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New Extension Livestock Specialist Dr. Patrick Davis has returned to southwest Missouri, this time as a livestock specialist for MU Extension and the county program director for Cedar County Extension. Patrick started with MU Extension in 2011 and was headquartered in Neosho and worked in the MAESTRO program conducting farm energy audits.

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Stock Dog Trials to Benefit Local Youth The Horsin’ Around 4-H Club and Republic FFA National Qualifying Stock Dog Trials will be held on Sept. 14-15, at the Republic Saddle Club Arena in Republic, Mo. Admission is free but donations will be accepted. All proceeds from the event will benefit Horsin’ Around 4-H Club and Republic FFA. Event highlights include cattle herding with dogs on Saturday at 10 a.m., sheep herding with dogs on Sunday at 9 a.m., vendor booths, raffles, silent auction, swap meet and concessions. For more information contact Brenda Wieder at 417-343-1396 or Mike Shumaker at 417-872-6803.

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Champion OEF Hay Show Results Glenn and Toni Obermann, of Monett, Mo., claimed the Grand Champion in the 2013 Ozark Empire Fair Hay Show. The Reserve Grand Champion hay came from John Staiger, of Billings, Mo. Other class winners at this year’s show were: Austin Sterling Bridwell, of Rogersville, cool-season grass; Gene Cowherd, of Purdy, alfalfa large package; Fire Sweep Ranch, of Verona, cool-season grass large package and Frank Hilton, of Ozark, grass legume large package.

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’m a logger,’ is a line from an old comedy song that allowed the main character to get out of several predicaments by revealing how tough of an occupation he had. The Department of Labor evidently agrees because the logging category of forestry is always at, or near, the top of their annual survey of the most dangerous professions.

Other than farming, I have had more relatives engaged in logging than any other job. One of my uncles logged his entire life, while several of my distant cousins continue to be successful in that industry in other states. One of my father’s cousins even lost his life to a chainsaw accident, which further emphasizes the inherent danger of that industry.

My first participation in the logging business was pretty short-lived. I was 12 at the time, and the farm income was less than meager that year. Dad decided that we could supplement our cash flow by logging out the cedar on a remote and steep hillside that we didn’t even have fenced for cattle. Fifty years ago, dad’s chainsaw was a behemoth piece of machinery that was much too heavy and dangerous for a 12year-old to handle. Unfortunately, the 3pound axe fit my stature perfectly. ‘

My job, after dad would fell the tree and cut it into log lengths, was to trim the limbs with the axe before chaining the log to the harness of our only remaining draft horse. I would then lead ‘Old Buck,’ with log in tow, to a clearing near the dirt road. I would unhook the chain, lead the horse back to the next one and start all over again. Did I mention that we logged that parcel of land in July and August of that year? The heat and humidity created in a cedar break where no wind can ever reach you is downright suffocating. I knew, right then, I had no desire to be a logger.

When Judy and I first married, we bought a little house that was heated with wood. Every weekend of the winter months found me sawing and splitting firewood. I actually enjoyed that chore so much that I found myself wondering out loud, “Maybe I could be a logger.”

Last week, a freak windstorm hit my farmstead. Besides losing most of the roofing shingles and trim on my house, I also had major damage to four barns and dozens of trees down. Nine of the trees were in the yard and barn area. I had one on top of a barn, another on Continued on Page 5

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Tradition is what makes it so special. I know that each summer in July I will go to the Picnic to visit with old friends, hang out with my family, eat a fish sandwich and play a little bingo. If you ask me it’s the perfect summer celebration.

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My summer kicked off with wedding showers and wedding ceremonies. Both my cousin and my littler sister tied the knot. This gave our family extra opportunities to get together. Both ceremonies were absolutely beautiful and a wonderful time to celebrate.

I must admit though, after helping my sister plan her big day for almost a year, I was slightly relieved when it was all over. It’s been months of flower shopping, cake tasting and dress fittings – the whole nine yards. But hey, when your baby sister asks you to help make her special day perfect you do what you’re told.

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Keepin’ it Country Continued from Previous Page me, I am sure many of you spend your hard-earned money at local fairs. Many of you may even travel from fair to fair as your children show livestock.

As a teen I loved attending the fairs to see the projects the local FFA chapters had worked on. It was always exciting to see my friends’ projects on display or even just to see which projects took home the prize. To this day I still swing through the FFA building at the

Ozark Empire Fair to show my support.

