundred weight (CWT) $1.5505 (-.0039). ed.

Fluid Milk: From the Atlantic through the Central region and ce and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: into parts of the West, hotter temperatures have curbed milk wooled 100-125 lbs 120.00-125.00. production. Nonetheless, milk supplies in much of that area 152.50-230.00. remain adequate for processing needs. In Idaho, Utah and New 0-110 lbs 210.00-230.00; 110-130 lbs Mexico, milk output reports are steady to up. As some schools 00. have begun preparations to open their doors in several weeks, 0 bottlers are preparing for increases in production by plant d wooled 115-165 lbs 148.00-157.50. updates and maintenance. Although a majority of Midwestern -130 lbs 153.00-162.00. cheesemakers reported discounted spot milk offers this week, there were some above-Class III prices reported for the first time 40.00-152.00. since March. Cream markets are strengthening following the holiday week. Northeastern butter makers are putting cream back ce and Prime 1-2: on the market in lieu of churning. In the West, ice cream makers 64.00-182.00, few 184.00-194.00; are at their peak cream buying time. F.O.B. cream multiples are , few 145.00-148.00 and few 172.00- 1.30-1.40 in the East, 1.26-1.34 in the Midwest, and 1.08-1.31 -150.00, few 154.00; 80-90 lbs in the West.

00; 90-110 lbs 130.00-142.00.

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER POUND 180.00-227.00; 50-60 lbs 190.00BUTTERFAT F.O.B. producing plants: Upper Midwest -220.00; 70-80 lbs 180.00-200.00; $2.7728 - $2.9488. .

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CA: 1700: Feeder Lambs shorn 90-95 lbs 155.00; shorn 8595 lbs 152.00 del; wooled 95-110 lbs 152.00.

500: Feeder Lambs pool 100-110 lbs 145.00.

OR: 600: Feeder Lambs 95-100 lbs 140.00.

TX: 400: Feeder Lambs 60-75 lbs 156.00.

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ion 2 105-128 lbs 105.00-117.50.

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John Kropf and his family have both turkey and cattle operations in Johnson County, Ark. John Kropf of Clarksville, Ark., had exposure to numerous agricultural activities before he and his wife Clarabel purchased a turkey farm.

The operation is now a family business with 1,400 owned and leased acres managed by John and his son Tony, with another son, Scott, who own his own cleanout business, helping as needed.

Another change since the purchase is that the farm now has an egg laying operation, which includes raising their

dad did too. As soon as the truck straightened out, we simply kept working.”

John worked on a hog and cattle farm when he was 18, then for an uncle who owned K and K Construction and built poultry houses. Then John started a litter cleanout business lasting 20 years. He also married Clarabel and now has three sons, five daughters and three grandchildren.

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John Kropf raises his own replacement poults for his egg laying operation, in addition to a 400-head cow/calf operation.

own hens from chicks. They also have and sold to Midstate Specialty Eggs.

“The egg laying operation proved proftwo cattle herds.

John was raised in Mena, Ark., with itable because I raised my own replacehis introduction to agriculture begin- ment hens, and because I was indepenning on his father’s broiler/cattle farm at dent and could choose which upgrades a very early age. He remembers driving a would benefit my particular operation.

I did not have to comply with pickup through the snow in mandated improvements de1974 when he was 6. His facided by a big corporation ther was in the back throwthat also keeps producers fiing out square bales for cows. Clarksville, Ark. nancially obligated.”

“Suddenly the truck spun John has 11 cage-free houses: out of control on the slippery six for layers and five for poults snow,” John explained. “I with each poult house for poults at hung on desperately and my

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meet your neighbors different stages of development. When the poults are 16 weeks old, they are moved to the laying houses where they remain until 80 weeks of age before being replaced by younger, more productive hens with the retired hens being sold for further use. Egg production starts slowly and peaks at 95 percent with retirement occurring when house level drops to a percentage in the mid to low 80s.

