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Dusty Richards – Feeding a growing population

Lynzee Glass – Developing future ag leaders

MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS 7 Local cattleman and sale barn owner

Kent Reading knows the cattle market inside and out

Oscar Dunaway still enjoys farming at 100 years old

Eye on Agribusiness features Cleburne County Livestock

Sean and Stephanie Brister diversify with cattle, crops and agritourism

Gene Longcrier improves his herd through AI and ETs

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Youth in Agriculture spotlights Lacy Jo Barrett

FARM FINANCE 15 Consider these six time-saving tips 16 Start thinking about your year-end planning now

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eef cattle prices are great right now. It seems that eachre weekly vonwomarket rC yrrereJ yB port establishes a new, all-time record high. My friends in the city kid me Jerry Crownover is about ‘getting rich in the cattle busia farmer and former ness’ and I have even heard fellow cattleman professor of Agriculture wonder out loud, “Are they getting too high?” Education at Missouri In 1966, my father sold our yearly crop of calves State University. He is a for the astonishing price of $0.25 per pound. It native of Baxter County, was astonishing because he had never sold feedArkansas, and an er calves for anywhere close to that price in his author and professional lifetime and I remember it so well because he speaker. To contact Jerry, thought that things would never be any better. go to ozarksfn.com and He was so delighted that he went out and bought click on ‘Contact Us.’ his first (and only) new pickup truck, ever. I also remember the MSRP sticker price of that truck – $2,395. Based on the weight and price of his calves, it took about 20 calves to pay for it. I just looked at an ad in our local newspaper for a new truck that would be comparable to the one dad bought back then. I couldn’t find a new one without airconditioning and a radio (that would make it identical to dad’s), but the comparable make and model had an MSRP of $26,995.00. With today’s feeder cattle prices, it would take about 20 calves to pay for it. AMAZING! The median price of a new home in 1966 was a shade over $20,000 or about 160 of our family’s calves. Today’s median price of a new home is around $200,000 or about the value of 160 calves at 2014 prices. I could go on and on with the comparisons of tractors that used to cost $10,000 that now cost $100,000, fertilizer that I used to purchase for $100 per ton that now cost $500, fuel, clothes, groceries, etc., etc., etc. But you get the picture. — Continued on Page 6 ATLAS STEEL OFFERS:

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All We Need’s More Rain By Dusty Richards

was shocked when I heard a respectable speaker tell an audience of businessmen Western novelist Dusty that we are running out of food because the Richards and his wife world’s population is growing faster than our Pat live on Beaver Lake food supply. He really meant that statement in northwest Arkansas. and went on to talk about droughts and floods that To contact Dusty, go to have added to the problems of food production. In ozarksfn.com and click on California, which in the past few weeks has gotten ‘Contact Us.’ some rain, has lost many orchards and perennial plantings like alfalfa, orchards and vineyards due to the long drought and no snow in the mountains. We all take food as a thing we get off the shelf, but he is really concerned about reduced production and more mouths to feed. We know the drought reduced the number of cattle in the four state area severely. The nation’s cattle numbers haven’t been this low since the 1950s. If you haven’t been to the sale barn, the price of cattle is at an all time high. Cow/calf pairs that brought $2,000 last spring are now double that and even higher now. Calves are bringing a $1,000. One man said, “you should buy 80 head at that price and get them hauled to your ranch and unload them after a high hauling bill, let them out of the corral and in 10 minutes $80,000+ disappears. Then you will know if your heart is still ticking or not.” No one knows about how long cattle prices can hold up, but it will take four calves at the present price range to even pay for those cows and that doesn’t count interest. Then Putin said the Russians would not buy more chickens from the USA. I am sure there are some major poultry companies looking hard at that today. But it will cause him inflation, because there is nowhere else to buy poultry meat. Consider Russian house wives when they experience a shortage of protein in their diets, he might have another war to handle. It looks like to me like he has bitten his own hand doing that. The Soviet Union’s economic situation is not that strong. In history class somewhere I heard if dictators get in trouble with the economy they start wars. He may not be an exception. I have a friend who when the Soviet Union broke up, went to Poland with the USDA to help those people and he wrote me if these Poles ever got good quality seed they will beat American farmers. Russia has no improved seed production like we have in the west. Look at U.S. wheat production, the wheat we grow today is 100 percent better than the old wheat, people used to think 40 bushel yields were good crops, today they produce 90. I saw a report on oats in Idaho doubling the tonnage of the year before. We better get busy on more things. Walmart is contracting with farmers to grow vegetables. I believe they want large farms. Less people to deal with I am certain, but perhaps they see shortages in the future. Transportation is another high cost. The size and scope of their vast percent of groceries stores any savings is big bucks. I doubt they want to be produce buyers, have to grade it and wait for Joe Blow to deliver it in his pickup. But I see things changing. If you don’t think things will change price a half-ton pickup truck. I did and bought one two weeks ago. Nice vehicles but expensive. Lots of bells and whistles, but the new smell of a vehicle comes at a hefty price. Hope you have had some good rains, school starts and I can’t believe they just got them out last week. God bless you and your family and the USA, Dusty Richards

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e’re going to need bright, young leaders in agriculture, to help us meet the challenge of feeding a growing world,” Lynzee Glass graduated said Donnie Smith, CEO of from Missouri State Tyson Foods. I recently read this quote while University with a scanning through a social media site. These degree in Agricultural Communications in 2008. words are packed full of so much power and She grew up on a family truth. It’s no surprise that a challenge will arise farm in Dallas County, Mo. as we face a growing world population and limitTo contact Lynzee call ed farmland. Luckily, we have technology on our 1-866-532-1960 or email side and bright young leaders to take us there. editor@ozarksfn.com. So how do we keep these young leaders interested in agriculture? I think this is a question everyone in the agriculture industry has asked at one time or another. I think for some youth it’s a matter of passion and family heritage. No matter what these are the people who take a real sense of pride in agriculture and consider it an honor to carry on the family tradition. These leaders are extremely important for our future. On the other hand, I think future generations of agriculturalist need to be exposed to the endless career opportunities available in agriculture. These youth need to be reassured that there are more jobs out there besides returning home to the farm. These leaders are also extremely important to our future. Thankfully, there are great organizations, like FFA and 4-H, that keep kids interested in agriculture and shape them into leaders. Of course, the National FFA Organization holds a special place in my heart. It’s because of opportunities I had through FFA that I chose a career in ag. According to the National FFA website there are close to 600,000 FFA members nationwide. The National FFA website also states, “According to the student magazine readership study, 87 percent of students are interested in learning about career exploration, — Continued on Next Page

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Life is Simple Continued from Page 3 I’m reminded of a phrase that one of my old agriculture professors would use during the course of almost every lecture. I thought he was pretty wise back then, but the older I get, the more I realize how truly genius he was when he would say, “The more things change, the more they remain the same.” I sympathize with consumers that struggle with the present cost of meat in the grocery store - that’s where I buy my steaks, burgers and roasts as well. But, if one will conduct a price analysis of beef, pork or poultry with a historical perspective, I think you’ll find that they have

risen in price on a fairly even keel with the other things that we all purchase as we go about our daily lives. I’m also reminded of the late, great cattleman, Mr. Jerry Litton who, as a U.S. Congressman in the 1970s, held hearings in Washington D.C., when consumers were up-in-arms about the ever-increasing price of meat in their local groceries. Mr. Litton created a bit of theater by penning a few cattle on the steps of the Capitol to serve as a backdrop for a press conference where he uttered the famous (at least to all cattlemen) phrase, “Beef too high? Compared to what?”