There are still many summer activities left for us to enjoy but fall has a lot of good things in store for it also. I encourage you to get out, enjoy the beautiful Ozarks and make some new memories with your family and friends.

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top of the corral, three on the yard fence and even a tree smack dab in the middle of my wife’s swimming pool.

After calling the insurance company, I called a local tree service to make a bid on removal of the trees here at the house and barn. The bid was over $5,600 and my insurance policy capped tree removal at $500.

“What are we going to do?” My wife implored.

“I’m going to go sharpen the chain on the chainsaw and get started,” I answered matter-of-factly.

“You’re too old to cut all these trees up,” she quickly shot back.

“Yes, but I’m too poor to spend $5,000 for something I can do, myself.”

In the last 14 days, I have spent $25 on gas and oil, $7 on a new chain file and close to $10 on ibuprofen. The yard and barn area are clear of trees and I realize that my original thought, at age 12, was correct: I am not a logger.

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an Corman’s association with Charolais cattle began when he was 5 years old. “In the fall of 1958, I traveled with mom and dad, C.R. and Joanna, to Chillicothe, Mo., where we purchased a 7/8 Charolais bull,” Dan recalled. “Dad wanted to increase the frame size of our basic commercial cow herd.”

History When they brought the bull home to the farm in Pomona, Mo., he was the first Charolais bull in Howell County if not all of south central Missouri.

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“At a time when the United States beef herds are generally black, we have found the hybrid vigor gained from breeding Charolais bulls with the British breeds allows a weaning weight and feedlot weight advantage for producers. So in the end, we are helping put more profit back in our customers’ pockets with our Charolais bulls.”

Dan and his wife, Connie, now own 40 females and one herd sire with three yearling bulls for sale and four weaned bulls; with a foundation of animals from his parents herd. “Our philosophy has really not changed over the years. We strive to Pomona, Mo. produce polled, easyfleshing, moderateframed cows that Wright

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raise their calves on the available forage resources,” Dan explained.

“Some of our pedigrees in the herd trace back 15 generations for Corman Charolais,” he added. “Charolais have good maternal ability and can raise a good calf on the forages available here in the Ozarks. A calf’s weaning weight, without creep feed, is a reflection of the cow’s natural milking ability. We have always felt a cow should wean off a moderate size calf, while maintaining body condition and breeding back in a timely manner,” Dan explained, “and do so on the grass and forages available

with not a lot of additional supplements. That’s what our Charolais cows are doing for us.”

Breeding and Calves “We use artificial insemination to improve the genetics with some of the top bulls in the breed,” explained Dan. “We maintain quality herd bulls for natural clean-up service following AI. Cows and heifers are synchronized and we use timed breeding to calve in late February through April, in a tight 60-day Continued on Next Page

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At Corman Charolais, all calves are weighed at birth, at weaning and as yearlings, to assist with EPD numbers to help them build the strongest genetics they can. “We generally process our calves with the first round of shots two to three weeks prior to weaning or at about seven to eight months of age,� explained Dan. “When calves are weaned, they are weighed and receive a second round of shots and parasite controls under the direction of a local veterinarian,� he said. “We also utilize branding for additional identification purposes. “At weaning, bull and heifer calves are separated and begin specialized programs to take advantage of their growth potential. Bulls start a growing ration and at 12-14 months they are weighed and semen tested,� he explained. “We also gather scrotal circumference information at this time. This gives our bull buyers the information they want to review before making a decision to purchase our bulls. “At the same time, the heifers are penned separately and given pasture access for a forage-based ration with a small amount of grain to aid in growth.

Having them in a separate pen and feeding grain, allows me the option to work around them and ensure quiet handling ability and gentle disposition,�

Dan explained. “To be profitable, we want our heifer calves to be able to be bred easily,� he said. “So at 12-14 months, when we test the bulls, heifers are also weighed and at 15 months of age we have our vet give them a pelvic tract exam. We want to do all we can on our end to make sure Corman Charolais cattle are prepared for a future of production, whether as a herd sire or a cow on the farm. Either way, we want our customers to be happy with the quality of cattle they receive from our farm.�

Forage “Part of our cattle philosophy includes cattle growing on the forage they have available and that is an essential part of our operations,� explained Dan. “On our farm, we typically grow fescue for fall, winter and spring grazing. We have Bermudagrass for summer pasture and utilize an alfalfa/orchard grass mix for hay and some grazing. “Due to the drought last year, we had to utilize fall seeding of annual rye grass and also wheat and turnips to extend the grazing season,� Dan added.

