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The Start of a Tradition The family of Rick and Brenda Whitehead haven’t missed a swine show at the Ozark Empire Fair in 40 years

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Dallas County, Mo., receives agriculture designation: Dallas County, Mo., has applied for and received an Agri-Ready County Designation by Missouri Farmers Care (MFC). This designation recognizes counties willing to partner in actively supporting Missouri agriculture and enhancing the agriculture industry at its roots.

MFC’s Agri-Ready County designation was launched in 2015 as a voluntary connection between Missouri counties and MFC. “Agriculture is a very big part of our county, it is number one as far as we are concerned,” said Kevin Sharpe, Dallas County Presiding Commissioner. “We are tickled to death to do anything we can to help continue the growth of Missouri agriculture.” Dallas County is the second county in the Missouri Ozarks to receive the designation; Webster County was the first.

New agriculture programs to be featured at fair: Missouri State Fair Director Mark Wolfe recently announced two programs for the 2016 event that will provide Missouri 4-H and FFA youth exhibitors with opportunities to educate fairgoers about Missouri agriculture and showing livestock. Let’s Talk Livestock and the new Barnyard Story Time will offer fairgoers of all ages a chance to get up close with a variety of farm animals during their Fair visit. These programs will be offered to the public free of charge and occur daily at various locations on the fairgrounds, Aug. 11-21.

Dade County 4-H member elected state council president: Sarah Townley, a member of the Busy Bees 4-H club in Dade County, Mo., was recently elected president of the State 4-H Council. Townley, a freshman at the University of Arkansas, is from Golden City, Mo. Other 4-H members from the Missouri Ozarks elected to hold office include Luke Walker, Phelps County, who was named 4-H Foundation trustee.

Grant to enable school to source local foods: A Farm-to-School grant is allowing the Springfield, Mo., School District to incorporate fresh, local produce into the district’s meal plan. MU Extension is partnering with the SPS Farm-to-School team on procurement, training, in-school and gardening education.

The Greene County MU Extension office works with schools, farmers, vendors and communities to improve access to fresh, flavorful local food.

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JUST A THOUGHT

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Julie Turner-Crawford – The heart of a farmer

MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS

7 T.S. Whites Sale Barn has changed to fit the evolving livestock market

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Bates County, Mo., family joins together to start free-range egg operation

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The Whiteheads have been showing at the Ozark Empire Fair for four decades

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Eye on Agribusiness features Sunrise Diesel

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New owners take over at Laclede County, Mo., auction barn

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Town & Country features Rich & Melissa Lance

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Lynn McElhany says his cattle at Valley View Angus are far from pampered

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Couple reaches out to veterans through horses

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Youth in Agriculture spotlights Juliette Moore

FARM FINANCE 15 Keeping on top of records 16 The changing landscape of agriculture 17 Understanding FCS 20 How much is it worth?

FARM HELP 27 Not enough or too much rain 28 Saving money on the farm with an energy audit

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any of you will remember that vonworC ygave rreJ yB my wife, forreChristmas, me one of those new-fangled drones to use around the farm Jerry Crownover farms and make my life easier. in Lawrence County. He I admit that the flying camera was fun to use, is a former professor of and it did come in handy for a variety of uses. For Agriculture Education at instance, I was able to fly over a heavily woodMissouri State University, ed area and locate a missing cow and her new and is an author and baby... while inciting a stampede of the rest of the professional speaker. herd to the other end of the farm. I also used the To contact Jerry, go to drone to find a hole in the fence of a remote area, ozarksfn.com and click while causing the cattle to create another hole on ‘Contact Us.’ somewhere else. On another occasion, I used the drone to check for damage along the creek while it was flooded... and spooked a few of the cows into said creek. But, it was fun.

A couple of weeks ago, one of my neighbors stopped by to see if I and my drone could come over and try to locate something his son had lost. He calculated that the lost item was in the top of a tree in some heavy woods east of his house. I told him I would be happy to help him and retrieved my drone from its storage place. But, when I tried to start it, the display screen informed me that I needed to download the latest firmware and install it before the drone would fly. My anxious neighbor wanted to know how long it would take to be airworthy.

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County, Mo., where she Here are some of the things I think would be grew up on her family’s different: farm. She is a graduate If everyone had the heart of a farmer, there would of Missouri State much more compassion. Farmers are among the University. To contact most compassionate people in the world and you Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 can see that compassion in how they care for or by email at editor@ ozarksfn.com. their animals. If an animal is sick or hurt, the majority of farmers do everything they can to treat the animal in hopes of a full recovery. On that same note, farmers don’t like to see animals in pain and opt for a humane end to the suffering if recovery isn’t possible.

If everyone had the heart of a farmer, there would be less hunger. Why? Because everyone would have the desire to get their hands a little dirty and work the soil in hopes to see something grow. We would see more people learning how to provide for themselves and helping out those in need with excess produce, eggs and other items, which goes back to having compassion.

If everyone had the heart of a farmer, we’d see more young people working to achieve goals. Young people would know that things in life aren’t guaranteed and that they need to depend on themselves and their own abilities more than others.

If everyone had the heart of a farmer, everyone would know his or her neighbors. They would know when a neighbor needed a hand fixing fence after a storm, rounding up stray cattle, helping them work on a piece of broken machinery, or simply a kind word. Why would they do that? Because they know their neighbor would do the same for them.

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Across the Fence Continued from Previous Page If everyone had the heart of a farmer, we would be a much healthier society. A little hard work never hurt anyone, but there are generations of people who have never done any physical labor, other than maybe mowing their yards, so a day of farm labor might be the most exercise they have ever gotten.

If everyone had the heart of a farmer, there would be a lot less road rage. Why? Because you would probably know the driver who is going way too slow or the guy who didn’t use his signal when he turned. After all, you know that “Jim” drives at a snail’s pace because he isn’t in a big hurry to get anywhere, and that “Bob” has cattle down that road and he goes to check them every day, so you knew there was a pretty good chance that he was going to turn.

If everyone had the heart of a farmer, farmers would be celebrated for their contributions. There would be no anti-agriculture movement, no organizations calling for farm animals to be “liberated” from their “barbaric confinement,” because everyone would understand how farms really

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I’m sure many of you can quickly develop your own “what if list” to show why the world truly is a better place with farmers in it.

Agriculture is a difficult industry to be in these days, leaving some farmers wondering if it is worth the price to stay on the farm. Fortunately, some of those questioning their way of life have held fast and remained, holding on to hope that things will be better. Some people may say that takes a lot of spunk, confidence or optimism to be a farmer, but I think it shows a lot of heart – the heart of a farmer.

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Life Is Simple Continued from Page 3 Judy reminded me, “You better take the drone for a practice flight just to make sure it flies correctly before the neighbor shows up and you’re embarrassed again.”

I knew she was right, but I had just put in a harder-than-usual day of work and was ready to take a shower, eat supper, and assume a reclined position.

“Okay,” I dejectedly answered, “I’ll get it.”

Since Judy was sitting on the patio, beside the pool, I took a seat beside her to operate the controls of the aircraft. I placed the drone in the grass, a few feet from the both of us and once the drone had warmed up and alerted me that it was safe to fly, I proceeded to lift off and fly toward the eastern end of our home farm... scaring the cattle once again as I flew over them. Everything about the AUGUST 1, 2016

small helicopter worked to perfection and I was now completely satisfied that the updates were successful.

As I returned the drone toward home, I made the pilot’s decision to land it right beside my comfortable patio chair, so I wouldn’t have to retrieve it from the lawn after landing. I landed it perfectly beside my chair just like I knew I could, but when I went to perform the procedure to turn off the propellers, the drone tipped onto its side and accelerated... straight into the deep end of our swimming pool.

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Drones are not water resistant. My career as a pilot lasted almost seven months.

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Tim and Suzanne White say the nature of livestock markets brings new customers Livestock sales have been a mainstay in the world of agriculture for over a century, providing farmers and ranchers an avenue to sell or purchase livestock in a controlled setting.

One such venue is the T.S. Whites Sale Barn located north of Diamond, Mo. The facility has been owned by the White family for 15 years. But for Tim and Suzanne White, taking over as the main ram-rods began five years ago.

tend sales, but on the other side of the sale ring as a buyer.

Both Tim and Suzanne say the nature of livestock sales in the auction setting, such as theirs, has been driven by ever changing trends in the last decade or so.

Two positive trends have begun to bring new customers to the sales arena.

“The sheep and goat market has really been pretty steady and actually grown over the last several years,” Tim said.

Tim and Suzanne White took over the family livestock auction business five years ago. The sale, T.S. Whites Sale Barn, is now one of the largest sheep and goat sales in the four-state area.

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“We are seeing more people who want to Make no mistake, Tim and Suzanne White are no strangers to the livestock grow their own food coming to our aucsales business. In fact, the beginnings tions for the first time,” Suzanne added. can be traced back to Tim’s father, Ce- “We have also seen an increase in sheep and goat numbers for youth in 4-H.” cil, who has been in the This does not hinder the sales at horse sales business for the barn, as many come to find more than 40 years. But it an animal for their hobby farm was approximately 12 years or for a child just beginning in ago that horse sales began to 4-H. The couple notes that decline and the family looked while their monthly horse to diversify into other markets. Diamond, Mo. sale draws the most spectaAlthough Cecil is now retors and about 75 head, it’s tired, he still has the itch to atAUGUST 1, 2016

the sheep, goat and caged animal auction that generates the most sales.

“When you consider the average price for a good cow is about $1,500, but they could buy about 10 good nanny goats for about $125 each and come out ahead,” Tim said.

For folks just starting out, smaller livestock provide a good preview to livestock production because they are fairly easy to care for, do not require expensive equipment to manage, require less space to raise and are more hands on than cattle.

“On average, we see about 125 sellers bring about 10 or more head to our sale, totaling about 1,200 to 1,600 each month,” Tim said. “Some come 150 to 200 miles to buy or sell sheep or goats.”

In fact, White’s sheep and goat is one of the largest in the four state area, with the only comparable auction being in St. Joseph, Mo., so much so that it can be found in the USDA’s monthly market report.