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I-40 Livestock Auction owner Kent Reading continues to build an auction based on honesty and hardwork Kent and Clesha Reading run Every time they passed a telephone pole a large cow/calf operation in the price of the cattle would go up. The Ozark, Ark. They use fall calving with practice allowed Kent to develop his own Angus, Charolais and Black Simmental chant and sell... starting at age 12. After attending junior college in Miami, bulls with their commercial herd. Kent prefers Angus and Black Simmental in order Okla., and competing on the livestock to get black calves and Charolais to help judging team, Kent went to Stillwater to produce a good crossbred mix with greater Oklahoma State University and earned thickness, pounds and muscle. The Black a degree in animal science and livestock Simmental also contribute greater muscle merchandising. Between his sophomore mass. Calves are sold at 600 pounds after and junior year, Kent went to Mason City, working them in the spring for worms, lep- Iowa to the Reisch World Wide College to, castration, black leg, and respiratory is- of Auctioneering for two weeks. While sues with a six-way respiratory vaccination. he went with an interest in learning real Kent and Clesha met while Clesha was estate auctioning, he ended up re-fining a registered nurse for a local dermatologist. and using his livestock auctioning skills The couple now own, I-40 Livestock Auc- which he uses to this day. Upon graduation, where Clesha pitches in on sale days. tion from college, Kent worked as a field Ironically, their first date was to go to an- representative for the Springdale Livestock other livestock auction. Their two children Auction. A year later he went to work for are attending the University of Arkansas in the Arkansas Cattlemen’s Association, but Fayetteville where their daughter, Lauren, when his father, Garlan, was retiring from is studying occupational therapy and their pharmaceutical sales in animal husbandry, Kent and Garlan knew they son, Logan, is focusing on ag wanted to build a sale barn in business with the possibility of Ozark because a need existed coming back to the homestead Ozark, Ark. so farmers wouldn’t have to after graduation. travel so far to sell the cattle. When Kent was young, he For the first six months Kent wanted to be an auctioneer. helped build the facility which covHis father helped him learn ers 20 acres with 400 different pens by practicing while driving.

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Kent feels success comes from being fair and honest as well as from treating everyone the same regardless of herd size. Another component is having good staff. Kent employees 22 people on sales days, including a bookkeeper and an auction house/farm worker who hold full-time positions. Having long-term employees, many over 15 years, it ensures knowledgeable and efficient service. Explaining a final element for success, Kent said, “I am both owner and auctioneer and work on a commission basis, an advantage because people are comfortable that I know what the cattle are worth and I will get there when I sell.”

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moved to Fayetteville, Ark. to attend the University of Arkansas where he earned degrees in Agronomy and Law. He now has a general practice law firm in Alma and also specializes in agricultural law. He can provide services regarding farm equipment, government programs and estate planning. Stephanie grew up on a stocker cattle ranch near Mulberry, Ark. In Fayetteville she earned degrees in Ag Business and Animal Science, then went on to focus on Ag Economics. She is currently Business Development Manager for Dentek in Alma as well as managing the family’s stocker operation and handling the marketing for the farm. “As part of my master’s degree I developed an economic analysis spreadsheet tool that has been helpful for cattle marketing,” she said. She also maintains their website and a Facebook page to keep visitors and friends up-to-date on progress and upcoming events. The couple purchased their home and 12 acres near Alma in 2005 where they ran a few head of cattle. They added 500 acres and the row crops in 2011 and another 80 in 2012. Three years ago they began triple cropping with cattle, winter wheat and soybeans and are always working to improve their program. Sean said that the high cattle prices were an enticing factor for raising multiple crops on the same plot of land. “The yield on the grain was probably somewhat reduced due to the grazing, but the gain from the cattle more than offset it. As wheat prices fall and cattle prices remain strong more wheat will be grazed out and less cut for grain,” he said.

They raise their stocker cattle to around 750 pounds grazing them on the winter wheat. He explained that crop insurance requires that cattle are removed from any wheat that will be harvested for grain by March 1, although they continue to graze out some wheat until May which enables them to plant soybeans at the optimal time. He also stated that on much of the farm they use high tensile electric fence instead of barbed wire. “It had a cheaper initial cost and can be moved and removed easily. Also a portion of the farm is subject to flash flooding and the high tensile fence should withstand that better.” They carry fewer cattle on permanent pasture through the summer, then they extend the grazing season in colder months by overseeding wheat and annual rye by no-till drilling their pastures which are primarily Bermuda. Sean explained that they determine soil fertility and fertilizer application based on Extension Service guidelines. “Wheat planted after soybeans receives fertilizer based on whether it is intended for grain or grazing only,” he said. “Conventional tillage after removing the cattle seems to help soil compaction issues caused by cattle running on the wheat during wetter winter months.” The couple plans to continue growing their farm. Sean said that he would like to be able to farm full-time some day, and they will continue their goal of public outreach. “We have a lifetime passion in agriculture and we want to share that with others,” he said.

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From tales of boyhood, to going off to fight in WWII, to learning skills as a carpenter to retiring as a farmer Oscar Dunaway shares his story

Sitting in the shade and talking with Oscar Dunaway is like referencing a live history book. Oscar is a 100-year-old farmer born May, 21 1914, in a Madison County community known as Thorny. However, he has raised cattle in Elkins, Ark., for the last 70 years. Oscar’s life has been very diverse. He loved hunting and fishing and fondly remembers his mom serving squirrel that was first boiled and then fried and served with gravy. Oscar started school when he was 7 because he was not allowed to walk by himself and had to wait until his brother turned 5 so they could go together. He remembers being jumped by a bully, getting a choke hold on him and his brother knocking him out with a rock. The bully left them alone after that, but the boys got a good thrashing at school the next day. When Oscar started school, the school year was only three months long and started late in the fall. He finished school when he graduated from the eighth grade and worked with his father at his father’s branch of the Durham canning company. When he first started, he was responsible for firing the boiler. Oscar said, “I don’t know if I particularly liked that job or not, but working was not a matter of choice.” All of the family worked at the company and were paid just like other workers. When he was 15, Oscar was promoted to taking care of the plant’s machinery. Oscar said, “I can still cobble together about whatever I need. If you study on it a little bit you can figure out a way to make it.” When he reached 22, Oscar went to Washington and worked in the logging industry for three years but re-

turned to Arkansas to enter the infantry during World War II. He spent the war in the South Pacific and was on Iwo Jima the day the flag was raised. He remembers Polynesian communities having a communal garden they called a plantation and the native boys bringing him a banana almost every day. He also remembers the boys shooting fruit bats for food though they called the animals flying monkeys. When he returned from the war, he married his wife Lydia who, nine years his junior, waited throughout the war for him to return.

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To support his family after the war and using skills he learned from his father, Oscar began a carpentry partnership with Glenn Scott, who still lives in Fayetteville, Ark. Oscar particularly liked working for Fay Jones on numerous projects. Oscar said, “He was one of the best men I ever met and explained things in a way so you could understand exactly what he wanted. If you didn’t understand, he kept explaining in a different way until you did.” Oscar and Glenn Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

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were the lead carpenters on the renowned Faubus Mansion near Huntsville. Oscar even met Frank Loyd Wright when Wright came to Fayetteville for business. When he turned 65, he put his tools away and became the fulltime farmer he always had a hankering to be. Soon after the WWII, Oscar purchased 80 acres in Elkins. The land had a good spring behind the house that provided valuable water even during the recent drought. Oscar admits after the war he did not have enough money to really make a go of farming full-time. He started with a dairy but found that was too much work for his wife and kids. Then he turned to a cow/calf operation selling calves at 400 to 500 pounds while keeping heifers. Consequently the current 30 mommas have all been raised on the homestead. Oscar believes that the secret to being a good farmer is “whole lot of planning ahead.” That includes figuring out how much hay is needed. Oscar must be good at it because he hasn’t bought any hay in the last 20 years, not even during the drought. He uses turkey litter once a year and soil tests as needed though his observation usually tells just as much. Oscar also believes you have to keep the herd bloodline good and that the best way to do that is to use a pureblooded bull such as the Black Angus he uses. Oscar still cuts hay every year and brush hogs four to five times. Because of bad knees, Oscar travels around the farm on his four-wheeler, a birthday present on his 80th birthday. He said, “Farming is a good, free life. You go to bed when you get ready and get up the same way. You get to take a break when you want, not when somebody says.” AUGUST 25, 2014

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Cleburne County Livestock Auction, Inc. Owners: Jerry & Jo Holmes Location: Heber Springs, Ark. History: Jerry Holmes recently took a few moments to give OFN a rundown of the history of the barn, “My grandparents had been involved in the auction barn since the late ‘40s when Rile & Lessie Holmes along with Gib Kelley ran the barn downtown Heber Springs. In 1973 the barn moved up here on the mountain top where it sits today. I remember helping set the trusses for the original building up here. The auction owners changed hands after my granddad got too old to run it. We finally bought the barn back in 1999. We saw potential to improve the market and have improved it over the last 15 years. We’ve been blessed that both our boys took an interest in the business. Cattle numbers have declined in the last decade, but there are still a good number of people in the cattle business around here and we’ve also been able to reach outside of the county to keep cattle coming in. The cattle business is looking great.” Products and Services: “Of course we auction cattle. But we’ve been looking to highlight larger groups of cattle and calves. We’re working on getting commitments from producers to sell through the barn so we can get the word out for those groups. We are using our relationships with buyers to help drive the business for our local producers. We’re working to keep business here in Cleburne County.” The barn recently has been talking about some special pre-conditioned calf sales with the Arkansas Cattlemen’s Association and other groups to bring more business into Cleburne County. Philosophy: “Our family has had a hand in this sale barn for over 50 years. We have a long-standing tradition with producers here in Cleburne County. We’re here to help producers improve their bottom lines and we are looking for new ways to do just that.” Story and Photo By Marcus Creasy

