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Focused on Quality Cattle and Beef Clint and Elizabeth Hetherington offer farm-finished beef and seedstock to their customers

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SBU starts ag minor: Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo., has begun an agriculture minor degree program, with classes starting in 2022. Dr. John Murphy, associate processor of biology, has led the development of the curriculum. Murphy is a cattle producer, and has a Ph.D., in agronomy from Kansas State University, has managed a large farming operation and spent three years managing a research from at Kansas State. Students enrolled in the program will study cattle nutrition and handling, dairy farm management, equipment maintenance, planter and sprayer calibration, field scouting and harvesting.

Ticks found: Farmers need to be on the lookout for a new tick species, according to the Missouri Department of Agriculture. The first sighting of the Asian Longhorned Tick was reported near Springfield, Mo. Missouri is the 16th state to report the tick presence, which first emerged in the U.S. in 2017. The ticks are light brown and are usually smaller than a sesame seed. What sets these ticks apart is that they can reproduce without mating. One female Asian Longhorned tick could produce up to 1,000 offspring. If ticks are spotted or other tick infestations, officials recommend contacting your local veterinarians. These ticks are not attracted to human skin, according to the CDC, but should still be removed promptly as any ticks carry the risk for disease.

Matching grant applications: Missouri Department of Agriculture announced the availability of Food Insecure Urban Agriculture Matching Grant funds of up to $50,000 per project in Jasper and Newton counties. Applications for the grant funds must benefit residents affected by food insecurity in urbanized areas and are due

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Westgate Trailers adds location: Westgate Trailers and Equipment has added a third location. The newest site is in Lebanon, Mo., at 22441 Route 66, and will be fully operational by Sept. 1. The additional location, according to Westgate Trailers owner Mona Goslee, is a result of customer demand. Customers, she said, will find the same products and services at the Lebanon location that are offered at the Mountain Grove, Mo., and Springfield, Mo., locations, including trailers, truck beds, parts, and repairs and service.

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irst, I want to thank everyone for all of the revophone nworCcalls yrreafJ yB cards, letters, texts, emails and ter my recent stay in the hospital. Surprisingly enough, most of the correspondence was even Jerry Crownover farms from people to whom I did NOT owe money, in Lawrence County. He so I know those were sincere — and appreciated. is a former professor of I feel great, but recovery from heart surgery is a Agriculture Education at slow process that is especially tough on someone who Missouri State University, wants to be outside doing things, and feels like they and is an author and are capable of activities they know they are not ready professional speaker. to undertake.

To contact Jerry, go to The doctor’s orders were strict, including very specifozarksfn.com and click ic instructions that prohibit me from lifting, pushing on ‘Contact Us.’ or pulling anything, greater than 5 pounds for the entire first month post-surgery. That order, along with many others, are being enforced by a nurse (my wife) that is even more stringent than the meanest doctor alive, so I don’t have many options. I did, however, have a little setback, a few nights ago.

I had been at home for about a week, after being discharged from the hospital, and I hadn’t had much of an appetite. That hadn’t bothered me since I could afford to lose a lot more weight than I had at that point, but Judy thought I needed to slow down my weight loss. It was almost bed time when she asked, “How about a bowl of your favorite ice cream?”

One of my mother’s favorite sayings quickly spewed out of my mouth, “A scoop of ice cream never hurt anyone.”

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read a little something recently that made me chuckle. A farmer in England found a note tacked to the fence of one of his fields. It was from a new neighbor.

The note asked the farmer not to spread fertilizer on the fields because it smelled and she could Julie Turner-Crawford not open the windows of her home. The new neighbor is a native of Dallas insisted there be no fertilizer spread because she would County, Mo., where be hosting a rather large garden party to celebrate her she grew up on her upcoming birthday, and the fertilizer would ruin her family’s farm. She is a graduate of Missouri special day. She ended her written rant with a threat State University. To to call the Environmental Agency if the farmer spread contact Julie, call 1-866more fertilizer.

532-1960 or by email at It would have been game on for me. I would, in fact, editor@ozarksfn.com. wait until I heard a chorus of “Happy birthday to you” to fire up the spreader and see how fast folks could clear out of a garden party. I might even gift the neighbor a couple of peacocks for her birthday to enjoy in her garden. Peacocks can fancy up anything and are fun for everyone.

While the situation between the English farmer and his new neighbor may make us chuckle, cases such as this are not unheard of. In the same story, another farmer who raised chickens said his new neighbors threatened action against him because the clucking of the hens was causing a disturbance. There are also similar issues in the U.S., and in the Ozarks.

As more and more people decide to leave the urban areas and move to the “country,” they bring their assumptions of how things should be in the rural area, and do not like it when their little dream world gets a dose of real life.

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just a thought Across the Fence Continued From Previous Page dust created by the dirt road next to the house. The dust was unbearable, leaving a thick cost on everything. You could be outside and feel the grit on your skin as dust clouds flew through the air. I knew the road was there when I moved in, so I had to adapt. Folks moving to the country know they are moving into a farming area, so what do they expect?

It’s not always city folks moving to the rural area that can cause feathers to get ruffled.

Many years ago, I covered a story where a family was facing fines in municipal court because their neighbor claimed they could hear the family’s two goats, which caused them undo stress. Both properties butted against a busy interstate highway, but the neighbor complained about two small goats. The neighbor called animal control almost daily to complain about goat noises coming from across the tall, wooden privacy fence.

The neighborhood dispute escalated to the point it was brought before the city council because, according to city ordinances, it was not illegal to have livestock in the city limits, which shocked both the neighbor and several members of the city

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council. Thanks to annexation many decades ago, a dairy farm was partially inside the city limits, as were several acres of pastureland.

The nosy neighbor’s mission to get the goats out of town didn’t work, and to this day, city residents can still own livestock within the city limits. In a bit of irony, during the course of calling animal control multiple times, it was discovered the neighbor had more dogs than allowed by city ordinance. They had to find a new home for a dog or face a fine.

Farming and ranching in any form can be noisy and it can have an odor to it, but when people call farming practices nuisances, it shows how disconnected they are from reality.

I would hate to live in a dream world without farms. I don’t see how they can be dream worlds if everyone is hungry.

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Life Is Simple Continued From Page 3 she instructed me to let it sit on the counter for a few minutes before trying to scoop it out into a bowl. I have about as much patience in eating, as I do in healing, so after a couple of minutes, I found myself with an ice cream scoop, bearing down on the frozen treat with a force that far exceeded my 5-pound limit. At first, I felt a little discomfort in the area of my breastbone, then a quick, short pop in my sternum made me realize doctors probably know more than I give them credit. Judy had to help me to

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One of my neighbors called the next day to see how I was doing, so I told him the story of my ICI (ice cream injury) from the night before. “Well,” he began, “I guess you learned your lesson.”

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neighbors Three generations of the Studdard family work to raise high-quality Black Herefords. Pictured, from left, are Barb Studdard, John Studdard (holding grandson Michael), and Barb and John’s daughter Maria and granddaughter Shandon.

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The Studdards found what they wanted in Black Herefords

What is the best breed of cattle? Ask any farmer, and they will tell you their not have the quality they want as someone with a smaller herd. Raising high-qualfavorite. For John Studdard, it is the Black Hereford. A mix of black Angus and ity registered Black Herefords is a passion for the Studdard family. John is the presHereford makes this the winning breed for him. ident of the Missouri Black Hereford Association.

John and his family have been raising registered Black Herefords for more than 10 “I have been the president the last few years,” he said. “We started out as a smaller group years. John is not new to registered cattle. He is originally from Belle, Mo., where he but have grown a lot. The association is growing every year with more new members.” grew registered Limousin bulls. Now John and his family live in the Newburg, Mo., The Circle S farm sells bulls, heifers and bred females. area on a 115-acre farm, where they are “I have bulls sold all over Missouri,” focusing on getting the best results from John said. their cattle.

They also sell beef halves on the market.

Black Hereford cattle are classified as 62 Everyone in the family helps the day-topercent or greater Hereford, and must be day operation of the farm. sired by a bull registered in the American “It takes a village (or family) to run a farm,” Black Hereford Association. The breed has John’s wife Barb commented. only been around for the last 25 years but Not only does his daughter, Maria, and has grown in popularity in areas of Missouri. wife help with the cows, their grandchildren, “I like the Black Hereford because they 7-year-old Shandon and 2-year-old Michael are docile, look good and are easy to handle,” John said. “They have become one help with bottle-fed calves. of the top growing breeds.”

“I hope that my grandkids will take over the farm one day,” John said with a smile.

John and his family run 20 head of Black Herefords on their farm. The Even though he is busy with his cows, John operates his business, Central MO cattle are grass-fed and moved to different fields in the winter.

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Calves are given grain until they can be moved to pasture.

For the last two years, John and Barb have attended the Ozark Fall FarmTheir breeding program consists of the use of AI to cover cows, with fest in Springfield, Mo., and plan to have another booth in October of semen from registered bulls that are selected to achieve high-quality Black this year.