Sheep and goats are booming due to their popularity in different cultures, but most do not attend auctions because the process is unknown to them or there is a language barrier.

The couple notes that they never really know what might come into the sale barn.

“We’ve had chickens, ferrets, finches, rabbits and even rats come in to be sold,” Tim laughs. “We’ve even had pots and pans but we don’t want to get items like that started.”

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This year’s sale will be held Sept. 16-17.

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Family joins together to create free-range egg operation A lot of cackling fills the air at the Koehn farm near Walker, Mo., with its 20,000 Highland Brown laying hens.

Tim and Brenda Koehn, along with their son and his wife, Lane, and the Alana Koehn family went together and built a 534-feet long by 50-feet wide hen house and began operation in mid-Feburary.

“We’ve had a lot of start-up pains, but things are running pretty smoothly now,” Tim explained.

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When the eggs come from the chicken barn to the climate controlled packing room, a person stands on each side of the machine. They make sure the flats, which are fed into the machine, every 5 to 10 seconds, set correctly so the eggs will drop into them.

“We have very little breakage. At first we were super careful, but now we just zip through it. Those shells are tougher than you think. Our classification is Free Range Brown and we are American Hu-

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The 20,000 birds have 10 acres, plus mane Certified,” Tim said while holding the barn. Since they are free range, each up a large brown egg.

The eggs are placed in flats with two outside pen has 4,000 hens.

The hens were 19 weeks when they and a half dozen in each and are stacked arrived and began laying almost imme- six flats high and then weighed. Each set diately. A 504- feet long conveyer runs of flats weigh about 25 to 25.3 pounds.

The reason they weigh the eggs is under the nesting boxes to indicate the health of the hens. and through the center of If the weight goes down, The the barn. The families take Koehns would begin investigatturns packing the eggs twice a ing the reason for the drop. day, at about 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Each stack of six flats is “The larger amounts of eggs Walker, Mo. then placed onto a wooden are laid in the early morning,” pallet with wooden dividers Tim said. “Most of the eggs run around the stacks. There Grade A large.”

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“We do a salmonella test several times because we want to be very careful with cleanliness and disease. We want to sell a good product,” Tim said.

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We walk the building twice a day, at least, checking the health of the flock and make sure the environment is in proper condition. – Tim Koehn “It is precise,” Tim said. He pointed out the window toward a huge generator.

“That fires up in 10 seconds if the electricity goes off. We must have electricity.”

Disease control is stringent. The boots won by the families never leave the barn.

“We walk the building twice a day, at least, checking the health of the flock and make sure the environment is in proper condition. When we go in, the hens practically mob us. They are really people chickens and like to see what is going on.

They are fed five times a day and I walk it when they are eating,” Tim said.

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After a 14-month period, the Koehns’ will depopulate. Everything will be sterilized and they will get a whole new flock.

“It’s a lot of work and a huge financial investment,” Tim said. “It will take us seven years to turn the finances around.

If it had only been me and my wife, we wouldn’t have done it, but with our son and his growing family, it is something we can do together – and it is good.”

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The family of Rick and Brenda Whitehead haven’t missed an Ozark Empire Fair swine show in 40 years This summer will mark the 40th year that the Whiteheads of Ash Grove, Mo., have exhibited their Spotted hogs at the Ozark Empire Fair, which is held in Springfield, Mo. Now a family tradition, something that the whole family enjoys and participates in, this event started in 1976, but it really began much earlier.

“In 1964, my dad bought me a purebred Spotted gilt for an FFA project. That is what got me started with hogs and I’ve had them ever since,” Rick recalled.

Since that time, Rick has stayed with his preferred breed, the Spotted hog, which is a black and white swine with a long history in the United States.

In the early 1970s, Rick and Brenda were married and their first daughter, Angela, was born. In 1976, with Brenda eight months pregnant with second daughter, Carissa, Angela showed for the first time at

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the Ozark Empire Fair. “She was 5-years-old when we started,” Brenda said of her oldest daughter. The bright-eyed youngster wasn’t even old enough to be a 4-Her, and showed the open show until she was 8 years old.

Besides taking their daughters annually to the fair, they have also been going to the Missouri State Fair since 1980.

This summer will mark their 36th year attending that fair in Sedalia, Mo. The Whiteheads have also attended swine shows all over the United States through the years and have made friendships that are decades old now.

“You don’t remember the hogs that you showed 20 years ago, but you sure remember the people,” Rich said.

Though some of these friendships are long distance, they are meaningful. “We might only see some of them only once a year, especially those at the State Fair, but we go to each others’ weddings, fu-

nerals and graduations,” Rich added.

Daughters Angela and Carissa continued to show hogs through their school years, as well as beef cattle. They built a reputation for being good showmen, and would even on occasion be asked to show other breeders stock.

Through the years this family activity has seen the Whiteheads through the raising of their daughters, and now their grandchildren are involved as well.

“None of the four grand-kids have missed an Ozark Empire Fair or State Fair their whole life,” Brenda said. “We do it because we think it’s good for the kids. Anything that you do that’s worthwhile, well, it’s part of a good life.”

Brenda embraces the memories of being a “barn mother,” and always “kept a cooler full of pop,” for them and all the other kids that were welcome to hang out in their area of the show barn during those hot summer days at the fair. Decorating their pens at OEF has become a fun part of preparing for the fair days as well.

“We’ve been on the same isle for a long time – years ago we started decorating,” said Brenda. She and her daughters all get into it, especially Angela.

Raising superior Spotted hogs has also been an important part of the longevity of the Whiteheads’ fair exhibiting history.

“The Spotted breed has been around for years. It has been the number one breed, or close to it, for the past five years,” said Rick.

“The sows are real docile and they do well in any environment. Spotted boars are aggressive and get sows bred, and they are an easy-kept breed – and low maintenance.”

He also said that Spots hogs have an average of 10 ½ pigs per liter, and are good milkers. The Whiteheads feed a bulk ration that includes corn and soybean mill from Main Street Feeds in Springfield, Mo., and also uses a show ration, Purina Show Base, that he picks up at a local MFA. Rick admits he didn’t know much when he first started, and that listening to older, more experienced breeders through the years has helped him learn.

“Those first few years, we didn’t win much,” he recalled. “There were a lot that talked to me about hogs, and I learned a lot.”

Some of the wise words that he received, especially from friend and breeder, Bob Simmons from Illinois, were to “evaluate a hog from the ground up,” and “never buy a gilt that you didn’t know something about her mother.”

Rick continues raising the pigs primarily for his grand-kids to keep showing, but he also likes to help 4-H and FFA members get started as well.

Rick and Brenda Whitehead continue to raise Spotted hogs at their Ash Grove, Mo., farm.

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Owners: William (pictured) and Dorothy Swartzentruber Location: In rural Dallas County, outside Tunas, Mo. Company History: Tall Oak Repair was the original name William chose for his tractor and lawn mower repair business he started at his home garage on Tall Oak Lane five years ago. Last year, he expanded to a new location on Highway 64 at the former Missouri Department of Transportation facility at Plad, a few miles west of Bennett Spring State Park.

Products and Services: William and a part-time employee repair trac-

tors, farm equipment, trucks, heavy equipment and lawn equipment and they also make service calls.

“We sell Country Clippers and Bobcat lawn mowers for both residential and commercial use. I also sell Grillo walk-behind tractors that come with multiple attachments. People especially like those for the tillers but they also have brush mowing equipment so they are a universal unit with a lot of versatility. And of course, we sell parts for lawn and garden tractors, oil, lubricants and the miscellaneous items that go along with them.”

Farming History: William and his wife, Dorothy, and their four children are originally from Iowa’s farmland and came to the Ozarks with the Plad Mennonite Church. In Iowa, he raised cattle and hogs and also worked in feed production with a large feed and farming operation.

“Farming in the Ozarks is different,” he admitted with a smile. “The farms there are bigger and more prosperous and the soil is deep, rich and thick. Here, the farms are smaller and it’s harder with the poorer, thinner soil. I don’t do that kind of farming any more, but I certainly remember what it is all about.”

Future Plans: “To concentrate on the agriculture repair and rebuilding of the diesel engines, including diesel trucks, is my main plan for the future,” William concluded. “But the lawn and garden equipment sales and service will continue the same. The business is growing which is why I moved. We are here to serve our neighbors with top quality products and service so I’m happy with that!”

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Dan and Tasha Romine, and Casey and Zach Cox took over the former Lebanon Livestock Auction about four months ago, changing the name to Mid-Missouri Stockyards.

Mid-Missouri Stockyards. Their first sale their own market is a dream come true.

“It’s just something that we have alwas April 7.

Zach and Dan have been friends for ways wanted to do,” Zach said. “We’ve several years, both growing up around just been around this sort of thing all of the livestock market industry, and Tasha our lives. Everyone enjoys doing things, actually began working at livestock auc- and this is just something we enjoy. We enjoy handling the cattle, sorting tions at the age of 14. them, selling them and the whole Tasha’s connection to the job.” previous owners of the aucDan added that if they didn’t tion, Skip Thompson (Tasha’s enjoy the “sale barn business,” uncle) and Andy Stubblefield, they wouldn’t be involved actually got the ball rolling for in it, and would have never the couples to purchase the busi- Lebanon, Mo. bought their own barn. ness.

“Some days it’s fun, some “It was something that Dan

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meet your neighbors days you think ‘Why in the world?’ will allow the Thursday sale to concenThen, when you get home at night, you trate on the cattle market, but Zach remember why you done it,” Zach said. added Mid-Missouri Stockyards will conThe weekly sale is held each Thursday tinue to sell what comes in on Thursdays. at 11 a.m., with small animals and misIn addition to sales, trucking for buycellaneous items, such as tack, starting ers and sellers can be arranged through the sale, then baby calves, followed by Mid-Missouri Stockyards. Zach and stock cows, heifers and breeding bulls Dan also do farm visits with producers. (take home cattle), then feeders and Mid-Missouri can accommodate catending with slaughter cows and bulls. tle that are brought in the day before The sale order is a little different than the sale by holding them in water and when the facility was Lebanon Live- feed pens. Pens at the facility are also stock, but the change has been positive. covered, allowing for protection against Casey said Mid-Missouri Stockyards has the weather. buyers from across Missouri, as well as There are about 20 part-time employseveral out-of-state buyers for cattle. ees who help keep things moving at MidThe weekly sale has been attracting 800 Missouri Stockyards. One of the faces head of cattle, or more, each week, and that has remained at the Laclede County, Casey and Tasha said they can accommo- Mo., auction is that of auctioneer Randy date all sellers, be it those Lewis, who has been a with a few head or a fixture at the auction herd dispersal. for many years.