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6 banking resources for better efficiency “The cows need milking. The rain is coming in and the fence in the south pasture needs fixin’. It’s time to wean calves. I have a buyer coming in at 9 a.m., to look at hay. It’s time to plant wheat. I need to repair the roof on the barn. The chickens are running low on feed. Oh, and the mule ATV has bit the dust and I need to look for another one. Geez, I also have to run into town to stop by the bank to deposit some checks and fill out a loan application for that new ATV. ” All of these thoughts swirl through your head before you even get out of bed in the morning. Sometimes there truly aren’t enough hours in the day. It’s our job in the financial industry to make banking as easy as possible for you. It shouldn’t be a time consuming ordeal to take care of your daily banking needs, rather an item you can check off of your to-do list in a snap. Your bank should offer products and services that save you time, not add another errand to your day (and if they don’t, you need to find a new bank). Less time at the bank means more time for you to focus on your job and passion. What are some common services that area banks might offer that will make your life easier? Here are some suggestions of services to use for better efficiency.

Online Banking: Access your accounts with your morning coffee before you start your chores for the day, all you need is an Internet connection. See real-time transaction updates, pay bills, view balances and history, view check images, review statements and transfer between accounts. You can even apply for a loan through your bank’s website. You will still have to go into the bank to verify identity and sign papers but this will save you time on the first step of the process.

App for Your Phone: Access your accounts from your smartphone, anytime, anywhere. You can be on your tractor in the field and use the app. Banking apps allow you to deposit checks, access your account information, pay bills, find your bank locations and view check images. Mobile Deposit: This is usually a feature within the smartphone app. Instead of going into the bank to deposit checks, deposit them directly from your phone. Personal Financial Manager: Manage and budget your finances on your bank’s website from the comfort of your home with this software. No need to use a complicated website, simply consolidate and track your investments, such as stocks, money market and 401k. Fraud Text Alerts: Keep 24/7 tabs on your debit card, straight from your phone. Fraud Text Alerts urgently notifies you when suspicious charges appear on your card, such as charges from outside the country and charges over a certain amount. This is a way to protect yourself from potential fraud and give you peace of mind. As you can see, you can save valuable time and money by taking advantage of the resources your bank offers. If you’re unfamiliar with how to use a service, have your bank give you a tutorial on the product. Banks want you to successfully use what they offer and add more time to ysour day to take care of the things that are most important to you. Kelsie Geister, Marketing Director for Grand Savings Bank. Grand Savings Bank is a locally-owned bank that has served Delaware County, Oklahoma and the Grand Lake area since 1981 and recently opened locations in Bentonville, Ark., and Rogers, Ark.

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The 3 basics of a loan structure Structuring a loan and payment plan that meets your objectives requires a lender who understands your business and industry. This knowledge is especially important when it comes to agriculture loans due to the overall risk inherent to the ag industry. Determining the appropriate loan structure depends on several items including but certainly not limited to cash flow, collateral and debt structure.

Cash Flow Fundamentals

Simply put, cash flow is the movement of money in and out of your operation during a specified period of time. Lenders will use cash flow projections when structuring your loan to help them determine the short-term capabilities of your business. Projecting cash flow is essential to know that there will be an adequate supply of cash to successfully complete the operating cycle. Cash flow projections allow you to look at the end of a period of time to see if there will be a surplus or shortage of income providing you the opportunity to modify your operation based on these findings. Prepare a cash flow projection annually and update it any time there is a change from the original plan.

Collateral Considerations

Primarily, collateral should provide the lender reasonable protection from loss if the borrower cannot repay the loan. The value of the collateral and the purpose of the debt are considered by the lender when determining a loan amount. The loan amount as a percentage of collateral value can vary considerably based upon the type of collateral (real estate, livestock, machinery or vehicles) and the borrowers overall financial position. AUGUST 25, 2014

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Debt structure is another important consideration for borrowers. Terms of the loan should match the useful life of the asset being financed. Typical lending terms for breeding livestock and machinery range from 3 to 7 years, and real estate loans are typically amortized up to 30 years. Crop input and general operating expense loans should be repaid during the production cycle. Repayment should match cash flow. Typically, this means monthly payments for dairy and annual payments for beef. Many times ag producers use a shortterm note for all their borrowing needs including operating expenses, machinery, breeding livestock and other capital assets. But capital assets depreciate and need to be replaced. That is why it is important that capital assets are properly structured at the beginning of your loan, so you know what debt payment is expected annually. Knowing the payment expectations assists in managing your cash flow.

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An annual visit with your ag lender to review your loan structure, cash flow, balance sheet, risk management plans and other financial items is a wise plan. Your ag lender has financial tools and industry knowledge that benefit you and can help you find the right solutions to fit the specific needs of your operation. In the end, routine visits to review loan structures and address concerns that either of you may have can mean the difference between success and failure. Roger Ash is the Vice President at FCS Financial in Lebanon, Mo.

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246.68

8/14/14

Receipts: 384 Demand was good. Supply was moderate. The supply consisted of 02% springer heifers, 04% bred heifers, 23% open heifers, 02% milking cows, 02% bred and springer cows and 40% calves. The balance was steers and weigh cows. Prices quoted are for Holsteins unless noted otherwise and all prices are per head. Springer heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme Indiv 1900.00, Crossbreds 1500.001700.00, Approved Pair 1275.00-1500.00. Heifers bred four to six months: Supreme 1960.002150.00.00, Indiv Crossbred 1600.00, Approved Pair 1600.00-1685.00. Heifers bred one to three months: Supreme Pair 1600.00-1700.00, Crossbreds 1310.00-1600.00. Open heifers: Approved 200-300 lbs Lot of 16 at 730.00, 300-400 lbs Lot of 14 at 780.00, 420-500 lbs 880.00-1090.00, Pair Crossbreds 780.00-940.00, 608-639 lbs Crossbreds 1170.00-1220.00, Milking Shorthorns at 637 lbs 1170.00, 710-830 lbs 1175.001350.00, Lot of 10 at 750 lbs 1420.00, Medium 300400 lbs Pair 600.00, 430-455 lbs Pair 525.00-600.00, 500-600 lbs Pair at 570 lbs 1030.00, 605-683 lbs 925.00-1050.00. Fresh and open milking cows: Supreme Pair 2300.00-2450.00, Approved Indiv 1650.00, Indiv Jersey 1400.00, Indiv Crossbred 1600.00, Medium Pair Crossbreds 1075.00-1100.00.

120

140

160

180

246.95

** 253.87

1087

232.75

Week of 8/10/14

247.88

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

241.93

300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.

257.99 242.01 236.75

Bulls, Med. & Lg. 1

300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.

239.19 225.53 238.09 259.26

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

262.01 185

206 227 248 269 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

290

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

18 18

300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.

Uneven 280.00-332.50 255.00-287.50 227.50-267.50 220.00-234.00 205.00-220.00 ----235.00-268.00 218.00-252.50 197.00-222.00 ----230.00-290.00 220.00-260.00 210.00-233.00 195.00-217.50 -----

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Ark. Cattle Auction, LLC - Searcy 8/12/14

261.75

127 5(3257('

252.18

goats

Diamond, Mo. • TS Whites Sheep and Goat Sale

8/7/14

Receipts: 1680 Supply moderate Demand was good. The supply included 38 percent slaughter and feeder lambs; 6 percent slaughter ewes; 4 percent replacement ewes; 39 percent kid goats; 9 percent slaughter nannies and billies; 4 percent replacement nannies and billies. All prices per hundred weight unless noted otherwise. Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: wooled and shorn non-traditional 60-70 lbs 152.50-157.50; 70-90 lbs 150.00-155.00; 90-100 lbs 140.00-141.00; traditional 100-160 lbs 122.50-142.50. Hair lambs: 70-100 lbs 132.50-150.00. Feeder/Stocker Lambs: wooled 40-60 lbs 147.50172.50. Hair Lambs: 30-40 lbs 160.00-175.00; 40-50 lbs 150.00-173.00; 50-60 lbs 145.00-170.00; 60-70 lbs 150.00-182.50. Ewes: Hair 82-155 lbs 120.00-145.00. Hair Bucks: 165-200 lbs 65.00-95.00. Replacement Sheep: Ewes: Wooled 130-185 lbs 80.00-105.00. Hair Ewes 55-155 lbs 90.00-105.00. Goats: Slaughter Classes: Kids Selection: 1 40-50 lbs 172.50-195.00; 50-70 lbs 190.00-197.50; 70-80 lbs 175.00-190.00; 80-90 lbs 185.00-200.00; 90-100 lbs 180.00-192.50; 100-105 lbs 182.50-188.00; Selection 2 50-60 lbs 170.00-190.00; 60-70 lbs 170.00-185.00; 70-80 lbs 150.00-165.00; 80-100 lbs 165.00-170.00; Selection 3 60-70 lbs 130.00-150.00; 70-80 lbs 140.00-155.00.