Herefords. “I am going to be busy the next few weeks culling my herd.” John In addition to breeding Black Herefords, the family also enjoy raising Newburg, Mo. commented.

Black Copper Hens. They sell the eggs locally.

A smaller herd allows him to focus more on the kind of cows he is breedThis family enjoys the farm life and all the hard work it takes to keep ing. While other farmers have larger herds, or more quantity, they might it going.

“It takes a village (or family) to run a farm.”

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Clint and Elizabeth Hetherington, along with their son Cole, started with 160 acres and 40 cows. Today the couple have about 1,000 acres and 150 cows.

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Clint and Elizabeth Hetherington, along with their son Cole, raise beef cattle on the hills of Stone County, Mo. Clint is a first-generation farmer. Elizabeth grew up on a small farm in Northwest Missouri where she raised hogs, beef cattle and horses. Farming ran deep in her family. In fact, her great-uncle Gilbert Batt is pictured in the Missouri State Museum Resources Hall in the exhibit Making a Living from the Soil.

It wasn’t long before Elizabeth was ready to put down roots and start farming with her husband. Their adventure began in 2009 when they happened upon some acreage in Stone County.

Not having enough money for the asking price, they took a shot and offered what they could afford. Surprisingly,

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it was accepted. They purchased the Clint and Elizabeth currently run home, 160 acres and 40 cows on the about 150 cows. With the use of AI, property. Over the next few years, Clint they grew their numbers from 40 to 150 and Elizabeth would add land to their head. growing farm. Most of their roughly “AI gives us the ability to get some of 1,000 acres lie in Crane, Mo., but they the best genetics and still maintain herd also have acreage in Flat Creek. diversity,” Elizabeth explained.

The Hetherington’s raise a mixture of This year was the first year Clint tried Simmental, Angus and SimAngus cross. his hand at AI. He focused on half his Clint said he chose the breed due to the cows with this method and then used cattle price spike in 2014. They needed a his bulls for clean-up. bull but didn’t want to pay the When it comes to feeding their herd, high price to bring a quality Clint likes to use rotational grazing. bull to the farm. So, they Depending on stocking rates and opted for AI with a good Simgrass condition, Clint moves mental bull over his beef herd. the group(s) about every week “We really loved the calves on average.

Crane, Mo. from him. They grew better, The Hetheringtons prefer looked stouter, and we got heavithe taste of grain-fed and er weaning weights,” Clint said. finished beef.

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“We start them out on about 3 to 4 pounds a day after weaning and then increase that in the last six months from 10 up to 18 pounds a day,” Clint added.

Clint also hays about 250 acres of their land to provide feed for the winter months.

If owning and operating their cattle farm wasn’t enough, Clint and Elizabeth hold full-time jobs off the farm.

Clint works for Springfield Engineering Company doing commercial and industrial heating and air conditioning service. Elizabeth is a nursing instructor at Ozarks Technical Community College.

Not to be left out, their farmhand and son Cole, 8, is a proud student of Hurley R-1 school district.

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The Home of Truman

By Neoma Foreman

The birthplace of Missouri’s only president welcomes guests

What kind of house is considered “credible” for the President of the United States to be born in?

For the only U.S. President born in Missouri, it was a humble beginning.

Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States, was born in a smallframe home on a corner lot, 80-feet-by150-feet in Lamar, Mo. The house is 20-feet-by-28-feet and has six rooms. The home had no electricity, running water, closets or bathroom. President Truman was born in

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the downstairs southwest bedroom on May 8, 1884.

John and Martha Truman, his parents, purchased the home in 1882. It was only four years old. John Truman traded mules and farmed in the Lamar area.

The little house in Lamar, Mo., was purchased by the United Autoworkers of America and furnished the President’ birthplace 75 years after Truman’s place in history was secured. It is said John Truman planted an Austrian pine near the corner of the house and nailed

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a mule shoe above the door in memory of his son’s birth.

The home was purchased by the state in 1957 for $685, and dedicated as a historic site in 1959 at a ceremony attended

by Truman himself. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.

The Harry S. Truman Birthplace State Historic Site is now state-owned and maintained by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. There is no admission to see the small, white

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home, which is set up to recreate the period from which the Truman family lived there. There are two monuments on site, a well and smokehouse are both original and were there when the Trumans on the property.

The site was closed for a period of time for renovations and repairs, but reopened in the summer of 2020.

While Barton County, Mo., claims Truman as its own, the family moved north to Harrisonville in Cass County, Mo., in 1886 when Harry was 11 months old.

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ozarks roots On Dec. 28, 1890, the Truman family moved to Independence, Mo., where Harry started school. Because of eye problems requiring heavy glasses, he did not participate in sports but read everything the library offered. His first job was working in a drugstore, dusting bottles and washing windows for $3 a week. He was 11 years old. He finished high school in 1901.

Harry worked on the farm with his dad until John Truman died in 1915. When World War I Harry, a member of the Missouri National Guard, left the farm to serve overseas. He went as a captain of field artillery. He was liked and respected by his men, and took part in a number of major battles and campaigns. When he returned in 1919, he was discharged with the rank of major. Harry returned to the farm and a little over a month later, married his school day sweetheart, Miss Bess Wallace, on June 28, 1919.

Harry S. Truman was elected a judge of the county court (county commissioner) for the Eastern District in 1922. Later, he was elected presiding judge of the County Court of Jackson County, Mo. In 1934, he was elected to the U.S. Senate and was re-elected in 1940. Four years later, he became the vice president of the United States, after he was nominated for office by the Democratic Party in November 1944. His term in the role of vice president was shortlived, however.

When President Franklin D. Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945, Harry Truman became president. He was elected to office in 1948. During this time, President Truman had many burdensome decisions to make.

He developed a policy and a sign which said, “The Buck Stops Here.” He took serious responsibility for his decisions.

Despite becoming President of the United States, he never forgot his roots. Since Harry S. Truman was born in Lamar, he chose to accept the Democratic Party’s nomination for vice president from a platform on the west side of the courthouse. On August 31, 1944, the largest crowd ever, some 10,000 people, came to watch the event.

After his presidency, he returned to Independence and maintained his office at the Truman Library, where both he and his wife are buried.

Harry S. Truman died December 26, 1972 at the age of 88.

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Martin Farm and Feed

By Katrina Hine

H Owners: Craig and Tammie Martin H Location: Southwest City, Mo.

History: Craig Martin joined his parents, Haskell and Barbara Martin, in 1999 at the little machine shop running screw machines with his father just outside of Anderson, Mo. In 2002, they expanded their machine shop operation at the current location north of Southwest City, purchasing their first CNC machine.

In 2005, they were approached by Precision Machine out of Grove, Okla., to manufacture aircraft parts, which led to a huge boost for the small shop, allowing them to acquire more CNC machines to meet contract needs.

Business was going very well for the Martin’s operation and Craig credits the daily prayer routine of his mother, who spent time in the upstairs office praying for the employees and wise business decisions. She passed away in 2012 from cancer.

In 2019, one and then another, Boeing 737 crashed, prompting Boeing to ground all the planes, bringing a halt to production of the parts their little shop manufactured.

Then 2020 drove the final nail into the machine shop, forcing Craig to make the difficult decision to sell off the equipment.

Fortunately, Craig fell back on his childhood experience of working cattle with his grandfather and decided to take advantage of the prime location on the border of Oklahoma and Missouri where the machine shop buildings stood.

Products and Services: Re-opening as Martin Farm and Feed on May 1, Craig has repurposed the large metal buildings to now carry a wide variety of livestock products and wild bird feed.

Martin Farm and Feed is an ADM and Nutrena dealer, carrying products for cattle, horses, poultry, sheep, goats and dogs. From feed to mineral and salt blocks, protein tubs, calf starter and just about every product a farmer, rancher or 4-Her may want, Craig works to find those special blends for unique livestock needs.

Martin’s hopes to add new and used farm implements and tractors and bulk feed options for producers.

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A Strong Work Ethic

Photo by Rachel Harper

meet your neighbors

Mick and Debbie Cooley enjoy the rural way of life, and the work ethics that come with living on a farm.

By Rachel Harper

Mick Cooley is no stranger to hard work on and off the farm

Mick Cooley grew up in Carthage, house Sales, a general repair shop in CarMo., helping his grandpa Lawrence thage. The owners were father and son Fasken and his dad Lloyd Cooley Andy and Bob Moorehouse.

“I was hired to sweep the floor down on the farm. As a young child, Mick lived on the north side of Carthage until there, but I was interested in what Bob and he was 10 years old when the state made Andy were doing. Bob took care of the Highway 49 a four-lane highway. That ex- small engine repair and Andy took care pansion took their home, and in 1971 his of the machine work, welding and such. I parents, Lloyd and Sharon, built a house would hurry up and sweep the floor and on the same farm Mick lives on today grab a wooden box and go put behind Andy while he was running the lathe so east of Carthage.

