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WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE ISSUE

Switching Directions

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Once she became a mother, Amy Sauerwein’s goals changed and led her to a rural way of life

Helping Producers Improve Despite not growing up on a farm, Elizabeth Picking knew she wanted to work with livestock

Utilizing Synchronization in Natural Breeding Building a synch program for bull-in breeding has advantages

A Good Balance

Erin Thompson and her family have a busy farm life, as well as other business ventures

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Grant application deadline approaching: The Missouri Department of Agriculture is accepting proposals for additional funding through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. These funds are approved through H.R. 133 stimulus funds due to COVID-19 impacts to the food system and provided by the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service. Interested individuals, community organizations and research institutions working to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Missouri should submit their application by July 13. For more information, go to Agriculture.Mo.Gov.

Teen receives scholarship: Nicole Carney, an incoming junior at Weaubleau High School in Weaubleau, Mo., was awarded a $500 scholarship to attend the University of Missouri during the 2022 University of Missouri Pork Institute, sponsored by the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and the Missouri Pork Association. The three-day event was held in June in Columbia, Mo., and was for high school students interested in the pork industry. Jazmen Vinyard of Elkland was another student from the Ozarks who attended. Youth invited to crop scouting event: 4-H State Crop Scouting Day for 4-H members ages 11 to 18 will be held July 19 at the Bradford Farm in Columbia, Mo. Attendees will hear from state Extension specialists and have a chance to broaden and test their knowledge and skills relating to crop scouting by visiting and completing a challenge at stations focusing on insects, diseases, soybean stages, corn stages, disorders, weeds and pesticide safety. The cost is $25 per youth; no cost for volunteers. Find more information at go.ozarksfn.com/m72. Parson signs eminent domain bill: Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed House Bill 2005 into law, which changes how electrical companies can use eminent domain. It will not take effect until the end of August. In order to use eminent domain under HB 2005, electrical corporations must have a substation or converter station in Missouri that provides an amount of energy proportional to the length of their transmission line within the state. Electrical corporations have seven years to obtain financial commitment for the project. If the corporation does not obtain financial commitment or proper funds within that given time, the property must be given back to the original title within 60 days. No reimbursement will be due in this situation. The bill also stipulated the compensation for agricultural land is now 150 percent of fair market value. The bill also laid out new rules for proceedings in eminent domain cases. Now, in condemnation proceedings where disinterested commissioners are appointed, at least one member must be a local farmer who has operated in the county for at least 10 years.

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her family’s future on the farm Elizabeth Picking was drawn to livestock Erin Thompson finds balance between her family’s farm and their businesses Clint Swopes keeps folks in the saddle Eye on Agribusiness spotlights River Valley Ag Couple fills a need for specialized processing Town & Country highlights Kesley Davis Family diversifies to add opportunities Youth in Agriculture features Danica Lowery

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of women in agriculture Keeping an eye on eyes Protecting livestock from parasites Identifying pests in forages Improving bull-in breeding

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t’s the time of year again when we celebrate the contributions of women to agriculture. Recent stats show more than 55 percent of all farming operations in the U.S. have at least one Julie Turner-Crawford critical female decision maker or operator. That is a native of Dallas number, according to the USDA, has risen since 2012. County, Mo., where I know many fantastic lady farmers and ranchers. she grew up on her They are as capable as their male counterparts when family’s farm. She is a it comes to handling livestock, driving anything they graduate of Missouri climb into, making repairs or building something from State University. To scratch, and they are pretty business savvy. I envy a few contact Julie, call 1-866of them for their operations and abilities. 532-1960 or by email at Ladies, you also don’t have to be the “top hand,” editor@ozarksfn.com. which you likely are, at your family’s farm or ranch to be a critical element of the operation. You might not be as hands-on on your farm as some other ladies, but how many trips have you made a trip to town for parts? How many meals have you prepared? How many loads of clothes and kids have you washed? How about the “Hey, I need you to…” phone calls? The men in your lives might not realize it, but ladies, you are a true partner and a decision maker in the operation of your farm or ranch. Women, in my opinion, are a little more nurturing when it comes to getting a sick animal baby back on its feet. Not to say that men aren’t good at it, but there’s something about a woman’s touch and determination to save them all. I think that’s why I currently have four cats, Nell the Wonder Dog, an old stray dog who comes and goes that we’ve named Buddy. It’s a menagerie at our place sometimes, but I can’t let anything go hungry, so that’s why the population seems to fluctuate. The Momma Cat showed up last year and blessed us with five kittens, three of which I found homes for, is the — Continued on Next Page

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just a thought Across the Fence Continued from Previous Page best mouser we have ever had, and likes to leave them at the back door or on the sidewalk as proof she is pulling her own weight, so she has a forever home. I guess the “Boys,” the two kittens we kept do too. Bill said I have got my crazy cat lady starter pack, but I catch him scratching them on the head as he goes out to the shop. As I write this, I can’t help but think of a few young women I have known since they were little girls. They are their mommas’ daughters, with a little of their dads mixed in, but mostly their moms. They are tough ladies with tremendous grit and capable of doing anything they set their minds to, just like their moms. They are also kind and considerate and would do anything for their families and friends, just like their mommas. They are doing things their way, and I’m so proud to know them. Strong women raise strong daughters. In my family, we are boy poor with just two, but we have lots of girls, nine to be

exact. My nieces and great-nieces are all farm kiddos. They too are a lot like their mommas, with a little of their dads thrown in. Some have a little more sass than others and all have their own personalities, and I love them all the same. Some of the girls have their own cattle, and we have at least one horse girl. They also know more about agriculture than some of their peers. As they grow, I hope the younger girls never forget their raisin’ and continue to love life on the farm. I hope they never doubt themselves and their abilities, on or off the farm. I hope they, too, grow to be strong women who raise strong daughters. just like their mommas and grandmas. And maybe even have a hit of their Aunt Julie.

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Once she became a mother, Amy Sauerwein’s goals changed and led her to a rural way of life

What happens when a cityraised, high-heel wearing, successful businesswoman trades in her business suit and briefcase for muck boots and overalls? You get a rural revolution. Amy Sauerwein knew very little of country living except for the occasional visit to her grandparent’s home where her Paw Paw was a self-proclaimed shepherd, raising sheep. Her grandma gathering eggs, picking and canning her own garden produce. Growing up in Springdale, Ark., in government housing where her step-dad was a police officer and her mom was a nurse, the sounds and smells of her grandparents’ farm were almost foreign but at the same time, intriguing and comforting. Even today she can drift back into childhood memories when smells of wood smoke take her back to her grandma cooking on the old wood cook stove in the kitchen. Trying to live her life with purpose, she went directly into corporate work straight out of high school by taking a position with A.G. Russell Knives. JULY 4, 2022

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She would soon advance to editor of the fold and teach her how to can produce company magazine, finishing out a suc- and care for small livestock. “It was a few years before I truly got concessful 10-year career with the company. In her “city” life, she would go on to be nected with our [rural] community,” Amy the event coordinator for the Walton Art recalled. “Once I started going to their Center and later a relationship manager farms, seeing what they had, how they raised livestock, grew gardens and being for a business brokerage firm. But then at the age of 37, her priorities so willing to teach me unselfishly…I knew shifted from a successful career to mother- how I lived my life and how I would raise hood when she became pregnant with her my children would be forever changed.” What Amy found is the often-hidden daughter Emma. Suddenly living in Fayetteville was not the ideal she wanted for treasure of rural America. “Growing up in town, we knew who our raising children. After discussing it with her husband, neighbors were and sometimes we got toButch, they decided to purchase land in gether for birthday parties with co-workers, Southwest Missouri. She admits the tran- but it was what they could get out of it,” she sition from city and career woman to rural said. “Here, my neighbors come and help life was a change she was ready for, despite me plant, but they don’t expect anything in knowing little about how to get started return. It is a much more genuine and deepgrowing garden produce or raising small er camaraderie. They are here because they livestock. want to be.” Over the next few years and another Her corporate networking, event planbaby, son Gus, she changed somehow ning and relationship-building skills have from a go-getter in the corporate world come in handy with helping the local farmto a go-getter advocate and organizer in ers market grow. It is a different type of supporting agriculture, rural work, and where her heart is. living, and her country neigh“Sometimes I look back at my old bors. corporate life coordinating art of wine She turned to her biological events, donor events and big galas father, who majored in agriculand now I am out feeding the pig ture, for advice in proper soil at 6 a.m.,” she said. composition for gardening. But Pineville, Mo. It began with a drive by the it would be the rural community little corner of Sims and where that would draw her into their a lone woman, LaSandra Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

McKeever, had a small table set up selling excess garden produce. The next year, LaSandra asked on Facebook if anyone else would like to join her. At the time, they had more eggs than they could handle, so they decided to join the market. Emma and Gus have a combined egg business called “EGS Eggs” and sell chicken, duck and quail eggs, as well as selling baked goods and drinks at the Mountain Happenings Farmers Market and the local farm-to-family food hub. They hope to expand into selling poultry and rabbits in the future. The farmer’s market has turned into more than selling their own produce, it connects other farmers and ranchers with face-toface customers where they can sell produce, canned goods and other items successfully. So, by coordinating things through the farmers market, to car shows and other events in McDonald County, the city girl can return the favor to her farming friends. What started out simply, grew into a relationship and knowledge building base for Amy and her children, while planting a seed in both children to go into agriculture as their career of choice. If you ask Emma and Gus, their inspiration for agriculture…they will eagerly tell you that they want to be just like their mom in living the rural life. For Amy, well she puts it simply. “I will die here doing this life.”

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Helping Producers Improve By Julie Turner-Crawford

Despite not growing up on a farm, Elizabeth Picking knew she wanted to work with livestock

tional workshops and seminars. Helping farmers improve their livestock op“We do a lot of grazing schools in this part of the erations is the role of University of MissouElizabeth Picking is a state, and I teach probably six in my subset of counri-Extension Livestock Field Specialist ElizaUniversity of Missouties,” she explained. “In the past, we have taught AI beth Picking. But, it wasn’t exactly the path she had ri-Extension Livestock schools at the Southwest Research Center (in Mount planned. Field Specialist in Howell Vernon, Mo.); that’s my favorite thing to teach. This “I didn’t know a lot about what an Extension agent County, Mo. time of year, I have more farm visits, and I might have did,” Elizabeth said. “A lot of folks don’t know what calls from people wanting help balancing a ration for Extension does. When I was a kid, I thought, like evtheir calves. ery other kid who likes animals, I would be a veterinar“Because I have a background and experience with ian. I worked for a vet in high school and saw some horses, and because Missouri hasn’t traditionally been not-so-nice things about it. I went into college knowvery in touch with the horse folks, I wanted to start a ing I didn’t want to be a vet, but I wanted to work with program to create a community to get people together livestock; I didn’t know what my options were.” and help them learn that Extension is a resource. With Elizabeth is housed at the West Plains, Mo., Extenour agronomist Sarah Kenyon, we started a horse sion Center, with a region that covers Howell, Dougworkshop and talked about pasture management. A las, Oregon, Ozark, Taney, Texas and Wright counties. lot of horse owners, if they didn’t grow up on a farm, She also aids in other regions around the state. may not know about that. We also talked about hay Elizabeth was far from a “farm kid” growing up In selection and hay testing. That’s going to be an annual Plano, Texas, but she found her niche. thing, and I hope it grows. Some of the area’s equine “Planto is not a small town; it’s got 300,000 people,” vets are willing to talk about that perspective, so I’m she said. “My parents were not farmers, but I got excited for that.” into riding horses when I was young. With that, I got She would eventually like to work more with sheep into 4-H, showed horses, judged, and did leadership and goats workshops in the future and possibly start a things.” small ruminant grazing school. Once she entered high school, Elizabeth joined FFA Submitted Photo “Sometimes when those folks come to meetings, and branched out into showing lambs and a Shortwe are talking about research that comes from beef cattle and think it doesn’t apply to horn heifer. After a year at a Texas junior college, where she competed on the ranch horse team and them,” Elizabeth said. “A lot of things cross over, but if we can tailor more programs to judged horses, Elizabeth transferred to Texas A&M and obtained a bachelor’s in animal them, they will come because they are hungry for information.” Elizabeth said she appreciates the diversity of the Extension system and the skill set science and a master’s in the physiology of reproduction. During her master’s studies, her research focused on the relationship between nutrition and reproduction and the devel- each person offers to producers. “I can continue to learn and have some of those tools and resources to help farmers,” opment of a growing fetus in cattle, horses and sheep. It was during that time she realized she said. “We have a lot of knowledgeable folks across the state, and everyone is willing she enjoyed the education side of agriculture. “I thought I wanted to get a Ph.D. and be a research professor and teach a few classes. to help if you need something.” She added she learns a great deal from her fellow specialists, who have all been willing As I got into it, I realized that kind of molecular research and grant writing wasn’t my strong suit. I enjoyed getting to TA (teacher assistant) for the introductory animal science to help her when she has a question or needs additional information. “Being from North Texas, we didn’t grow fescue,” she said. and reproduction courses for the undergrads. I realized I enjoyed the teaching compoAs a young female in the role of livestock field specialist, Elizabeth said there can be nent; I thought I was better at it.” While completing her master’s, Elizabeth said not all research was specific to farmers some hurdles. “The majority of people take women seriously, but there is still a little resistance from and agriculture, nor did it always improve things on the farm. “My mindset was more of what I could do to help a farmer improve animal health, some folks,” Elizabeth said. “I am thankful for how far we have come, but there is still a little stigma now and then. The way I approach them is if I keep coming back with acproduction and profit,” she said. “I gravitate toward the logical and applied curate, helpful information, they listen, and it works; maybe I have won them over. I side of that.” think there is still a little hesitancy that a man might not get, but I think the majority Elizabeth, who was born in Florissant, Mo., found her way back to the of people are welcome to women being in Extension.” Show-Me State in November 2018. In addition to her work with Extension, Elizabeth and her husband Daniel “I came out of my master’s with an open mind and hoped to get a job in Exhave a 20-acre farm near West Plains, Mo., where they are working to begin a tension. I looked at industry jobs, some junior colleges and had some offers, but I applied here and just loved it. ” West Plains, Mo. haired sheep operation. “Our goal is for the sheep to pay for the horses one day,” she said with a As a livestock field specialist, Elizabeth works directly with producers to adlaugh. “Then we would be doing good.” dress needs and concerns. She also conducts and participates in various educa-