The new owners Casey admitted that “It’s a lot of hard have also hosted a she had not been inbreed association sale, volved in livestock work. It’s just the annual Hartland markets prior to she what we have Highland Cattle Aucand her husband and tion, and the organipartners taking over done, we really zation plans to return the sale, but she is don’t know for another sale in learning. spring 2017.

“It’s 24/7,” she said. anything else.”

Mid-Missouri Stock“There might just be yards has started a a sale one day a week, small animal sale at but it is work everyday.”

– Zach Cox noon on the third Satur“It’s a lot of hard work,” day of each month.

Zach said. “It’s just what we “We really encourage our customers have done, we really don’t know to bring their smaller livestock to that,” anything else.”

Tasha said. “We have hogs, sheep, goats, As far as the future, the couples plan to chickens, llamas, just about anything continue to grow their customer base, as you can think of. I think people are well as making a few improvements to slowly starting to realize that there is a the facilitates. They also plan to become market, other than to other farmers, for more involved in the communities in (sheep and goats). We have some termi- the region. nal buyers here for each sale.”

“We want to show our communi“It is going to take time for it to build, ties that we support them,” Zach said. but word is getting around,” Casey said. “We’ve been trying our best to build our Dan added that he expected numbers sales up, and they keep growing, and we at the small animal sale to increase as have some great runs. We want to supthe temperatures begin to cool off. port our local producers and those in the “We started it really in the hot part of surrounding area and we are going to do the year for that kind of thing, but the our best to sell their cattle at the highfall should help it pick up and do well. est extreme of the markets.” The new Considering, we really do have pretty owner added that they appreciate the good runs at it,” he said. support of their customers during the The hope is that the small animal sale transition of ownership.

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Family: Sons, Dillion and Garrett Lance.

Hometown: Rural McDonald County, Mo., between Noel and Southwest City.

In Town: Both Rick and Melissa Lance work for the city of Southwest City, Mo. Rick is the assistant chief of police and has been on the force nearly three years. He previously worked for the Noel Police Department.

Melissa has served as the Southwest City Senior Center director for the last three years, as well. Oldest son, Dillion, just completed a one-year Vo-Tech program for heavy equipment and recently moved back home to job search. Youngest son, Garrett, will be a senior at McDonald County High School.

In the Country: The Lances have lived in McDonald County for 22 years and own 42 acres east of Southwest City. While neither grew up on a farm, Rick spent summers on his grandparent’s farm in Oklahoma, helping care for the cattle, goats, pigs, horses and chickens.

“I enjoyed helping my grandfather with the various animals, but I do best on the ground when it comes to horses,” Rick said.

They run pigs, chickens, ducks and a steer, with plans for more cattle and possibly goats. They always wanted to create a small farm where they could grow their own food.

“With two teenage boys it is cost effective to grow our own and the meat just tastes better,” Ricks said.

Besides the benefits of knowing where their food comes from, it has been a learning experience for not only their family, but also for their “city” family who are not familiar with agriculture.

“When our nieces and nephews visit, they always have tons of questions,” Melissa said. “I asked one niece if she wanted to get eggs with me and she thought I meant at the store not knowing they came from chickens.”

Melissa is trying her hand at gardening and hopes to learn how to can with the help of some of the ladies from the senior center.”

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FARM FINANCE Keeping on Top of Records

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A summary of income, expenses will help evaluate growth If your farm is more than just a hobby, you’ve probably been educated on the importance of record keeping. To prepare your income tax return, your tax professional will need a summary of income and expense; to evaluate the growth of your operation over a period of years, you will need accurate financial reports; and to plan for the transition of your farm to the next generation, you need reliable information to show your heirs what’s at stake.

For some of you, this may mean your receipts and invoices go in a shoebox all year, which you deliver to the accountant’s office, and voila! Those records are transformed into a tax return. For others, you may have an important member of the farm operation learn accounting, or you may hire a bookkeeper or a CPA to keep your books.

All the methods above represent different forms of something called an accounting system, which is an undeniable requirement of a successful operation. And while the size and capacity of your operation certainly factor into what kind of accounting system you need, certain elements can produce much more valuable and reliable information, while others can remove a great tool from an owner’s tool-belt (I’m talking to you, Mr. and Mrs. Shoebox). Let’s discuss some of the key elements in an effective accounting system.

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Second, accuracy. Timely financial information can help you make informed decisions and avoid financial surprises, but if the information you’re relying on is wrong, do you think it will help you make the right decisions?

Third, accessibility. Accurate and timely information allows you to use your financial data to the greatest degree, but if that data resides in an acAUGUST 1, 2016

countant’s office or on a desktop computer somewhere out of reach, you can’t get your hands on the information when you need it. Cloud-based accounting systems offer affordable access to financial data, 24 hours a day.

Fourth, priorities. The right accounting system for your operation will deliver the right information to the right person, and it will allow each person involved to fill the right role.

Fifth, relevance. If your accounting system feeds you mounds of information that you can’t use, or don’t know what to do with – it’s not the right system. You need the right information, and you need to become an educated user of that information.

Sixth, cost-effectiveness. The size and cost of your farm equipment is reflective of what’s appropriate for your farm operation, and your accounting system should be, as well.

Finally, repeatability. It’s simply not enough to check all the boxes on this list two months in a row, and then fall short for the next three. Timely, accurate financial information that is accessible when you need it and reflective of the priorities you’ve identified for your operation – that’s what you must have from an accounting system, every single day. The system must also provide information that is relevant to the decisions you face and the opportunities available to you, and it must provide value that exceeds its cost.

An over-arching goal of most farms and businesses is to find the “sweet spot” where there’s great peace between workload and profits. Not every operation finds it, but among those that do, a common characteristic is a well-designed and smooth-running accounting system. Apply these principles to the design of yours, and maybe you’ll find your sweet spot, too.

Adam Wolfe, CPA is the Partner & Tax Director of Bobby Medlin, CPA and works in the firm’s Lake Ozark branch. Adam has worked at the firm’s Lake Ozark branch since 2010.

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The changing landscape of agriculture

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As a woman working in the agricultural world, I have found it to be very interesting to note the changes in the industry, both on and off farm, in just the short 15 years I have been involved.

Women have an increasing presence in off-farm agriculture related jobs, and as of the 2012 USDA Census of Agriculture, the number of farms that were run by women had increased 280 percent since 1978, from 5 percent in 1978 to 14 percent in 2012.

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

Another speculation regarding the increase in women operators is the changing economics of the industry that are also changing the population characteristics.

The aging population of the industry operators has seen an increase in farms being not only passed to the younger generation, but also to the surviving spouse.

In many cases, the surviving spouse is the wife and she is now considered the principal operator of the farm.

As the farming population changes, it brings its own unique set of challenges, one of which is finances. For those farms whose principal operators are women, sometimes this can be a daunting task.

Several resources have become available to women operators in recent years through local colleges, professional ag-

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ricultural organizations geared towards women, and governmental programs.

The Farm Service Agency has target funding specifically set aside for women farmers and ranchers through their direct and guaranteed farm loan programs, which can be used to purchase farms and inventory, fund working capital needs, or transfer land through the down payment or land contract guarantee programs. Another organization is Annie’s Project which offers educational courses that address financial and legal risk, business planning, estate and succession planning, and human resources, to name a few.

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

The landscape is changing and I for one am proud to be on the front lines of the best industry on this earth – agriculture.

Jessica Allan is an agricultural lender at Hometown Bank in Neosho, Mo. A resident of Newton County, she also raises cattle on her family’s farm and is an active alumni of the Crowder College Aggie Club.

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FCS offers financial services to farmers, rural communities FCS Financial, an association of the Farm Credit System, entered its 100th year of financial support to Missouri’s rural communities and agriculture; a year that culminated on July 17, exactly 100 years after President Woodrow W. Wilson signed the law authorizing Farm Credit’s original charter.

Perhaps more remarkable than our longevity is the fact that, over the course of a century, the average person may still not fully understand who we are or what we do. People hear “FCS Financial” or “Farm Credit” and they may assume we provide financial services, insurance or have something to do with government. If that’s been our story through our 99th year, we want to do our part to ensure that FCS Financial and Farm Credit begin the second century by telling “the rest of the story.”

The Farm Credit System dates back to the early 1900s, when farmers had difficulty obtaining financing. The U.S. Congress saw a need for steady, reliable, competitively priced credit to preserve what they thought was an important part of the economic sector: rural America.

Congress created a unique charter within the financial services industry with that mission in mind. Since then, Farm Credit has been a consistent and reliable option for rural and agricultural financing.

FCS Financial quite simply provides financing and related services to farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses, and rural communities. We do not accept deposits or offer a vast array of products. Our charter is much narrower and sector specific than traditional lending institutions. This is our unique niche, and we like it. With a staff – most of whom reside right here in the communities we serve – that is highly experienced in lending and in agriculture, we spend our days serving our neighbors. It doesn’t get better than that.

We are not a government agency and are not taxpayer supported; we are a cooperaAUGUST 1, 2016

tive that is privately owned by the people who borrow from us. Our cooperative structure means profits are distributed to our borrowers – that is, the farmers, landowners and agribusinesses who own us.

Some people wonder why credit needs to be designed specifically to serve farming communities. It has a lot to do with providing stability in an industry that faces unique challenges, and one that is so critical to the health, safety and economy of our country.

Agriculture is an increasingly capital-intensive business. The cost of land, equipment, feed, seed and fertilizer has grown astronomically over the last 20 years. The cost of that capital is a critical factor in the farming business model. Furthermore, by its very nature agriculture is unpredictable – any number of world events can spell calamity for a season’s crop production.