Growing up, Mick always loved to build I could watch. Andy didn’t like anyone and fix things. He recalls his grandpa hav- looking over his shoulder and he didn’t ing an old milk cart he would make into a want some kid messing with him all the race car, a rocket ship or just anything he time so he would fire me. I would walk could think of. When he got big enough to out the door then Bob would come out to run equipment, his grandpa put him on the street and hire me back. We did that 3 times. Finally, Andy said, you’re such a the tractor to rake hay.

“I got to plow with the 730 John Deere, pain kid, if you want to learn this, I’m goand I thought that was the biggest tractor ing to show you and that’s how I learned ever built. Come to find out it’s not but it to run lathes and weld.”

Later, Mick started doing repair work was big back then,” Mick said.

Mick’s parents had cattle and four gray at Moorehouses.

“If someone walked in the door and you dapple horses, Babe, Dolly, Tony and Jane.

The family enjoyed going on covered wag- thought you could fix it, you took it on.”

One day when Mick was 16, he walked on rides.

“Before I had my license, around 11 or into work and Kenny Greninger, a lo12, I would start from home in the morn- cal well-known welder was there. Mick ing and hitch up one team of horses and go worked on his portable welding machines through the country to grandpa’s house. I and kept them running. Mick asked him, had to be there by a certain time because “Why don’t you show me how to weld I had tractor work to do each day in the aluminum?” One day Kenny drug in an summer. I’d stop by Don Quade’s farm old flat aluminum boat that he had takon the way when the corn was just about en a hammer to and poked holes in. “He right and pick a few ears of corn to give handed me the rod and said, ‘I’m going to show you how to do this and show to the horses. I shucked it on you once.”’ Kenny showed him and the ground right there. Don said he would be back tomorrow Quade went on an investigaand wanted all the holes filled. “I tive hunt one day to see who spent hours that night welding all was stealing his corn. Come to the holes.” find out it was me and I was feedCarthage, Mo. In 1981, Mick married his ing it to the horses.” wife, Debbie Holland, who When Mick was in seventh grew up on a sheep and hog grade, he went to work at MooreAUGUST 23, 2021

farm. Two years later, he left Moorehouses after 10 years of service and started as a machinist millwright at the Atlas Powder plant, which was an explosive and agricultural fertilizer business.

He maintained the equipment for the agricultural fertilizer side for the prilling operation. In 1993 he went to work for Dyno Nobel as the maintenance lead with explosives.

Along with working in town, Mick and his dad Lloyd farmed together running about 150 cow/calf pairs. Mick and Lloyd had around 600 acres rented and did custom hay baling. In 2018, they sold the cows due to health reasons, with Lloyd and Mick being unable to work 70 to 80 hours a week and care for the cattle.

Mick retired from Dyno in 2019, but still does some consulting for them. He has helped them by disposing of one of their byproducts, the wastewater, to use as fertilizer. Mick takes the wastewater and augments it with an ammonia nitrate solution and then makes a usable fertilizer out of it.

“When I retired, I was trying to figure out what I was going to do. A gentleman asked if I could repair a cylinder for him and with word of mouth it ended up being a pretty steady income.” Mick works on small engines and ag-related repairs in his shop at home.

Together Mick and Debbie have two grown children, Zack and Whitney.

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Debbie has worked at Schreiber Foods for 35 years. “Even though our kids didn’t end up going into agriculture, they learned about work ethic and are both very successful,” Debbie said.

Mick and Debbie also have two grandchildren Jay (6) and Layla (8) who love to help “G” as they call Mick in the shop and ride in the tractors. Jay says “G” can fix anything.

Mick recently built a binzebo with a kitchen added on the back for gatherings with friends and family. Layla calls it “the can”, so it has been named “The Cooley Can.” Mick enjoys rebuilding tractors and has restored a JD 1942 Model D. He also has a “doodlebug tractor” he bought in Ohio, which is a 1930 model A car with a 1925 truck differential. He has added several additional features to it since he purchased it. He stated during the World War II, people needed a tractor but there few available, so they used what items they had to built the doodlebugs to serve as a tractor.

Mick and his dad have worked together for a long time and continue to have the hay operation that him and his dad have had for years and years. His dad still helps on the farm when he can. Mick said he really misses having cattle and would like to get a few head of cattle again when his Debbie retires.

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Elijah Dowden

By Julie Turner-Crawford

H Hometown: Plato, Mo. H Family: Wife, Kora.

In Town: Elijah Dowden, a graduate of Plato High School, landed a position at Commerce Bank in Columbia, Mo., as a personal banker after graduating from Missouri State University in 2019.

Legacy Bank and Trust announced it was closing its Plato, Mo., branch in May 2020, and Heritage Bank of the Ozarks took over the bank, which lead Elijah back to the Ozarks.

“Heritage is agriculture-focused and kind of fit the bill,” Elijah said.

“Heritage wanted someone local with an agriculture background, so they got it. I started in March.”

Today, Elijah works with customers to secure farm, auto and home loans, and other financial services.

“I remember getting my first cattle loan in high school,” he said. “I feel like I’m helping the community, and having a bank here is something we need. I’m glad I’m here to provide it.”

In the Country: Elijah’s family has been farming in the Photo by courtesy of Heritage Bank of the Ozarks Ozarks since 1837. His family were dairy farmers until 2011, switching to beef cattle production. Along with his father Leo and younger brother Able, Elijah is part of a family cow/calf operation with about 1,260 acres. Leo runs about 300 head, and Able and Elijah have 140 momma cows they own together.

“I have a little of everything. I like black baldies, but I also have Red Angus, Shorthorn, Charolais, a little of everything,” Elijah said, calling his herd “universally inclusive.” “When I started, I bought young heifers and put a Red Angus bull on them and never had to pull a calf. Now we are running a red-white face bull.

“We save back some heifers every year to replace some older cows, and we would like to expand, it’s just being able to find a place to expand. We rent a couple of farms, but we are at full capacity right now.”

The Dowden brothers put up their own hay, as well as their father’s hay, and cut on shares with others in the area. Cows are primarily sustained on forages, with some supplemental cubes offered in the winter months.

“Our cows like fescue, and they do well on it,” Elijah added. “We also have plenty of spring ponds, so we don’t have to worry about too much about water in the dry years.”

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bulls

beef

85.00-96.00 †

Four State Stockyards

65.00-102.50*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

90.00-99.50

Joplin Regional Stockyards

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71.00-110.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

85.00-101.50 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

70.00-110.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

Not Reported †

Ozarks Regional

60.00-112.50 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

Not Reported †

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

30

50

77.00-114.00

70

90

slaughter

110

†

130

150

cows

(Week of 8/8/21 to 8/14/21) Buffalo Livestock Market

50.00-82.00*

Douglas County Livestock

42.50-78.00 †

Four State

20.00-77.50*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

52.50-77.00 †

Joplin Regional

27.50-85.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

52.00-84.50 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

50.00-84.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

Not Reported †

Ozarks Regional

26.00-80.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

Not Reported †

Springfield Livestock

2

22

40.00-85.00 †

42

62

cow/calf Buffalo Livestock Market

82

102

pairs 1075.00-1375.00* 1350.00 †

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

1100.00-1500.00*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

Mid Missouri Stockyards

Not Reported † 575.00-1450.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

Not Reported

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

cows 1400

(Week of 8/8/21 to 8/14/21)

1900

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

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

92.00-109.00* Prices reported per cwt

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

750.00-975.00 †

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

975.00-1450.00*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

Bulls, Med. & Lg. 1

860.00-1275.00 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

925.00-1325.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

None Reported †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

1000.00-1250.00*

Ozarks Regional

275.00-1250.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

Not Reported †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

Not Reported †

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

600

875.00-1385.00 †

1100

1600

2100

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

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

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Four State Stockyards*

prices

Ava Douglas County† 8/12/21

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 8/14/21

Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† -----

Cuba Interstate Regional† 8/10/21

388

1,307

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462

1,267

4,122

1,375

603

2-8 Lower

St-15 Higher

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-----

Steady

Uneven

St-5 Higher

Steady

186.00-190.00 163.00-175.00 151.00-172.50 144.00-160.00 130.00-150.00

170.00-202.00 163.00-194.00 160.00-195.50 156.00-169.50 153.00-163.75

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--------160.00-175.00 ---------

170.00-190.00 170.00-190.00 167.00-183.00 155.50-169.00 150.00-160.00

190.00-205.00 181.00-185.00 168.00-180.00 166.00-174.00 150.00-167.00

----166.00-195.00 170.00-192.75 157.25-176.00 147.00-165.00

170.00-205.00 160.00-184.00 157.00-180.00 147.00-164.00 142.00-150.00

----154.00-164.00 138.00-161.00 130.00-140.00 -----

157.00-198.00 148.00-179.00 148.00-161.00 137.00-148.00 140.00-145.00

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160.00-175.00 157.00-172.00 153.00-166.00 140.50-155.00 133.50-145.00

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145.00-152.50 143.00-155.00 141.00-157.50 136.00-150.00 128.00-139.00

145.00-159.00 149.00-170.00 146.00-163.00 138.00-158.00 133.00-151.00

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--------150.00-156.50 145.00-147.50 135.00

130.00-153.00 133.00-171.00 130.00-155.50 127.00-154.00 127.00-145.00

160.00-175.00 151.00-168.00 148.00-164.00 143.00-155.75 133.00-148.00

----169.00-172.50 135.00-162.25 146.25-153.50 149.00

140.00-170.00 140.00-156.00 136.00-152.00 132.00-150.00 125.00-137.00

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Prices reported per cwt

7/27/21

8/13/21

Compared to last week slaughter lambs sold very unevenly. Lambs at New Holland, PA and Kalona, IA were 4.00-30.00 higher and those at San Angelo, TX and Sioux Falls, SD were weak to 14.00 lower. Slaughter ewes were mostly firm to 10.00 higher. Feeder lambs were steady. At San Angelo, TX 6,327 head sold in a one day sale. Equity Cooperative Auction sold 350 slaughter lambs in North Dakota. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 2,564 lamb carcasses traded with no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless specified.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3: San Angelo: wooled and shorn 125 lbs 215.00.