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The Skills of a Craftsman

By Neoma Foreman

Photo by Neoma Foreman

After years on horseback, Clint Swopes handcrafts saddles for other riders

Clint Swopes of Walker, Mo., and a native Vernon Countian has ridden horses all his life. His first paid employments were working on ranches and in feed lots out west. When he decided to return to Missouri in 1990, he sought and won employment near Nevada, Mo., at Ortha Flex making and repairing saddles. All those years in the saddle made him a professional authority on the value of a proper fitting and functioning saddle. For the next 11 years, Clint learned the ins and outs of the business. He had the opportunity to work on and repair saddles for movie stars and people from all walks of life. In 2001, when Ortha Flex closed, Clint opened his own saddle making and repair shop on Main Street in Walker. Many of the clientele followed him. He receives saddles from all over the U.S. The majority of his business is repair. Clint moved his business to a specially-built shop at his home on West Southern Avenue in 2010. He has horses on his property and an enclosed area where people

can come and try their saddle on a horse and be sure it does what they want it to do. “Some people even bring their own horses and try the saddles out,” Clint said. What can go wrong with a saddle? “Everything,” Clint said. “Other than the normal wear and tear – and accidents.” He showed a saddle that he had completely replaced the fork on the front. “This came about when a horse panicked and flipped over backwards.” Clint has an extensive inventory of tools, which includes punches of all sizes. Tools to work leather along the edges and slot punches used for making belt buckle holes and used in lots of ways on the saddles. He has sewing machines in four sizes, saddle hammers, and other tools. He also keeps supplies of leather, foam, and things required for a speedy conclusion to the work. “In order to make saddles, I have to be able to do metal crafting, woodworking, leather-working and sewing. It takes skills in all to do a complete job,” Clint said

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ozarks roots “People bring in their saddles to get them oiled and cleaned even if they are no longer able to have horses. It’s a nostalgic thing and a way of life people hate to lose.” Most of Clint’s business comes from repairs. He said winter is his busiest time, but he has major repairs all year long. Summer time is slow because, barring accidents, people are out riding and using those saddles. The majority of his customers come from saddle clubs, especially Endurance Circuit riders. “They have their own special saddles they use during the riding year, but then want them gone over and make sure they are OK and safe for the next events,” Clint explained. He even has a few people send in their new saddles and have him go over them and make saddle pads for them. Clint makes leather fencing plier pouches which hang on the saddle. “That way when you are out riding the fence line, you have your equipment handy,” he said. He also makes leather belts, check book covers, wallets, and many other smaller items besides saddles. He keeps pictures of saddles he has made. Once, a person brought in four pictures and wanted parts of them made into one saddle. Clint made it. “If you show me what you want, I can make it,” Clint said.

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LOCKWOOD - 160 Ac CR 41. Open and level pasture ground just north of Lockwood, fenced, rural water. ...............................$720,000 $720,000 SQUIRES - CR 955, 264 Ac., Beautiful farm situated in a valley south of Ava, 3 BR home, shop, garage, equipment shed, livestock barn, ponds, creek. Don’t miss this one! ...$750,000 $750,000 LOCKWOOD - 138 Ac CR 72. Road frontage on 2 sides, mostly all tillable, great Location ......... ............................................... $759,000 GREENFIELD - Dade 125, 181 Ac., Great grass farm, new fencing & waterers, multiple pastures, new pipe corral, ponds, Nice!.. $771,375

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HALFWAY - 445th Rd., 9 Ac., 6 BR home, horse barn, 10,000 sq. ft. shop & ofﬁce, 3 phase power ......................................$425,000 $425,000 EVERTON - 80 Ac. Dade 77. Mostly open, scattered walnuts, fenced, gently rolling. .......... ..............................................$440,000 $440,000 MARIONVILLE - 10 Ac Hwy 413. Recently remodeled home, 40 x 60 shop, 40 x 80 hay barn and detached garage....................$470,000 $470,000 MILLER - Lawrence 2022, 97 Ac., Awesome recreation & hunting property, open & wooden ground, 38x36 new building w/concrete ﬂoors, really nice ................................$625,000 $625,000 STOCKTON - 200 Ac Waggoner Rd. Great hunting and recreational property, Fenced for cattle, creek, nice balance of open and wooded ground. .........................$630,000 $630,000

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BOLIVAR - 325th Road, 202 Ac., This 202 +/- acre property is located north of Bolivar & adjacent to Pomme de Terre Lake, great hunting, livestock or recreation ground...$649,000 $649,000 EVERTON - 130 Ac. Dade 117. 1.4 miles of road frontage on three sides, open, fences, well, pond, pipe corals, great views........... $715,000

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As I have retired and am downsizing, I will sell the following described autos, tools, equipment & personal property at public auction located: from the junction of 5 Hwy & Bass Point Rd (Just south of the Laurie City limits), go east on Bass Point Rd 0.3 miles to the sale site on the left. Watch for the orange sale signs:

1 – 1935 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery, 454 big block, chop-top, suicide doors, chromed out & Italian leather interior, featured in “American Rodder magazine”, very rare car! 1 – 1945 Dodge custom “Rat Rod” Truck, 1-ton with Chevy small block V-8 engine, wood floor bed, bucket seats & more

1 – 1960 Dodge Town Wagon custom with Chevy 383 Stroker engine, 350 auto, loads of custom extras

1 – 2019 Caterpillar 239D compact skid steer, 65hp, high flow hydraulics, cab with heat & air, only 564hrs 1 – Lot advertising tins 1 – Large lot of home décor 1 – Lot glassware 1 – Lot blue canning jars 1 – Large lot nick-nacks & what-nots 1 – Lot lamps 1 – Lot Harley Davidson collectables & home décor 1 – 1998 Newmar Dutch Star Diesel Pusher, 38’ with slide-out, CAT300 engine, Onan 7500 diesel generator, 1 – Lot H.D. leather riding gear (men’s & women’s) 1 – Small lot crocks & jugs 1 – Tootsie toy truck Freightliner chassis, model 3883, 30k miles (NICE) 1 – Lot NASCAR collectables & home décor 1 – Lot vintage purses 1 – Lot household items 1 – Large lot primitives 1 – Lot Christmas décor 1 - #20 Bell with yolk 1 – Antique hand pump 1 – Lot tribal & African décor 1 – Lot wall hangings 1 – Very large hat collection 1 – Lot deer horns 1 – Lot lawn ornaments & lawn décor 1 – Lot children’s toys & books

1 – John Deere 4x4 HPX Gator w/ dump bed, 670hrs 1 – 2003 Kawasaki Prairie 360 4x4 camo ATV 1 – Farm Star ATV seeder 1 – Ironton ATV sprayer 1 – Dark wood counter-high dining table with builtin “lazy Susan” and 4 padded leather chairs 2 – Walk behind lawn seeders 1 – Poulan chainsaw 1 – Rustic dining table with 4 chairs 1 – Lot LP tanks 1 – Antique tricycle 1 – Child’s wagon 1 – Oak ornate China hutch 1 – Oak bookshelf 1 – Wooden office desk & chair 1 – Sofa table 1 – Brown cloth couch 1 – Lot decorative shelving 1 – Large “Snap-On” rolling toolbox (like new) 1 – Leather brown rocker/recliner 1 – Simpson 3500psi pressure washer 1 – Air bubble 1 – Grey cloth couch & matching Chair ½ 1 –Lot mechanic’s tools (including Snap-On, Craftsman) 1 – Breakfast table & 2 chairs 1 – Camel back trunk 1 – 1/2 ton motor stand 1 – Bench grinder 1 – Shop vice 1 – 2004 Dodge Ram 3500 crew cab dually 4x4 auto pickup, 1 – Full bed set (dresser & nightstand) 1 – Hitachi miter saw 1 – DeWalt chop saw 24 valve Cummins Diesel, tonneau cover, custom Weld 1 – Queen bed set (chest, dresser & 2 nightstands) 1 – “Tilematic” tile wet saw 1 – Delta miter saw Racing wheels and MANY extras, only 147k miles 1 – Schwinn 270 exercise bike (like new) 1 – Makita portable table saw 1 – 5000 watt generator 1 – 2001 Ford Explorer 2WD, 157k miles (reverse is out) 1 – Small Logwood stove 1 – Small deep freeze 1 – Master 110k BTU heater 1 – Large lot lawn tools 1 – 2012 Mid America 1 – Cane bottom chair 1 – Heavy wooden rocker 1 – Level transit with tripod 1 – Large lot air nailers 1 – Ornate cane bottom rocker 1 – Wooden stool dual 5k axles 16’+2’ flatbed 1 – Lot power tools (corded and battery powered) 1 – Tole hand-painted rocking chair trailer with ramps, brakes, 1 – Wagon jack 1 – Lot concrete hand tools 1 – Three drawer wooden file cabinet 12k Badland winch, spare 1 – Penn snagging reel 1 – Lot rods, reels & tackle 4 – HDTV’s 4 – Display clothing racks and 1000lbs hoist 1 – Come-a-long 1 – Welding table 2 – Floor jacks 1 – Lot electric heaters 1 – Set patio furniture 1 – Lot fiberglass stepladders (various sizes up to 12’) 1 – Tonneau cover off 2004 Dodge pickup 1 – Lot misc. household furniture & other items 1 – Lot garden hoses 1 – Backpack sprayer 1 – Set (4) 4 1/2 bolt pattern wheels 1 – Conn Valley Arms 12ga dbl barrel black powder 4 – Decorative metal gates 1 – Thompson Center .36cal Seneca black powder 1 – Lot camping equipment 1 – Thompson Center .45cal black powder 2 – Sets of car ramps 1 – Thompson Center .50cal black powder 2 – Deck screw guns 1 – 1923 St. Gaudens $20 gold piece 1 – Metal bolt bin 1 – 1912 Indian Head $10 gold piece 2 – Tree stands 1 – 1883 Carson City Silver dollar 19 – Morgan Silver Dollars (1883 – 1923) The custom “hot rods” are extremely clean & unique! The RV is ready to take 1 – Lot knives (folding & blade) you anywhere in luxury and style; and the 1-ton dually is super sharp with plenty of upgrades! Be sure to visit auctionarrows.com for much more detailed descriptions on the R.V., truck and classic cars! We truly have several top-notch items to sell here (with no “junk”), and this is an Auction you DON’T WANT TO MISS! Make plans to join us for a fun one Saturday, July 16th. We will plan to sell in two rings for at least part of the day and keep the auction moving right along!