Brown and white day-old chicks are trucked to the farm and usually purchased from Hy-Line International. The poult house has already been thoroughly cleaned with water pipes flushed and equipment lowered. The brooding area is cordoned off with four, 40-foot sections of tube heating running down the center of the house and radiating heat to a 40-foot wide area.

The system is kept for approximately four weeks, depending upon the time of year and weather when the young birds are turned out into the whole house with each house holding 20,000 poults.

The farm has a total of 94,000 laying hens at a time.

A scratch area in the middle of each house are bounded by training wires used to help the young hens learn to jump to the slats where feed, water and nests are located. When the hens lay an egg, that egg is gravity fed to a conveyor belt that delivers the eggs to the collection areas. Because these eggs are for table use, no roosters are mixed with the hens.

Since John is not affiliated with a corporation, he buys his own feed, which is custom mixed at Etna Valley Feed. Each formula is dependent upon bird maturation level and advice from a recommended nutritionist in California.

“Ration formulas change by flock need rather than commodity prices, such as hens nearing the end of their production cycle needing more calcium to maintain egg shell quality etc.,” John explained.

John uses rice hauls because of cost and availability though he prefers pine shavings, which have a cleaner smell. As of now,

the operation doesn’t have a set pattern of usage with John feeling that price is always an important consideration in agriculture.

Many farms raise both chickens and cattle because the chickens provide fertilizer for pastures. With 1,400 acres, the Kropfs use all of their litter according to their NRCS plan.

The Kropfs have a combined cattle herd total of 400 mommas and 14 bulls. F1 females make prime commercial breeding mommas, with Tigerstriped cattle being the Kropf preference because of heartiness and production longevity. The breeding herd to produce those FL females consists of 150 Hereford mommas bred by Brahman bulls. Bull calves are castrated, raised and sold. The 250-head momma cow commercial herd is bred by Balancers to produce more red calves from Charolais-influenced mommas and

by Angus bulls to produce black with white faced calves from Herefordinfluenced mommas. Calves are sold at auction at 600 pounds, while breeding females are sold by private treaty.

John strives to control three common herd issues.

He combats flies through a combination of injection, pour on and rub to prevent resistance and handles pinkeye through vaccinations. Interestingly, the F1s have virtually no pinkeye issues while the Hereford’s are prone to the problem. Birthweight is managed through genetics. The water quality question is solved by John using rural water because he believes chlorine is less an issue than the iron in his natural sources.

Believing in self-sufficiency, John and his sons raise hay and have a 300-acre hayfield comprised of rye, clover, Bermuda and Johnsongrass. That field typically produces 2,700 silage-wrapped bales a year.

“I was raised on the land and love providing the same lifestyle for my family.

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By Larry Burchfield

The Feather family in White County, Ark., manages their 1,800-acre crop operation through surface irrigation For Shannon Feather of Higginson, Ark., farming was never a choice.

From his earliest remembrance, Shannon’s father Tom, who is still involved in the family farming operation, there was never any discussion, just “come on let’s get to the field.”

But Shannon’s grandfather did the same thing to Tom, so it’s a family tradition, a tradition that has served the Feather family well over the years and one that laid a good foundation for being successful growing the family farm.

This hard work and Feather family tradition earned them White County’s Farm Family of the Year.

Shannon and his wife, Tami, consider it part of their heritage to be farming.

That is a philosophy they have tried to instill in their children. Tami works off the farm, but finds time to keep the books, provide meal deliveries for the men, and help move equipment between farms.

“I have driven a tractor before and can handle a truck pretty good,” Tami said.

“The guys handle the tractors a whole lot better than I could. I don’t think Shannon would trust me in one of the new tractors.”

While not all three children are directly involved in farming, they remain part of the close-knit family and are grateful for the values family farming has provided. After graduating from Ouachita University, oldest daughter Kyla enrolled in the Harding University School of Pharmacy, where she plan to graduate in 2020.

Lucas is the middle child and has been actively involved in the farm operation since graduating Searcy High School in 2014. Lucas and his wife, Lynley, were married June 2, so there is a new member in the family.