New Holland, PA: wooled and shorn 100-140 lbs 260.00-295.00, few 300.00-325.00.

Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 100-140 lbs 225.00267.50; 155 lbs 230.00.

South Dakota: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 232.50261.00; 150-165 lbs 252.50-257.50.

Kalona, IA: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 242.50262.50, few 267.50-270.00.

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

Missouri: wooled and shorn 100-125 lbs 240.00-250.00.

Equity Coop: wooled and shorn 145 lbs 267.00.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 296.00-330.00, few 330.00338.00; 60-70 lbs 278.00-310.00, few 310.00-326.00; 70-80 lbs 264.00-286.00, few 288.00-290.00; 80-90 lbs 240.00-270.00, few 274.00-292.00; 90-110 lbs 230.00258.00, few 270.00-275.00. wooled and shorn 60-70 lbs 284.00-292.00; 91 lbs 230.00.

New Holland: wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 300.00310.00; 60-70 lbs 270.00-290.00, few 295.00-315.00; 70-80 lbs 260.00-290.00; 80-90 lbs 265.00-295.00; 90-100 lbs 260.00-290.00, few 300.00-315.00. hair 46 lbs 290.00; 50-60 lbs 280.00-290.00; 60-70 lbs 275.00297.00, few 310.-335.00; 70-80 lbs 265.00-282.00; 80-90 lbs 257.00-285.00; 90-100 lbs 240.00-262.00, few 280.00.

Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 60-70 lbs 260.00-265.00; 70-80 lbs 230.00-245.00, few 250.00-255.00; 80-90 lbs 230.00-235.00; 90-100 lbs 250.00-267.50. hair 50-60 lbs 250.00-267.50; 60-70 lbs 256.00-265.00, few272.50; 70-80 lbs 250.00; 90 lbs 255.00.

stocker & feeder

NOT REPORTED

900

Buffalo Livestock Market

†

925.00-1800.00 †

replacement

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Receipts: 818 Compared to the July 29th sale, slaughter lambs traded 10.00 - 25.00 higher. Not enough other classes of sheep for a market comparison. Feeder kid goats traded 12.00 -17.00 higher, with slaughter kid goats trading steady. Slaughter nannies traded steady to 18.00 higher.

Internet bidding and purchasing was very active. Supply moderate with good demand. Supply included: 34% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (1% Wooled & Shorn, 75% Hair Breeds, 4% Ewes, 18% Hair Ewes, 1% Hair Bucks); 25% Feeder Goats (96% Kids, 4% Wether Kids); 40% Slaughter Goats (24% Kids, 48% Nannies/Does, 8% Bucks/ Billies, 7% Wethers, 13% Wether Kids); 2% Replacement Goats (100% Nannies/Does).

Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Wooled & Shorn - Choice 1-3: 152.50.

Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3: 270.00-325.00.

Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3: 225.00-265.00.

Hair Breeds - Good 1-2: 155.00-215.00.

Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2: 75.00-90.00.

Hair Ewes - Good 2-3: 152.50-180.00.

Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 120.00-145.00.

Hair Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2: 100.00-105.00.

Hair Bucks - 3: 95.00.

Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 275.00-375.00.

Kids - Selection 2: 225.00-300.00.

Kids - Selection 3: 155.00-212.50.

Wether Kids - Selection 1: 320.00-335.00.

Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 275.00-370.00.

Kids - Selection 2: 212.50-265.00.

Kids - Selection 3: 180.00-195.00.

1100.00-1625.00*

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National Sheep Summary

Receipts: 805 Compared to last month, slaughter lambs traded 30.00 - 40.00 higher. Feeder kid goats traded steady while slaughter kid goats traded 30.00 lower on a small test.

Supply moderate with good demand. Supply included: 75% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (2% Wooled & Shorn, 84% Hair Breeds, 13% Hair Ewes, 2% Hair Bucks); 1% Replacement Sheep/Lambs (100% Hair Ewes); 11% Feeder Goats (95% Kids, 5% Wether Kids); 14% Slaughter Goats (32% Kids, 32% Nannies/Does, 23% Bucks/Billies, 6% Wethers, 6% Wether Kids).

Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Wooled & Shorn - Choice 1-3: 162.50-165.00.

Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3: 250.00-310.00.

Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3: 225.00-275.00.

Hair Breeds - Good 1-2: 145.00-215.00.

Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 125.00-155.00.

Hair Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2: 90.00-125.00.

Hair Bucks - 1-2: 95.00-140.00.

Replacement Sheep/Lambs: Hair Ewes - Small and Medium 1-2: 285.00.

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

Kids - Selection 2: 250.00-270.00.

Kids - Selection 3: 185.00-215.00.

Wether Kids - Selection 3: 175.00.

Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 285.00-310.00.

Kids - Selection 2: 220.00-277.50.

Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 175.00-240.00.

Nannies/Does - Selection 3: 80.00.

Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2: 175.00-265.00.

Wethers - Selection 2: 262.50-285.00.

Wethers Kids - Selection 2: 245.00-260.00.

None Reported †

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Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 145.00-255.00.

Nannies/Does - Selection 3: 75.00-145.00.

Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2: 200.00-250.00.

Wethers - Selection 2: 230.00-270.00.

Wethers - Selection 3: 170.00.

Wether Kids - Selection 1: 270.00-305.00.

Wether Kids - Selection 2: 270.00.

Replacement Goats: Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 235.00-270.00.

1425.00-1900.00 †

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Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

8/15/21

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo, Nm, Mn) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 119.00 - 128.00 ; wtd. avg. price 124.02.

Heifers: 121.00 - 126.00; wtd. avg. price 123.49.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 195.00 - 202.00; wtd. avg. price 199.01.

Heifers: Not Reported; wtd. avg. price Not Reported.

92.00-109.00*

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cattle

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market sales reports

8/10/21

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8/13/21

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.4500 and 40# blocks at $1.8125.

The weekly average for barrels is $1.4115 (+0.1015) and blocks, $1.7540 (+0.1190).

Fluid Milk/Cream: Milk production has declined seasonally across all regions, this week. In parts of the country where students are returning to school, Class I sales are pulling heavily on milk supplies. To satisfy the needs of Class I milk for schools in the Southeast, some loads are being brought in from other regions. With heavy demand for Class I milk in the Southeast, availability is tight for some manufacturing plants. In the Midwest, cheesemakers are utilizing more nonfat dry milk (NDM), as Class III availability has tightened, in the region. Cream availability is tightening in the Midwest and West; markets in the East are holding steady. Cream demand is flattening in parts of the West, as ice cream production has passed its seasonal peak. Tightening cream inventories, in the

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An extremely hot week throughout the state. There was some rain around but typical summer patterns of pop up isolated light sprinkles to heavy downpours and nothing wide spread.

A bit of a cool down forecasted for the upcoming weekend.

Pastures continue to be in very good shape with 74 percent rated good to excellent and another 24 percent in fair, leaving only 2 percent in poor and nothing in the very poor rating. There has been a few counties in northwest Missouri show up in the latest drought monitor as abnormally dry now. Basically all the western border counties from the Iowa line down to Kansas City. The supply of hay is moderate and demand is light to moderate and prices mostly steady. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ for listings of hay http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ Alfalfa - Supreme (Ask/Per Ton): Medium Square 3x3: 200.00-250.00.

Alfalfa - Supreme (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 8.00-12.00.

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

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

Alfalfa - Good (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 5.00-9.00.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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dairy & fed cattle

Mo. Weekly Hay Summary

steers 550-600 LBS.

Week of 8/1/21

Barrows and Gilts Purchased Swine (including Packer Sold) National Head Count: 2,888 On a National basis, compared to the previous day’s weighted average (LM_HG200): 3.39 lower.

National Price Range: 95.00-103.00.

Western Cornbelt Wtd Avg Price: 99.91.

Western Cornbelt 5 Day Rolling Avg: 102.16.