Marketing “We typically sell our breeding bulls by private treaty to commercial breeders within a 100-mile radius of Pomona,� recalled Dan. “Most of those sold are 14-18 months of age, and we also consign some bulls to a local breeder’s bull sale each March. “Our females are consigned to the Annual Renaissance sale held each April and the Autumn in the Ozarks sale each Labor Day, both in Strafford, Mo.,� he explained. “They sell as cow/ calf pairs and we rarely sell females private treaty.�

Corman Charolais have been raising and selling quality Charolais for 55 years and they’ve been raising beef cattle in Howell County for longer than that. “I don’t see any reason we’d make many changes,� reasoned Dan. “We have a smooth operation and I have enjoyed raising my family on the farm and now it’s exciting to see my granddaughter come back to the farm.�

Dan and his wife, Connie, have two daughters and one granddaughter, Mallory, with another grandchild on the way in November.

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Mountain Springs Trout Park has been a trout raising facility since 1928. In 1982, it was purchased by Tom Breedlove. It was opened as a family fishing venue and it has been a hit ever since. Today, Mountain Springs is owned by Tom Breedlove and David, Marvin, Nancy and Wes Emerson, and managed by Johnny Edgmon.

Johnny has been with Mountain Springs since 1983, a year after the park opened. He even met his wife there, and the couple was married in the neighboring church next to the trout park.

Mountain Springs offers rainbow trout fishing, plain and simple. For $5.95 per pound, fishermen and women are provided a rod and reel, bait and tackle to catch their fish and the fish are cleaned in the onsite cleaning and fillet station and packed on ice for the trip home, no fishing license or trout stamp required. “It includes everything you need,� said Johnny. For a small extra fee, Johnny will also do a special fillet job on the trout, either skin on boneless fillet or a butterfly fillet. Aside from just the fishing, Mountain Springs offers an

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Johnny said. The event package is priced at $150 and includes a 45minute rental of the Amish built pavilion that overlooks the trout pond and 45 minutes of catch and release fishing. Guests must provide all of their own ameniJohnny ties such as barbecue food and tableware. The park also sells some of their trout to restaurants off-site; some of their customers include Farmer’s Gastropub and The Keeter Center. A twice yearly fly fishing event is held at the trout park as well.

Mountain Springs raises their trout from fingerlings – the fish are hatched at Crystal Lake Trout Park, Mountain Springs’ sister facility. When the fingerlings arrive at Mountain Springs, they are raised in a pond at the head of Montague Spring, the natural spring from which the park derived its name.

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What We Teach: He continued, “Justin is one of my former students, originally from east Texas who came to this area to take over his grandmother’s place near Hartville. I feel like it’s important to train the next generation of farriers. We are teaching a special skill here. Half of the fellows in the horseshoeing hall of fame can’t tell you how they do it. It’s a hands-on skill, and it’s not one that just anybody can teach. It is definitely not a trade you can learn through lectures. We do some short lectures as part of our schooling here, on anatomy and pads (of a hoof) but the ones who come to us are farmers or from the building and construction trades. They are all hands-on people and that is what we do here.”

Horseshoeing in the 21st Century: Kelly concluded, “We train about 30 students a year, approximately four a month. It is a four-week program of five to six days a week. Even if a new student has never seen a coal forge when he walks in the door, before the first day is over he has made his first horseshoe.”

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We averaged 1.75 lambs per ewe this year as we had seven or eight sets of triplets and got to keep them all so that really helped. We sell quite a bit of breeding stock to other farmers and then we also sell off the farm for special holidays like Easter and meat for Muslim holidays as well. The rest we take to the sale barn.�

As he spoke, Bill’s attention turned to his cattle. “That is what I enjoy,� he admitted with a smile. “This year the cattle market is up, over the sheep, not sure why but it’s working out well. We have 37 momma and calf pairs plus a few heifers. They are mostly Black Angus with a few commercial cattle mixed in.�

Bill and Lazos raise the sheep, goats and cattle all on 138 acres. They also sell several registered rams and ewes

each year. “This winter, we did winter lambing, which I don’t really like to do,� he added, “but it was a good year, a mild winter and thankfully, we didn’t have any problems.�

Last year Bill attended intensive grazing school and since has been busy converting his land into paddocks. “We’ve been incorporating those, getting them fenced, putting in water and we hope to be done by the end of this summer. So far, five of the eight paddocks are finished. We had 40 acres of woods to clear this last year so that was a lot of dozing. Last year’s drought was pretty hard on us so we had to re-seed and cross seed after that as a good grass mixture is important.�

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Josh currently runs a herd of about 100 momma cows, 21 of which are registered Beefmaster females, and the rest are a combination of commercial beef cattle. He has one Beefmaster bull, two Angus bulls and two Hereford bulls on his farm. The majority of the breeding on the Bird farm is natural covering, but Josh has also experimented with Artificial Insemination (AI) with his registered Beefmaster stock. He has had good success with both methods. The Bird cattle are currently marketed through the Joplin Regional Stockyards â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Josh sells feeder calves as well as bred replacement heifers. In the future he plans to raise and sell more registered Beefmaster seedstock as he continues to build his herd.

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For those new to Beefmaster cattle, or for those wanting to become involved, Josh recommends doing your research and to visit with the folks at Beefmaster Breeders United and any local breeders in the area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They want to help you,â&#x20AC;? he said. By using the available resources and by not being afraid to step outside of the traditional cattle box, folks can put the outstanding traits of the versatile Beefmaster breed to work on their farm.

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They’re very efficient at making meat.”

Tom and his wife, Siu, have a 3-yearold daughter, Clare. He said, “The docile nature of Herefords is a big thing. I like being able to have my daughter around the cattle.”

Tom added, “I also think we’ve been able to improve on the meat quality in the Hereford breed. That’s why we’ve focused on them alone. I like the way

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Tom Luthy improves his herd by utilizing embryo transfers through co-op herds focusing on exceptional EPDs. Located between Long Lane and Lebanon, Mo., LIII Farms is home to 100 registered Herefords.

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NEIGHBORS Consistent, Efficient and Ideal Continued from Previous Page with Herefords, given their nature and their ability to live on many conditions.”

LIII Farms raises registered seedstock.

Tom said, “The majority are sold through private treaty. We also participate in some production sales.”

They raise bulls. He said, “That’s our primary selling point.”

Tom observed, “We have had a tremendous amount of interest in our Hereford bulls because I think there are so many Angus cows. People want to make the black/white cross. So I’m seeing a lot more interest in the past few years; people that are not our normal customers – people that are more Angus types. I think there’s always going to be a back and forth there.”

Currently they have 30 bulls. They sell their bulls in the spring and in the fall. Tom stated, “Within the next two years we will have our first bull production sale.”

When looking at important characteristics of herd bulls, Tom said, “Number one is their carcass traits. I want them to pass on the carcass. I like to see a docile bull, because I believe those traits are also passed on. Then just being phenotypically correct.”

When it comes to the most valued traits in a Hereford cow Tom said, “I think the common answer is their docile nature. That’s a very known trait in a Hereford. I think one that’s really overlooked is their longevity. Hereford cattle can produce for many years.”

Tom commented, “If I would pass any information along to consumers it’s that we’re really striving to improve the car-

cass in the Hereford breed, not just in our herd but in the breed as a whole.

We’re trying to create Hereford cattle that really produce quality beef.”

Tom stressed, “Our focus is for performance and genetics, and passing that on to our consumers.”

Embryo transfer is one way he is improving his herd. Tom said, “We utilize co-op herds, so we don’t have recipient cows ourselves. We implant our embryos into someone else’s recipient herd. Then we pay for a live, weaned calf. You’re buying your own cattle.

That way they’re getting paid for the calf they aren’t having, or keeping, and also the rental fee.”

He focuses on two or three donor cows and only uses about a dozen recipients. “We’re trying to taper that down as we go along,” he stated.

Tom said, “We’ve raised the donor cows that we’re using and a lot of the EPDs (Expected Progeny Difference) that you have across the breeds have Dollar Indexes.” He explained, “They’re essentially taking EPDs, combining certain EPDs and that gives you a snapshot in these Dollar Indexes. A lot of producers are relying on those now just to have a quick snapshot of an animal and if they want to utilize those genetics.”

Tom stated, “We have two of the top three Hereford females in the Dollar Index performance this year, that we’ve raised.”

He advised anyone wanting to start a Hereford herd to, “start with good females, because you can more easily find great bulls. But it takes a long time to build high quality females.”