Abby, the youngest, graduated Searcy High School this year and plans to at-

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tend Central Baptist College and major in accounting.

The Feather’s operate Conant Crops Inc., a 1,800-acre row-crop farm consisting of soybeans, corn, rice and wheat. All but 130 acres of the farm is irrigated using surface irrigation from on farm reservoirs and tail-water recovery systems. The irrigation systems allow the Feathers to eliminate the variable of weather, which allows for consistently higher yields.

just doesn’t make it anymore. The assistance from NRCS is critical. The reservoirs and tail-water systems allow better water management. The only way for water to leave the farm is evaporate.”

Marketing is handled through a variety of grain outlets and on-farm storage. The Feather’s rice crop is marketed through Riceland Foods in Griffithville and Des Arc, Ark. Soybeans are sold through Oakley Grain Photo by Larry Burchfield

The Feather family has been farming for generations in White County, Ark. Pictured, from left are Tom Feather, Ahnean Feather, Joshua Qualls, Shannon Feather, Tami Feather, Kyla Feather and Abby Feather

Due to a dwindling water table on and Riceland Food, using a combination of the Arkansas Grand Prairie, the surface forward contracts and on-farm storage. Onwater irrigations are preferred by farm- farm storage is also used for the corn crop ers throughout the area. Reservoirs and and held until winter when prices are histail-water systems are built with tech- torically higher than at harvest. The recent nical and financial assisexpansion of the poultry industance through the Natural try in the White County has Resource and Conservation opened a new market through Service and allow for better Higginson, Ark. poultry companies such as Calwater management.

Maine and Peco Foods.

“We couldn’t farm in this Continually looking for ways area without irrigation,” said to improve farm efficiency and Shannon. “Dry land farming increase farm quality, the Feathers Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

have four major goals in sight. The family makes extensive use of soil samples to improve fertilizer application and increase yields; they continue to work on water conservation; utilize more technology including GPS mapping, machine monitoring, and communications; increase on-farm storage.

“The technology we have today is unbelievable” Shannon said. “You don’t really drive a tractor anymore. The tractor drives itself. You must manage all the information that comes through the tractor (or combine). It is more about information management today.”

As busy as farm life is, the Feathers find the time to include faith and community activities in their schedule. The family are members of the Higginson First Baptist Church. Shannon serves on several committees for the church. He is also member of the Little Red River Irrigation District, White County Farm Bureau and Liberty School Board. Tami is the Children’s Church Coordinator for the church, the secretary treasurer and a Budget and Finance Committee member. Three family members provide music for the church: Tami as the pianist, with Kyla and Abby as vocalist.

Farming has no doubt been rewarding for the Feather family for four generations, but it is not without its challenges. The tremendous amount of capital needed to get started farming is a major challenge, according to Shannon.

“It just takes so much money to farm,” Shannon said. “And it is almost impossible for young people to get into it. Land values are inflated. Equipment costs are high. It really is tough, and so many young people are unable to get into farming. That’s too bad.”

Considering all that, the Feathers have a plan. They are a small family farm (emphasis on family) with a plan to grow their farm “one small piece at a time.”

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Age: 18 Parents: Danny and Elizabeth Ferguson FFA Chapter: Mountain Home FFA Advisor: Josh Baker; Baxter 4-H Club: Baxter County 4-H Easy Riders Club Leader: Beth Hodges What is your favorite aspect of agriculture?

“I particularly like livestock because I grew up with cows my whole life. Me and my dad have a cow/calf operation together.”

Who is the most influential person in your life?

“Both my parents are really influential. My dad teaches me about cattle and is a self-starter, which means he’s taught me to be a hard worker, to always finish what I start and to make sure I work for perfection. My mom is the one who works with me in horse showing and has taught me dedication while pushing me to do things no matter how difficult, especially in showing horses.”

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“I feed, brush, water and ride horses as soon as I wake up, and repeat the process at night. I have two horses at home and one I lease at another place. I also grain the calves, and during birthing season check on babies while looking for new ones. I also help work the cattle by administering shots and applying the dewormer.”