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 8/12/21

----166.00-195.00 170.00-192.75 157.25-176.00 147.00-165.00

8/13/21

$100

Week of 7/18/21

Daily Direct Hog Report

hay & grain markets

$138

Week of 7/25/21

Receipts This Week: 80,628 Early weaned pigs steady. All feeder pigs 6.00 per head lower on light receipts. Demand light to moderate on moderate offerings. Receipts include 47% formulated prices.

Volume By State Or Province Of Origin: Missouri 5.4% Total Composite Weighted Average Receipts and Price (Formula and Cash): All Early Weaned Pigs: 78,293 head, wtd. avg. 43.76.

All Feeder Pigs: 2,335 head, wtd. avg. 57.20.

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 8/10/21

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8/13/21

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National Direct Delivered Feeder Pig Report

Midwest, have affected butter makers. Butter production is mixed across the country, in the East, some operations prefer selling cream to churning. Condensed skim markets are steady in the East and West regions. This week cream multiples are 1.28 ñ 1.37 in the East, 1.25 ñ 1.34 in the Midwest, and 1.18 ñ 1.34 in the West.

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Midwestern U.S. - $2.1392 - $2.2050.

Week of 8/1/21

ambs: Choice and Prime 2-3: : wooled and shorn 125 lbs 215.00. nd, PA: wooled and shorn 100-140 lbs 00, few 300.00-325.00.

CO: wooled and shorn 100-140 lbs 225.00lbs 230.00. ta: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 232.50165 lbs 252.50-257.50. wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 242.50267.50-270.00.

T: wooled and shorn 100-125 lbs no test. ooled and shorn 100-125 lbs 240.00-250.00. p: wooled and shorn 145 lbs 267.00. ambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: : hair 40-60 lbs 296.00-330.00, few 330.000 lbs 278.00-310.00, few 310.00-326.00; 4.00-286.00, few 288.00-290.00; 80-90 lbs 00, few 274.00-292.00; 90-110 lbs 230.00270.00-275.00. wooled and shorn 60-70 lbs 00; 91 lbs 230.00. nd: wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 300.000 lbs 270.00-290.00, few 295.00-315.00; 0.00-290.00; 80-90 lbs 265.00-295.00; 60.00-290.00, few 300.00-315.00. hair 46 50-60 lbs 280.00-290.00; 60-70 lbs 275.00310.-335.00; 70-80 lbs 265.00-282.00; 80-90 85.00; 90-100 lbs 240.00-262.00, few 280.00. wooled and shorn 60-70 lbs 260.00-265.00; 0.00-245.00, few 250.00-255.00; 80-90 lbs 00; 90-100 lbs 250.00-267.50. hair 50-60 67.50; 60-70 lbs 256.00-265.00, few272.50; 0.00; 90 lbs 255.00.

550-600 lb. steers

$214

8/13/21

o last week slaughter lambs sold very ambs at New Holland, PA and Kalona, IA 0.00 higher and those at San Angelo, TX alls, SD were weak to 14.00 lower. Slaughter mostly firm to 10.00 higher. Feeder lambs . At San Angelo, TX 6,327 head sold in ale. Equity Cooperative Auction sold 350 ambs in North Dakota. In direct trading wes and feeder lambs were not tested. 2,564 sses traded with no trend due to confidentieep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless

24 Month Avg. $252

Week of 8/8/21

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meet your neighbors

Emphasizing Sustainability

By Laura L. Valenti

Three generations work together to raise their herd in a sustainable, healthy manner

As the third generation in what looks to become a fourth-generation “That first year was hard, changing our practices,” Garrett admitted. “Now it is farming family in Camden County, Mo., Garrett Dyer is a busy man. working well. We use intensive grazing, moving cows every five to seven days, with Currently farming in cooperation with his parents, Michael and Renee Dyer, and two days on hay pastures.” his grandparents, Jim and Sherry Meissert, Garrett and his wife,Alyssa are also These practices also cut down on a number of troublesome weeds and other unworking on the next generation at Spencer Creek Farms, with daughters, Ava, age 4, wanted species they have to deal with like locusts and persimmon sprouts. and Sutton, age 1.

In addition to their grazing practices, Garrett has found a charcoal-based supple“Sutton is already really into this and would much rather be outside with her dad ment that passes through the cow’s digestive system, absorbing excess nutrients while and the cows, than inside with me and Ava,” Sherry said with a laugh. doing so, which are then deposited on the soil where they do a slow release.

Together, Garrett, his father and grandfather farm 200 acres that they own and “We are doing a test this year with two different groups of our cattle,” Garrett exrent another 140 on which they run a cow/calf operation of Angus-cross cattle. The plained. “We’ll be getting our soil tested later this year and see how it all works out. partnership started in 1989.

We have tried different things over the years to see what works and what doesn’t.

Since 2016, Garrett has also I got an old concrete mixer worked for ITW EAE, a capwhich we use to mix the charital equipment company that coal, a garlic salt and minerals Garrett Dryer works with his parsupplies machines for printin with the feed. We’ve found ents and grandparents to produce ing circuit boards for the comthe mineral supplement is as cattle in a healthy, sustainable puter industry. important as vaccinations in manner.

In 2015, the family beganterms of the overall health of making significant changes to our cows. I’ve also been gettheir farming practices, lookting a brewers grain from one ing to emphasize re-generaof the local breweries a coutional, sustainable farming. ple of times a week and that “The idea is to find ways helps, too. to cut down on the input to “We use a 16 percent heavy make the operation less labor corn ration but this is not a intensive and more profitfeed lot environment. People able,” Garrett explained. “For want to know where their instance, we haven’t used food comes from these days fertilizer and haven’t brushand that’s important. We hogged in two years now. raise quality beef locally. Our “We’ve been doing mob motto is ‘Local Beef Raised grazing, which is when you Right.’” put 30 cows on a 2- to 3-acre Like so many others raising paddock for two days. It forcbeef in the Ozarks, Garrett es the cattle to be less selective recognizes the importance of in what they eat and mows the grass that he raises.

Photo by Laura L. Valenti the field right down. We just “We have a lot of orchard got water installed in more of our paddocks and that really helps.” grass, Timothy, blue stem and Indian grass. The future plan is get more warm-seaBefore waterers were installed in all of the paddocks, they would haul water in to son grasses in here,” he said. “It takes different kinds of management practice to their cattle using a jon boat. get these grasses in there but it’s important. We only feed hay one to two months of “That is pretty labor intensive so when we got the waterers installed, the year, which we now buy. We do 1,000 bales in cooperation with our neighbors, that was a lot better,” Garrett explained. “Still, it is easier to haul water helping with the cutting and baling of that and that’s easier for all of us.” than to get shade to these cows. Getting enough shade in for your black Spencer Creek Farms offers customers farm-raised, grass-fed beef raised under cows is a real challenge.” their careful eye. Customers can choose from individual cuts, bundles or Garrett is glad to have his paddocks and patterns with cross-fencing larger quantities of drug- and hormone-free beef. The family also strives well-established at this point. to raise their cattle in the most humane and stress-free environment as “The cows are so used to it now,” Jim added. “You don’t even have to Camdenton, Mo. possible. worry about that back hot fence. The cows are only interested in going “It’s just lots of TLC; tender, loving care,” Garrett said with a smile. forward, not back.”

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What is your favorite part of being involved in ag/living on a farm?

“I like living on the farm where there is a lot of open space. I like traveling with our animals to the different shows and showing with my siblings. The shows are extremely competitive, and I’m a competitive person. It is also nice to keep busy in summer with the animals.

“Our daily routine with the goats every Photo by Rachel Harper morning before school is that we clean out their pens, feed and water and do daily health checks to make sure there is nothing wrong with them. When we get home from school, we clean the pens and water and feed them again if needed then walk and brace them making sure they know what they are supposed to do once showtime comes.”

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“I definitely love being around young kids, so I want to be one of those people who comes back to help out at the fairgrounds every year. I want to go to college for possibly psychology or graphic design. I am not sure I could have a whole setup with the animals like my parents do, but I don’t think I could live without having one or two animals nearby. You’re kind of hooked once you have animals. I’m used to having a goat to take care of now.”

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Next month, we have the Fort Smith fair, and Dr. Tim E. O’Neill, then in October we have the state fair. It takes DVM, owns Country quite a little bit to get animals ready for these. With me Veterinary Service and our practice, it’s all about their health. We want evin Farmington, Ark. eryone to show but with no transmission of any disease.

To contact Tim go to Some of the things to watch out for is warts and ringozarksfn.com and click worm on cattle. We cannot have anything like this that on ‘Contact Us.’ is very contagious at the fairs. Warts can be removed and treated with a vaccine and/or other medicine.

Ringworm will need to be scrubbed with iodine and treated daily until it is gone. I have seen a lot of ringworm coming from the Fort Smith, Ark., fair. Also, no snotty noses and/or any form of a respiratory infection at fairs. This would be one of the most contagious problems we could run into.

With our pigs, our main concerns are rhinitis and respiratory pathogens. Again, we cannot have any signs of this in our show pigs. There are other diseases also but, our pigs are blood tested for Pseudorabies and Brucellosis, and hopefully are free of all diseases. One of the main problems I have seen over the years has been either mycoplasma or flu. We do have vaccines for these, and all pigs showing should be vaccinated when feasible for these diseases.