Farming is vital to this nation, and yet has so many uncontrollable variables. Our business model ensures there’s an ongoing source of financing available in good times and when times get rough, to keep rural America strong and prosperous.

There’s also reliability. By design, our market footprint is very narrow – we serve agriculture and rural communities, and we do it continuously and conscientiously.

Fortunately for farmers and ranchers in our area, FCS Financial reached its centennial stronger than ever. We have a healthy amount of capital. We are a streamlined and efficient organization.

We are also responding to the needs of the next generation – young, beginning farmers who will be the backbone of tomorrow’s rural communities – while continuing to serve established farmers.

Agriculture touches every life every day. And as the financial engine that keeps American agriculture running, FCS Financial and Farm Credit will continue to be there to help our rural communities keep pace.

David Janish the CEO of FCS Financial.

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bulls

beef

(Week of 7/17/16 to 7/23/16)

80.00-91.00*

Barry County Regional Stockyards

85.00-95.00 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

87.50-102.50 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

77.50-104.50 † 82.50-102.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

85.00-107.00*

Mid Missouri Stockyards

89.00-94.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

Not Reported †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

40

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards

75.00-100.00

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

20

dairy

81.00-100.00*

Ozarks Regional Stockyard

60

80

slaughter

100

†

120

140

cows

(Week of 7/17/16 to 7/23/16)

47.00-75.00*

Barry County Regional

60.00-79.50*

Buffalo Livestock Market

55.00-84.00 †

Douglas County Livestock

50.00-74.50 †

Interstate Regional Stockyardss

47.50-88.00 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

55.00-82.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction Mid Missouri Stockyards

60.00-77.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction

50.00-77.50 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyard

55.00-81.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

Not Reported † 48.00-79.00 †

Springfield Livestock

10

30

50

70

cow/calf

90

110

130

pairs

(Week of 7/17/16 to 7/23/16) Barry County Regional

1000.00-1400.00*

Buffalo Livestock Market

None Reported*

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

None Reported †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna Springfield Livestock

Not Reported

†

810.00-1450.00 †

1150

1650

replacement

2150

cows

2650 Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

(Week of 7/17/16 to 7/23/16)

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

800.00-1625.00*

Barry County Reg Buffalo Livestock Market

1200.00-1400.00* 1210.00 † 1000.00-1275.00 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards Joplin Regional Stockyards

Holsteins, Lg. 3 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

1075.00-1400.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

None Reported

Mid Missouri Stockyards

†

1150.00-1400.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

None Reported †

Ozarks Regional

750.00-1450.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

Not Reported † 785.00-1375.00 †

Springfield Livestock

18 18

Ava Douglas County† 7/21/16

1150.00-1400.00 †

Douglas County Livestock Auction

1150

7/7/16

1650

2150

2650

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Barry Co. Regional Stockyards* 7/23/16

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 7/23/16

Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† 7/21/16

7/2/16

National Sheep Summary

7/22/16

Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to 15.00 lower. Slaughter ewes were mostly steady. Feeder lambs were firm, instances 10.00 higher. At San Angelo, TX 5981 head sold. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes were not tested and no comparison on feeder lambs. 4600 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady to 1.00 higher. 6200 head of formula sales had no trend due to confidentiality.

3,792 lamb carcasses sold with 45 lbs and down 8.51 lower; 45-65 lbs no trend due to confidentiality; 65-75 lbs 4.30 higher; 75-85 lbs 3.02 lower and 85 lbs and up 3.38 higher. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: San Angelo: shorn and wooled 100-155 lbs 120.00-138.00.

VA: wooled 80-110 lbs 170.00; 130-160 lbs 117.50.

PA: shorn and wooled 110-130 lbs 205.00-215.00.

Ft.Collins, CO: wooled 153 lbs 152.50.

South Dakota: shorn and wooled 115-160 lbs 163.00-167.50; wooled 125 lbs 157.00.

Billings, MT: no test.

Kalona, IA: no test.

Missouri: no test.

stocker & feeder

1375.00-1550.00*

Ozarks Regional Stockyard

650

7/14/16

Receipts: 191 At this month’s special dairy sale at the Producers Auction Yard, demand was good on a light supply. The supply consisted of 6 percent Springer Heifers, 9 percent Bred Heifers, 17 percent Open Heifers, 6 percent Fresh and Milking Cows, 6 percent Bred Cows and 13 percent baby calves. The balance was made up of weigh cows and beef animals. All quotes are on a per head basis for Holsteins unless noted otherwise.

Springer Heifers Bred Seven to Nine Months: Supreme 1350.00-1450.00, Approved Individual 1200.00, Crossbreds 1075.00-1235.00, Individual Jersey 1235.00, Medium Crossbreds 875.00-975.00.

Heifers Bred Four to Six Months: Supreme 1350.001525.00, Medium 1000.00-1075.00, Common 710.00725.00.

Heifers Bred One to Three Months: Supreme 1350.001375.00, Approved 1225.00-1275.00.

Open heifers: Approved 500-600 lbs Pkg 10 hd 565 lbs 650.00, 600-700 lbs Individual 684 lbs 700.00, Medium 400-500 lbs Pkg 4 hd 484 lbs 600.00, 500-600 lbs Individual 475.00, Crossbreds 410.00-530.00, 600-700 lbs Individual 525.00, 700-800 lbs Individual 770.00, Pkg 3 hd 912 lbs 870.00.

Fresh Milking Heifers and Cows: Approved Individual 1275.00, Individual Crossbred 1150.00, Medium 975.00-1025.00, Individual Crossbred 975.00, Common Crossbred 750.00-835.00.

Bred and Springer Cows: Supreme Individual 1450.00, Approved 1050.00-1175.00, Medium 800.00-850.00, Crossbred 825.00-875.00, Common Crossbred 650.00660.00, Individual Jersey 575.00.

None Reported †

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

150

cattle

1125.00-1385.00 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

650

goats

Receipts: 1637 Supply was good and demand was very good with a standing room only crowd on hand. Lamb and ewe markets were mostly steady compared to last month.

Feeder and slaughter kid markets were markedly lower, while slaughter doe and buck markets held steady.

Supply included 10 percent slaughter ewes and rams, 25 percent Slaughter lambs, 41 percent kid goats, and 13 percent bucks and does. All prices are per hundred weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise.

SHEEP: Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1 32-38 lbs 235.00255.00. Medium and Large 1-2 32-55 lbs 200.00-215.00.

Medium and Large 2 30-58 lbs 185.00-200.00. Medium 2-3 Cull 3-5 30-55 lbs 150.00-175.00.

Slaughter Lambs: Wool and Hair lambs: Choice 3-5 57-70 lbs 180.00195.00; 75-110 lbs 160.00-177.50. Good 1-2 103-115 lbs 150.00-157.50.

Slaughter Ewes: Wooled: Cull and Utility 3-4 95-178 lbs 60.00-85.00.

Hair Ewes: Good 2-3 60-125 lbs 150.00-175.00; 122-154 lbs 120.00-130.00. Utility 3-4 60-118 lbs 122.00-140.00.

Cull 2-3 80-134 lbs 60.00-95.00. Replacement Medium and Large 1-2 hair rams 2-3 years old 135.00-275.00 Per Head.

Slaughter Hair Rams: Good 2-3 140-205 lbs 105.00125.00.

Feeder kids: Selection 1 20-38 lbs 250.00-275.00. Selection 2 25-40 lbs 220.00-245.00. Selection 3 27-38 lbs 150.00-175.00.

Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 40-68 lbs 240.00-250.00.

Selection 2 40-73 lbs 220.00-235.00. Selection 3 42-70 lbs 150.00-200.00.

Slaughter Does: Selection 1 55-130 lbs 175.00-190.00.

Selection 2 58-125 lbs 165.00-170.00. Selection 3 60-115 lbs 130.00-156.00.

Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1 100-225 lbs 130.00-150.00.

Selection 2 78-140 lbs 115.00-125.00.

1000.00-1100.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

150

sheep &

Diamond, Mo. • TS Whites Sheep and Goat Sale

Koshkonong, Mo. • Oregon County Goat and Sheep Market

Receipts: 131 All goats and sheep graded by MO Dept of Ag-USDA Graders and bought per cwt. based on in-weights at the buying station. Offerings were made up of 81 percent goats and 19 percent sheep. Next scheduled market date will be Saturday, Aug 6th. The station will be open to accept by appointment only. All prices per cwt.

GOATS: Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 45-60 lbs 230.00, 61-80 lbs 200.00. Selection 2 45-60 lbs 215.00. Selection 3 81 lbs and over 100.00.

Feeder Kids: Selection 1-2 20-44 lbs 180.00; dairy cross 45-60 lbs 150.00.

Slaughter Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 120.00. Selection 3 75.00. yearling 150.00.

Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1-2 110.00. yearling bucks 160.00.

SHEEP: Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 hair 60-80 lbs 145.00; over 80 lbs 110.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 60.00.

Slaughter Rams: aged 60.00.

None Reported †

Interstate Regional Stockyards Joplin Regional Stockyards

7/24/16

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 113.00-116.00; wtd. avg. price 114.63.

Heifers: 113.00-116.00; wtd. avg. price 114.74.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 180.00-188.00; wtd. avg. price 184.37.

Heifers: 180.00-188.00; wtd. avg. price 183.80.

88.00-102.00*

Buffalo Livestock Market Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

cattle

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

Baby Calves: Holstein Bulls Large 150.00-210.00, Small 50.00-100.00, Jersey Bulls Small 30.00-55.00, Crossbred Bulls Large 150.00-160.00, Small 55.00-60.00, Beef Cross Heifers 200.00-210.00, Beef Cross Bulls 140.00-180.00.