Does/Nannies: Sel Selection 3 Dairy 8 32-68 lbs 75.00-115 Billies: Selection 1 Selection 2-3 Aged 150.00; Selection 3 Replacement Nann 110.00-145.00; you 155.00; Selection 3 Billies: Selection 1 Stocker/Feeder Kid 180.00-205.00; 30-4 155.00-187.50; Sele 30-40 lbs 145.00-16 50-60 lbs 140.00-15 per head.

Koshkonong, Mo. • Ore

Receipts: 257 All goats and sheep USDA Graders and weights at the buyi up of 81 percent go scheduled market d The station will be a.m. till 3:00 p.m. Slaughter Classes: Kids: Selection 1 4 Selection 1-2 81 lbs 45-60 lbs 180.00; 61 lbs 130.00. Selectio Feeder Kid: Selecti 3 dairy and pygmy 6 Slaughter Does/Na Selection 3 75.00. y pygmy does 80.00. Slaughter Bucks: S yearling bucks 105. Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: C or hair 80 lbs and u 120.00. Slaughter Ewes: U Slaughter Rams: ag

stocker & feeder

98.00-151.00 †

100

Bred and Springer cows: Approved Indiv Jersey 1725.00, Indiv Crossbred 1550.00, Medium Pair1450.00-1500.00, Indiv Crossbred 1350.00. Baby calves: Holstein heifers Few 220.00-370.00, Holstein bulls Few 225.00-320.00, Jersey Heifers 225.00-320.00, Jersey bulls 120.00-230.00, Crossbred Heifers 170.00-330.00, Crossbred bulls 330.00410.00, Small 270.00-300.00.

sheep &

dairy cattle

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards

126.00-147.00 †

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

8/17/14

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 152.00-159.00; wtd. avg. price 155.27. Heifers: 151.00-158.00; wtd. avg. price 154.83. Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 242.00-248.00; wtd. avg. price 244.86. Heifers: 242.00-250.00; wtd. avg. price 244.58.

120.00-138.00 † 132.00-151.00*

County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Auction

225.00

cattle

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

Not Reported † 121.00-137.00 † 125.00-146.00*

Benton County Sale Barn Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Cleburne County Livestock Clinton Livestock Auction

234.77

beef

133.00-156.00 † 1

Arkansas Cattle Auction, LLC

229.64

Week of 7/27/14

bulls

Benton Co. Cattlemen’s Cleburne - Siloam Livestock* Co. - Heber Springs Springs 8/13/14 8/14/14 8/11/14

Clinton Livestock Auction* 8/15/14

County Line Sale Ratcliff 8/13/14

Decatur Livestock* 8/12/14

Farmer’s & Farmers Ranchers - Livestock Vinita, Okla.* Springdale 8/13/14 8/15/14

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530

1127

507

384

255

748

476

663

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2-20 Lower

Uneven

2-12 Lower

3-5 Lower

Uneven

4-10 Higher

Steady

Uneven

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274.00-340.00 250.00-276.00 220.00-242.00 214.00-229.00 -----

275.00-325.00 250.00-280.00 235.00-259.00 220.00-245.00 215.00-228.00

285.00-330.00 255.00-290.00 230.00-257.50 220.00-227.00 219.00

275.00-317.00 240.00-294.00 233.00-259.00 218.00-244.00 200.00-222.00

----252.50-320.00 240.00-245.00 210.00-230.00 210.00

335.00-394.00 270.00-390.00 245.00-264.00 220.00-248.00 205.00-223.00

305.00-375.00 265.00-305.00 242.00-265.00 225.00-242.00 -----

295.00-340.00 268.00-315.00 236.00-255.00 228.00-234.00 209.00-214.00

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260.00-317.00 239.00-270.00 210.00-241.00 210.00-220.00 195.00-210.00

230.00-313.00 230.00-275.00 220.00-240.00 185.00-222.00 170.00-190.00

----237.50-265.00 224.00-245.00 207.00-223.00 200.00-207.00

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----222.50-280.00 207.50-217.50 ---------

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290.00-339.00 258.00-315.00 224.00-254.00 209.00-229.00 193.00-208.00

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249.00-268.00 223.00-240.00 205.00-220.00 201.00-213.00 -----

225.00-275.00 215.00-249.00 205.00-233.00 195.00-220.00 190.00-215.00

244.00-295.00 210.00-254.00 217.00-250.00 204.00-215.00 198.00-202.00

250.00-291.00 233.00-251.00 216.00-234.00 201.00-221.00 -----

300.00-340.00 220.00-225.00 212.00-222.50 201.00-210.00 -----

310.00-352.00 275.00-293.00 230.00-248.00 215.00-230.00 185.00-196.00

265.00-292.00 248.00-265.00 229.00-248.00 189.00-229.00 -----

246.00-261.00 228.00-249.00 212.00-234.50 200.00-214.00 -----

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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AUGUST 25, 2014

ket sales reports 8/7/14

d. The supply feeder lambs; t replacement nt slaughter acement nannies weight unless

n non-traditional 150.00-155.00; al 100-160 lbs

00. 60 lbs 147.50-

00; 40-50 lbs 0.00; 60-70 lbs

0. 00.

5.00. Hair Ewes

1 40-50 lbs 7.50; 70-80 lbs 0.00; 90-100 lbs 188.00; Selection s 170.00-185.00; 165.00-170.00; ; 70-80 lbs

Koshkonong, Mo. • Oregon Cty Goat & Sheep Market

Receipts: 257 All goats and sheep graded by MO Dept of AgUSDA Graders and bought per cwt. based on inweights at the buying station. Offerings were made up of 81 percent goats and 19 percent sheep. Next scheduled market date will be Saturday, Aug 30th. The station will be open to accept goats from 9:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. All prices per cwt. Slaughter Classes: Goats: Kids: Selection 1 45-60 lbs 200.00; 61-80 lbs 180.00. Selection 1-2 81 lbs and over 90.00. Selection 2 45-60 lbs 180.00; 61-80 lbs 160.00. Selection 3 61-80 lbs 130.00. Selection 1-3 dairy kids 150.00-170.00. Feeder Kid: Selection 1-2 20-44 lbs 80.00, Selection 3 dairy and pygmy 60.00. Slaughter Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 85.00-95.00. Selection 3 75.00. yearling does any grade 100.00. pygmy does 80.00. Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1-2 90.00. pygmy 90.00. yearling bucks 105.00. Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 wooled or hair 80 lbs and under 120.00-140.00; over 80 lbs 120.00. Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 30.00-45.00. Slaughter Rams: aged 45.00.

feeder

ur k*

7/26/14

prices

240.36 *

Not Reported †

Ash Flat Livestock

215.10

224.15 213.21 223.38 226.28

** 247.44 220.19

1310.00-2275.00 †

1000

2000

3000

pairs

4000

Soybeans

Soft Wheat

Corn

Sorghum

10.68

10.83

10.81

10.53

10.68

5.61

6.38

5.71

6.38

6.47

4 0 Blyt

3.73

3.58

le na hevil Hele

Elain

eola

Osc

3.54

usta

Aug

3.38

Pine

Barry County Livestock Marketing Benton County Sale Barn Cattlemen’s Livestock Cleburne County Livestock 1825.00 † Clinton Livestock Auctionn

Not Reported † 1850.00-2575.00 † 1

Ft. Smith Livestock I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Stockyards Mo-Ark - Exeter North Arkansas Livestock OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock Ozarks Regional Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock

5.31 3.68

Not Reported †

County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Farmers Livestock - Springdale

luff

1650.00 †

Ash Flat Livestock

1000

218.66 236.96 ** 220.52 223.67 224.76 229.24 225.27

1550.00-2750.00 *

220.50

1 1450.00-2625.00 * None Reported † 1800.00-2750.00*

237.50

2200.00-2850.00* None Reported †

* 252.23

None Reported † None Reported † 1600.00-2900.00 †

226.00 **

1250.00-2575.00*

226.41

None Reported † 1875.00-3650.00 † 2850.00 † 1850.00-2800.00 † 2500.00-3100.00 * None Reported †

2000

3000

4000

241.42 231.33 226.98 210.00 229.82

5000

223.90 227.97

8/11/14

8/16/14

476

663

450

715

3134

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680

2835

580

2950

1670

1651

her

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Uneven

Steady

Uneven

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Uneven

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305.00-375.00 265.00-305.00 242.00-265.00 225.00-242.00 -----

295.00-340.00 268.00-315.00 236.00-255.00 228.00-234.00 209.00-214.00

292.50-293.00 260.00-263.00 232.00-251.00 219.00-227.00 204.00-216.00

310.00-327.00 262.00-290.00 233.00-255.00 215.00-226.50 202.00-206.00

315.00-350.00 270.00-315.00 250.00-277.50 232.00-262.50 207.00-236.00

295.00-338.00 277.00-318.00 235.00-268.00 191.00-247.00 207.00

300.00-321.00 260.00-300.00 230.00-275.00 215.00-240.00 210.00

316.00-340.00 266.00-299.00 244.00-257.00 219.00-239.00 190.00-225.00

296.00-349.00 268.00-305.00 241.00-249.00 217.00-235.50 215.00-221.00

310.00-335.00 280.00-320.00 257.50-288.00 228.00-255.00 215.00-227.00

325.00-372.50 260.00-315.00 230.00-265.00 220.00-246.00 190.00-220.00

337.00-371.00 302.00-325.00 252.00-266.00 229.00-262.50 214.00-223.00

Joplin Regional Stockyards 8/11/14

Mo-Ark Exeter, Mo.*

OKC West - El Reno, Okla. 8/13/14

Ouachita Livestock Ola, Ark. 8/15/14

Ozarks Regional West Plains 8/12/14

Stilwell Livestock Auction* 8/13/14

Tulsa Livestock Auction. 8/11/14

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290.00-339.00 258.00-315.00 224.00-254.00 209.00-229.00 193.00-208.00

------------214.00-219.00 189.00-190.00

----239.00-243.00 216.00-235.00 204.00-210.00 -----

295.00-325.00 270.00-295.00 240.00-252.50 237.50 -----

285.00-300.00 262.00-300.00 229.00-262.00 210.00-230.00 209.00-211.00

275.00-296.00 237.00-265.00 222.00-247.00 205.00-219.00 180.00-191.00

----275.00 -------------

----241.00-268.00 230.00-239.00 210.00-224.00 -----

295.00-300.00 ----219.00-250.00 ---------

300.00-365.00 240.00-295.00 220.00-255.00 210.00-235.00 180.00-210.00

----285.00-296.00 246.00-267.00 215.00-239.50 -----

265.00-292.00 248.00-265.00 229.00-248.00 189.00-229.00 -----

246.00-261.00 228.00-249.00 212.00-234.50 200.00-214.00 -----

250.00 239.00-252.00 224.00-233.00 215.00-218.00 200.00

270.00-290.00 237.00-261.00 215.00-232.50 206.00-210.00 -----

260.00-282.50 244.00-260.00 230.00-252.50 214.00-234.00 191.00-209.00

255.00-305.00 249.00-256.00 219.00-249.00 199.00-219.00 -----

275.00-289.00 241.00-269.00 212.00-243.00 200.00-226.50 195.00-200.00

260.00-297.50 ----229.00-248.00 210.00-213.00 193.50-213.50

267.00-314.00 237.00-273.00 219.00-245.00 209.00-238.00 200.00-219.00

266.00-297.50 237.00-267.00 230.00-241.00 ---------

260.00-302.00 230.00-262.50 210.00-243.00 190.00-215.00 180.00-202.00

299.00-325.00 255.00-270.00 225.00-256.00 206.00-227.00 195.00-203.00

AUGUST 25, 2014

231.96

5000

(Week of 8/10/14 to 8/16/14) Arkansas Cattle Auction

Week Ended 8/19/14

220.67 214.87 221.68

1500.00-2175.00 † 1250.00-2550.00 † 1500.00-2000.00 *

cow/calf

avg. grain prices

225.65 222.14

1325.00-2500.00 †

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

218.70

Week of 7/20/14

Barry County Livestock Marketing Not Reported † Benton County Sale Barn 1825.00-2025.00 † Cattlemen’s 1150.00-2750.00 * Cleburne County 1175.00-1400.00 † 1 Clinton County 1275.00-2450.00* None Reported † County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Market 1750.00-2500.00* Farmer’s & Ranchers 1600.00-2200.00 * 1550.00-2350.00 † Farmers Livestock Ft. Smith Livestock 1500.00-1875.00 † I-40 Livestock - Ozark 1325.00-1900.00 † Joplin Regional 1300.00-2600.00 † 1100.00-2000.00* Mo-Ark North Arkansas 1200.00-2180.00 †

N. Ark. Livestock Green Forest 8/13/14

.00 .00 .00 .00 .00

Ft. Smith Livestock

Arkansas Cattle Auction

8/15/14

Cheese: Barrels closed at $2.2100 and 40# blocks at $2.2200. The weekly average for barrels is $2.1700 (+.0610) and blocks, $2.1480 (+.0640). Fluid Milk: Milk production is holding steady in the Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States; is moving lower in most of the West and Florida; but has increased slightly in some parts of the Southeast. Florida has suffered from up to 6 inches of rain over three days, leaving pastures muddy with moisture contributing to heat indexes over 100. Demand from schools and educational institutions is a factor drawing increasing volumes of milk into bottling use in all areas. Some powder manufacturers are looking to sell milk rather than dry it. In the West, some cream loads are staying within state borders due to discrepancies in cream pricing bases. SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT F.O.B. producing plants: Upper Midwest - $2.9280-3.2640

212.50

115.00-170.00 † Prices reported per cwt

I-40 Livestock Ozark 8/14/14

Farmer’s & Farmers Ranchers - Livestock Vinita, Okla.* Springdale 8/13/14 8/15/14

dairy sales

National Dairy Market at a Glance

cows

(Week of 8/10/14 to 8/16/14)

Week of 7/27/14

Sale

replacement

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

Week of 8/3/14

oats

Does/Nannies: Selection 70-130 lbs 85.00-140.00; Selection 3 Dairy 80-140 lbs 82.50-95.00; Pygmy 32-68 lbs 75.00-115.00. Billies: Selection 1-2 85-180 lbs 90.00-120.00; Selection 2-3 Aged Weathers 80-155 lbs 135.00150.00; Selection 3 70-140 lbs 85.00-130.00. Replacement Nannies: Selection 1-2 80-165 lbs 110.00-145.00; young nannies 60-115 lbs 140.00155.00; Selection 3 Dairy 85-130 lbs 85.0-87.50 cwt. Billies: Selection 1 195.00-200.00 per head. Stocker/Feeder Kids: Selection 2 20-30 lbs 180.00-205.00; 30-40 lbs 170.00-190.00; 40-50 lbs 155.00-187.50; Seletion 3 20-30 lbs 110.000-115.00; 30-40 lbs 145.00-165.00; 40-50 lbs 145.00-175.00; 50-60 lbs 140.00-155.00 cwt; bottle kids 12.50-35.00 per head.

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233.01 240.14

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Indiv Jersey Medium ed 1350.00. 20.00-370.00, ersey Heifers 30.00, Crossbred lls 330.00-

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

220.64 233.04 221.18 219.26 212.25 217.87 211.31 219.42 230.80 235.29

180

199 218 237 256 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

275

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

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5 key estate planning documents that will make things easier Will Rogers once said, “The minute you read something that you can’t understand, you can almost be sure it was drawn up by a lawyer.” Lawyers are guilty of making the simple complicated for sure, but getting their assistance with organizing your estate plans can make things easier when its time to execute those plans. Most don’t understand what type of estate planning they need or don’t understand what estate planning they have. There are five estate planning documents you may need, regardless of your age, health or wealth: 1. Durable power of attorney 2. Advanced medical directives or health care proxy 3. Will 4. Letter of instruction 5. Living trust or testamentary will

Durable Power of Attorney

A durable power of attorney (DPOA) can help protect your property in the event you become physically unable or mentally incompetent of handling financial matters. If no one is ready to look after your financial affairs when you are unable to, your property may be wasted, abused or lost. A DPOA allows you to authorize someone else to act on your behalf, so he or she can do things like pay everyday expenses, collect benefits, watch over your investments and file taxes. There are two types of DPOAs: (1) an immediate DPOA, which is effective immediately (this may be appropriate, for example, if you face a serious operation or illness), and (2) a springing DPOA, which is not effective unless you have become incapacitated.