In small ruminants (sheep and goats), our main problem here is ringworm or wool fungus.

This is very contagious and travels from contact and/or other surfaces. It can be treated by scrubbing with iodine and then treated daily. But all clinical signs must be gone to be in the show barn. I have seen a lot of animals come home from Fort Smith with wool fungus.

In the past, I have seen cases of Orf or Contagious Ecthyma (sore mouth) in animals checking in for the fair. These animals had to go home, regretfully. I hate sending anyone home, but we do not need them spreading the disease to others just to show.

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Stocking Up For Cooler Days

By Cheryl Kepes

Experts recommend producers prepare pastures for fall and winter

Though most farmers were able to put up plenty of hay this spring, due to the challenges of hay harvest in May, the quality of hay is lower than past years. The decrease in hay quality means producers will need to spend more to supplement the nutritional needs of their cattle.

Cost Savings Associated with Stockpiling Forage

Therefore, cattle producers looking to add more money to their bottom lines may want to consider stockpiling forages for the winter months ahead. “About 45 to 50 percent of the cost of owning

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a cow is the feed costs to maintain the animal,” Tim Schnakenberg, University of Missouri Extension Field Specialist in Agronomy, said. “Any way we can lower that cost and still provide all of the nutritional needs will lead to more money in our pockets when calves are sold.”

Experts point to research that indicates it costs more to feed cattle marginal quality hay, than to graze them on pasture during the winter months.

“When doing the math, we find it normally costs twice as much each day to feed a cow herd with average quality hay than to ration out fertilized fescue pasture,” Schnakenberg explained.

“This doesn’t even factor in the cost of supplemental feed if used.”

Additionally, in years when hay prices

“I look at docility, which is a big thing. I also look at confirmation and structure. I like a good set for shoulders and a good rear end.”

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are higher than average, the numbers show it can cost as much as three times more to feed hay compared to feeding stockpiled fescue.

Types of Forages to Stockpile

Fortunately for farmers living in parts of the country where tall fescue thrives, they have pastures full of grass that’s hardy enough to maintain forage quality through the winter months. “Outside of using a winter annual forage crop like cereal rye or triticale, we really don’t have a better perennial forage option that is better than tall fescue for fall and winter grazing,” Schnakenberg said.

Tall fescue contains a waxy cuticle on the

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leaf that helps it retain its quality through the winter. “In fact, it can stay green and palatable even under several inches of snow cover,” Schnakenberg added.

Bermudagrass is another forage worth stockpiling for the fall and winter months. “Even after frost, there is still some forage quality in bermudagrass, though not as good as fescue and it certainly would not last as long as fescue going into the winter months,” Schnakenberg explained.

Time to Start Stockpiling is Now

Agronomists recommend the month of August as the time to start preparing paddocks and pastures for tall fescue

“Aside from all of the given things like body score and EPDs, I want a gentle bull. I’m out by myself most of the time and I have six kids, so I have to keep a gentle herd.”

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“It depends on if your breeding firsttime heifers, or mature cows. What you want in the end is what you are looking for in the bull.”

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farm help stockpile growth. The first step is to dedicate some of the paddocks that have an ample amount of tall fescue. Experts recommend avoiding overgrazed fields with a weak stand of tall fescue. Farmers also need to evaluate the quality of the tall fescue. “Producers should walk their fields in August to make sure they are still considered a tall fescue field and not full of Kentucky bluegrass or summer annual grasses,” Schnakenberg stated.

When selecting fields for stockpiling, producers should examine the grass height. “For optimal quality in the fall, it’s usually best to start with a field that has been mowed off or grazed down to three inches by mid-August,” Schnakenberg recommended. “Then close the gates of designated paddocks and apply nitrogen fertilizer.” In addition, producers should keep in mind that fields with low phosphorus or potassium and exceptionally low pH fail to respond well to nitrogen applications.

The time to start stockpiling bermudagrass pastures is late summer. Producers should use the stockpiled bermudagrass fields in the early winter, while the tall fescue fields are still growing.

Managing Nitrogen on Stockpiled Tall Fescue Fields

The amount of nitrogen applied to a tall fescue field depends on the variety of tall fescue growing in that pasture.

Agronomists advise high nitrogen levels can increase the threat of fescue endophyte in Kentucky 31 stands in the fall.

Therefore, experts recommend limiting nitrogen rates to around 40 pounds of actual nitrogen per acre on those fields with Kentucky 31 tall fescue. In pastures with novel endophyte or endophyte-free stands, producers can apply up to 60 to 70 pounds of nitrogen per acre.

Though there are many positive economic benefits to stockpiling forages for the winter, there are some occasions where it may not work as planned. Droughts in the fall and early ice storms in the winter can reduce the quality and quantity of the forage. But more often than not, experts say stockpiling fescue will pay off.

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When and how each livestock operation manages the castration of its bull calves varies from farm to farm. However, experts recommend producers follow a few simple guidelines to optimize animal health and financial gains.

The consensus when it comes to the ideal or right time to castrate bull calves is to band or cut them as early as possible. “If you look at the stress on a calf it is usually better when they are younger,” Elizabeth MacConnell Picking, University of Missouri Extension Livestock Specialist, said.

Some producers castrate at birth, others wait until two months of age and some castrate at weaning. Overall, experts recommend castrating calves prior to weaning.

“Our goal as producers should be to try and limit stress on our animals, and castrating a calf while he can still be comforted by momma is a good thing,” Earl Ward, NE Area Livestock Specialist with Oklahoma State University Extension, stated.

If producers choose to band, especially at birth, there is a slight chance of future complications. Ward recommends producers wait until “branding time” which is typically when the bull is about 2 months old.

“The reason for that is at least if I cut them, I know I get two testicles out, versus if I am banding, especially at birth, if you band them and they still have one up in them – that is not good for anybody,” Ward said.

If producers wait until weaning to castrate, they are adding additional stress to the bull calf during an already taxing time. Castrating prior to weaning helps reduce some of the strain at weaning.

“Normally what we do at weaning is we get them up, we pull them off mom, we

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castrate them, we give them shots – all this at one time,” Ward said. “That is a bunch of stress. We could mitigate some of it by spreading that stress out over time.”

Livestock specialists state research shows no difference in the stress of an animal on whether he was banded or cut with a knife. “Banding is a prolonged low stress, whereas cutting is a short-lived high stress on the animals,” Ward explained. “So, pick which ever practice works for you and remove those testicles.”

Though some producers leave the animal’s testicles in longer to try to increase the animal’s growth, in the long run a castrated calf should bring more money.

“Very consistently you will see, if you were to take a bull calf to town versus a steer calf, your bull calves will bring less,” Ward stated.

One reason for the difference in price is stress management. When producers take the risk and do the work of castration at their farm, that translates to more money in their pockets.

“Anytime we add some form of management to our calves we are also adding value,” Ward said. “If a bull calf is castrated and completely healed you potentially increased his sale price by roughly $0.30/cwt.”

Additionally, animals that are castrated after weaning are more likely to have reduced performance and health issues as they heal from castration. Livestock specialists state research indicates bull calves that are castrated early perform similar to bulls left intact until they are weaned.

Each livestock operation comes with its own requirements and challenges. Experts suggest producers talk with their herd veterinarian to determine exactly when to castrate calves and what method to use that will work best for their operation.

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Fall Parasite Control

By Cheryl Kepes

Manage pests before they get out of control The cool days of the upcoming fall season will be more than welcome on farms throughout the Ozarks.

As producers anticipate milder weather ahead, they may want to consider strategies to help minimize their livestock’s exposure to internal parasites.

Internal Parasites in Cattle: There are many species of worms that affect cattle.

However, there is one parasite in particular that can cause the most harm to a herd during the fall and winter months. The brown stomach worm is a parasite that is found on the lining of a bovine’s true stomach called the abomasum.

The brown worm feeds on the animal’s stomach lining creating problems with digestion. These parasites can cause anemia, scouring, weight loss, decreased milk production and in some cases death. Dr. Eva Wray, with the University of Arkansas Animal Science and Parasitology, said the brown stomach worm impacts cattle in the south, below the Mason-Dixon Line, in the fall and winter months. In the north, the brown stomach worm affects cattle during the summer months.

Controlling Parasites in Cattle: Cattle producers can implement the same management strategies as small ruminant producers. Fecal egg counts, testing the effectiveness of dewormers and utilizing rotational grazing methods will all help control problems with parasites.

Experts suggest fall is a good time to deworm replacement heifers and bulls, followed up by another treatment in the spring for both groups of cattle. If producers have a fall calving season, then it is recommended they deworm the momma cows 30 days prior to calving (or as close as they can get). For cattle farmers weaning calves in the fall months, they should plan to deworm the calves at or close to weaning. Wray states conducting a fecal egg count before treating animals to make sure deworming is needed.

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Though there are a number of parasites that impact small ruminants, there is one in particular that producers should address.