(573) 378-8822 Cell (660) 347-5656 Office dickhutchisonauction@me.com Toby Brown (660) 473-6008 or Sam Trelow (660) 281-7710

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River Valley Ag By Neoma Foreman

n Locations: Nevada, Mo. n Owners: Deland Prough and Mark Hoover History: River Valley Ag has recently completed it’s building process and is operational at the corner of Mo. 54 and State Road C in Vernon County. Deland Prough, manager and co- owner with Mark Hoover said the process began in June Photo by Neoma Foreman 2021, but struggles with COVID and rising building prices caused the project to be slow, but things are now up and running. The Neveda location is actually the second for River Vally Ag, with the first location being in nearby Hopkins, Mo. “I decided it was time to put my future in my hands so when the opportunity came about, I took it,” Deland, a former 24-year employee of Midwest Fertilizer said of why he began the business. “You have to break eggs before you can make an omelet. We moved 600 loads of dirt and had enough to put under the concrete pads for the buildings. We didn’t have to haul in dirt in which was good. But I don’t know how many loads of rock it has taken. It’s been quite a project.” Products and Services: River Valley Ag sells not only fertilizer, but chemicals and does custom application with sprayer-spreaders that have all the bells and whistles to do whatever the customer wishes. The business is open with four employees. Even though the plant is completed with state-of-the-art loading and unloading augers, Deland said he likes to keep things simple. “When the computer goes down, we can still mix fertilizer,” he said. Deland said he believes he can help the growers save money on their herbicide costs by offering service to fit each grower. “We can field scout the situation for what each field needs and custom fit it,” he said.

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meet your neighbors A Good Balance Continued from Page 9

“They are known for good flavored meat and good marbling,” Erin said. They are bred with a bull that is rotated between the two herds, one exclusively of Angus and the other is mixed with Longhorns. “They’re really pretty and they’re good mommas,” Erin said of the Longhorns. They are in their third year of raising cattle. They keep the heifers and add them to their herd. Bull are castrated and sold at 400 to 600 pounds, at 6 to 9 months of age. The cattle eat range cubes, get mineral lick tubs, mineral and salt blocks. “We put them in a smaller pen and we finish them out with a higher protein grain: 12 percent Cattle Plus,” Erin said. The cattle are presently grazing on the open fields,

noticed that they all go back to their same job that they had before because they got comfortable with it and they got good at it. Our son Skip showed a hog and a sheep this year and our daughter Kassy showed a chicken.” In addition to the farm, the husband and wife entrepreneurs have had a garden center, turned antique mall; two scrapyards, and they built commercial and residential rentals. More recently, they ventured into the hotel business. They bought back and remodeled a motel that Toby’s family built in the 1990s, slated to open in July, called Cactus Inn and Suites. And they are building a three-story Comfort Inn and Suites that will open by year’s end. She said people may think she doesn’t go to work early, but they may not realize that she’s also running a farm before work.

said. “It’s a good balance and everybody is stronger in certain areas of work, so it makes our family flow.” Whether the children choose to follow in their parents’ farming footsteps or not, Erin said, “At least I know I’ve done my part and taught them everything I want them to know for life lessons. I grew up,

and Toby did too, learning how to take care of animals. We started our businesses, got that going, our family was growing and we wanted our kids to be able to know this stuff too. You have to go out and do chores before you go to school. Your animals aren’t going to be hungry while you’re at school. It teaches them selflessness.”

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but they use pasture rotation as certain areas get grazed down. “Our local vet, Dr. Logan Williams of Mountain Grove, he comes and helps us vaccinate all of our cows.” In the winter months, cattle are fed hay grown on the farm. Even though the children, Tory (18), Kassy (15) and Skip (12), didn’t always have animals, when they were introduced to farming life, they took to it quickly. “It’s hard work, but they love it. They love getting to work the cows when we decide to castrate the bulls and give the cows their vaccines,” Erin said. “They all have a job that they’re better at, but we’ve JULY 4, 2022

“Feeding my family and feeding our animals on our farm is a priority and that gets done first. I don’t let anything go hungry. If it takes an hour or if it takes three hours, I just make sure everything’s fed. I can’t stand going to work and knowing something’s hungry, so everything gets fed before I go to town,” Erin said. In addition to their cattle, the family gets eggs from their Barred Rock and Sussex hens, and they garden Erin also has a mini greenhouse on the farm. Their farm animals create fertilizer for them to use. “Kassy’d rather cook dinner and clean. I’d rather go weedeat than do dishes. I’ll choose outside work anytime,” Erin

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Specialty Processing By Sheila Harris

Scott and Sheila Long specialize in processing organically-raised animals, as well as USDA-inspected cuts

Five years prior to his retirement as the Cabool High School agriculture teacher in 2015, where he taught meat science and led a meat-judging team, Scott Long and his wife Sheila had the idea that a meat processing facility in their small homeThe Longs saw a need town would provide a much-needed service. for local meat process“Wait times here were long to get livestock into a ing and opened Cabool processor,” Scott said. “Our son raised hogs for a Kountry Meats. time, and was told he would have to wait three months before the hogs could be butchered.” For farmers and ranchers in Texas County, getting livestock to a processor also meant a lengthy drive, said Scott, who raises cattle of his own. But, the Longs say organic processing makes up a “We wanted to build it in Cabool,” Scott said. “Not small percentage of their overall business. only because of the need, but we wanted to contribute When they opened in 2011, the majority of their busito the economy of the community. This is where we ness was custom processing for farmers who just wanted live and where we raised our kids – all five of them.” to put some beef or pork in their freezers for their own “My family has been blessed in this county,” he said, purposes. “and we like to give back.” “Now, our largest market is USDA-inspected meat for In 2011, when they were building their facility, which resale,” Scott said. “It comprises about 80 percent of our they named Cabool Kountry Meats, the Longs looked business.” at ways to set their business apart from other procesThe USDA-inspected market is driven by the recent sors. Part of that difference involved inspection stanproliferation of farmers’ markets and on-farm stores, dards. which require that meat be inspected, Scott said. “We started up, initially, as a state-inspected facility,” The Longs typically slaughter six to eight head of catSheila said. “Not long afterward, we became a federtle a day, Monday through Thursday, and about six al USDA-inspected facility. Since we’re only an hour hogs a week. north of Arkansas, it made a huge difference in the “We have occasional requests to slaughter goats,” number of clients we were able to serve. Scott said. “Many of the rules for state and USDA inspections Sheila said they’ve seen an increase in requests for are similar, but upgrading to the federal requirements Photos by Sheila Harris sheep slaughter, which she attributes to an influx of new allowed us to slaughter animals from outside of Missouresidents who are raising sheep. ri,” Sheila added. “More people are asking for lamb meat in our resale shop, too,” she said. A niche market the Longs chose to break into was organic meat processing, a distincThe Longs’ resale meat shop includes beef, pork, chicken, lamb - even catfish – although tion which set their business apart when they began operating in 2011. the chicken and catfish are purchased from distributors, Sheila said. “We were one of the only organic processors within several hundred miles, so we had Specialties of the Longs’ market include custom-made sausages and bratwurst in flavors clients bringing their organically-fed beef in to be processed from as far away like beer-apple and mango-habanero. as Georgia,” Sheila explained. They are now the only organic processor in The Longs are members of the Missouri Association of Meat Processors, an orgaMissouri, Sheila added. nization that helped them get their business off the ground. Becoming an organic processor meant becoming certified by OneCert, an “In turn, we let people who are wanting to start their own market come in and agency in Nebraska that provides organic certification for world producers. learn from us,” Sheila said. Organic processing means observing certain protocols, such as slaughtering orScott said one critical piece of advice they were initially given was to make Cabool, Mo. ganically-fed livestock prior to slaughtering other animals. Organic rinses are the processing plant larger than the space they believed they’d need. then used on the carcasses, which are hung separately from other carcasses in “That advice served us well, since business took off much more quickthe cooler, to avoid co-mingling. ly than we expected,” he said.

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assistant for an insurance agent, Zeb Zinn, at Young Insurance in Marshfield, Mo. She has been working there since February. This is the first time she has worked in insurance. Kelsey has worked at community colleges: OTC and at Crowder College in Neosho, Mo. “I stayed home with my girls for about five years. This is me, breaking back into the work force. Pretty much all I’ve done is administrative assistant type work,” she explained.

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small farm in Diggins, Mo., Kelsey and Joe have six Nigerian Dwarf goats, more than 30 rabbits, more than 40 chickens and a horse. They didn’t have room at their last home for all the animals. So all their animals are mostly new, exn Hometown: Diggins, Mo. cept for Kelsey’s horse. She has had n Family: it since she was 12 years old. “We’re getting back into the farm Husband Joe, and life,” Kelsey said. two daughters Kelsey really likes the chickens, Lacey (5) and Ava (3) which surprised her. “I didn’t think I would like them that much. I didn’t have chickens growing up. Since we’ve been married we’ve pretty much had chickens. I like going out and collecting the eggs every day and checking on them and seeing them wander around and chase bugs. “The girls help gather the eggs and feed. My husband and I share those duties. We build fence together. Our old barn needs fixed up, so we’ve been working on that. We’ve started a little garden this year. That’s something we’ve never done. It’s a learning experience.”

Future plans: Her husband, Joe, has really enjoyed the rabbits. “We’ve started butchering rabbits and also selling them to people who want to start their own rabbit herd.” They are trying to be more self-sustainable. “I sell eggs. We raised a pig this spring and had it butchered. That was our first big animal that we raised and butchered for ourselves. We’re on that growing-what-we-eat journey.” Eventually, they would like to get some cows and do rotational grazing. They would also like to get more land. For now, Kelsey and Joe are enjoying their farm and love raising their girls there. “We’re blessed to have what we have and to be able to do what we do. We’re thankful to God for giving us that opportunity.” JULY 4, 2022

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cows

(Week of 6/19/22 to 6/25/22)

Buffalo Livestock Market

65.00-101.00*

Douglas County Livestock Auction Four State Stockyards - Exeter

50.00-99.50*

Gainesville Livestock Auction

75.00-98.50*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

66.00-94.00 †

Joplin Regional

beef

67.00-106.00 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

50.00-101.00*

MO-KAN Livestock - Butler

63.00-99.50

Ozarks Regional

†

38.00-108.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards

68.00-94.00 †

Springfield Livestock

40.00-95.00 †

Wright County Livestock Auction

cattle

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

42.50-96.50 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

market sales r

55.00-98.50 †

Not Reported*

110

130

dairy & fed cattle

National Dairy Market

slaughter

bulls

(Week of 6/19/22 to 6/25/22)

Buffalo Livestock Auction

80.00-127.00*

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

100.00-122.00 †

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

82.00-125.00*

Gainesville Livestock Auction

102.00-116.50*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

115.00

Joplin Regional Stockyards

†

92.00-132.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

104.00-130.00 †

Mid Missouri Stock

70.00-125.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

88.50-134.00 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

86.00-135.50 †

South Central Regional Stockyards

90.00-112.50 †

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

97.00-119.50 †

Wright County Livestock Auction

Not Reported*

100

120

replacement Buffalo Livestock Market

140

160

cows

sheep &

None Reported † 1050.00-1725.00*

Interstate Regional Stock

850.00-1375.00 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

950.00-1350.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

None Reported †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

1000.00-1375.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

Ozarks Regional

550

National Sheep Summary

6/24/22

Compared to last week heavy slaughter lambs sold steady to 8.00 lower; light slaughter lambs mostly 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter ewes were mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder lambs were not well tested. At San Angelo, TX 11,348 head sold in a two day sale. Equity Cooperative Auction sold 400 lambs in Wyoming and 600 lambs in California. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs not tested. 4,437 lamb carcasses traded with no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless specified.

stocker & feeder

None Reported † 835.00-1175.00 † Not Reported*

1050

1550

cow/calf Buffalo Livestock Market

6/16/22

450.00. Total supply was moderate with moderate demand. Supply included: 60% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (13% Wooled & Shorn, 81% Hair Breeds, 1% Ewes, 3% Hair Ewes, 1% Hair Bucks); 0% Replacement Sheep/Lambs (100% Hair Ewes); 23% Feeder Goats (91% Kids, 9% Wether Kids); 16% Slaughter Goats (52% Kids, 40% Nannies/Does, 6% Bucks/Billies, 2% Wethers); 1% Replacement Goats (100% Nannies/Does). Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Wooled & Shorn - Choice and Prime 1-3 (per cwt): 217.50245.00. Wooled & Shorn - Choice 1-3 (per cwt): 200.00-212.50. Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3 (per cwt): 225.00-280.00. Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3 (per cwt): 200.00-237.50. Hair Breeds - Good 1-2 (per cwt): 175.00. Ewes - Good 2-3 (per cwt): 150.00. Hair Ewes - Good 2-3 (per cwt): 175.00. Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3 (per cwt): 117.50-137.50. Hair Bucks 1-2 (per cwt): 125.00-215.00. Replacement Sheep/Lambs: Hair Ewes - Small and Medium 1-2 (per cwt): 240.00. Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 325.00-450.00. Kids - Selection 2 (per cwt): 245.00-327.50. Kids - Selection 3 (per cwt): 155.00-205.00. Wether Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 335.00. Wether Kids - Selection 2 (per cwt): 290.00. Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 320.00-420.00. Kids - Selection 2 (per cwt): 240.00-322.50. Kids - Selection 3 (per cwt): 125.00-145.00. Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2 (per cwt): 135.00-235.00. Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2 (per cwt): 155.00-300.00. Wethers - Selection 1 (per cwt): 322.50. Replacement Goats: Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2 (per cwt): 250.00-285.00.