Cuba Interstate Regional† 7/19/16

prices Joplin Regional Stockyards† 7/18/16

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 7/20/16

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 7/21/16

389

210

569

310

598

2512

1050

511

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St-5 Lower

Steady

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Uneven

Uneven

2-6 Lower

----157.00-162.00 143.00-146.00 ---------

145.00-164.00 135.00-149.00 127.00-138.00 ---------

160.00-179.00 144.00-166.00 143.00-158.00 137.00-147.50 135.00-141.00

----160.00-178.00 143.00-157.00 140.00-148.50 -----

----158.00-170.00 150.50-159.50 141.75-149.25 134.50-137.00

----154.00-175.00 144.00-165.00 134.00-155.00 133.00-136.00

197.75 157.00-180.50 152.50-165.75 137.50-158.50 138.75-154.75

160.00-175.00 145.00-168.00 141.00-154.00 132.00-145.00 128.00-137.00

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110.00-115.00 100.00-110.00 95.00-100.00 90.00-95.00 90.00-92.00

140.00-146.00 137.00-142.00 125.00 ---------

136.00-145.00 125.00-139.00 120.00-125.00 122.00-123.00 -----

131.00-150.00 131.00-143.00 133.00-140.00 126.00-136.00 115.00-129.00

----140.00-144.00 138.50 124.50-131.25 -----

----144.00-146.00 134.00-147.00 ---------

145.00-153.00 136.00-152.00 131.00-148.00 128.00-140.50 129.10-133.50

170.50 149.50-171.25 135.25-154.50 127.50-146.75 126.25-129.25

145.00-155.00 135.00-150.00 132.00-142.00 127.00-136.00 120.00-128.00

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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reports

7/22/16

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Kingsville Livestock Auction† 7/20/16

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 7/21/16

Interior Missouri Direct Hogs

7/26/16

Estimated Receipts: 460 Supply and demand are light to moderate.

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

Base carcass meat price: 64.00-66.00.

Sows (cash prices): steady to 2.00 higher. 300-500 lbs.

30.00-34.00, over 500 lbs. 33.00-39.00.

Springfield Livestock Marketing† 7/20/16

1050

511

810

Uneven

2-6 Lower

Steady

197.75 157.00-180.50 152.50-165.75 137.50-158.50 138.75-154.75

160.00-175.00 145.00-168.00 141.00-154.00 132.00-145.00 128.00-137.00

----153.00-158.50 145.50-158.00 139.50-152.50 134.00-141.25

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110.00-115.00 100.00-110.00 95.00-100.00 90.00-95.00 90.00-92.00

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170.50 149.50-171.25 135.25-154.50 127.50-146.75 126.25-129.25

145.00-155.00 135.00-150.00 132.00-142.00 127.00-136.00 120.00-128.00

----135.00-139.00 129.50-142.00 129.00-140.00 134.00-134.50

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Cuba Vienna

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140.81 135.99 140.34 134.68

161.38

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152.61

138.71

151.91

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Overall most of the state has seen a dry and very hot week. Humidity has pushed the indices to triple digits most days this week.

The only positive perhaps is that because of the high humidity and little wind morning dew is still prevalent keeping things from burning up to fast at least for the time being. Drought monitor currently shows a little over 20 percent of the state abnormally dry, a strip just south of the Missouri river and the far northeast corner of the state. There have been several new listings of both new hay and still some left over from last year added to classified around the state this week. Movement is pretty light however.

The supply of hay is moderate, demand is light and prices are steady. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory available for both buyers and sellers. To be listed, or for a directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ for current listings of hay http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ (All prices f.o.b. and per ton unless specified and on most recent reported sales price listed as round bales based generally on 5x6 bales with weights of approximately 1200-1500 lbs).

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

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

Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170): 120.00-160.00, small squares 4.50-5.00 per bale.

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

Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 75.00-125.00. Small squares 3.004.50 per bale (some alfalfa/grass mix).

Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 50.00-80.00. Small squares 2.50-3.50 per bale.

Fair quality Mixed Grass hay: 15.00-35.00 per large round bale.

Fair to Good quality Bromegrass: 50.00-80.00.

Wheat straw: 3.00-6.00 per small square bale.

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Week of 7/3/16

Mo. Weekly Weaner & Feeder Pig

Receipts: 7204 Weaner pigs steady to weak. Feeder pigs no recent sales reported for a price comparison. Supply light and demand moderate. (Prices Per Head.)

Early weaned pigs 10 lb. base weights, FOB the farm 0% negotiated, 3800 head, 10 lbs, 33.00-38.00, weighted average 34.82.

Early weaned pigs 10 lb base weights, Delivered 0% negotiated, 2983 head, 10 lbs, 33.78-35.82, weighted average 34.54.

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

Feeder pigs in all lot sizes, Delivered 100% negotiated, 421 head, 40 lbs, 32.00. *Early weaned pigs are under 19 days old. **Most lots of feeder pigs have a sliding value from the negotiated weight basis which is calculated on the actual average weight of the load plus or minus .25-.40 per pound. Some early weaned lots have a slide of .50-1.00 per pound.

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Week of 7/10/16

hog markets

annies: Selection 1-2 120.00. Selecng 150.00.

Selection 1-2 110.00. yearling bucks

CHEESE: Barrels closed at $1.7750 and 40# blocks at $1.7075.

The weekly average for barrels is $1.7570 (+.0280) and blocks, $1.6795(+.0395).

FLUID MILK: Farm-level milk production is trending lower across the country as seasonally high temperatures advance.

However, milk supplies are ahead of demand in most locales. In the meantime, milk producers in the Northeast are contending with developing drought conditions. Manufacturers in the Pacific Northwest are transferring milk volumes into a few neighboring states.

In the Midwest, spot loads are increasingly difficult to come by, as summer temperatures move higher. Milk marketers are anticipating the current weak to steady Class I demand to rise. School pipelines are looking ahead to the beginning of another calendar year in several weeks. Class II demand for condensed skim and cream is unchanged to higher, as ice cream producers request increasingly larger volumes. Regionally, cream multiples for all Classes range 1.25-1.35 in the East; 1.18-1.32 Midwest; and 1.13-1.28 in the West.

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Upper Midwest $2.6951-3.1049.

National Dairy Market

Week of 7/17/16

tion 1-2 20-44 lbs 180.00; dairy cross

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Week of 6/26/16

lection 1 45-60 lbs 230.00, 61-80 lbs 45-60 lbs 215.00. Selection 3 81 lbs

Equity Elec: no sales.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 200.00-212.00; 60-70 lbs 175.00198.00; 70-80 lbs 160.00-170.00; 80-90 lbs 145.00-152.00; 90-110 lbs 140.00-150.00.

Pennsylvania: 40-50 lbs 235.00-245.00; 50-60 lbs 217.00245.00; 60-70 lbs 215.00-227.00; 70-80 lbs 210.00; 90-110 lbs 210.00.

Kalona, IA: no test.

Ft. Collins: 60-70 lbs 205.00-212.50; 70-80 lbs 190.00-197.50; 80-85 lbs 180.00-190.00; 90-105 lbs 172.00-183.00.

Missouri: 40-70 lbs 170.00-187.50; 70-95 lbs 150.00-175.00.

Virginia: 30-60 lbs 160.00-180.00; 60-90 lbs 170.00-184.00.

Week of 7/3/16

p graded by MO Dept of Ag-USDA ht per cwt. based on in-weights at the erings were made up of 81 percent nt sheep. Next scheduled market day, Aug 6th. The station will be appointment only. All prices per cwt.

550-600 lb. steers

$240

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Week of 7/17/16

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When sellers are trying to determine the asking price, they often look to see what similarly sized homes in their neighborhood are selling for. The same theory works when you are selling a farm.

A variety of resources – from eBay and Craigslist, to professional business brokers – can provide helpful insights on the asking and selling prices of businesses in your industry and area.

Of course, no two operations are alike.

But resources like these provide a starting point for comparing your business’ products, services and financial results with those of other companies, and can help you gauge your business’ present value.

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Use valuation calculators

A quick online search can lead you to a variety of specialty calculators and other tools you can use to develop a rough estimate of your farm’s value.

Commerce Bank, for example, has a free business valuation calculator available in its online Small Business Resource Center at https://www.commercebank.com/smallbusiness/business-resource-center/calculators/.

Calculators like this ask for simple information about your business: your assets, liabilities, net profit and goodwill, for example, and often include instructions on how to compute them.

After plugging in your numbers, you’ll get an estimate of what your business could be worth to a prospective buyer.

Apply a multiplier

Want to fine-tune your estimate even more? Consider calculating your farm’s value using a multiplier Think of a multiplier as a measurement of risk. The higher the multiplier, the less risk your business presents to buyers and the more they will likely be willing to pay.

With this approach, you multiply a specific financial metric, such as revenue or cash flow, by a certain multiplier to calculate business value.

The trick is to identify the appropriate multiplier for your market and type of business. A number of references are available to help you choose the multiplier for your specific location and industry.

According to BizBuySell, an online listing of businesses for sale, the national AUGUST 1, 2016

farm finance average sales price for a small business is 0.6 times revenue.

In other words, an “average” small business with $500,000 in annual revenues would sell for about $300,000 using this multiplier.

Perhaps you would like to value your business based on cash flow – your annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), including your income and benefits. In that case, BizBuySell says to expect an average multiplier of 2.4. Using this valuation method, a business would need cash flow of approximately $125,000 to yield a $300,000 sale price.

Get a formal appraisal

There is, of course, no such thing as an “average” operation.

Your equipment may be older or newer than average. Demand for your products and services may be trending upward, or downward. Still, it may not be a bad idea to talk to a professional business broker or appraiser that specializes in your industry.

Not only do these professionals bring an understanding of current market dynamics and industry multipliers, they also offer objectivity and insights that lead to more accurate evaluation of what your business is worth – and what you might do to increase its value before a sale.

Even if you have no current interest in selling your farm, it’s a good idea to monitor its current value. This is especially true if you expect it to fund all or part of your retirement someday.

It can also come in handy if you want to sell a portion of your ownership to family members or employees. The more you know, the better you can plan your future.

Bob Moreland is the president of Commerce Bank Bolivar (Mo.)

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Valley View Angus Keeps It Simple

By Jennifer Ailor

Owner Lynn McElhany says cattle at his farm aren’t pampered One hundred and fifty yards from Bloody Hill at Wilson Creek National Battlefield in Greene County, Mo., lies a beautiful farm dotted with mature walnut and oak trees shading an historic herd of black Angus cattle.