What are some of your agricultural memories?

“When I was 3, I had a black baldie bottle calf named Wilbur who loved to chase cars like a dog. The next really important thing was the first time I rode a horse at a lesson when I was 6. They put me on a little pony, and I was very excited but nervous about falling off. At a state show I won my second buckle on Eli, a brown Quarter Horse. I was so happy I cried because I had won with him and he had only been back in active service for six weeks.”

What are your future plans?

“I want to be a veterinarian and am particularly interested in specializing in reproduction and genes in large animals. I plan to starting at Arkansas State University and finishing my bachelor’s of arts at the University of Arkansas in animal science. I then want to go to Oklahoma State University for veterinary school.

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Magnesium is a critical part of proper nutrition in livestock Magnesium is a major mineral, meaning it is required in greater amounts and dietary requirement is typically reported as a percentage of the diet.

Cattle need a continuous supply of magnesium to facilitate proper enzyme and nervous system function. Magnesium is also an important factor in carbohydrate metabolism and skeletal integrity.

Cattle rely on absorption of magnesium from the rumen to meet most of their needs. According to the University of Missouri Extension, cattle cannot modify magnesium absorption and they only absorb less than 30 percent of the magnesium they consume. However, several things can affect the uptake of magnesium from forages, including current magnesium level, rumen pH, the passage rate of the diet through the digestive tract, and interaction with other minerals.

“The maximum tolerable level for magnesium is 0.4 percent of diet (dry matter basis),” explained Dr. Shane Gadberry, professor with the University of Arkansas.

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and sulfur, the bioavailability for magnesium from forages is low.

“The average amount of magnesium in Bermudagrass and fescue hay tests in Arkansas is 0.22 and 0.25 percent,” Gadberry said. “Legumes contain more magnesium than grasses and our alfalfa and clover tests average 0.28 percent magnesium.”

A magnesium deficiency is uncommon in livestock. However, if cattle are grazing lush-growth fescue or small grain pastures, the risk for deficiency is increased.

“The most likely time to experience a magnesium deficiency is with mature cows grazing spring pasture,” Gadberry explained. “Especially those recently fertilized with potash.”

A high rate of nitrogen and potassium fertilizer can contribute to grass tetany.

Grass tetany is a metabolic disorder and is a serious condition. When livestock consume too much potassium, magnesium absorption is inhibited both in the forage and the livestock.

“Other contributing factors include the rapid digestion and passage rate with lush spring pasture, very low sodium content of forages, and cows generally

“As a vet, I know decisions have to be made individually, with some producers and stockers successfully using fly tags in spring and summer while some cow/calf operators prefer paintballs two or three times because they don’t have to gather the cattle, though others prefer pour on.”

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having greater magnesium requirement during the spring,” said Gadberry.

Risk for grass tetany usually occurs following an extended period of cold weather combined with fertilization in cows that have been fed high-quality cool-season grass hays.

When trying to determine if your animal is susceptible to grass tetany, the answer is possibly; however, there are some livestock that are more susceptible than others.

“We usually consider suspect animals as older cows just prior to four to six weeks after calving,” Eldon Cole, livestock specialist with the University of Missouri Extension in Lawrence County, Mo., said.

Very thin, overweight and lactating livestock may also be more at risk for developing grass tetany. Some research indicates that breed is a factor and Angus livestock and their crosses may be more susceptible in general, but there is limited research to indicate this notion.

Cows that are affected may show excitability with muscle twitching, an exaggerated awareness and a stiff gait. Some animals may even appear aggressive and show additional signs like galloping, bellowing, and then staggering.

“I have used a long-range wormer for two years and have found it works well for flies to. However, I do spray as needed.”

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However, not all animals may act as noticeable. In less severe cases or early on, the only symptoms may be a change in character of the animal and difficulty in handling.

More often than not, grass tetany is caught too late and the livestock are found dead.

If grass tetany is suspected, the first correction is to increase the magnesium content of supplemental minerals.