“For small ruminants, the biggest concern, far and away, is the barber pole worm,” Wray explained.

The barber pole worm sucks blood from the lining of the abomasum. This can lead to severe anemia, weight loss, poor wool growth, decreased milk production, diarrhea and often times death. Affected animals may have pale gums and conjunctiva inside their eyelids, bottle jaw and appear lethargic or depressed.

Wray explained that during the late fall/ early winter to late winter/early spring the barber pole worm goes into a natural, arrested state in the abomasum. The specific timing depends on how mild the winter is, how far north the farm is located and how early spring comes.

The barber pole worms do not feed or reproduce during the arrested stage, which is similar to hibernation. “However, parasitisms can still possibly occur in the winter months if we have a mild winter, especially on operations located further south and/or with heavily-infected pastures,” Wray said.

Controlling Parasites in Small Ruminants: Some of the management practices necessary to control internal parasites in cattle and small ruminants are the same.

In regards to small ruminants, determining the extent of the problem is the first step. This is achieved through regular fecal egg counts. Once information is collected, producers can use it to adjust their husbandry style to try to control parasites through management. “Fecal egg counts will also help you to identify the animals that are carrying the majority of the worms; 20 to 30 percent of your sheep or goats have 70 to 80 percent of the parasites on your place,” Wray added.

In addition, producers should utilize Fecal Egg Count Reduction tests to analyze whether their dewormers are effective.

“Every worm in your animal means fewer overall dollars in your pocket, so knowing what is going on inside your production animal is very important,” Wray said.

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Improving the Health of Newborns

By Cheryl Kepes

Fall calving season is right around the corner. As producers prepare for another round of calves to enter their herds, there are some steps farmers can take to ensure newborn calves get off to the right start.

Keep Colostrum Replacer and Supplement on Hand

Before calving season begins make sure you have emergency supplies on hand.

One important supply is colostrum replacer and colostrum supplement. Ideally the calf receives the colostrum from its momma, but if that is not the case, it is imperative to have a colostrum substitute readily available.

Livestock specialists advise producers to check their colostrum supply to see if they purchased replacer or supplement because there is an important difference.

“Some feed stores don’t even carry the colostrum replacers. So, most folks see colostrum and they see a picture of a calf and think that is what they need,” Elizabeth MacConnell Picking, University of Missouri Extension Livestock Specialist, said.

The difference between colostrum replacer and colostrum supplement is the number of immunoglobulins (IgGs) contained in the product. IgGs are antibodies that help protect calves from scours, respiratory problems and other illnesses.

Calves that do not receive any colostrum from their momma at birth, will need the colostrum replacer. The replacer contains 150 to 200 grams of IgGs, which is what a newborn calf needs to build immunity. The colostrum supplement typically contains 50 grams

Tips to give calves a good start of IgGs, which is appropriate for a calf that may have received some colostrum from its momma, appears weak or needs a little boost.

In order for the calf to receive the health benefits of colostrum, it must ingest colostrum preferably within the first 12 hours of life, and no longer than 24 hours after birth. “In that first 12 hours it is a really critical time where their gut is open to receive those bigger proteins,” Picking explained. “The immunoglobulins or IgGs are like proteins and they are larger in structure, so a calf’s gut has to be able to receive those larger proteins and that’s only about a 12-hour period.”

Picking added that in some cases calves can absorb the IgGs up to 24 hours after they are born. However, to ensure calves get the best chance of receiving all the health benefits from colostrum, the sooner they ingest it the better.

Livestock specialists also suggest producers purchase injectable vitamin B12 for calving season. “If a calf is born and seems weak or just not doing right you can give injectable B12,” Picking stated.

“It is a safe thing to do that can help some of those weaker calves.”

Keep Calves on Clean Pasture Another tactic to protect the health of newborn calves is to provide clean pastures for them. Rotating calves and their mommas a week or two after they are born to different pasture, will protect the calves and keep the calving pastures cleaner for the next calves yet to be born.

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on to fresh, clean pasture, then they are not potentially more exposed to manure and that sort of thing, then we can help avoid scours in those calves.”

Keep Cows and First-Calf Heifers in Good Condition

A management practice that will go a long way to guarantee calves hit the ground running is to first take care of the cow. Animals that calve with solid body condition are in the best position to deliver and raise a healthy calf.

Livestock specialists suggest females should calve at a body condition score of five or higher. “To give a calf the best start possible ensure that the mother is in an extremely healthy condition, which includes great body condition score, adequate nutrition and mineral supplementation,” Earl Ward, NE Area Livestock Specialist with Oklahoma State University Extension, said. “This all translates into a healthy calf at birth and great colostrum quality.”

Additionally, producers may want to consider giving extra care to first-calf heifers.

The first-calf heifer is still growing herself, lactating and working to raise a calf. Her nutritional requirements are higher than more seasoned cows.

“I always advise keeping first-calf heifers separate as long as possible, at least until you get them rebred if not later,” Ward explained.

Ward also recommends producers with fall calving herds to start planning pasture rotations for separating lactating cows from dry cows in order to save on supplementation.

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Rocky Edmondson Park, Cassville, Mo. – to register call 417-847-3161 or

email barryco@missouri.edu 10 Antique Tractor Pull – 6 p.m. – Freistatt Fire Department, Freistatt, Mo. –

417-235-9567 or msf@mo-net.com 11 Truck & Tractor Pull – Kids Pedal Pull at 5 p.m., Tractor Pull at 6 p.m. –

Admission: $10, Kids 12 and Under Free – Freistatt Ernte Fest Grounds,

Freistatt, Mo. – 417-235-9567 or msf@mo-net.com 11 Southwest Missouri Cattlemen’s Association Tour – 1:30 p.m. – for more

information call 417-466-3102 14 Low Stress Cattle Handling Workshop – 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Cost: $35 –

pre-registration required, space is limited – Hankins Farms, Co Rd 12,

Arcola, Mo. – to register call 417-682-3579 or visit go.ozarksfn.com/bl4 14-16 Management-Intensive Grazing School – Strafford, Mo. – for more information

contact Greene County SWCD/NRCS at 417-831-5246, ext. 3 or will.rhodes@swcd.mo.gov 15 Keep Your Keys – Aging in Place – 10-11 a.m. – Jordan Valley Community

Health Center, 860 Lynn Street, Lebanon, Mo. – to register or for questions

contact Becky at 417-334-8337 17 Barn Quilt Class – 9 a.m.-3 p.m. – Cost: $45 – Hickory County Extension

Meeting Room, 18715 Cedar Street, Hermitage, Mo. – to register or for

more information call 417-745-6767 17 Mental Health First Aid for Adults – 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. – Online via Zoom

– Cost: Free – to register visit https://extension.missouri.edu/events/ mental-health-first-aid-for-adults-virtual-1626895390 — Continued on Next Page

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21 11th Annual Clover Classic Golf Tournament – 9:45 a.m.-5:30 p.m. –

A.L. Gustin Golf Course, 18 Stadium Blvd., Columbia, Mo. – for

questions contact Chris at 573-882-2680 or WillowC@missouri.edu –

register online at go.ozarksfn.com/cdc 23 Canning Salsa, Water Bath Canning – 6-8 p.m. – Cost: $25 – must pre-register

by Sept. 9, (limit of eight students) – Salem Community Center, 1200 W.

Rolla Street, Salem, Mo. – for more information or to register contact

Rachel at 573-458-6260 or rachelbuenemann@missouri.edu – register

online at go.ozarksfn.com/yyv 2610/2 National Good Neighbor Day – share about acts of neighborliness and get

entered in a contest and drawings by completing a survey online – for more

information visit go.ozarksfn.com/kxh 27-29 Management-Intensive Grazing School – Stockton, Mo. – for more information

contact Cedar County SWCD at 417-276-3388, ext. 3 or stephanie.auffert@swcd.mo.gov 27-29 Missouri Women In Ag Conference – Kansas City, Mo. – more information

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September 2021 6 28th Annual Autumn in the Ozarks Sale – Chappell’s Sale Arena, Strafford,

Mo. – 405-246-6324 18 Wild Indian Acres & Friends Female Sale – at the Farm, DeSoto, Mo. – 785-672-3195 25 Flint Hills Fall Classic Sale – Paxico, Kan. – 830-998-2023 25 Satterfield Charolais & Angus 10th Annual Female Sale – at the farm, Evening

Shade, Ark. – 501-944-9274 or 870-499-7151 October 2021 2 Bradley Cattle & Hankins Farms Fall Colors Charolais & Red Angus Sale

– Hankins Farms, Springfield, Mo. – 417-848-3457 – 417-861-2316 2 Jac’s Ranch Annual Production Sale – Bentonville, Ark. – 479-273-3030 9 Big D Ranch’s Building For Your Tomorrow Annual Production Sale – at

the ranch, Center Ridge, Ark. – 501-208-6119 9 Leachman Fall Ozark Sale – I-40 Livestock Auction, Ozark, Ark. – 970-568-3983 15-16 Circle A Wangus Ranch Fall 2021 Wangus Bull & Heifer Sale – Iberia, Mo.