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Advanced Medical Directives

Advanced medical directives lets others know what medical treatment you would want, or allows someone to make medical decisions for you, in the event you can’t express your wishes yourself. If you don’t have an advanced medical directive, medical care providers must prolong your life using artificial means, if necessary. There are three types of advanced medical directives. Each state allows only a certain type (or types). You may find that one, two or all three types are necessary to carry out all of your wishes for medical treatment. First, a living will allows you to approve or decline certain types of medical care, even if you will die as a result of that choice. In most states, living wills take effect only under certain circumstances, such as terminal injury or illness. Generally, one can be used only to decline medical treatment that “serves only to postpone the moment of death.” Second, a durable power of attorney for health care allows you to appoint a representative to make medical decisions for you. You decide how much power your representative will or won’t have. Finally, a Do Not Resuscitate order (DNR) is a doctor’s order that tells medical personnel not to perform CPR if you go into cardiac arrest. There are two types of DNRs. One is effective only while you are hospitalized. The other is used while you are outside the hospital.

Will

A will is often said to be the cornerstone of any estate plan. The main purpose of a will is to disburse property to heirs after your death. If you don’t leave a will, disbursements will be made according to state law, which might not be what you would want. AUGUST 25, 2014

farm finance There are two other equally important aspects of a will: (1) You can name the person (executor) who will manage and settle your estate. If you do not name someone, the court will appoint an administrator, who might not be someone you would choose. (2) You can name a legal guardian for minor children or dependents with special needs. If you don’t appoint a guardian, the state will appoint one for you. Keep in mind that a will is a legal document, and the courts are very reluctant to overturn any provisions within it. Therefore, it’s crucial that your will be well written and articulated, and properly executed under your state’s laws. It’s also important to keep your will upto-date. I always recommend reviewing estate documents at least every 3-5 years just to make sure they are still in line with the family’s wishes.

Letter of Instruction

A letter of instruction is an informal, nonlegal document that generally accompanies your will and is used to express your personal wishes and directions regarding what is in the will (or about other things, such as your burial wishes or where to locate other documents). Important people to contact such as attorney’s, accountants, investment advisors and friends can be included too. This can be the most helpful document you leave for your family members and your executor. Unlike your will, a letter of instruction remains private. It’s not a substitute for but a supplement to a will. Any directions you include in the letter are only suggestions and are not binding. The people to whom you address the letter may follow or disregard any instructions.

Living Trust

A living trust (also known as a revocable or inter vivos trust) is a separate legal entity you create to own property, such as your home, land or investments.

The trust is called a living trust because it’s meant to function while you’re alive. You control the property in the trust, and, whenever you wish, you can change the trust terms, transfer property in and out of the trust, or end the trust altogether. Not everyone needs a living trust, but it can be used to accomplish various purposes. The primary function is typically to avoid probate and to keep these matters private. This is possible because property in a living trust is not included in the probate estate. Depending on your situation, the probate process can be relatively complex, lengthy and expensive. Probate takes time, and your property generally won’t be distributed until the process is completed. A small family allowance is sometimes paid, but it may be insufficient to provide for a family’s ongoing needs. Transferring property through a living trust provides for a quicker, almost immediate transfer of property to those who need it. Probate can also interfere with the management of a farm resulting in lost revenue. Although your executor is responsible for managing the property until probate is completed, he or she may not have the expertise or authority to make significant farm related decisions. Transferring the property with a living trust can result in a smoother transition in the management of it. Bottom line is everyone has a plan, its either a plan they have taken charge of and gotten drawn up based on personal wishes, or it’s a plan to let someone else decide what will happen in the event of a death, disability or incapacity of a family member. Will Rogers also said there are three types of people, “those that learn by reading, those few who learn by observation, and the ones that have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.” Troy Kestner, CRP is a Senior Client Advisor with Arvest Private Banking in Fayetteville, Ark.

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What 2014’s weather pattern’s can teach us While most, if not all, farmers take great pride in their ability to raise robust crops with high yields from their land, in many years that is only half of the equation for a financially successful growing season. 2014 has been a case in point. Consider the following two dates in time: On May 23rd, the Friday morning before Memorial Day, total rainfall in the south central region of Kansas was just under 2 inches since the first of the year. Corn and beans both had sufficient soil moisture to make reasonable stands and coverage was good to excellent, but the plants were really suffering from the drought. Both corn and bean plants were wilting and in real danger of irreparable drought damage. The drought map was bright red across much of Kansas and parts of Nebraska, with the majority of Kansas’s counties at either extreme or severe drought levels. New crop corn prices were $4.75 per bushel and beans were $12.65 per bushel. Fast forward to Thursday, July 24th. Yearto-date rainfall is now just shy of 20 inches. Those 18 additional inches came evenly and regularly in a pattern a customer calls “irrigation rains.” The corn is tall, tasseling, dark green, robust and healthy, and beans are 3 feet high and more. Record moderate temperatures in July and reasonable heat levels for the balance of the initial growing season have created optimal growing conditions. The drought map shows the extreme and severe areas have fallen back into their more traditional areas of far western Kansas and exited Nebraska completely. The current forecast calls for potential record corn yields, far exceeding last year’s crop. At this time, new crop corn prices are $3.69 and beans are $10.85. This 22 percent drop in corn prices could easily make the difference between a profitable year with poor production, and a break-even or loss year even with better than average yields. The difference is mar-

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keting. With careful marketing, it could also mean a record year of on-farm profits with the combination of both strong achieved prices and excellent yields. The lesson to be learned from this year’s volatile weather is not to bet against the current weather, or to bet for the yields, or really to bet for or against anything. Betting is never a good strategy. The lesson is to be prepared to react quickly to changing market conditions as they occur in relation to the growing conditions in your area. This means having already set up the appropriate accounts and mechanisms to forward sell or hedge commodities in volumes relevant to anticipated total yields and being prepared to execute these forward positions quickly and systematically as conditions change. Forward selling a small percentage of minimum anticipated total crop production during the growing season can be an excellent way to begin to price protect crops. Farmers can then continue to update these positions as conditions improve or deteriorate. If farmers are not prepared to market their grain in a timely and proactive manner throughout the growing season, then their bottom line will be operating at the mercy of both the weather and the markets. In turn, they should not expect to consistently have strong financial results despite changes in either of these critical contributing factors. A consistent, well thought-out marketing program, capable of being executed on a timely basis, both before and throughout the growing season, is just as essential as excellent farming practices and robust crop production to annual financial performance. This practice, combined with adequate crop insurance, can provide the risk abatement mechanisms required to protect farmer’s families and their operations in troubled years and achieve consistent profitability for the long run. Bill Watson is the president of UMB Bank’s Agribusiness Division. AUGUST 25, 2014