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None Reported †

Springfield Livestock Wright County Livestock Auction

2050

2550

pairs

(Week of 6/19/22 to 6/25/22)

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

990.00-1370.00*

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava Four State Stockyards - Exeter

None Reported † 1175.00-1430.00*

Gainesville Livestock Auction

1050.00-2200.00*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

None Reported †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

None Reported †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

None Reported †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

1200.00-1650.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

None Reported †

675.00-1100.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

None Reported

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Wright County Livestock Auction

6/25/22

Receipts: 2,096 With the temperature in the mid to upper 90”s, a very large crowd was on hand for this Saturday sale at Norwood Producers Auction Yards. Compared to last month slaughter lambs traded 20.00-30.00 lower. Slaughter ewes traded steady. In the goat portion of the sale, feeder kid goats traded

Diamond, Mo. • TS White Sheep/Goat

Receipts: 1,127 Compared to the last sale, (2 weeks ago), slaughter lambs traded 12.00-35.00 lower. Not enough other classes of sheep for a comparison. In the goat portion of the sale feeder kid goats traded steady. Slaughter kid goats and slaughter nannies traded steady. Quality replacement goats were in demand as a limited offering of kids traded at 405.00 to

700.00-1050.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

700

goats

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards Sheep/Goat

1100.00-1250.00*

Gainesville Livestock Auction

200

Cheese: Barrels closed at $2.1475 and 40# blocks at $2.0900. The weekly average for barrels is $2.1644 (-0.0151) and blocks, $2.0975 (-0.0730). Fluid Milk/Cream: Warmer temperatures are affecting farm-level milk production output levels throughout the U.S. In the East region, milk declines are being reported in most areas as a downswing also occurs in the Central region milk. In the West, milk production is level to moderately elevated, otherwise, volumes are declining in Arizona and New Mexico. Overall, Class I bottling sales are seasonally slower. Sluggish demand is clearing milk loads, supporting the production needs of processors. Cheesemakers in the Central region are clearing spot milk at a substantial discount. Condensed skim spot availability is mixed. Supplies are tighter in the East, but handy in the West. Cream availability varies as the summer heat chips away at milkfat levels in some areas of the country. Countrywide, the f.o.b. cream multiple for all classes ranges 1.32 - 1.43 in the East; 1.26 - 1.35 in the Midwest; and 1.05 - 1.33 in the West. SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Midwestern U.S. - $3.8428 - $3.9906.

800.00-1100.00*

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

Ozarks Reg

6/24/22

Prices reported per cwt

(Week of 6/19/22 to 6/25/22)

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

6/26/22

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo, Nm, Mn) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 137.00-150.00; wtd. avg. price 146.73. Heifers: 136.00-150.00; wtd. avg. price 143.40. Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 235.00-238.00; wtd. avg. price 237.47. Heifers: 235.00-235.00; wtd. avg. price 235.00.

steady with slaughter kid goats trading steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter nannies traded steady to 10.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand. Supply included: 69% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (2% Wooled & Shorn, 87% Hair Breeds, 0% Ewes, 9% Hair Ewes, 0% Bucks, 1% Hair Bucks); 2% Replacement Sheep/Lambs (10% Ewes, 90% Hair Ewes); 12% Feeder Goats (89% Kids, 11% Wether Kids); 16% Slaughter Goats (70% Kids, 24% Nannies/Does, 5% Bucks/Billies, 1% Wethers); 1% Replacement Goats (100% Nannies/Does). Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Wooled & Shorn - Choice and Prime 1-3 (per cwt): 240.00265.00. Wooled & Shorn - Choice 1-3 (per cwt): 160.00. Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3 (per cwt): 235.00-335.00. Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3 (per cwt): 180.00-250.00. Hair Breeds - Good 1-2 (per cwt): 200.00-210.00. Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2 (per cwt): 100.00. Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3 (per cwt): 125.00-130.00. Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3 (per unit): 140.00-185.00. Hair Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2 (per cwt): 90.00-110.00. Bucks 1-2: (per cwt): 60.00. Hair Bucks - 1-2 (per cwt): 100.00-130.00. Replacement Sheep/Lambs: Ewes - Small and Medium 1-2 (per unit): 180.00. Hair Ewes - Small and Medium 1-2 (per unit): 160.00-400.00. Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 345.00-540.00. Kids - Selection 2 (per cwt): 250.00-335.00. Kids - Selection 3 (per cwt): 195.00-200.00. Wether Kids - Selection 3 (per cwt): 200.00-235.00. Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 360.00-415.00. Kids - Selection 2 (per cwt): 265.00-325.00. Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2 (per cwt): 160.00-265.00. Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2 (per unit): 155.00-180.00. Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2 (per cwt): 160.00-245.00. Wethers - Selection 2 (per cwt): 250.00. Replacement Goats: Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2 (per unit): 370.00.

1200

†

None Reported † Not Reported*

1700

2200

2700

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.

Four State Stockyards*

Ava Douglas County† 6/23/22

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 6/25/22

Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† 6/23/22

Cuba Interstate Regional† 6/21/22

765

804

726

514

1,714

941

5,584

St-8 Higher

Steady

St-10 Higher

3-10 Higher

St-10 Higher

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St-12 Higher

St-10 H

----188.00-208.00 179.00-201.00 155.00-182.00 152.50-160.00

190.00-201.00 190.00-197.00 173.00-190.00 160.00-172.00 157.00-160.00

----202.00-208.00 186.00-207.50 179.00-192.00 162.00

----187.50 181.50-194.50 168.50-180.50 154.00

185.00-211.00 180.00-205.00 178.00-195.00 174.00-191.00 155.50-169.50

190.00-227.00 182.00-212.00 173.00-202.00 160.00-182.00 150.00-165.00

205.00-210.00 192.00-215.00 186.00-209.00 172.00-190.00 159.00-171.00

218.00192.50193.00179.00 158.00

----167.00-170.00 155.00-167.50 144.00-152.00 -----

175.00-190.00 165.00-180.00 150.00-164.00 138.00-149.00 120.00-135.00

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152.00-187.00 150.00-189.00 147.00-181.00 135.00-163.50 -----

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----180.00-205.00 168.00 153.00 -----

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162.50-168.00 153.00-169.00 149.00-157.00 142.50-156.00 -----

170.00-184.00 166.00-172.00 150.00-164.00 140.00-150.00 130.00-140.00

170.00 165.50 150.00-167.00 ---------

----177.00-179.50 166.00 ---------

152.00-181.00 150.00-178.00 149.00-165.00 143.00-156.00 131.00-147.00

167.00-184.00 156.00-187.00 150.00-175.00 140.00-151.00 125.00-140.00

170.00-185.00 165.00-184.00 160.00-174.00 150.00-163.00 152.00-159.00

187.50183.00172.75160.00 155.00-

6/21/22

Gainesville Livestock Auction* 6/20/22

pric

Joplin Regional Stockyards† 6/20/22

✝ USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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6/24/22

to last week heavy slaughter lambs sold steady er; light slaughter lambs mostly 5.00-8.00 lower. ewes were mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder e not well tested. At San Angelo, TX 11,348 head wo day sale. Equity Cooperative Auction sold 400 Wyoming and 600 lambs in California. In direct ughter ewes and feeder lambs not tested. 4,437 asses traded with no trend due to confidentiality. old per hundred weight (CWT) unless specified.

550-600 lb. steers

6/24/22

Barrows and Gilts Purchased Swine (including Packer Sold) National Head Count: 6,975 National Price Range: 112.00-126.00. Western Cornbelt Wtd Avg Price: 124.03. Western Cornbelt 5 Day Rolling Avg: 123.58.

hay & grain markets

Mo. Weekly Hay Summary

6/24/22

Haying is still in full swing around the state. Although some are finishing up, overall statewide harvest is just a bit over half done which is pretty much right in line with the five year average. Wheat harvest is also underway, providing some new crop straw to the market. As expected a lot more of the southern half of the state showed up on the drought monitor this week. Right at thirty percent of the state is now listed as abnormally dry. As summer officially arrived this year the long spell with no real moisture and record setting heat this early in the year has many very concerned about what the rest of summer is going to be like. Hay prices are steady to firm, supply and demand are moderate. Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory visit http://mda. mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ for listings of hay http://agebb. missouri.edu/haylst/. Fescue seed harvest is now underway. Although much of the southern half of the state, where most of the state’s seed comes from, could really use some rain those

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Butler Springfield

Cuba Vienna

Joplin West Plains

heifers 550-600 LBS. Ava Kingsville

Butler Springfield

187.11 ** *** 187.74 179.65

** *** 165.38 150.07

191.30

Soybeans

Week Ended 6/24/22 Corn Sorghum*

Soft Wheat

* Price per cwt

16 12 8 4

16.86

16.13

16.59

9.18

8.07 7.98 6.86

9.39

(Sorghum)

16.13

15.85

9.01

9.52

8.90

7.71

8.03 6.71

(Sorghum)

7.68 7.14

(Sorghum)

154.81 153.69

180.65

24 20

164.75

186.40

avg. grain prices

190.20

192.99 194.82 193.43 187.12

159.84 163.02 169.94 165.78 159.04

187.83

164.61 163.21

194.24 *

155.61

Springfield Livestock Marketing† 6/22/22

Vienna South Central† 6/22/22

West Plains Ozarks Regional† 6/21/22

941

5,584

1,961

1,633

767

1,307

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St-12 Higher

St-10 Higher

Steady

St-6 Higher

St-10 Higher

3-10 Higher

190.00-227.00 182.00-212.00 173.00-202.00 160.00-182.00 150.00-165.00

205.00-210.00 192.00-215.00 186.00-209.00 172.00-190.00 159.00-171.00

218.00-218.50 192.50-230.75 193.00-214.25 179.00-191.00 158.00-175.85

190.00-220.00 185.00-208.00 174.00-203.00 161.00-193.00 150.00-165.00

----188.50 170.00-176.50 158.00-178.00 150.00-155.00

202.00-203.00 196.50-208.50 181.00-206.50 177.25-188.00 163.50-176.75

----194.00-195.00 179.00-197.00 170.00-182.00 161.00-163.00

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----180.00-205.00 168.00 153.00 -----

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----171.00-178.00 154.00-162.00 ---------

167.00-184.00 156.00-187.00 150.00-175.00 140.00-151.00 125.00-140.00

170.00-185.00 165.00-184.00 160.00-174.00 150.00-163.00 152.00-159.00

187.50-209.00 183.00-199.00 172.75-182.75 160.00-175.00 155.00-158.00

160.00-185.00 154.00-176.00 146.00-171.00 134.00-162.00 130.00-145.00

----152.50-155.50 143.50-152.00 140.50-145.50 141.00

183.00-184.00 170.00-184.50 156.00-184.00 165.00-179.00 138.00

----162.00-168.00 153.50-166.00 155.00-155.50 145.00-150.00

JULY 4, 2022

2,579

Wright County Livestock* -----

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176.39

162.55 147.78 151.04 150.64

179.54

151.03

183.22

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192.62

157.76 156.96

188.99

-------------------------

183.66

Week of 6/12/22

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 6/24/22

176.08

165.00

198.17 188.02 189.48 194.74 174.05

Week of 6/19/22

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 6/21/22

Week of 6/19/22

Joplin Regional Stockyards† 6/20/22

NOT REPORTED

Gainesville Livestock Auction* 6/20/22

Week of 6/12/22

190.05

prices

* 164.53 175.00 149.48

193.83

174.58 157.83

181.26 140

158 176 194 212 230 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale - Weather

Prices Based on Weighted Average for Steers and Heifers 550-600 lbs.