“Increasing to 10-13 percent is very common,” stated Gadberry. “Magnesium oxide is typically used to provide the supplemental magnesium.”

It’s also important to note that magnesium supplements may have an off flavor so it is important to start supplementation well before periods of risk increase and keep an eye on the consumption.

“We supplement magnesium in the winter period from January 1 to midApril,” said Cole.

Some producers opt to feed a magnesium supplement year-round. Ideally, producers have the freedom to make that decision based on the livestock feedstuffs; however, it is extremely important to keep your eye out for magnesium if your agriculture practices align with any of the above.

“I run a dairy and change pour on products often to prevent resistance, but flies are a problem.”

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“The pour on we use twice a year is supported by back rubs placed in the pasture usually between two trees that the cows like to rub on.”

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By Klaire Howerton

The benefits of providing fresh, clean water to livestock Many livestock producers use ponds to provide water to their animals. While a farm pond has the benefit of providing somewhere for livestock to cool off, pond water is not the cleanest and can sometimes be stagnant, providing an environment for harmful organisms to grow. This is known as “water fouling” and can cause numerous health problems, from dehydration to algal toxicity to eptospirosis.

The potential for these type of issues leads many producers to seek cleaner, higher quality water sources for their stock.

“Because of the importance of highquality water to beef production, producers should do everything possible to maintain the quality of their water sources,” Dr. Shane Gadberry, livestock nutritionist with the University of Arkansas, explained. “If a well is used as the primary water source, it should be properly graded and capped to prevent contamination by runoff surface water, fertilizer and other chemical applications to adjacent pasture or cropland should be closely controlled.”

A farm’s grazing practices can contribute to the quality of animal water sources as well.

“Apply nitrogen fertilizers only according to soil test results. Forage systems decreasing the need for added nitrogen to be used,” Gadberry said. “In addition, keep waterers as clean as possible. A waterer with excessive algal growth or other JULY 23, 2018

filth can decrease water intake and performance, even though the water is apparently of high quality.”

When considering livestock water sources, producers should think about how much water animals actually need.

The daily water requirement for cattle varies with their size and age, activity, lactation and dry matter intake, with the moisture content of feed and forage, air temperature and distance to water, according to the University of Missouri Extension.

Lush forage may have a moisture content of 70 to 90 percent and supply a major portion of the required water in cool weather.

Lactating cows will consume much higher amounts of water than non-lactating cows, with the increased water consumption being almost directly proportional to the level of milk production. The water requirement for a 1,000-pound cow is about 10 gallons per day when the air temperature is 40 degrees and about 27 gallons/day at 90 degrees. When temperatures rise from 70 to 95 degrees, an animal’s water requirement can increase 2.5 times. The NRCS has defined the peak demand for watering livestock as 30 gallons per day (at 90 degrees) per 1,000 pounds live weight. The water requirement is related to forage intake; as forage intake increases, so does the water requirement. Mature beef cows will consume only about 3 to 5 pounds of water per pound of dry matter intake while calves will

consume 5 to 7 pounds of water per pound of dry matter. Cattle prefer water at about 90 to 95 degrees.

Tanks or automatic watering systems will provide cleaner, fresher water for livestock, but do cattle really have a preference?

Eldon Cole, livestock specialist with the University of Missouri Extension, said a four-year study showed cattle drink what they want.

“One source of water was from a deep well, the other was from nearby ponds that had cattle traffic daily,” he explained. “Water from the ponds was hauled and put in tanks each day from late April through September. Water intake was closely monitored, and animal performance was compared. For three years of the trial, we had one pasture with a buffet setup at the water tank.

One tank had pond water in it, the other tank had well water. Most folks still have trouble believing the result. We found absolutely no performance, sickness or visual differences between the crystal-clear water versus the dirty pond water. When the cattle could choose the ‘drink of the day,’ it was essentially a toss up. They drank about the same amount of water from each source.”

He also noted that if a pond is extremely muddy and stagnant, that could certainly have a negative impact on the animal’s health.