meet your neighbors The Key for Improvements Continued from Page 13 Realty. “Raising cattle is not a real full time having calves in December, January and job because I don’t raise that many. I just February. Some calves I bring into my shop try to raise good ones,” he said. Gene and and use the hair dryer to dry them off so Zella have 17 registered Angus cows and they won’t freeze,” he said. “I try, I don’t alone yearling registered bull. “Angus looked ways get it done but, I try to calve in the fall like they were the most popular brand at so my bull calves are ready to be serviced that time. I think they still are. The more when they are about 18 months old.” He I know about them, the more I think they sells most of his bull calves in April. “I have are a very good breed to have in your herd.” them in good shape, sperm tested and all “I like to keep no more than 20 momma that. Customers like heifer bulls because they throw smaller calves. cows,” Gene said. Gene They don’t have to have finds his best market in Gene’s Tips selling bulls. “I can sell a for Improvement a vet come out and pull them,” he said. lot more bulls than I can Gene feeds sweet stock sell heifers or cows,” he 1. Raise a breed that at 14 percent every night said. “I’ve even thought is suited for your so he can make sure his about breeding sexed se- environment with cattle are doing well. He men to get more bulls. good marketing has a hay field close by in Sexed semen is a little bit Twin Oaks using commore but, if you get what potential mercial fertilizer to make you’re after then it is not 2. Introduce new sure he has good qualthat much,” he continued. bloodlines into ity hay. “I have mostly Most of Gene’s calves Bermudagrass and some are bred through artificial the herd fescue. I worm usually insemination or embryo 3. Improve genetics twice a year in the spring transfers. “I don’t do any and fall,” he said. “I keep natural breeding. I do a through AI and ET, mineral out year round lot of embryo breeding,” paying close and give them their shots he said. Gene uses Den- attention to birth in the spring. Basically, I nis Avery of DNA Ge- weight, growth and keep them pretty healthy netics from Twin Oaks, milk production year round.” Okla. Gene has repeat Gene thinks the future customers for his bulls 4. Focus on herd of the cattle business is requiring him to be care- health using bright. He says land pricful about bloodlines. “I’ve vaccinations and es have come down in just built up a clientele. deworming the last five years. “Good With no more cattle than pasture land is available I have, we make sure that programs for $1,500 to $1,800 an we don’t have the same acre. If a good, year-round bloodlines year after year.” “I try to get a bull that throws small water source is available, it might go for calves that grow fast and have good size $2,000 an acre,” he said. “To me, the marto them. The females I breed to I try ket is wide open. I think if I were a young to increase milk production so it will man going into the commercial business, help the babies grow fast,” he said. “Of the first thing I would do is get a good bull. course, I do try to increase the rib eye. I Whether it is an Angus bull or whatever, just try to improve the breed.” Gene also you need a bull that improves your herd. tries to breed a good-natured docile bull. Something that improves your cows if you Gene finds raising cattle very gratifying. breed up.” “It is hard work too especially when your

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ummer is coming to a close and the heat Dr. Tim E. O’Neill, DVM, of August is here, somewhat. At least owns Country Veterinary we have had rain. The grass is growing Service in Farmington, and still green but it’s too wet to put up Ark. To contact Tim go hay right now, but there is plenty of grass to ozarksfn.com and for the cows. Plus, it is getting time to be thinking click on ‘Contact Us.’ about weaning calves. With the price of calves making them worth around $1,000 to $1,500 each, we need to take care of them the best we can. By doing a pre-weaning vaccination program we reduce the stress level on the calves. After we are done vaccinating them and turn them back loose to momma, they go nurse her and let the stressors fly away. It is natures way for little ones still on momma. Why not use it to our advantage? This pre-weaning program is where we get them up and vaccinate for everything we need to, castrate and tip horns. By getting all of this done before we wean, we reduce the stressors at weaning. Without all of the stress, we get a better immune response to our vaccine, which means better protection against the diseases we are vaccinating against.

This pre-weaning program is where we get them up and vaccinate for everything we need to, castrate and tip horns. By getting all of this done before we wean, we reduce the stressors at weaning. Without all of the stress, we get a better immune response to our vaccine, which means better protection against the diseases we are vaccinating against. I have seen many calves weaned and not vaccinated. These are very high-risk individuals for respiratory infection (BRD = Bovine Respiratory Disease). During the weaning process and/or at the stocker we will see these calves have a BRD rate above 70 percent. Ones that have been through the pre-weaning program will only have a rate of about 0-20 percent infection rate of BRD. These figures tell the story in my eyes. I also have clients that are believers, too. The pre-weaning program is where we get everything done 2-4 weeks before we wean. Then at weaning all we do is to give booster vaccines. We generally also get them bunk broke and water trough broke. Normally this takes about 45-60 days. Now I know some people do not have facilities to do this. It only takes hot wires, feed bunk and a water trough; you do not have to be fancy. Most people have a corral where you work them, which can be used. I have a client that uses his roping arena. If you do pre-wean and background your calves definitely advertise that you have done it. A lot of buyers will pay a premium for those calves. It may mean a savings to them of $10.00-$25.00 per head in medicine cost, or better yet a dead or chronic. Chronic sick cattle cost more than a dead one. They keep eating feed and never gain. You also keep giving them medicine and they never get better. Please, remember fall is coming and so is more BRD. AUGUST 25, 2014

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Understanding the basics of a grid marketing system for selling finished cattle Grid marketing can enhance the returns from marketing good the buyer,” Dr. Arley Larson, professor of agricultural sciences at Northwest Missouri State University, told OFN. “They don’t want to buy cattle that won’t grade high and cattle. And if cattle aren’t as good… it can put a dent in your return. Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University agricultural economist, told Ozarks yield well, and of course they have to make a judgment on the hoof. If they use the grid approach they make that determination after they’ve been Farm & Neighbor, “One of the challenges of grid marketing for slaughtered and hung, and they know exactly what they grade a producer, particularly in the early stages, is that you really and what the yield is. Buyers like that because they can know have to understand what your animals are, how they perform absolutely what they have before they price it.” and how they grade to recognize whether grid marketing is One of the challenges of In 2010, Larson and colleagues conducted a study to detergoing to offer potential for enhancing the value of those anigrid marketing for a promine whether cattle feeders could benefit by investing in a mals.” Under grid marketing, cattle are priced on a carcass baducer, particularly in the sonogram and using it to decide which animals would bring sis rather than on live weight, and premiums and discounts are early stages, is that you a premium when sold on a grid. The device is similar to the assessed for variations in yield and quality grades. There can really have to understand ones used by doctors to monitor women’s pregnancies; its also be adjustments for carcass characteristics, like deviation what your animals are, how ultrasonic waves provide a picture of tissue under the skin. from a range of weights. Larson explained, “If you’re a producer and you’re going to Grid marketing replaces average pricing, the traditional they perform and how they use the grid system, what you would want to do is determine method of selling fat cattle, where the buyer makes assumpgrade to recognize whether which cattle in your feedlot are choice or prime, and sell tions about the percentage of cattle in a pen that will grade grid marketing is going to them on the grid; you’d sell the rest of them live weight in Choice on quality and 1-2 on yield, and offers a price based on offer potential for enhancing the marketplace.” that. Peel said looking at the industry as a whole, grid marketthe value of those animals. But although they were able to measure the loin eye, and to ing helps to enhance value. “The implication of pricing fed an extent the degree of marbling, they concluded the method cattle on the old pen average basis was that there were always – Dr. Derrell Peel wouldn’t work; there was too much error in the readings for at least some high-quality animals that really did not receive Oklahoma State University them to be reliable. The cost was also a major factor; Larthe value they should receive and in essence, they subsidized Agricultural Economist son said the university’s sonogram unit probably cost about the rest of the animals across a whole feedlot,” he said. Cattle raisers can benefit from grid marketing, but it takes some work; in addi- $25,000, although it’s also used for other things like preg checking and calf sexing. tion to using genetics and management to raise the quality of their cattle, they also In addition, “It’s relatively labor intensive; you’ve got to run the cattle through the have to understand how those cattle will be graded and evaluated. It also helps to chute, put the sonogram on them and then interpret it.” If everybody used such a method, or another means of separating out cattle that develop a relationship with the feedlot, perhaps through retained ownership where the producer still owns a share of the cattle and can capture part of the additional would receive a premium under the grid, it wouldn’t work, either; buyers would realize the cattle being sold live weight are of lesser quality, and would lower their bids value at the packer. It’s important to remember that by buying on the grid, the packer is laying the risk accordingly. Larson added, “To some extent, it would take the risk out the marketing onto the feeder. “If you just sell them all live weight, all the risk is essentially borne by process on both sides of the equation.”