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Joplin West Plains

159.00

184.54

feeder

Cuba Vienna

151.86

177.77

Week of 5/29/22

Daily Direct Hog Report

$100

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Receipts This Week: 67,545 Early weaned pigs steady to weak . All feeder pigs 1.00 to 2.00 per head lower. Demand light on moderate offering. Volume By State Or Province Of Origin: Missouri 2.4% Total Composite Weighted Average Receipts and Price (Formula and Cash): All Early Weaned Pigs: 61,096 head, wtd. avg. 40.29. All Feeder Pigs: 6,449 head, wtd. avg. 66.87.

$138

Week of 5/29/22

6/24/22

$176

Week of 6/5/22

eep Summary

hog markets

National Direct Delivered Feeder Pig Report

in the harvesting seed are really hopeful winds and storms hold off a bit. Most of the seed in the state is cut standing and not swathed and a strong storm could be divesting for what seems to be a promising fescue season. Prices at all reporting stations is at 1.08-1.10 per lb. Alfalfa - Supreme (Ask/Per Ton): Medium Square 3x3: 225.00-275.00. Alfalfa - Supreme (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 8.00-12.00. Alfalfa - Premium (Ask/Per Ton): Medium Square 3x3: 175.00-225.00. Alfalfa - Good (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 120.00-180.00. Alfalfa - Good (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 5.00-9.00. Alfalfa - Fair (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 100.00-125.00. Alfalfa/Grass Mix - Good/Premium (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 5.00-9.00. Mixed Grass - Good/Premium (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 80.00-140.00. Mixed Grass - Fair/Good (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 60.00-100.00. Mixed Grass - Fair/Good (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 5.00-7.00. Mixed Grass - Fair (Ask/Per Bale): Large Round: 30.0060.00. Straw: Wheat (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 4.00-6.00.

Week of 6/5/22

Shorn - Choice 1-3 (per cwt): 200.00-212.50. ds - Choice and Prime 1-3 (per cwt): 225.00-280.00. ds - Choice 1-3 (per cwt): 200.00-237.50. ds - Good 1-2 (per cwt): 175.00. od 2-3 (per cwt): 150.00. - Good 2-3 (per cwt): 175.00. - Utility and Good 1-3 (per cwt): 117.50-137.50. s 1-2 (per cwt): 125.00-215.00. ent Sheep/Lambs: - Small and Medium 1-2 (per cwt): 240.00. ats: ction 1 (per cwt): 325.00-450.00. ction 2 (per cwt): 245.00-327.50. ction 3 (per cwt): 155.00-205.00. ids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 335.00. ids - Selection 2 (per cwt): 290.00. Goats: ction 1 (per cwt): 320.00-420.00. ction 2 (per cwt): 240.00-322.50. ction 3 (per cwt): 125.00-145.00. Does - Selection 1-2 (per cwt): 135.00-235.00. lies - Selection 1-2 (per cwt): 155.00-300.00. Selection 1 (per cwt): 322.50. ent Goats: Does - Selection 1-2 (per cwt): 250.00-285.00.

24 Month Avg. -

$214

ket sales reports

tal supply was moderate with moderate demand. luded: 60% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (13% Wooled 1% Hair Breeds, 1% Ewes, 3% Hair Ewes, 1% Hair Replacement Sheep/Lambs (100% Hair Ewes); r Goats (91% Kids, 9% Wether Kids); 16% Slaughter % Kids, 40% Nannies/Does, 6% Bucks/Billies, 2% 1% Replacement Goats (100% Nannies/Does). Sheep/Lambs: Shorn - Choice and Prime 1-3 (per cwt): 217.50-

$252

120

136

152

168

184

200

* No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale - Weather Prices Based on Weighted Average for Steers and Heifers 550-600 lbs.

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Changing the Family Farm By Janet Warford-Perry

Changes in the economy prompts family to diversify its operation for future generations Raising shrimp was the best op- the shrimp farmers who were willing to tion Simon Rademacher found to share their knowledge. diversify his cattle farming operaDuring the midst of the COVID-19 tion and provide economic stabili- pandemic, Simon and his wife Christina, ty on his family’s 232 acres of land. a business education major who operates Three years ago, the price of corn a child care center, plans. He remembered and soybeans were down when Simon learning in college the feed ratio for fish began researching crops/animals that was lower than any other farm animal. could be raised alongside his cattle. Raising shrimp piqued his interest, and “Farmers have to think outside the began construction of SV Shrimp Farm. box because we buy retail and sell There are eight round tanks, each 4-by-16 wholesale,” Simon said. “It’s the exact feet inside a metal building. The concrete opposite of most businesses.” floor has a heating system built in and waSimon recalled from ag studies at Lin- ter flowing to the tanks is warmed with an coln University, the instant tankless hot feed ratio for fish water heater. Good was lower than any insulation is a must other farm animal. to maintain the opFarming has been a timal conditions for way of life since he shrimp of very huwas “knee high.” He mid air and a water hadn’t raised any temperature of 84 aquatic life thus far, degrees. but raising shrimp The first load of piqued his interest. shrimp arrived in Missouri shrimp June 2021. The tiny farmers are few shrimp originated and far between. It in a Florida hatchwasn’t as if there ery, then were were neighbors shipped via air to Submitted Photos down the road to a nursery in Florisseek advice like there is with area cattle sant with the final trek to SV Farms via farmers. Presently, there are three shrimp a truck that had oxygen holding tanks farming operations in the state, located in specifically designed for fish transport. Foristell, Neosho and Oak Grove. SV Farms has 8,000 shrimp brought Simon relied on the internet for start up in at a time; each tank can hold up to advice and raising shrimp. Jeff 4,000 shrimp. and James Howell, co-ownThen the real work begins. ers of Triple J Farms, based While raising shrimp is a scientifin Foristell, produced videos ic process, in reality it is not as of their operation, launched labor intensive as raising other on Facebook and YouTube. Sifarm livestock. It was a way Bland, Mo. mon studied their operation as of farming Simon felt his well as another in Indiana. He young daughters, Symone called for tips and advice from and Viola could easily take

over, without a struggle, should something happen to him. At 8 years old, Symone already demonstrates with accuracy, every step of the process. Viola is only 4 and seems to get more enjoyment out of roller skating around the tanks. Before the tanks were set, the concrete floor building made a great roller skating rink, Christina said with a laugh. Symone said the water must be watched carefully and tested often, adding that she can tell when the stone aerator filters are brown, they must be changed so fish poop doesn’t clog up the aerators. She also demonstrated how food is put into automatic feeders with timers that distribute pellets at increments on a 24hour cycle. Simon said he likes to make sure the shrimp food is refilled close to the same time each day. The saltwater is tested for temperature, Ph balance, salinity, alkalinity and nitrates, Simon said. If any of those items are out of kilter, it must be corrected quickly or the entire tank full of fish can be lost. Simon said he’s lost a few shrimp. The tank room is kept dark, much like the shrimp’s natural habitat at the bottom of the ocean, so algae doesn’t grow. Light also causes the fish to become active and sometimes jump out of the tank. Shrimp that jump completely out of the tank to their demise on the con-

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crete flooring, become bait that is sold to local anglers. “Shrimp are fast and hard to catch,” Symone said. Biofloc technology, an alternative fish farming method is used. Waste saltwater is transferred into two large tanks where fish waste is recycled and reused. Simon said the same water is used over and again. It takes about 3-4 months for the shrimp to grow enough for sale. SV Farms cuts out all middle men and sells direct to customers. Currently there is a waiting list for shrimp at $20-22 a pound, depending on size. Customers have said once they eat fresh shrimp, they don’t want to return to frozen ones from local stores. The Pacific White Shrimp is known for its sweet taste, Symone said. The shrimp is sold live and wiggling when customers take it home. Before consumers leave, Simon teaches them how to easily clean the shrimp. Christina said of all the ways there are to prepare shrimp, cooking it in a skillet with garlic and butter is the tastiest way she’s found. The biggest mistake people make is cooking shrimp too long. If boiled, it should be cooked for 3 minutes, Simon added. Once the mature shrimp are sold, the tanks are replenished and the process comes full circle. It is a substitute farm lifestyle Simon hopes will sustain his family farm for his daughters and generations to come. JULY 4, 2022

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SIGNS

The first signs associated with pink eye are discharge and tears running from the animal’s eye. Other indicators of infection include a water stain below the eye, squinting or keeping the eye closed. The next stage of pink eye is inflammation of the eye. “As the disease progresses it is obviously going to get that

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CAUSES

Conjunctivitis commonly known as pink eye, is caused by bacteria called Moraxella Bovis. The bacteria are a common inhabitant of the eye. “We think something has to happen to that eye that lowers the immunity and that gives the Moraxella Bovis a chance to take a hold in that eye and start an infection,” Whitworth explained. If a different virus is already infecting animals within the herd, then producers may see pink eye spread rapidly through the herd. However, typically pink eye cases are isolated to a few animals. Flies are another culprit in the spread of pink eye. When flies feed near an animal’s

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Dr. Whitworth recommends examining the eye before taking any other action. Many times, a grass seed, thorn or other foreign body gets lodged in the animal’s eye. The foreign body in the eye creates irritation which can lower immunity and trigger the infection. The exam should include prying open the upper eyelid, lower eyelid and the third eyelid to look for a foreign body. Producers may want to use a large cotton tip applicator to swab under the eyelids in order to remove anything that should not be there.

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Protecting livestock from Infections The summer months pose a variety of challenges for livestock operations. During the heat of early summer producers will want to keep an eye out for any signs of parasitic infections in their flocks or herds.

Moisture and Heat

Parasites prefer and thrive in moisture. Their eggs hatch and mature in moist manure. Though the scorching summer rays can bring heat stress to livestock, there is a benefit to hot, dry days. The parasitic eggs cannot hatch into larva if they dry out. The summer heat helps to deplete the parasite population.

Signs of Infection

Though the sun plays a role in reducing the parasitic population, the problem with parasites in a herd or flock can persist. “Signs of parasitic infections are diarrhea, weight loss or going off feed,” Heidi Ward, DVM, Ph.D., veterinarian and assistant professor associated with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, explained. “If severe, animals may show open mouth breathing and may suddenly die from cardiac collapse due to anemia.”

Treatment for Parasitic Infections

In the case of parasitic infections, not all the animals in a producer’s herd or flock will need treatment. Veterinarians state healthy adult animals can manage internal parasites with efficiency. Therefore, veterinarians recommend targeted treatment. Producers should focus their treatment efforts on young animals and adults with large parasite burdens. “The healthy adults are untreated so that any parasite eggs that pass in their manure can compete with eggs from drug-resistant parasites,” Ward explained.

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If producers leave a small population of parasites untreated, this creates an environment in which there are always some parasites in the overall population that are susceptible to treatment. Continuing to treat all cases and killing all susceptible parasites produces a scenario in which the treatment strategy leaves behind more and more drug-resistant parasites.

Fecal Egg Count

In order to get an accurate assessment of the parasite burden in a herd or flock, producers can collect fecal samples to be analyzed. Producers can either take a fecal sample to their veterinarian or perform a fecal egg count (FEC) on their own to determine the worm burden of a specific animal. For more information on the proper way to conduct FECs, the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service hosts several workshops each year to teach producers how to perform FECs. “A fecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) is the only way to find out if the population of parasites in the herd or flock are resistant to a particular parasiticide,” Ward said. To perform the test, an FEC is conducted prior to administering the parasiticide. After two weeks, another FEC is conducted to see if the treatment significantly reduced the eggs passed in the feces.

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Dr. Ward also shared that there is no way to completely remove internal parasites from an animal that lives on pasture. Instead, treatment is aimed at reducing the number of parasites to be managed better by the animal’s immune system. Proper herd and flock management, nutrition and vaccinations are all factors in producing healthy animals that can handle parasitic infections.