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“Obtaining a quality soil sample is vital for receiving accurate nutrient recommendations for your field,” Jill Scheidt, University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist, said.

The Extension recommends soil be tested every three to five years to see what might be lacking in soil nutrition.

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The best way to maximize pastures is to implement a rotational grazing system, also known as Management Intensive Grazing (MIG).

According to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, under rotational grazing, only a portion of the pasture is grazed at a time while the remainder of pasture “rests,” Resting grazed paddocks allows forage plants to renew energy reserves, rebuild vigor, deepen their root system, and give long term maximum production.

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plan is, but the extra work is worth it in the long run if your farm is able to accommodate such a practice. Generally, more intense management results in greater livestock production per acre.

The pastures and grazing schedules on every farm are different, but a general rule of thumb to follow, Scheidt said, is “the three-leaf or take half, leave half” rule.

“Always make sure the grass has three living leaves or no more than half of the grass the cattle started with gets grazed off,” she said.

Stockpiling Forage

Stockpiling forage can help effectively manage pastures through dry spells or help decrease the need for hay in the winter.

Stockpiling forage and rotational grazing go hand-in-hand, according to John Jennings, animal science professor with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.

“Rotational grazing can extend the grazing season during stress growing periods and can protect standing forage for grazing during dry periods,” Jennings said.

He went on to explain that stockpiling forages is a very effective and consistent method for providing fall and winter grazing. Many forages work well for stockpiling, but the best are probably tall fescue or Bermudagrass. Other forages could work well based on regional experience and conditions. By adding both rotational grazing and stockpiled forages, the producer can gain several weeks to several months of grazing, all with the existing forage base.”

Developing New Stands

Developing a new forage stand can increase stocking densities. Improving the soil fertility, selecting appropriate forages and grazing goals for the new stand are all important aspects of such a project.

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By Kristyn Richner

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Calves are at risk for respiratory disease in the summer months When calving season finally ends, producers tend to rest a little easier. Through this typically uneventful period of time, it’s important to be on the lookout for pneumonia in calves.

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and is often more commonly referred to as shipping fever, summer pneumonia or dust pneumonia. BRD may be caused by either bacterial or viral agents, as well as some additional factors, like stress.

“Contributors to stress play a major role in illness rates and can be related to dust, transporting, weaning, handling, commingling with infected animals, overcrowding, dehorning, castrating and poor nutrition,” Dr. Jeremy Powell, veterinarian and Professor at the University of Arkansas, said.

Research indicates that two patterns have emerged. The first is in very young calves roughly 1 month of age or less. These calves were more susceptible, possibly because of poor colostrum quality or quantity as a result of poor nutrition in the cows prior to calving or drought-like conditions.

The second is when calves were more susceptible was at the 90- to 120-day range. Typically at this time, colostral protection is running out, which is thought to be the increased risk at this stage.

Early detection is key. Calves may exhibit general weakness, lethargy, head down, ears down, poor appetite (decreased interest in coming to the feed bunk, gaunt in the left flank area), respiratory signs (nasal discharge, rapid breathing, extended neck, soft cough) and a fever of greater than 104 degrees.

“These are the most critical symptoms that should be noted to successfully begin early detection of this disease,” Powell said. “Once sights are detected, antibiotic therapy should begin.”

Calves may not exhibit all of these symptoms. It is possible to have livestock at risk for summer pneumonia that JULY 23, 2018

do not exhibit respiratory signs early on.

Be conscientious of all of these symptoms when checking livestock.

Most animals that have a healthy immune system can successfully fight off a viral infection. However, cattle with immune suppression due to stressful factors can longer hold viral agents in check.

“At that point, they enter the respiratory tract and begin to impair the protective barriers of the normal trachea and lungs,” Powell said. “With the protective barriers gone, bacterial agents are allowed to access and infect the respiratory tract.

These bacteria can flourish after an initial viral infection or stress factors have weakened the animal’s immunity.”