– 573-793-2830 16 Angell-Thomas Charolais Sale – Paris, Mo. – 573-682-7348 16 Aschermann Charolais/Akaushi 33nd Edition Bull Sale – at the ranch, Carthage,

Mo. – 417-793-2855 – 417-358-7879 16 Bradley Cattle Charolais & Red Angus Bred Heifer & Bull Sale – Springfield

Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 417-848-3457 16 Fink Beef Genetics Fall Bull Sale – Fink Beef Genetics Sale Facility, Randolph,

Kan. – 785-293-5106 16 Heart of the Ozarks Angus 115th Edition Consignment Sale – Ozark Regional

Stockyards, West Plains, Mo. – 734-260-8635 22 2021 Royal Collection Charolais Sale – Wagstaff Sale Center, Kansas City, Mo. – 281-761-5952 23 Mead Farms Production Sale – at the farm, Barnett, Mo. – 573-302-7011

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27-29 Regional Grazing School – Sac Osage Electric Cooperative Building, 4815

East Hwy 54, El Dorado Springs, Mo. – Cost: $150 per person and $50 per

additional participants not needing materials or certificate – register by Sept. 22,

registration is limited – for questions call 417-276-3313 or 417-276-3388, ext. 3 – to

register call 417-276-3388, ext. 3 28-12/14 Master Gardener Training – Tuesdays at 6:30-9:30 p.m. – MU Extension

Office, 18715 Cedar Street, Hermitage, Mo. – register by Sept. 15 – 417-745-6767

or wheelerjr@missouri.edu or halleranw@missouri.edu 29 Budgeting Basics – 8:30-9:30 a.m. – Online via Zoom – Cost: $25-$75 –

register online at go.ozarksfn.com/grc October 2021 6 Soils 101 for Gardener & Homeowners – 6-7:30 p.m. – Online via Zoom –

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

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

and search for Soils 101 courses and dates 8-11/19 Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions – Online via Zoom –

Fridays, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – for questions call 314-400-7298

23 Seedstock Plus Fall Bull & Female Sale – Joplin Regional Stockyards, Carthage,

Mo. – 877-486-1160 23 Square B Ranch Private Treaty Sale – at the farm, Warsaw, Mo. – 660-438-2188 25 Southwest Missouri All Breed Performance Tested Bull & Foundational

Female Sale – Springfield Livestock & Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 417-293-8002 30 Cattlemen’s Preferred Sale All Breed Bull & Commercial Female Sale –

Harrison, Ark. – 205-270-0999 30 Fox Hollow Farms Fall Production Sale – at the ranch, Hulbert, Okla. – 918-409-6068 30 Nipp Charolais Annual Fall Bull Sale – at the ranch, Wilson, Okla. – 580-513-3555 30 Wall Street Cattle Company Production Sale – at the ranch, Lebanon, Mo.

– 417-288-4444 November 2021 5 Meyer Cattle Company Fall Sale – Bowling Green, Mo. – 573-808-0624 5-6 GenePlus Production Sale – Chimney Rock Cattle Company, Concord, Ark. –

1-877-436-3877 - www.geneplusbrangus.com 6 B/F Cattle Company Production Sale – at the farm, Butler, Mo. – 660-492-2808 6 RED REWARD ‘Fall Edition’ Bull & Female Sale – Wheeler Livestock

Auction, Osceola, Mo. – 877-486-1160 6 Worthington Angus Bull & Commercial Female Sale – at the farm,

Dadeville, Mo. – 417-844-2601 15 Green Springs Fall Best of the Bull Test Sale – Nevada, Mo. – 417-448-7416 19 Show Me Select Replacement Heifer Sale – Joplin Regional Stockyards,

Carthage, Mo. – 417-466-3102 19 Wienk Charolais Legends of Fall Bull Sale – Arcadia Stockyard, Arcadia, FL –

605-860-0505 – 605-203-0137 27 College of the Ozarks Production Sale – College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout,

Mo. – 417-342-0871

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AUGUST 23, 2021

— ZONE A AUCTIONS —

8/25 Marian Rice Real Estate and Personal Property Auction – Bolivar, Mo. • Crawford Auction Service, 417-998-6629 • See Our Ad on Page 31 8/26 Janet Pasley Estate Auction – Osceola, Mo. • Crawford Auction Service, 417-998-6629 • See Our Ad on Page 31 8/26 Multi-Property Real Estate Auction – Bolivar, Mo. • Diamond S Auction Company 8/28 Jim & Connie Finley – Lockwood, Mo. • Bruce & Le’AN Auction & Appraisal LLC 8/28 Personal Property Auction – Pleasant Hope, Mo. • Easterly Auction Company 8/28 Public Estate Auction – Humansville, Mo. • Hamby Auctions 8/28 Public Auction – Roscoe, Mo. • Bruce Auction Company 8/28 Sherrie (Bob) Irvin Machinery Auction – Osceola, Mo. • Crawford Auction Service, 417-998-6629 • See Our Ad on Page 31 9/3 Bill Hammill Estate Farm and Real Estate Auction – Stockton, Mo. • Crawford Auction Service, 417-998-6629 • See Our Ad on Page 31

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8/28 Bob & Jill Webb Estate Auction – Willard, Mo. • Essick Auction & Realty 8/28 Gordon’s Farm & Home Auction – Aurora, Mo. • Hodges Auctioneers 8/28 SUV, Guns, Furniture, Household, etc. Public Auction – Branson West, Mo. • Merritt Family Auctions 8/29 Real Estate & Personal Property Auction – Hollister, Mo. • Coon Ridge Auction Company 9/4 Mrs. Jackie Farrell Auction – Willard, Mo. • Bruce & Le’AN Auction & Appraisal LLC 9/6 Annual Labor Day Antiques & Collectibles – Branson, Mo. • Coon Ridge Auction Company 9/6 Farm Auction – Strafford, Mo. • Glenworth Auction & Realty, 417-767-4345 • See Our Ad on Page 30 & 31 9/6 Labor Day Antique Auction – Monett, Mo. • McKnight Auction Company LLC 9/6 Labor Day Real Estate & Farm Auction – Neosho, Mo. • Circle L Auction Service

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9/10-9/11 Kenneth & Lorene Mackey Real Estate & Estate Auction – Pierce City, Mo. • Essick Auction & Realty 9/11 Live & Online Auction – Republic, Mo. • Coon Ridge Auction Company 9/11 Three Bedroom Brick Home On Corner Lot – Monett, Mo. • Glenworth Auction & Realty, 417-767-4345 – See Our Ad on Page 30 & 31

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8/26 Equipment Auction – Pomona, Mo. • Sexton Auctioneers 8/28 Estate Auction – Mountain Grove, Mo. • Chadwell Auctions LLC 8/28 Ron & Henrietta Osborn Personal Property Auction – Marshfield, Mo. • Glenworth Auction & Realty, 417-767-4345 • See Our Ad on Page 30 & 31 8/29 Auction – Mansfield, Mo. • Chadwell Auctions LLC 8/29 Public Auction, 2 Rings – Fordland, Mo. • Glenworth Auction & Realty, 417-767-4345 • See Our Ad on Page 30 & 31 9/11 Huge Farm and Real Estate Auction – Goodhope, Mo. • Cheyney Auction Company, LLC 9/11 Wanda Johnson Auction – Pomona, Mo. • Danahy Auction Service 9/12 Matthew Shoe Real Estate Auction – Fordland, Mo. • Glenworth Auction & Realty, 417-767-4345 • See Our Ad on Page 30 & 31

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Directions: From Springfield Take Hwy 60 East 18 Miles To Iron Mtn. Rd. Turn North Across Hwy 60 Onto Iron Mtn. Rd. To Auction. Watch For Signs.

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MFA FEED

Trust in Health Track When it comes to preconditioning programs, there is no equal to MFA Health Track.

After more than 20 years and 800,000 cattle, Health Track’s experience and reputation are second to none. Others may try to imitate our success, but they always fall short.

Data makes the difference. Unlike other programs, Health Track uses both RFID tags and panel tags. We keep a digital database on every Health Track calf with program-required data points and details about products and practices used by our producers.

What’s more, MFA personnel are involved with every Health Track application—a level of oversight that’s unmatched.

Buyers respect the integrity of MFA and trust the performance of Health Track calves. You can, too.

Enroll your herd in Health Track for proven preconditioning.

Contact your MFA Agri Services for additional information, or call 573-876-5244.

Ash Grove - 417-751-2433

Cassville - 417-847-3115

Lamar - 417-682-5300

Lowry City - 417-644-2218

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Aurora - 417-678-3244

Fair Grove - 1-417-759-2525

Lebanon - 417-532-3174

Marshfield - 417-468-2115

Stockton - 417-276-5111

Bolivar - 417-326-5231

Golden City - 417-537-4711

Lockwood - 417-232-4516

Mt. Vernon - 417-466-3752

Urbana - 417-993-4622

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