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Scouting Pastures for Problems By Cheryl Kepes

Identifying forage pests

Now is the time to start scouting fields and pastures for invasive pests that can cause major damage to fall forage. By scouring fields in the summer months, producers can catch the infestations before extensive damage is done. Two important forage pests to look for this time of year are fall armyworms and bermudagrass stem maggots. Fall Armyworms Fall armyworm (FAW) populations occur throughout the area as early as June and continue through early fall. Severe infestations can cause substantial forage and hay production losses. In addition, outbreaks in the fall months may prevent newly emerged winter annuals from emerging. “If fields are not routinely scouted, damage may appear quickly (almost overnight) because infestations are easily overlooked when caterpillars are small and eating very little,” Dr. Kelly Loftin, University of Arkansas professor and entomologist, said. FAWs feed on variety of forages, but often prefer lush well-fertilized bermudagrass. The FAWs threaten newly emerged small grains and ryegrass in the late summer or early fall. Bermudagrass Stem Maggots The Bermudagrass stem maggot (BSM) is a Bermudagrass pest. The larvae (or maggot) develops and feeds inside the plant shoots, causing sap and water to be cut off from the top leaves. This kills the top two or three leaves. “Heavy infestations result in stunting and significant yield loss,” Dr. Loftin explained. “Once readily apparent damage occurs, significant yield loss is likely.” Scouting Tools This time of year, experts recommend scouting fields on a routine basis. At least once a week or more frequently if JULY 4, 2022

possible. Check fields in order to identify the infestation and get it controlled before big losses occur. A few tools can help producers identify infestations early on. Dr. Loftin recommends using an insect net to sweep the grass while checking pastures. Many times, FAWs in their early stages and other infestations, can go unnoticed through simple observation. Utilizing an insect net to sweep through the grass will uncover the small FAW larvae. If producers find FAW larvae in their sweep nets, then experts advise looking on grass blades, stems and thatch for larvae. Then count the number of FAW larvae per square foot. Dr. Loftin encourages producers who find an average of three or more larvae per square foot to act. “This action may be harvesting for hay if enough grass is present to justify harvest,” Dr. Loftin said. “The other option is to treat the FAW infested field with an insecticide labeled for use against FAWs in forage.” Additionally, sweep nets are helpful in alerting producers of the presence of egg laying BSM flies. Blue or yellow sticky cards can also be utilized to detect the presence of adult BSM flies in fields. Producers should keep a close eye on their bermudagrass to detect and estimate damage. Scouting Tips When walking through a field, producers should look for small flies flying just above the canopy as these could be BSM adults. Producers should also check for caterpillars feeding on the grass. In addition, forage appearance provides a good indication of insect damage. Another tip to consider is if the field appears frosted, then it could be a sign of very early stages of a FAW infestation. This is because freshly hatched caterpillars often feed on the underside of leaves. If found on bermudagrass, it may be damage from BSM. Lastly, be

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Though estrus synchronization programs are thought to be utilized primarily in AI operations, research indicates there are benefits to implementing a synchronization protocol in a bull-bred herd. Producers using natural service in their operations can reap many of the same advantages synchronization offers in AI operations. “In terms of the use of synchronization with natural service, I would say it is really underutilized because we often just don’t think about how effective that can be unless we are trying to accomplish an AI program,” Jordan Thomas, Ph.D., assistant professor and state beef reproduction specialist with the University of Missouri, said.

Benefits to Synch with Natural Cover

Regardless of the type of operation, a synchronization program can help producers accomplish the goal of getting as many females as possible bred early in their breeding season. This ensures producers have most of their females calving early in their calving season. When a female conceives earlier in

the breeding season and subsequently calves earlier in the calving season, this accomplishes two important results. “The first thing that it does is it means that her calf is going to be older and heavier at the time of weaning next year. And that’s a big deal,” Jordan Thomas, Ph.D., assistant professor and state beef reproduction specialist with the University of Missouri, explained. An older, heavier calf translates into more dollars at weaning. “A modern beef calf will often gain about 2 pounds a day from birth to weaning and so if we are moving females up 20 to 40 days in terms of when they conceive, we can realistically be talking about 40 to 80 pounds that is not associated with genetic merit but is just associated with the age of the calf,” Thomas explained. The second beneficial result to a female calving earlier within the calving season is it gives her more time to recuperate before the start of the breeding season the next year. “So actually, from a probability perspective it changes her likelihood of conceiving early next year, which again is economically favorable,” Thomas added.

The same is true in reverse for a female that conceives later in the breeding season and therefore calves later in the calving season. Her calf will be younger and likely weigh less at weaning. Additionally, she will have less time to resume a normal estrus cycle before breeding season begins again. Lastly, the narrower of a calving window an operation has, the more uniform the calves will be at weaning.

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The synchronization protocol a producer chooses to implement depends on the length of the operation’s calving window. A producer with a well-managed herd with a calving season in the 45-day range may choose to utilize a different protocol than a producer with a herd that is calving within a 90-day window. Protocols range from one shot of prostaglandin to treatment with a CIDR for seven or 14 days. The protocols for producers implementing synchronization with natural cover slightly differ from protocols used in AI programs. The protocols are designed to

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UPCOMING PROGRAMS Aug.-Sept. Laclede County Master Gardener Training Course – Lebanon, Mo. – for more information call the Laclede County Extension Office at 417-532-7126 CURRENT PROGRAMS Now Open Enrollment for Heroes to Hives program – for more information and free registration visit www.heroestohives.com Now Weekly Garden Hour – Wednesday, noon – Online – to register visit ipm.missouri.edu/townHalls July 2022 5-10 Bates County Fair – Butler, Mo. – 660-679-4167 6-29 A Matter of Balance – Wednesdays and Fridays 9:30-11:30 a.m. – Christian County Library, Nixa, Mo. – program is free, but registration is required – call 417-724-6100 to register – for more information contact Jenni at 417-357-6812 6-9 Newton County Fair – Newton County A&M Fairgrounds, Neosho, Mo. – 417-455-9500 7 Finding the Like Button: Online Marketing Basics – 10-11 a.m. – Cost: Free – Online via Zoom – for questions 314-405-8400 or abdulmalika@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/gyg 7-8 Whole System Management of Reproduction in Beef Cattle – North Central Missouri College-Barton Campus, Trenton, Mo. – Cost: $150 – for questions contact Eric at 573-884-7873 or baileyeric@missouri.edu – register online at cvent.com/d/6kq4cx 9-16 Jasper County Youth Fair – Municipal Park, Carthage, Mo. – 417-358-2158 9-11 Missouri Junior Cattlemen’s Association Replacement Heifer Show & Sale – Missouri State Fairgrounds Youth Building, Sedalia, Mo. – 573-499-9162 or sydney@mocattle.com 10-12 MCA All-Breeds Junior Show – Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, Mo. – for more information sydney@mocattle.com or www.mocattle.org 11-20 Boost Your Brain and Memory – 9-11 a.m. – Cost: $40 – 801 East 12th Street, Lamar, Mo. – to register call 417-682-3579 or visit go.ozarksfn.com/0xv 11-16 Laclede County Fair – Laclede County Fairgrounds, Lebanon, Mo. – 417-532-7126 11-16 Vernon County Youth Fair – Fairgrounds, Nevada, Mo. – 417-448-2560 12-8/2 2022 Specialty Crop Business Management Series: Part 3, Marketing – Online via Zoom – Tuesdays 6:30-8 p.m. – Cost: $50 – for more information contact Debi at 636-797-5391, kellyd@missouri.edu or Juan at 816-877-4199, jcabrera-garcia@missouri.edu or Justin at 314-400-7388, justin.keay@missouri.edu – register online at muext.us/2022SCBMS3 12 Fall Veggies and Starting Seeds – 6-7:30 p.m. – Online via Zoom – Cost: Free – register by 5 p.m. the day of the class – for more information contact Justin at 573-324-5464 or justin.keay@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/i30 12 Free Native Grass Management Conference – MU Southwest Research Center, Mount Vernon, Mo. – for more information call 417-357-6812 or 660-895-5123 – register at bit.ly/3yPfX4n 12 Home Food Preservation (Pickling) – 6-8 p.m. – Moreau Meat Market, 5007 Buffalo Road, Jefferson City, Mo. – Cost: $20 – for more information or to register call 573-634-2824 or visit go.ozarksfn.com/3fp 12-8/11 Master Gardener Program Core Training – Cost: $200, includes manual and supplies – Courthouse Basement, 302 S Main Street, Carthage, Mo. – register by June 30 – 417-358-2158 or jasperco@missouri.edu or visit go.ozarksfn.com/t1d 13 Missouri Lavender Growers Workshop – 6-8 p.m. – Cost: Free – Springfield, Mo. – for more information contact Kelly at 417-881-8909 or mcgowank@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/2p6 — Continued on Next Page JULY 4, 2022

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Continued from Previous Page Free Native Grass Management Conference – Cornett Farm, Linneus, Mo. – for more information call 417-357-6812 or 660-895-5123 – register at bit.ly/3yPfX4n 14, 28 MU Extension Forage-Livestock Hour – Online via Zoom at noon – register online at ipm.missouri.edu/townhalls/ – meetings can also be viewed live on YouTube at www.youtube.com/user/MUIPM 15-16 Douglas County Youth Livestock and Exposition Show – Missouri Foxtrotters Showgrounds, Ava, Mo. – 417-683-4409 15 Deadline to register for Hickory County Cattlemen’s Bus Tour, Sept. 19-23 – heading north to Southeastern Iowa and surrounding areas – Cost: $250 per person – for more information or to register call 417-745-6767 16 Purdy Festival – Purdy, Mo. – www.purdyfestival.com/ 18 Ozark Empire Fair Hay Show Entry Deadline – $23 per sample – for more information contact Tim at 417-357-6812 or schnakenbergc@missouri.edu 18-8/10 Taking Care of You – Mondays and Wednesdays, noon-1 p.m. – Cost: Free – Online via Zoom – for questions contact Denise at 816-252-5051 or sullivand@missouri.edu 19 Crop Scouting Event for Missouri Youth ages 11-18 – Bradford Research Farm, Columbia, Mo. – Cost: $25 per child – for more information contact Mandy at bishm@missouri.edu or 573-882-9878 19 Native Grass Pasture Walk – 6:30 p.m. – Kennedy-Burch Farms, 26447 East Katy Track Road, Walker, Mo. – register by July 15th – call 417-276-3313 or visit go.ozarksfn.com/rq2 20 Tomatoes Many Ways Garden Program – 10 a.m. – Kimberling Area Library Community Room, 45 Kimberling Blvd., Kimberling City, Mo. – No registration required – for more information visit mgozarks.org 21-23 McDonald County Fair – Anderson, Mo. – info@mcmofair.com or 417-223-4775 21 Soils 101 for Gardener & Homeowners: Unlocking Your Garden’s Full Potential and Understanding Soil Test Reports – 6-7:30 p.m. – Online via Zoom – Cost: Free – for more information contact Justin at 573-324-5464 or justin.keay@missouri.edu – to register visit go.ozarksfn.com/0ae 23-24 ITLA Longhorn Show of the Ozarks – Laclede County Fairgrounds, Lebanon, Mo. – halter, non-halter, youth, performance steer and miniature classes – 262-720-1510 or le.longhorncc@gmail.com 25 Preparing for Farm Succession Planning – 6:30-8:30 p.m., dinner served at 6 p.m. – Cost: Free – Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1405 W Fair Play Street, Bolivar, Mo. – register at 417-326-4916 or online at go.ozarksfn.com/hlw 26 Cover Crops for the Vegetable Garden – 6-7:30 p.m. – Online via Zoom – Cost: Free – for more information contact Justin at 573-324-5464 or justin.keay@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/3y8 26-30 Texas County Fair – Fairgrounds, Houston, Mo. – 417-217-2588 28-8/6 86th Annual Ozark Empire Fair – Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, Springfield, Mo. – 417-833-2660 14

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Pearls of Production – 10 a.m.-noon – Show Me Youth Ag Academy Farm, 542 NE 75th Lane, Lamar, Mo. – Cost: Free – for more information contact Jill at 417-682-3579 or scheidtjk@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/e21 Farmers Appreciation Luncheon – Texas County Fairgrounds, Houston, Mo. – open to the public – for more information contact Texas County Extension Office at 417-967-4545