Prevention and early detection are the key pieces here. Prevention should first focus on minimizing stress factors in your calves. The less an animal is exposed to any of the stress factors, the easier it will be for them to maintain a healthy immune system that could suppress viral or bacteria infections. The other important piece in prevention is vaccination. A veterinarian can decide which vaccines are best suited for a herd.

Producers who suspect pneumonia should consult their veterinarian to assist with establishing an antibiotic treatment course.

“For each sick calf, a treatment record should be prepared that includes the date, calf number, the clinical illness score and the antibiotic treatment administered,” Powell said.

Record keeping allows for tracking treatment expenses and provides for a better compliance with drug withdrawal periods. Delayed treatment will put your livestock at risk for death and will increase the number of chronically infected animals in the herd.

Summer pneumonia can progress and cause severe lung damage that may potentially be irreversible.

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THE TRUCK SPECIALISTS! BIG We’re

We know what you want ... Big Selection + Low Prices!

Rebates and Incentives Change Daily! Contact Us for your Best Price.

The trucks pictured are all on the lot and available now. Supplier pricing is available for those that qualify as well as a first responder discount and several others. Call for up to date offers and pricing.

70259 - New Silver Ice Metallic 2017 LT Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD SRW Crew Cab 4 Wheel Drive Cab and chassis.

Equipped with Allison 6-spd Trans and the 6.6L V8 Duramax. Integrated Trailer Brake controller, Front row bench seat and more.

80342 - New Havana Metallic 2018 LTZ Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Z71 package, Crew Cab SRW 4WD w/Allison Trans and 6.6L V8 Duramax. Front row with center console, Leather, power driver and passenger front seats. Integrated Brake Controller, heated steering wheel, memory seating and more.

80422 - New Silver Ice Metallic 2018 LTZ Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD Z71 package, Long Box Crew Cab SRW 4WD w/Allison Trans and 6.6L V8 Duramax. Front row with center console, Leather and power driver and passenger front seats. Integrated Brake Controller, heated steering wheel, memory seating and more.

80259 - New Iridescent Pearl Tri-Coat 2018 LT Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD SRW Crew Cab Auto trans with the 6.0L V8, 4WD, Integrated Brake controller, Cruise Control, running boards and more.

80358 - New Summit White 2018 High Country Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4x4 Crew Cab, with Allison trans and 6.6L V8 Duramax. High Country Saddle interior, Navigation, Integrated trailer brake controller, Heated and Vented Front row seats, and more.

80423 - New Havana Metallic 2018 LTZ Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD Z71 package, Crew Cab SRW 4WD w/Allison Trans and 6.6L V8 Duramax. Front row with center console, Leather, power driver and passenger front seats.

Integrated Brake Controller, Factory spray in bed liner, running boards, heated steering wheel, memory seating and more.

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80313 - New Silver Ice Metallic 2018 LT Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD SRW, Reg. cab with Automatic trans and the 6.0L V8 and 4WD. Rubber floor mats, 40/20/40 bench w/power driver seat. Integrated brake controller and more.

80314 - New Summit White 2018 LT Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD SRW, Reg. cab with Automatic trans and the 6.0L V8 and 4WD. Rubber floor mats, 40/20/40 bench w/power driver seat. Integrated brake controller and more.

80359 - New Summit White 2018 Custom Sport Edition Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Z71 package, Crew Cab SRW 4WD w/ Allison Trans and 6.6L V8 Duramax. Front with center console, Heated Leather seats, power driver seat. Integrated Brake Controller, Cruise Control and more.

80419 - New Summit White 2018 High Country Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4x4 Crew Cab, With Allison transmission and 6.6L V8 Duramax Turbodiesel. High Country Saddle interior, Navigation, Integrated trailer brake controller, Factory spray in bed liner, Heated and Vented Front row seats, and more.

80493 - New Summit White 2018 WT Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Automatic trans with 6.0L V8 Gas engine Long Box, 4WD Floor mounted Shifter. Spray in bed liner, Integrated trailer brake controller, 40/20/40 bench seat with Center fold down armrest with storage and more.

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