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Building the Beef Brand By Gary Digiuseppe

The Arkansas Beef Council continues to promote the beef industry on 10 percent fewer funds According to Executive Director Travis Justice, the Arkansas Beef Council (ABC) has had to get “really creative” with its budgeting in recent years. “We just closed this fiscal year, and collections under the checkoff program were down 10 percent,” Justice told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor. “Last year, they were down 12 percent, so basically over the last 3 years our receipts have dropped 25 percent in Arkansas, the result of the selloff of cow herds from the drought 2 and 3 years ago.” He said there are signs receipts are stabilizing, “but we’re stabilizing at a level some 20 percent plus below where we have been.” In fact, nationally, this year marked the lowest level of collections since the program began. The Beef Promotion and Research Program was created by the 1985 Farm Bill and began collections in 1987. It assesses $1 every time an animal is sold, and splits the proceeds between the National Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) and state bodies like ABC. In addition to the ongoing decline in the size of the national herd, Justice said the structure of the cattle industry itself has changed. He explained, “When the program started, the average turn of cattle of 3.5, so average collections on a head was $3.50. It changed hands that many times in its lifetime. Now, that average is closer to 2.5 times, so you have cattle that are being turned over less frequently, and fewer cattle to start with. Add the inflation factors that are built in over 27 years, and the reach of the programs are not as extensive as they were. It’s forced the state beef councils and the national board to be conservative, prudent and selective.” Justice said they’ve reduced both research funding – the checkoff can only be used on meat research, and not on cattle production – and promotional activities, AUGUST 25, 2014

including paid advertising through mass media. Justice said they’re still maintaining core level projects in some programs with food service, which represents half of all beef sales nationally, but retail has been scaled back. However, they’ve got a big partner to share the load there. “Twothirds of all the grocery sales in Arkansas are through a Walmart operation,” he said, “so being able to partner with Walmart on promotions doesn’t require a lot of our direct involvement.” ABC also operates educational programs for the state’s youth, such as “Beef in the Classroom” for school-age children and sponsorship of the state’s “Beef Quiz Bowl” and meat judging contests. Movement out of conventional media advertising has also led the national program to move nearly all of its resources toward social media, and Justice said while it’s been slow, ABC is “getting there; we’ve reworked our websites, we’ve got a Facebook page, and now we’re gradually expanding our contact lists in social media.” Record high beef prices have presented a challenge and provoked more questions from consumers, but Justice said it hasn’t changed ABC’s message. “We have some materials emphasizing the value,” he said. “If there is some kind of a cushion here, it’s the fact that some of our competing meat prices are also at record levels, so we don’t see the degree of switching between protein products as we have in previous situations like this.” The beef business has also been buoyed by exports, which have been extremely positive and are growing; while there have been no extremely strong signals of reduced domestic demand, marketers are wondering what the price trigger level will be, and Justice said, “We just stay positive with our key messages of nutrition, the enjoyment factor and the health and safety of the product; prices will move as they will.”

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Before building a relationship with a feedlot, do your homework There surely isn’t much interest in retained ownership among Ozarks cattle producers – not with calves bringing as much as $300/ cwt, and yearlings over $200. But even so, it’s long been a way of doing business for some growers. “There are producers that have historically retained ownership through the feedlot,” said Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University agricultural economist. “Some of it is just a personal preference in terms of the way they like to run their cattle business. Obviously, producers who think they have better than average cattle have some incentive to retain ownership; in many cases, retained ownership was the principal way that you could capture that additional value. If you sold into the commodity market you got commodity, kind of average prices, and you often didn’t get that price.” But in the absence of retained ownership, a good relationship with a feedlot may be the ticket to better returns. It may take time to develop; a feeder may need to finish a pen or two of a producer’s cattle to get a handle on the quality. At that point, said Peel. The feedlot may be willing to take full ownership of those cattle and still pay the additional value back to the producer. It’s also important for the cattle raiser to shop around. “It’s kind of like choosing a doctor or lawyer,” Peel said. “It’s going to take some trial-and-error, and the first one you choose may not be someone that works. They may have a slightly different management philosophy, and you just may not be comfortable with them. So I think a producer has to be prepared to shop around a bit.” He suggested talking to other producers about their feedlot customers. Eldon Cole, University of Missouri Extension southwest region livestock specialist, said not many growers in the region have any interest in retained own-

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ership, even though it might be to their benefit. Cole told OFN, “We thought if they were producing good cattle, maybe they were leaving some money on the table when they sell the calf at 500-600 pounds, instead of owning it all the way through the feedlot and to the harvest phase.” But he said most ranchers don’t want to take the risk. “Bad things can happen when cattle are in the feedlot for that last 120-180 days,” he said. “Death loss and sickness; the market can drop, feed prices can escalate, and those things can scare people.” Cole said the short supply of cattle will probably lead to some feedlots curtailing operations or shutting down entirely, and there are always a few people interested in feeding cattle on the side – mostly those who are in a position financially to take some extra risk. “I think the extra profit from owning cattle that extra 4-6 months is not all that great,” he said. “It may be somewhere in the neighborhood of $2050 per head on average to take that risk, and quite honestly a lending institution that may have to finance the feeding of those cattle is a little nervous about taking the risk just to make that few extra dollars.” Also, producers may want to find out if the breeding program they have is on target to meet a niche market; Cole said, “Certified Angus Beef is one of those niches that a lot of people look at. Striving to get cattle to grade prime – that’s kind of a lofty goal, but it takes time to get those genetics into play.” Peel added, “We have a limited supply in the industry and the cow/calf level, and coupled with that the stocker level where we’re utilizing forage, really are the sectors that are in the driver’s seat right now. I don’t know that there is a lot of incentive for many producers to be involved farther up the chain than that in terms of retaining ownership, or becoming involved in cattle feeding at this point in time.” AUGUST 25, 2014

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Stockpile for Success By Amanda Erichsen

Don’t let summer fool you, it’s the perfect time to prepare for winter feeding Now is the time for stockpiling, are much lower in November and Deaccording to Dirk Philipp, as- cember than in the spring, Philipp added. “There are not many good options if the sistant professor for the Department of Animals Science at the rain isn’t coming, that’s’ why we stress the University of Arkansas. Stockpil- point of harvesting hay in spring when ing is a good method for providing win- growth occurs and then focus on stockpiling or winter annual forages,” Philipp said. ter feed and is practiced widely. Most of the 2014 hay crop is already “When harvesting hay, plan on doing the last cut of bermudagrass by early Oc- in the barn or in a bale yard. Therefore, tober, so there would be still two cuts, Cole points out that the challenge now is early September and then the last early to make sure quality doesn’t diminish due October,” Philipp said. “Once the frost to poor storage practices. “Big bales stored hits mid-October the grass stops growing outside should be in a well-drained area, not under shade and with space between and the quality won’t be good.” the rows for air According to Elmovement,” he don Cole, extensaid. “Try to keep sion professional, and brush livestock specialSavings from grazing weeds down around the ist in Lawrence stockpiled forage in- bales. If you have County and the in plasSouthwest Region stead of feeding hay = haylage tic keep holes for the University patched to preof Missouri; late vent deterioration summer to early of the forage due fall fescue growth per animal unit or to air entrance.” will make an exWhen it comes cellent stockpile to preparing storpasture. “To make age areas for hay, it happen the desper acre of Philipp said to ignated pasture store hay under should be clipped forage stockpiled roof, or at least or grazed down under a tarp and by mid-August. A elevated from the soil test would in- Source: University of Arkansas Division of ground (with paldicate the amount Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service of fertilizer that should be applied soon. lets or similar). “Dry matter losses are Typically, 40 to 60 pounds of actual ni- high if bales are stored in the open. They trogen is advised. After clipping and fer- may not really ‘see’ it, but the loss in fortilizer application, hope for timely rains age quantity and quality is tremendous. in September and delay grazing until late Since hay-making is so expensive, there’s October – early November. The stockpile no excuse for storing hay outside.” “Just because cattle prices are at record forage should test at least 14 to 15 percent protein and approach 60 percent TDN highs doesn’t mean farmers should slack off on feed quality, storage and management,” (total digestible nutrients).” When planting winter annuals, either Cole said. “I feel this is a good time to supplant wheat or rye in September and plement a bit more this next few months graze between early and late winter, but since feed cost are relatively favorable comstocking rates have to be adjusted; they pared to the value of gain at this time.”

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Machinery

FORD/NEW HOLLAND: 5610I, ’85, 62HP, Cab, Ldr, 5108 hrs, $14,950 (M); 5640 SLE, 66HP, 16x16 Pwr Shift, Cab, Ldr, 4796 hrs, $16,950 (R); TN70A, ’04, 70HP, 16x16 Shuttle, 2110 hrs, $13,950 (R); TN70A, ’04, 70HP, 16x16 Shuttle, 1550 hrs, $13,950 (R); 6610II, ’86, 72HP, 4950 hrs, Cab, Ldr, $19,950 (L); 6610II, 72HP, Cab, Ldr, $13,995 (M); 6700, 72HP, Cab, $12,950 (L); 5610S, ’00, 75HP, 696 hrs, Clean, $16,950 (L); 6640SLE, 76HP, Cab, 16x16 Trans, $17,950 (L); 6640SLE,’96, 76HP, Cab, Ldr, 16x16 Pwr Shift, 3720 hrs, $27,950 (L); 7740SLE, ’97, 86HP, Cab, FWA, Ldr, 16x16 Pwr Shift, 4354 hrs, $29,500 (L);

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