August 2022 2 Preparing for Farm Succession Planning – 6-8 p.m. – Cost: Free – Mountain Grove Senior Center, 700 East State Street, Mountain Grove, Mo. – to register call 417-859-2044 or visit go.ozarksfn.com/k0t 2-23 Missouri Woodland Steward: Timber Sale Workshop – Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. – Online via Zoom – Cost: $25 – for more information contact Sarah at 573-458-6260 or havenss@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/iik 4 Grain Bin Tour – Lamar, MO. – for more information call Barton County Extension Office at 417-682-3579 4 Facebook Marketing 101 – 10-11 a.m. – Online via Zoom – for questions 314-405-8400 or abdulmalika@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/2qd 4-6 Phelps County Fair – Phelps County Fairgrounds, Rolla, Mo. – 573-364-6364 10 Preparing for Farm Succession Planning – 11 a.m.-1 p.m. – Cost: Free – Online via Zoom – for questions contact Mallory at 573-884-7606 or mallory.rahe@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/rwz 10-12 2022 Grazing School – Gainesville, Mo. – contact Ozark County Extension Center at 417-679-3525 11 Missouri Lavender Growers Workshop – 6-8 p.m. – Cost: Free – Ste. Genevieve, Mo. – for more information contact Kelly at 417-881-8909 or mcgowank@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/2p6 11-21 Missouri State Fair – Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, Mo. – 1-800-422-3247 12 Scouting School – Lockwood, Mo. – call Barton County Extension Office for more information 417-682-3579 13 Free Waste Pesticide Collection Event – 8 a.m.-noon – MoDOT Maintenance Facility, 1031 Jefferson St., Versailles, Mo. – for more information visit go.ozarksfn.com/5lj 15-16 Serv Safe Food Protection Management – 8 a.m.-noon – Cost: $125 – Phelps County Extension Center, Rolla, Mo. – for questions call 573-458-6256 – to register visit go.ozarksfn.com/koe 16 Home Food Preservation (Sweet Spreads) – 6-8 p.m. – Moreau Meat Market, 5007 Buffalo Road, Jefferson City, Mo. – Cost: $20 – to register or for more information call 573-634-2824 or visit go.ozarksfn.com/mn7 17 Japanese Maples Garden Program – 10 a.m. – Kimberling Area Library Community Room, 45 Kimberling Blvd., Kimberling City, Mo. – No registration required – for more information visit mgozarks.org

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July 2022 7 Joplin Regional Stockyards “The Big Bang” Sale – Downstream Casino, Joplin, Mo. – 417-548-BEEF

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— ZONE A AUCTIONS —

7/4 7/9 7/9

7/9 7/9 7/15 7/16 7/23

8/6

4th of July Machinery Consignment Auction – Warsaw, Mo. • Crawford Auction Service, 417-988-6629, crawfordauctionservice.com • See Our Ad on Page 31 Auction for Larry & Cheryl Swann – Clinton, Mo. • Jim Wells Auction Service Estate of James and Dorothy Case Antiques Auction – Hermitage, Mo. • Crawford Auction Service, 417-988-6629, crawfordauctionservice.com • See Our Ad on Page 31 H&L Auction Estate & Antique – Pleasant Hope, Mo. • H&L Auction Sprott Auction – Hermitage, Mo. • R&R Auction Service Real Estate Auction – Lowry City, Mo. • Foreman Auction Service, LLC 2nd Annual Classic & Modern Era Automobile Auction – Bolivar, Mo. • Diamond S Auction Real Estate Company Freddie & Rosa Gaynor Real Estate Auction – Morrisville, Mo. • Crawford Auction Service, 417-988-6629, crawfordauctionservice.com • See Our Ad on Page 31 Richard Appleby Estate Auction – Dunnegan, Mo. • Crawford Auction Service, 417-988-6629, crawfordauctionservice.com • See Our Ad on Page 31

— ZONE B AUCTIONS —

7/9

7/16

7/24

Public Auction – St. James, Mo. • Lorts Auction Service Pemberton Living Estate Auction – Gravois Mills, Mo. • Dick Hutchison Auction & Real Estate LLC, 660-347-5656, dickhutchisonauction@me.com • See Our Ad on Page 12 Bettie Green Live Auction – Belle, Mo. • M.R. Clark Auction and Appraisial LTD

— ZONE C AUCTIONS —

7/9 7/9 7/9 7/9

7/9 7/9 JULY 4, 2022

Automobiles, Brush Hog, Motorcycles, Tools & Misc Auction – Springfield, Mo. • Melton Auction Co., LLC Commercial Real Estate, Antiques, Collectibles Auction – Crane, Mo. • Foster Auction & Appraisal Service Estate Auction – Aurora, Mo. • McKnight Auction Company LLC Estate Auction – Reeds Spring, Mo. • Coon Ridge Auction Company Donald & Teka Brown Personal Property Auction – Cape Fair, Mo. • Essick Auction & Realty, 417-883-SOLD, essickauctionservice. com • See Our Ad on Page 31 General Merchandise Liquidation Auction –

7/9 7/9 7/9 7/9 7/10 7/12 7/16

7/16 7/16 7/23 7/23 7/23 7/23 7/23

Springfield, Mo. • Hidden Treasures Auction Barn LLC Living Estate Auction – Neosho, Mo. • Circle L Auction Service Moving Auction – Sarcoxie, Mo. • Venture Group Auction Personal Property Auction – Nixa, Mo. • Glenworth Auction & Realty, 417-767-4345, glenworth.com • See Our Ad on Page 30 Public Auction – Cassville, Mo. • Stumpff ’s Realty & Auction Service, Inc. Sunday Auction – Neosho, Mo. • Venture Group Auction Real Estate & Moving Auction – Neosho, Mo. • Venture Group Auction Barbara Peak & the late Don Peak Real Estate & Personal Property Auction – Springfield, Mo. • Essick Auction & Realty, 417-883-SOLD, essickauctionservice.com • See Our Ad on Page 31 Living Estate Real Estate Auction – Purcell, Mo. • Circle L Auction Service Mid-South Dairy Records Business Liquidation – Springfield, Mo. • Easterly Auction Company 14 Acres Lake View Real Estate & Estate Auction – Blue Eye, Mo. • Foster Auction & Appraisal Service Living Estate of Doris Jackson Auction – Rogersville, Mo. • Glenworth Auction & Realty, 417-767-4345, glenworth.com • See Our Ad on Page 30 Real Estate Auction – Merriam Woods, Mo. • Foster Auction & Appraisal Service Real Estate, Guns, Ammo, Knives, Coins, Tools, Furniture Auction – Ozark, Mo. • Melton Auction Co., LLC Wanda Cagle & the late Gerald Cagle Real Estate & Personal Property Auction – Indian Point, Mo. • Essick Auction & Realty, 417883-SOLD, essickauctionservice.com • See Our Ad on Page 31

— ZONE D AUCTIONS —

7/9 7/9

7/10 7/10 7/16

Estate Auction of Patsy Wade – Mountain Grove, Mo. • Scheets Auctions LLC Real Estate & Estate Auction – Mansfield, Mo. • Chadwell Auctions LLC Bill Szolonyinka Public Auction – Willow Springs, Mo. • Reid Auction Quality Mid Century, Collectibles, Antiques Auction – Marshfield, Mo. • Hog Eye Antiques LLC Gerald & Maryann Johnson Estate Auction – Hartville, Mo. • Glenworth Auction & Realty, 417-767-4345, glenworth.com • See Our Ad on Page 30

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Living Estate of Steve Cowen Auction – Houston, Mo. • Bruce Scheets Auction Service Estate of Charles & Susie Moody Auction – Marshfield, Mo. • Glenworth Auction & Realty, 417-767-4345, glenworth.com • See Our Ad on Page 30 Real Estate & Estate Auction – Mountain Grove, Mo. • Chadwell Auctions LLC Public Auction – Fordland, Mo. • Glenworth Auction & Realty, 417-767-4345, glenworth. com • See Our Ad on Page 30 Estate of Carol Ranberger Auction – Marshfield, Mo. • Glenworth Auction & Realty, 417-767-4345, glenworth.com • See Our Ad on Page 30

7/17 7/23 7/24 7/30

OUTSIDE AREA — AUCTIONS —

7/7

Jones Real Estate Auction – Tipton, Mo. • Dick Hutchison Auction & Real Estate LLC, 660-347-5656, dickhutchisonauction@ me.com • See Our Ad on Page 12 Jones Estate Auction – Tipton, Mo. • Dick Hutchison Auction & Real Estate LLC, 660347-5656, dickhutchisonauction@me.com • See Our Ad on Page 12 Dunker Absolute Real Estate Auction – Green Ridge, Mo. • Dick Hutchison Auction and Real Estate LLC, , 660-347-5656, dickhutchisonauction@me.com • See Our Ad on Page 12 Timed Online Only Farmer Retirement Auction – Wyaconda, Mo. • McAfee Auction Service, LLC Annual July Consignment Auction – Paris, Mo. • Wheeler Auctions & Real Estate

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7/22 7/30

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ANGUS Bradley Cattle - Marshfield, MO 417-848-3457 brucembradley@hotmail.com Darrah Land & Cattle Mountain Grove, MO 417-926-9300 www.DarrahLandCattle.com Double H Ranch - Ava, MO 816-896-4600 Mead Farms - Barnett, MO 573-216-0210 - 573-280-6855 Pitts Angus Farms - Hermitage, MO 417-399-3131 www.pittsangusfarms.com BALANCERS B/F Cattle Company - Butler, MO 660-492-2808 Hilltop Farms - Asbury, MO 417-842-3225 - 417-529-0081 - 417-529-7556 Rumfelt Farms - Phillipsburg, MO - 417-664-6936 brumfelt7556@gmail.com BRANGUS Horsehead Ranch - Talala, Okla. - 918-695-2357 www.HorseheadRanch.net CHAROLAIS Bradley Cattle - Marshfield, MO 417-848-3457 brucembradley@hotmail.com Mead Farms - Barnett, MO 573-216-0210 - 573-280-6855 GELBVIEH Hilltop Farms - Asbury, MO 417-842-3225 - 417-529-0081 - 417-529-7556 Rumfelt Farms - Phillipsburg, MO - 417-664-6936 brumfelt7556@gmail.com HEREFORDS Jim D. Bellis - Aurora, MO 417-678-5467 - 417-466-8679 Journagan Ranch - Mtn. Grove, MO - 417-838-1482 Mead Farms - Barnett, MO 573-216-0210 - 573-280-6855 LIMOUSIN Glendenning J Bar J Ranch Lebanon, MO - 417-588-6121 - 417-664-0913 - 417-664-1186 - jack@jbarjlimousin.com www.jbarjlimousin.com Minor Limousin - Strafford, MO 417-576-6364 - 443-605-6127 - www.minorlimousin.com Pinegar Limousin - Springfield, MO - 1-877-PINEGAR RED ANGUS Bradley Cattle - Marshfield, MO 417-848-3457 brucembradley@hotmail.com Dunseth Farm - Halfway, MO 417-445-2256 Watkins Cattle Company Harrison, AR - 870-741-9795 – 870-688-1232 – watkinscattleco@windstream.net SALERS Dunseth Farm - Halfway, MO 417-445-2256 ULTRABLACK Horsehead Ranch - Talala, Okla. - 918-695-2357 www.HorseheadRanch.net

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Farm Equipment

Saturday, July 16, 2022 • 10:00AM

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7354 Orchard Rd • Hartville, MO 65667

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Directions: From Hartville Take Hwy 5 North Approx 6.6 Miles Then Left On Hwy F, Right On Orchard Rd To Auction. Watch For Signs.