About 40 head of pregnant cows head for the truck of Lynn McElhany, owner of Valley View Angus. Expecting a feed treat, they surround him, gazing earnestly with their big, moist eyes. Even the presence of a stranger doesn’t faze them.

The same is true for a herd of yearling bulls and a bigger herd of momma cows with their soon-to-be-weaned calves.

The docility of his herd is something Lynn’s proud of and an asset at sale time.

He knows every cow, calf and bull, their weights, ages, strengths, weaknesses and personalities.

“You’ve got to look at the cattle before you like the EPD,” he said. “Right now I spend a lot of time with the cattle, watching those bulls and finding the ones I really like.”

In addition to field observations of feet, legs, scrotums, etc., he puts bulls on a table once a year for closer examinations.

Lynn grew up with Angus on the farm his father bought and improved on starting in the 1950s.

At its peak, his dad had maybe 30 cows, all bred naturally. He might have looked at pedigrees, but the main thing was to just go out and look at the ani-

mals. Since 1986, Lynn has ran the farm. He raises bulls, but uses artificial insemination for breeding to continually improve the genetics of his herd and fill in weak spots.

Lynn McElhany believes cattle can adapt to their environment, including to fescue pastures.

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Two or three days before breeding, Lynn cers in Springfield, Mo., freeing up days for selects the right bull for each cow. “I look at tending the cattle, most of which he does where the cows are weak and himself. Pasture is traditional fescue, for bulls that should fill that not the fungus-free variety. hole,” he said.

“I want my cattle to have grown Though most sales are from up in a harsher or equally harsh the farm itself to commercial environment to where they end producers, he does sell bulls up. Most of my cattle will go Republic, Mo. twice a year at Springfield’s to straight fescue. It’s easier Southwest Missouri All Breed to change the cattle than to Performance Tested Bull Sale. change the environment,”

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Depending on the bull, he might get $2,500 to $5,000 per animal.

Lynn believes in keeping his operation simple.

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he pointed out. “It doesn’t do any good to pamper these cattle in the environment in Missouri.”

Lynn doesn’t practice intensive rotational grazing – he has enough acreage for his herds to spread out. He doesn’t grow hay, preferring to buy 500 to 600 round bales of fescue a year from local suppliers.

That way he avoids the expense of equipment, can devote his pastures exclusively to grazing and can run more cattle.

He approaches EPD as a tool, not the primary driver of herd improvement. Far too many producers think EPD, DNA and other performance data are number one, he said. But in his opinion, “The most important thing is maternal.”

If you look at carcass data first, “you’re getting it backward.” Instead, Lynn looks for good mommas who breed, deliver and nurture well.

“You’ve got to get a calf weaned before carcass is meaningful,” he said.

Lynn’s cows deliver in September and December, and weaning begins in March and July. He AI breeds in December and March and vaccinates in November and February.

Each year he sells 30 to 40 bulls and about the same number of 3-to-7-yearold cows and their calves. This year it will be only bulls, as he puts together a big sale of 3-to-7-year-old cows for 2017.

“These will go to a high-end commercial herd,” he said.

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Wade and Margaret Hickman have been involved with horses throughout their lives, but it wasn’t until recently that they discovered the impact horses can have to those battling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

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Heroes Rein is a genuine operating The recent closure of the Warrior Transition Unit at Fort Leon- ranch of 250 acres that also includes 35 ard Wood, combined with the head of Angus cattle, chickens and a couloss of a group therapy Post ple of large, friendly dogs. Located along Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) the Laclede/Camden county line, just social work counselor, have se- outside of Stoutland, Mo., it is also where verely limited treatment options Margaret grew up. Wade’s family raised for soldiers suffering from the residual horses in Tennessee and while the two ofeffects of multiple combat deployments. ten competed in many of the same horse Fortunately, a family with deep roots in shows over the years, including the annual the Ozarks, going back five generations, Tennessee Walking Horse National Celis working to address this critical shortfall ebration in Shelbyville, Tenn., they didn’t meet one another until years later. through healing horsemanship.

They have three sons, Jon who lives in “This is what we’ve always done,” is how Margaret Hickman describes her Greenville, Mo., and raises rodeo stock; family’s life of horses, horse shows and Andrew, a computer expert in the state now sharing that passion through the of Georgia; and Austin, who works with Heroes Rein Ranch. “Wade and I both the horses with his parents.

After years of traveling and horse grew up in families that shows, Margaret and Wade knew raised horses, followed the they were ready to retire and do horse shows and for Wade something else. They started a that included going to colsmall trucking company, Uplege in Durant, Okla., with ward Trucking, with each bull riding and rodeo. Now we of them driving until they are introducing people to hors- Stoutland, Mo. hired other drivers, but they es and what they can do in a were still ready for more. different way.”

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meet your neighbors “We prayed about this,” Margaret said.

“We’d done the training of other people’s horses and horse shows for years,” Wade added. “When the Lord gives you certain talents, they are also meant to be shared and benefit others.”

They were still looking when their son Austin, while working to break a colt for some friends, was introduced to the improvement a horse can make in the life of a veteran suffering from PTSD. A high number of veterans returning from military deployments experience varying degrees of PTSD and many veterans do not seek the help they need. A new Veterans Administration study reveals that approximately 20 veterans commit suicide on a daily basis and that 70 percent were not regular users of VA services.

“Austin saw the difference right before his eyes. Learning about the healing process for this veteran who actually started him on the road to recovery suddenly let us know what we should be doing,” Margaret explained.

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They began last fall to establish the prop- finally let the tears fall. We’ve also discover foundation for their new organization, ered a situation in which we hope to help including completing their tax exempt young women who have been abused. In 501(c)3 status, making them a full-fledged the future, we’d like to reach out to the disnonprofit organization. abled and also to autistic children.”

In the meantime, they Heroes Rein Ranch also began working with a has three ponies, Princouple of veterans and cess, Bear Dancer and “When the Lord the training of the 15 their colt, Twinkle. Margives you horses they have in the garet has taken Princess program. Their ultito nursing homes where certain talents, mate goal is to make the former horse owners had they are also program self-sufficient expressed a last wish to meant to be through donations and “just pat a horse once shared and sponsorships, relieving more.” those in need of the “Princess is used to benefit others.” burden of paying for the crowds,” Margaret conservices involved. tinued. “She has done – Wade Hickman “These veterans’ families unicorn shots with kids, have told us how the vets could speak of where she wears a horn and things, terrible things they never could the kids get dressed up. They are before, after connecting with the horses,” all so cute together. Our granddaughter, Margaret said. “Even one who was suicidal Ellee Grace, who is just turning 6, loves saw significant improvement after spend- the ponies and of course, she is the one ing time on a horse. These veterans could who named the colt, Twinkle.”

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Most recently, Margaret and Wade have been renovating the large barn on their property to accommodate the new program. Margaret’s father, Jerry Manes, originally built the barn in 1956 and her grandfather, Fred Manes, was the area blacksmith in Richland, Mo., for many years. Her great-uncles, and great-grandfather were also blacksmiths.

Horses, their care and training have been a tradition in her family for generations. Now, Ellee has also taken up the family’s tradition, a life of horses, cowboy boots and saddles which thrills her grandparents as well.

“We had an outdoor arena here but when we quit training horses, I tore it down,” Wade concluded. “Now, we need a new one so I’m building one specifically for the Heroes Rein program. We’ve been very fortunate in our lives. We’ve earned a lot of awards and even national championships over the years, but nothing is more rewarding than this work, seeing the changes these horses can bring to broken lives.”

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Age: 17 Hometown: Buffalo, Mo. Parents: John and Cindy Moore FFA Chapter: Buffalo Advisor: Dan Dryer What is your involvement in agriculture?

“I am currently the president of the Buffalo FFA Chapter. I also train and show horses and goats.”

She was also named the STAR Junior for the chapter at its annual banquet at the end of the recent school year and received a proficiency award for her efforts in community development.

What is your favorite part of being involved in agriculture?

“There are so many opportunities open to you. If I had not become involved in agriculture, I would have never pushed myself into my current leadership positions or gained such a passion to stick up for our way of life.”

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By Mike Chesnut

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like to tell folks I grew up on every farm in Barton County, Mo. My dad was the veterinarian in Lamar, Mo., for many years. I spent my childhood hanging around the clinic and traveling from farm to farm with dad during the 60s and early 70s. I mostly enjoyed delivering calves and pigs. There were very few corrals and facilities to work cattle back then.

Much of the work was done at the end of a rope, Mike Chesnut is the which made perfect excitement for a kid. Dad had a Agricultural/Commerhomemade portable head gate we would haul from cial Lender at Arvest farm to farm, generally setting it up across a barn Bank in Neosho. He and door. The farmer would devise a makeshift runway his wife have a farm along the inside wall of the barn, usually out of old near Ritchey where they wooden gates and cinched down with baling wire. run feeder cattle. Mike Back then most of the farmers had either a herd can be reached at of Angus or Hereford cows. Usually, a Hereford mchesnut@arvest.com. bull was run with the Angus and an Angus bull with the Herefords. Then things changed.

One of dad’s clients had purchased 100 head of first-calf Charolais heifers, all bred to a Charolais bull. Dad took one look at them and said, “We’re going to have problems.”

Those heifers were a wild bunch, which dad didn’t like, but it was very exciting to me. I remember sitting on the top board of a wooden corral staring at those snow white cattle. It was a sight to see and those heifers had a high price tag.

The first Simmental cattle I saw belonged to an elderly couple west of Lamar. They milked 15 cows by hand in an old stanchion barn. When we made a call to their farm and the work was done, we would always be invited in for fresh raw milk and homemade pie. I remember the elderly farmer telling dad. “Doc, Simmental’s are the breed of the future. You have a dairy cow that will raise a beef calf.”

When I was on farms with dad or hanging around the clinic, I was surrounded by discussions about the price of cattle, the weather and would there be a good corn crop. The discussions most always included the fact that we had either gotten too much rain or not enough. As a kid, it was always confusing that the farmers never seemed to get the right amount of rain.

There have been a lot of changes during the last 50 years in the cattle business.