Open House Sunday July 10, 2:00-4:00PM Real Estate Sells At 10:30AM

6 BEDROOM 2 BATH HOME ON 40 ACRES M/L: Custom Built Brick Front Home Featuring Vaulted Entry w/Skylights, Living Room w/ Wood Accent Ceiling & Large Stone Fireplace, Kitchen w/ Tile Floor, Maple Cabinets, Dishwasher, Tile Backsplash, SS French Door Refrigerator, Breakfast Island w/Flat Top Stove & Contemporary Hood & Dining Area w/Rustic Wood Accent Wall. 3 Bedrooms & 2 Bathrooms On Main Level Including Master Suite w/Large Glass Door Closet & Bathroom w/Hidden Jewelry Compartment & Walk In Shower. Upstairs Has Bedroom w/Balcony. Basement Has Large Rec Room, Bedroom, Utility Room, Mechanical Room w/Wood Furnace, CH&A, Central Vac, Propane Furnace w/500gal Propane Tank, Security System & Generator Ready. Property Has Attached 2 Car Garage, Detached 3 Car Garage/ Workshop, Tennis Court, Volleyball & Basketball Court, Storm Cellar, 2 Ponds & More. 5 Acres M/L Open w/Majority Wooded. Taxes: $766.41 Terms: 10% Down At Auction With Balance Due At Closing. VEHICLES, TOOLS, LAWN & GARDEN: 10hp Troybilt Chipper/Shredder • Yard Machine Lawn Mower • Small Gas 4wheeler- Electric Start • Stihl Chainsaw • Yard Cart • Riding Mower • Lawn Tractor • Acetylene Torch Accessories • Bench Grinder • Router • Skillsaw • Alum Toolbox • Shop Vac • 225 Lincoln Welder • Acetylene Torch w/1 Bottle • BBQ Grill • Electric Wood Splitter • Welding Helmets • Pitboss Pellet Cooker • 2Radial Arm Saws • Drill Press • Milwaukee Sawzall • Concrete Table & 4 Benches • Brinkman Smoker • Yard Gate • HD Die Threader • Chainsaw Sharpener • Chain Hooks • Dollys • Patio Furniture • Dog Pen • Antique Vehicle Grill • Shop Vice • Thermometer • Windchime • Lathe Tools • Hardwood Floor Nailer • 2000 Bricks • Decorate Stone • Dog House • HD Ext Cord • Grease Buckets • Hand Tools • Ryobi Router • 10” Table Saw • Single Trees • Shot Hammer • Chair Hoist • Router Sander • Bits • 1/2” Milwaukee Drill • 6’ Wood Lathe • Slide & Bar Clamps • Delta Sander • Mitersaw • HDC Wood Lathe • Napa Bins • Bandsaw On Stand • 2 Portable Air Compressors • Hardware • Salamander Heater • 3pc Patio Set • Commercial Step Ladder • New Clamps • Craftsman Tool Chest • Chains • Tires • Florescent Lights • Saw Horses • 15-40 Majestic Oil 55gal • 1980’s Roadway 60Series Semi 11.5L Detroit Engine FURNITURE & APPLIANCES: SxS Refrigerator • Cast Iron Cookstove • Vizio 46” TV • TV Stand • Samsung Washer & Dryer • Sanyo TV & Stand • Chest Freezer • Refrigerator • Harvest Tables w/Chairs • Reclining Loveseat • 2 Wrought Iron Bar Stools • Leather Reclining Sofa • Entry Table • Occasional Table • Queen Ann Wingback Recliner • Pine Dresser • Queen Memory Foam Bed w/Dresser & 2 Nightstands • King Wrought Iron Bed • Dresser w/Mirror • 2 Tier Bookcase • King Pillowtop Bed w/Bookcase Headboard • 5 Drawer Chest • Queen Ann Desk • 2 Curio Cabinets • Exercise Equipment • Queen Pillowtop Sleigh Bed • Chest • Dresser • Single Bed • Kitchen Hosier Cabinet • School Desk • Leaded Glass Halltree ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES & HOUSEHOLD: Coin Operated Soda Machine • Meat Slicer • Cookware • Pictures • Electric Wheelchair • Cast Iron Dinner Bell • Beer Clock • Alex Davis Picture • Home Decor • Kitchenaide Mixer • Pots & Pans • Cream Cans • Antique Fan • Cash Register • Ladder Quilt Rack

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Festivals

Livestock - Cattle

5th Annual Cut-Your-Own Sunflower Festival Wednesday, July 20 thru Friday, July 29 4950 E. State Highway KK Fair Grove, MO 65648 Check Us Out at: www.GoldenGroveFarms.com Sunflowers from Golden Grove Farms Golden Grove Farms

Live Music Each Day, Bring a Picnic, Take Pictures, Cut Flowers 7/4/22

Hay/Seed for Sale

WARM SEASON GRASS SEED & HAY (Caucasian Bluestem Available)

Horse Quality Hay, Also Great for New Calves. Small Square Bales.

417-214-0419 5/15/23

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7/4/22

Farm Improvement

TANK COATINGS ROOF COATINGS

Available for metal, composition shingles or tar roofs. Long lasting and easy to apply. We also manufacture tank coatings for concrete, rock, steel, galvanized and mobile tanks. Virden Perma-Bilt Co.

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DOZER WORK

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Limousin Bulls, Open & Bred Heifers, Blacks & Reds Double J Ranch

Will 417-350-9810 417-214-4567

4/3/23

BULLS FOR RENT

Farm Raised: Angus Gelbvieh - Charolais & Others - No Sundays Please!

Call Chris, Chad, or Steve Glenn

Walnut Grove, MO 417-838-8690 • 417-844-9416

11/7/22

Trade Website Design For Fresh Beef If You’re Looking For A Website For Your Farm, Here’s Your Chance. I’m Looking To Do Some Trading For Fresh Beef.

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417-322-4711

8/15/22

Graber Metal Sales Roofing • Siding •Trim • Insulation Overhead Doors • Windows, Etc,… Serving the Metal Building Industry 8327 Lawrence County Ave. LaRussell, MO 64848 417-246-5335

800-246-5335

7/4/22

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JULY 4, 2022

Machinery

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Vets

Christian County Veterinary Service, LLC

FEEDER CALF SALE Every Tuesday 10 a.m. Slaughter cows to follow

Large & Small Animal Vet Clinic Darren Loula, DVM Sarah Ryan, DVM Hunter Wallace, DVM Katie Loula, DVM Cherie Gregory, DVM Julie Clonts, DVM

BRED COWS/PAIRS Every Tuesday 6 p.m.

417-743-2287 8748 State Hwy 14 West, Clever, MO

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417-835-3000 “Where we work hard, so you can get the most out of your hard work.”

Haybuster, Krone Verona, Mo. • 16251 Lawrence 2220 3 mi. west of Aurora, MO 65769 between Bus. 60 & U.S. 60

417-498-6571

7/4/22

Trailer Repair

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✔ Trailer Repair (Farm) ✔ Wiring ✔ Mig, Tig, Aluminum & Steel Welding ✔ Supplies Available

R&A Farm LLC Lebanon, MO

417-664-5954

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7/4/22

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BARTON COUNTY IMPLEMENT New & Used FARM tires, wheels & hubs 100 plus used tires 200 plus wheels

Selling New Firestone Tires 606 West 12th • Lamar, MO Jack Purinton 417-682-1903

Storage Containers & Trailers Ground Level Containers 20’, 40’, 45’ & 48’ Available • Sale or Lease

We Are Your Best Value!

1-866-999-0736 • BestValueMobileStorage.com Sam 417-328-9137 Chase 417-399-1904 Chance 417-298-1751 4TH OF JULY MACHINERY CONSIGNMENT Warsaw, Mo. Monday, July 4th 9:00 a.m. Guns & Coins Sell at 9 a.m. Tractors Sell at Noon Vehicles, Sawmill, Carport, Machinery, Boats, Etc.

ESTATE OF JAMES FREDDIE & ROSA & DOROTHY CASE GAYNOR REAL ANTIQUES AUCTION ESTATE AUCTION Hermitage, Mo. Morrisville, Mo. Saturday, July 9th Saturday, July 23rd 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Guns Sell at 9:30 a.m. Real Estate, Truck, Antiques, Collectibles, Tools, Household, Household, Tools, Etc. Collectibles, Etc.

Cross Timbers, Mo. • 417-998-6629 www.crawfordauctionservice.com

JULY 4, 2022

Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Dade County Serving Farm Families Since 1892

Call Today 417-232-4593

810 Main St., Lockwood, MO 65682 • Email: sherri@dadecountyinsurance.com

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REAL ESTATE & PERSONAL PROPERTY AUCTION Saturday, July 16th at 9:00 AM 1951 N. Farm Rd. 81 • Springﬁeld, MO 65802

Directions: From Hwy 266 in North Springfield, MO turn right onto FR 89, follow approx. 1 mile to FR 124 and turn left. Go approx. 1 mile to FR 81 & turn right, follow 0.4 miles to auction on left. Look for Essick Auction Signs! Owners: Barbara Peak & the late Don Peak

REAL ESTATE WILL BE SOLD IN 2 TRACTS OR ITS ENTIRETY!

Real Estate sells at 11 a.m. Live and webcast bidding available on real estate ONLY at essickauction.hibid.com This is a beautiful 20 +/- acres in Springﬁeld, MO with a combination of pasture & timber! Property will be sold in 2 tracts or its entirety! TRACT 1: This tract provides a beautiful drive up a wellmaintained lane to 10 +/- acres of pasture & timber. This tract includes a 1,056 +/sq. ft. home w/3 beds & 1 bath. Home has updated flooring in living, central HVAC, electric HW heater & gas furnace. Tract 1 includes several outbuildings such as a 14’x8’ chicken house, 8’x8’ kids playhouse w/covered porch, as well as other storage/ outbuildings. Tract 1 also includes a 14’x24’ carport. TRACT 2: 10 +/- acres of open pasture & timber! Great for building your dream home! Road frontage on FR 81. Storm Shelter/Firearms/Vehicle/Shop/Tools: GUNS SELL FOLLOWING REAL ESTATE! Survive A Storm 4 x 6 bolt down storm shelter w/inswing door • Colt Sporter competition H bar AR-15, .223 w/Bushnell scope • Anderson AR-15, cal. 556 w/Bushnell red dot • Remington mod. 700 bolt action 7MM mag w/Nikon 4x12 scope • Ruger 57 semi auto pistol, 5” barrel, 5.7 cal, 2 – 20 round mags, Brown • Canik TP9 SA mod. 2, semi auto 9MM, w/ 2 – 18 rd. mags, never fired, w/OWB holster • Sig Sauer P320 semi auto 9 MM, 1 – 15 rd. mag • FNH, FNX-9 semi auto, w/3 – 16 rd. mags • S&W M&P shield EZ, semi auto 9 MM, never fired, 2 mags • Ruger Wrangler .22 LR 6 shot revolver • Heritage .22 LR 6 shot revolvers, 6.5” barrel • Heritage .22 LR, 6 shot revolver, snake skin grip • Bearman model BBG, .22 mag, DB pistol • Phoenix Arms HP 22, semi auto, .22 LR • Ruger LCP semi auto .380, 2 mags • 500 gal. propane tank • 250 gal. propane tank • 1966 Ford Falcon Fatura • 2006 River 4’x8’ utility trailer • 3 – 12’ galvanized farm gates • 10’ overhead engine dolly w/casters • Troy Built Mustang 42” cut, Kohler 22 HP motor • Husqvarna string trimmer mower • Craftsman front tine tiller • Rigid 48” pipe wrench • Stihl 028 chainsaw • Stihl 170 chainsaw • Homelite super XL chainsaw • Black max 3.5 HP San Born air compressor • Cleveland bench vice, several other vices • Marco 1 & Dayton bench grinder • Lots of nuts & bolts • Lots of misc. hand tools, air tools, yard tools, chains, etc. • Lots of misc. sockets/wrenches • Tap & Die set • Heavy impacts • Several Williams sockets • Several C clamps • Misc. ladders • Barrel dollies • Several hand tools – Proto, Wright, Williams, etc. • 4’x6’x1” steel plate • Wheel barrel • Several misc. T posts • Lots of misc. scrap • Lots of items not even went through yet! Don’t miss this auction! Household/Furniture: Whirlpool washer • Roper Dryer • Cedar rocking chair • Some misc. furniture • Chest type deep freeze • Sealy Posturepedic hybrid bed w/adjustable base • Lots of furniture not even gone through yet! Keep checking back often! Real Estate/Auction Terms: Cash, check, & CC (3.5% fee) accepted. Real Estate requires 10% down payment day of sale, cash or check only balance in full on or before 45 days. No contingency contract. Bank Letter of Credit required Day of Sale addressed to Essick Auction & Realty dated July 16, 2022 only. Announcements made on sale day will take precedence over any other printed materials. Not responsible for accidents, lost or stolen articles on or near sale site. Large ticket items may be held until checks clear. 10% buyer’s premium for online (Hibid) bidders only! Bank letter of credit/funds required for real estate online bidders and form of picture ID prior to bidding, no exceptions. Guns held offsite until Auction day.

DUSTY ESSICK

AUCTIONEER/REALTOR

417-883-SOLD EssickAuction.com

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