Pipe corrals and squeeze chutes have replaced the lariat. Checking cattle on foot, in a two-wheel drive pickup or on a Johnny Popper have now been replaced with $60,000 4-wheel drive trucks, 4-wheelers and drones. Something that has not changed is the way cattleman make money. This is done through proper management of their cattle operations. Through droughts, volatile markets and disease, the cattleman always seems to survive.

My line of work is loaning money to farmers and it occurred to me a few weeks ago that I am having the same conversations with farmers as my dad had with them 50 years ago. We talk about the price of cattle, the weather and will the corn crop be good this year. After 50 years we are still either getting too much rain or not enough.

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An energy audit of your farm can help save you money In the farming business, producers are always looking for areas where costs can be reduced and the overall bottom line can be improved. There are numerous means to do this that fit each individual’s unique farm – one such way is an energy audit. According to the Natural Resource Conservation Service, “(a) farm energy audit records and analyses energy used on the farm and recommends actions to reduce energy usage while maintaining (or at times) increasing farm production.”

Having one of these audits conducted on your farm can show you where to increase your energy efficiency, and therefore reduce costs in the long run.

On-farm energy audits can be conducted through the NRCS and other similar organizations; the NRCS offers multiple programs, grants and incentives to help farmers and ranchers not just conserve energy, but improve all environmental areas of their operation.

“We’re here to help people help their land,” said Curt McDaniel, assistant state conservationist for the Missouri NRCS. There are several programs in place to help farmers make use of energy audits.

In 2004, the NRCS’s Conservation Security Program (CSP) was the first program that would offer farm energy audits as an enhancement. Many people today utilize the On-Farm Energy Initiative, a component of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) that is also offered by the NRCS. Through a farm assessment, followed by a development of an Agricultural Energy Management Plan (AgEMP), also classified as an on-farm energy audit, the NRCS will help the producer look closely at areas where energy improvements can be made to increase efficiency and reduce environmental impact. Areas of audit focus are the major activity of each individual enterprise on the farm (lighting, refrigeration, ventilation, drying equip-

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ment, irrigation and cultural practices) and the components of each activity (bulbs, motors, tractors and other equipment, fans, etc.). Every major activity on the farm is assessed separately – for example, a livestock program and a crop program would be considered two different enterprises. The residence (or residences) on the farm or ranch are not included in the audit.

The standard conditions for an energy audit to take place, according to the NRCS, are: An overview of each enterprise, a description of the specific tasks of operation, 12 month cost data (this would be utility invoices), major activities that utilize energy resources, and type of energy and electrical service information. Once the assessment has taken place, the farmer or rancher will receive an estimated cost to replace or modify existing equipment, estimated energy and cost savings including assumptions made to calculate the estimates and an estimated simple payback period for implementing each recommendation.

Applications of these audits on the farm can include switching to LED lighting in buildings, increasing insulation for heating and air efficiency, creating proper ventilation in livestock housing, and utilizing cover crops. “We can reduce energy to put out nutrients through vegetative methods,” said McDaniel.

Not only does the practice of planting cover crops decrease the amount of energy used to make multiple passes with machinery across a field to spread fertilizer or to till, it also dramatically improves the quality of the soil, and its organic matter.

So what is the value of having an energy audit done on the farm? Simply put, farmers will only see and receive value if they implement the recommended changes.

The exact value will vary by individual operations, but the long term savings and efficiency from an energy audit will help improve almost any bottom line.

“My husband and I came from a business background so the best advice we were given was to treat our farm just like our business. Make a plan, work the plan and adjust the plan when necessary.”

“Success doesn’t happen overnight. You can look at these (publications) and get all of these ideas you want to do, but you can’t do it all in six months. It takes time, but you have to set goals and be true those goals and whittle away at those goals.”

“My dad always told me that you needed to save for a rainy day and he’s right. You never know when you are going to have to fix or replace something.”

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Renting Pasture

By Klaire Howerton

Considerations land owners should take prior to renting their land “Both parties need to stop and think If you are a landowner with large holdings in the Ozarks, chances about specific things they want includare that at some point, you will ed,” Tucker said. “Does the landlord consider, or be asked to consider, want the pasture clipped? Do they want renting out some of your pasture. to retain the hunting rights? Do they Pasture rental/leasing is an age old want the land fertilized?”

As a landlord, any specific items you concept in American agriculture, and when conducted properly, pasture rental want to see completed by the tenant can be very beneficial for both the own- should be included in the lease agreement. er and the renter. But if the lease agree- Be sure to always include legal specifics ment is done improperly, it can spell such as retaining the right of entry to the disaster for both parties. Be sure to care- land, not allowing subleasing, requiring fully consider the lease from all angles so the tenant to have liability insurance, etc.

“Conversely, if there is anything the you can get the most from renting out tenant wants the landlord to consider doyour pasture. ing, now is the time to “In any relationship, discuss it,” Tucker said. whether it’s leasing or “For instance, would the dating someone, the landlord consider sharinitial stages are usually ing in long term fertility marital bliss. But in the and lime applications or beginning is when we In any spraying for weeds that should take the time to relationship, are already there when consider all the issues whether it’s they (the tenant) take that may arise down the over? Would the landroad,” said Wesley Tuckleasing or lord consider a long-term er, University of Missouri Extension Agriculture dating someone, lease to give the tenant Business Specialist. “Disthe initial stages more incentive to invest in the land? How much cussing them upfront will are usually notice must the tenant allow us to compromise be given if the lease is not and develop a mutually marital bliss. going to be renewed?” beneficial agreement.”

– Wesley Tucker All of these details Many pastureland ownshould be addressed up ers who decide to rent out front and discussed in their ground make the mistake of not thinking everything through depth when drafting a lease agreement.

Another consideration the owner of prior to the tenant turning out their cows.

As the landlord in the pasture leasing the pasture needs to bear in mind during situation, take some time to sit down the duration of the lease is communicaand really think about what you want tion. Good landlords communicate with to achieve through the agreement with their tenants regularly, so both parties are on the same page about any and all your tenant.

David Ballou, of Ballou Saler Farm in adjustments that might need to be made.

Whether you are renting out 10 acres Christian County, Mo., said three vital things that need to be considered and or 1,000 acres, with careful consideraddressed prior to signing an agreement ation and frequent communication, you by both the tenant and the landlord are can turn your unused pasture into valued land and reap the benefits. “fences, fertilizer and continuity.”

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How Many Bulls Do You Need?

By Julie Turner-Crawford

Several factors can help determine the bull-to-female ratio during a breeding season Are you depending too much on your young bulls? Should you run multiple bulls with a single breeding group? Can your have too many bulls and not enough females?

University of Missouri Extension Regional Livestock Specialist Andy McCorkill said bull-to-female ratios should be taken into consideration when identifying breeding groups in an effort to optimize conception, as well as the bull’s age, pasture and weather conditions, and how “active” a bull is.

“As a general rule, for bulls 12 to 24 months of age, I recommend not to run more than one female per month of age on the bull,” McCorkill said. “On older bulls, it gets to be a matter of how big of gambler you want to be. Size and terrain of your pastures, weather conditions, length of breeding season and the ‘personality,’ so to speak, of the Breeding Calving Breeding bull all play a role in the deDate Date Date cision as well. Some bulls are 1-Jan 13-Oct 7-May very efficient in their duties 8-Jan 20-Oct 14-May and get the job done with15-Jan 27-Oct 21-May out you ever seeing evidence of him breeding a cow, while 22-Jan 3-Nov 28-May others will find a cow in heat 29-Jan 10-Nov 4-Jun and stay with her, missing the 5-Feb 17-Nov 11-Jun opportunity to breed one or 12-Feb 24-Nov 18-Jun more others in the herd. Some 19-Feb 1-Dec 25-Jun bulls are lazier than others and 26-Feb 8-Dec 2-Jul just won’t breed as many.”

5-Mar 15-Dec 9-Jul McCorkill also said produces should reconsider introducing 12-Mar 22-Dec 16-Jul a younger bull into the same 19-Mar 29-Dec 23-Jul breeding group as an older bull.

26-Mar 5-Jan 30-Jul “Even though the market 2-Apr 12-Jan 6-Aug has softened a bit from last 9-Apr 19-Jan 13-Aug year’s highs, bulls are still 16-Apr 26-Jan 20-Aug worth a lot of money, if you’re trying to buy a good one, so 23-Apr 2-Feb 27-Aug we don’t want to do anything 30-Apr 9-Feb 3-Sept that might get one injured,” he said. “When you turn bulls out together, they are going to establish the ‘pecking order’ and a yearling bull that is not to his mature size is at a big disadvantage to an older bull that is mature in that regard. Some producers I have talked to like to turn a young bull out with older bulls with the thought that if they get whipped they will always be looking out for that bigger bull across the fence and stay at home and not fight. But if you do turn a young bull in with older bulls, there will be a higher risk of getting a young bull injured or possibly killed before you have gotten your money’s worth out of him.”

The use of multiple bulls in a single breeding group can also make it difficult to determine which bull is giving producers the results they want in the breeding season.

“Generally, there will be a dominant bull that will breed most of the herd, as much as

70 percent in some studies done in western states, and whatever is left will get picked up by the rest of the bulls,” McCorkill said. “Running multiple bulls with a herd can sometimes make it difficult to determine which bull a calf is out of and make it difficult to decide how much good a given bull might be doing your herd’s genetic pool.”

He added that producers who run multiple bulls with a herd, try and run bulls that have been together before and get along well with each other.

As the Ozarks enters into the hottest months of the year, McCorkill reminds producers that periods of hot weather can mean that bulls will not be as apt to breed, and producers who opt for a shorter breeding season may not have the results they hoped for.

“If the weather turns hot, particularly on our fescue pastures, fertility issues can arise reducing the likelihood of getting the herd bred,” McCorkill said. “This is one of the reasons Calving Breeding Calving many in this area are looking Date Date Date more at fall calving every year; 16-Feb 10-Sept 22-Jun the breeding season is late fall, 23-Feb 17-Sept 29-Jun early winter when the heat 2-Mar 24-Sept 6-Jul is not in the equation. The shorter of breeding season you 9-Mar 1-Oct 13-Jul plan on keeping, the fewer 16-Mar 8-Oct 20-Jul cows a bull can be expected to 23-Mar 15-Oct 27-Jul cover as a rule.”

30-Mar 22-Oct 3-Aug Prior to putting any bull in 6-Apr 29-Oct 10-Aug a breeding group, it is recom13-Apr 5-Nov 17-Aug mended that producers look 20-Apr 12-Nov 24-Aug closely at scrotal circumference, as well as have a qualified vet27-Apr 19-Nov 31-Aug erinarian perform a Breeding 4-May 26-Nov 7-Sept Soundness Exam before use, 11-May 3-Dec 14-Sept and use that as a measure of how 18-May 10-Dec 21-Sept many cows the bull can cover.

25-May 17-Dec 28-Sept The numbers of bulls uti1-Jun 24-Dec 5-Oct lized by a producer may come down to simple economics.

8-Jun 31-Dec 12-Oct “In general, the fewer the 15-Jun bulls you think you can get by - Source, The Sam Roberts Foundation with in a herd the better off you are from a financial aspect,” McCorkill said. “Extra bulls are eating grass that a cow could be eating. They are also pretty expensive and can tear up a lot of stuff if they get on the fight.”

For the best returns in a breeding season, the utilization of artificial insemination is a way to get more cows breed with fewer bulls, but the practice isn’t for every producer.

“AI is pretty labor intensive and requires gathering the herd and running them through the chute multiple times so good facilities are a must. You can, however, get probably 50 to 60 percent of your cows bred in one day to some of the best bulls available, which will tighten the calving window and hopefully improve the consistency of your calf crop, both great marketing points when it’s time to sell your calves.”

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‘Tell Us Your Hopes and Dreams’

By Paul Koenig

Agencies can provide financial assistance to beginning farmers New and beginning farmers and ranchers have a lot on their minds, especially in the early planning stages.

And that’s when Lilia McFarland hopes these entrepreneurs will look to the USDA – its many offices nationwide as well as its popular online resource, NewFarmers.usda.gov.

New Farmers also gives comprehensive information on women, young farmers and veterans pursuing agriculture opportunities as well as guides for farms in transition.

McFarland, USDA’s New and Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Program Coordinator, said “we want you to come see us. It doesn’t matter what door you walk in.

“We want you to tell us about your hopes and dreams,” McFarland said, continuing, and in return, she and USDA representatives can tell you about the diversity of the department’s New Farmer (and Rancher) programs.

The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is often “the lender of first opportunity” for many new and beginning producers. Since 2009 FSA has granted more than 102,000 direct and guaranteed farm operating and farm ownership loans to beginning farmers and ranchers. That’s an average of more than 2,000 loans per state.

Additionally, the USDA National Farmers Market Directory now lists more than 8,400 farmers markets nationwide, nearly double the amount it listed in 2006.

New farmers and ranchers should know that FSA’s microloan program (for loans of $50,000 or less) is an important access point to credit for some entrepreneurs.

On the other end of the spectrum, farmers and ranchers can apply for loans up to $300,000 for both farm ownership as well as operating programs. “Unlike commercial creditors, FSA is able to provide 100 percent financing for farm loans,” said Dylan Holloway, an FSA AUGUST 1, 2016

farm loan officer in Bolivar, Mo. Entrepreneurs intent on gaining a federal loan must write a comprehensive business plan, often formed, in part, by consciously answering four key questions, each beginning with the wording “What is (or Who are) your …?”: Purpose: Why do you want to become a farmer or rancher? Do you really have what it takes, and are you ready to put in the countless hours needed to succeed?

Plan: This is the roadmap; it’s the most important element of starting an operation. Once you’ve written it and before you’ve submitted it to the USDA or other lending institutions, have your plan reviewed by several appropriate sources.

Product: What will you be producing? Farm products? Livestock? Specialty products and services?

People: Who will you collaborate with to make your operation a success?

Entrepreneurial thinking also should include considering an array of FDA riskmanagement opportunities, to include: Crop Insurance – Insurance products include a variety of production practices, including organic and sustainable agriculture.

Disaster Assistance – USDA’s FSA and Natural Resources Conservation Service can often provide relief from natural disasters such as drought, flood, fire, freeze, tornadoes and pest infestation.

Conservation Assistance – USDA provides farmers and ranchers the technical and financial assistance that can improve the environment as well benefit agricultural operations.

Conflicts with Wildlife – USDA’s Wildlife Services can answer your questions about problematic wildlife on your ranch or farm.

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Springfield, Mo. – 417-833-2660 or ozarkempirefair.com 5-6 Ozark Empire Fair Junior & Open Red Angus Shows – Springfield, Mo. –

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Mo. – 417-833-2660 or ozarkempirefair.com 6 Wild West Days – 9 a.m.-6 p.m. – Fordland Park, Fordland, Mo. – 417-767-2233 8 Women in Dairy – Mountain Grove, Mo. – 417-847-3161 417-772-4231 8 Steam Canning-Jams and Jellies – 3-5 p.m. – Cost: $15 per person –

Waynesville-St. Robert Senior Center, Waynesville, Mo. – 573-774-6177

or pulaskico@missouri.edu 9 Sew Native Class: Glade Restoration, the Flowers Return – 10:30 a.m.-noon

– Pulaski County Extension, 403 School Street, Suite 1, Waynesville, Mo. – 573-774-6177 9 Steam Canning Jams and Jellies – 6-8 p.m. – First United Methodist Church,

300 N. Madison, Lebanon, Mo. – pre-registration is needed – 417-532-7126 11-21 Missouri State Fair – Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, Mo. – www.mostatefair.com 15 Tai Chi – United Methodist Church, Adrain, Mo. – call 660-679-4167 for

more information 16 Brown Bag Lunch Garden Series – First Aid Kit from the Garden – Noon-1 p.m.,

pack your lunch – Taney County MU Extension Center, 122 Felkins Ave.,

Forsyth, Mo. – 417-546-4431 17 Take Control of Your Finances Workshop – 2-4 p.m. – You must be enrolled

with jobs.mo.gov prior to enrolling in the class – Missouri Career Center, 621

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August 2016 19-20 Express Ranches “Big Event Sale” – at the Ranch, Yukon, Okla. – 800-664-3977 September 2016 4 Dwyer Cattle Services 20th Annual Foundation Female Sale – Roseville, IL. – 309-337-6404 5 Autumn in the Ozarks Charolais Sale – Chappell’s Sale arena, Strafford, Mo.

– 405-246-6324 10 Don Thomas & Sons Brangus Production Sale – at the Farm, Madison, Mo.

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East Highland Avenue, Suite 3, Nevada, Mo. – 417-448-1177 or 417-448-2560 19-20 Missouri State Fair Limousin Shows – Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, Mo.

– 660-441-0811 – 417-588-6121 – 417-839-5849 20 Master Beekeeper Course “Basic Beekeeping for Beginners” – 8 a.m.-noon

– Cost: $61 per person – Howell County Extension Center, 1376 Bill

Virdon Blvd., West Plains, Mo. – registration deadline is August 12 –

417-256-2391 or http://extension.missouri.edu/howell 25-11/10 Fall 2016 Pulaski County Master Gardener Training – Thursday evenings

6-9 p.m. (includes 2 Saturday field trip classes and 1 Saturday class) – Cost

$145 + $30 for course manual – Sixth Grade Center, 810 Roosevelt Street,

Waynesville, Mo. – enrollment deadline is August 16 – 573-774-6177 or extension.missouri.edu/pulaski 27 Farm Tour – Grow the Grower Program – call Taney County Extension

Center for more information 417-546-4431 29 Who Wants To Be A Credit Score Millionaire Game Show Workshop –

6-8 p.m., Free Program – Healthy Nevada Innovation Center, 212 W.

Walnut, Nevada, Mo. – RSVP by Friday, August 26 – 417-448-2560 29-31 22nd Annnual Missouri Women In Agriculture Conference – Springfield,

Mo. – 417-637-2112 or dadeco@missouri.edu 30-9/1 Regional Management-Intensive Grazing School – West Plains, Mo. –

contact Howell County SWCD for more information 417-256-7117 ext. 3 September 2016 10 Field Day – 9 a.m.-2 p.m. – Southwest Research Center, Mt. Vernon, Mo.

– 417-466-2148 10 Fall Native Plant Sale, Birding & Pollinator Festival – 8 a.m.-1 p.m. –

Audubon Trails Nature Center, Rolla, Mo. – 573-458-6260 13 Sew Native Class: Tall Thistles – 10:30 a.m.-noon – Pulaski County

Extension, 403 School Street, Suite 1, Waynesville, Mo. – 573-774-6177 20 Brown Bag Lunch Garden Series Vegetables for Your Fall Garden – Noon-1 p.m.,

pack your lunch – Taney County MU Extension Center, 122 Felkins Ave.,

Forsyth, Mo. – 417-546-4431 24 Monarch Watch – 10 a.m. – Taney County MU Extension Center, 122

Felkins Ave., Forsyth, Mo. – 417-546-4431 27,29, 10/1, 10/4 Grazing School – call for more information 417-682-3579 October 2016 1 Annual Fall Festival – Living Waters Ranch, 4520 SE 450 Road, Osceola, Mo.

– 660-924-6890 or 417-646-2694 – livingwatersranch@gmail.com – www.livingwatersfoundation.org 7-9 Ozark Fall Farm Fest – Ozark Empire Fair, Springfield, Mo. 11 Sew Native Class: Goldenrods – 10:30 a.m.-noon – Pulaski County Extension,

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Wild Indian Acres Foundation Cow & Show Heifer Prospect Sale – at the Ranch, DeSoto, Mo. – 785-672-7449 Seedstock Plus Showcase Sale & Customer Appreciation Sale – Kingsville Livestock Market, Kingsville, Mo. – 877-486-1160 Rhoades Red Angus Fall Female Sale – Eby Ranch Facility, Emporia, Kan. – 806-983-7226 Jeffries Red Angus Annual Bull & Female Sale – at the Ranch, Checotah, Okla. – 918-638-3317 Hudspeth Farm & Guest “The Gathering Sale” – Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction, Harrison, Ark. – 979-229-4472

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