5 Reasons to Raise Herefords • Improved meat quality & carcass traits • Easy to raise • Great for cross breeding • Docile nature • Efficient at converting forage into pounds

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Raising sires not only for easy calving, but for superior carcass development is the goal of Dr. Paul Andelin. (L to R: Dr. Paul Andelin, Cody Rogerson and Raymond Dowse) Rogerson, have come up with strategies to named, “Special Delivery” of which they build a herd of sound momma cows, have two bulls out of. “Last year we excellent herd sires, show-ready heifers, as started keeping data for EPDs.” They are well as market-ready calves. happy to report that Twitter’s calves A very important factor in this evo- have low birth weights between 60-65 lution is the addition of the positive char- pounds and are looking at weights of acteristics gleaned from the Maine-Anjou 500 pounds at around 6 months of age. breed. Just two years ago, Raymond sug- “When you look at the calves in the gested introducing herd, you can tell this breed to Paul’s which ones are herd. Raymond, a Twitter’s; they look native of Nebraska, just like him,” had a lot of expeRaymond proudly rience with the breed, shared. Paul and which is still relatively Raymond both rare in the Ozarks. pointed out the Pierce City, Mo. “Maine-Anjou crosses Continued on Next Page well with Angus,”

AREA’S LARGEST SELECTION OF USED TRACTORS! Just In/Coming In: Ford 5030 62 HP, ldr, 680 hrs, $17,900 (L) • Ford 6610 72 HP, 2290 hrs, $14,900 (R) • IH 674 70 HP, dsl., ldr., $8,900 (L) • IH 574 53 HP, dsl., cab, $3,995 (R • Kioti DK55 ‘11, 54 HP, 4x4, shuttle, ldr, 560 hrs, $22,950 (R)) • Kioti DK55 ‘04, 55 HP, cab, FWA, ldrl, 945 hrs, $28,900 (R) • JD 6420 ‘06, 110 HP, cab, 4x4, ldr., 16x16 pwr shift, 3500 hrs, $57,950 (J) • MF 583 ‘06, 80 HP, 4x4, ldr, low hrs, $28,900 (L) • NH TS90 90 HP, cab, shuttle, ldr, $24,950 (L) • NH TV140 105 HP, bi-directional, ldr, $48,900 (L) • (2) White 2–85 85 HP, cab, nice, $9,950 & $10,950 (L,J) Ford/NH: NH TL80 ‘03, 80 HP, open, 24x24, rev., 1100 hrs, nice, $18,950 (L) • 2810 36 HP, dsl, $7,950 (R) • (2) 4600 52 HP, $6,950 & $7,950 (L,J) • 545A Ind. 55 HP, 4x4, ldr, 3 Pt, $11,950 (L) • 6640SLE ‘93, 76 HP, 16x16 pwr shift, cab, ldr, $24,950 (L) • 7710 II 86 HP, 4x4, open station, ldr, $19,900 (R) • (2) 8340SLE ‘93 & ‘95, 106 HP, cab, 4WD, ldrs, $30,950 & $32,950 (L,M) • (2) T5070 115 HP, ‘09, cab, rev., shuttle, 4WD, ldr, 1514 hrs, $49,500 (M) • 8260 ‘97, 120 HP, 24x24 dual pwr/ rev., cab, ldr, $29,950 (L) • 8260 ‘99, 120 HP, 17x6 pwr. shift/rev., cab, $28,900 (R) • T6020 ‘07, 110 HP, cab, FWA, 745 hrs, ldr, $52,900 (L) • 8360 ‘98, 130 HP, 18x6 pwr. shift, cab, 4WD, ldr, $36,900 • 8630 ‘92, 120 HP, cab, ldr., 5300 hrs, $25,950 (L)

More Used Tractors: Agco 5670 ‘96, 69 HP, shuttle, 4WD, ldr., 3000 hrs, $19,950 (J) • Agco 6690 ‘93, 80 HP, cab, ldr., shuttle, 3800 hrs, $16,950 (L) • (2) Agco Allis 7600 ‘92 & ‘93, 90 HP, cab, ldrs., $19,900 & $22,900 (L) • AC 5040 45 HP, dsl, ldr, $5,950 (L) • Belarus 28 HP, ldr, $4,450 (L) • IH 884 72 HP, dsl, $8,950 (R) • IH 674 58 HP, $5,900 (L) • IH 3288 90 HP, Cab, Ldr, $15,950 (M) • JD 830 22 HP, dsl, $5,900 (J) • JD 4010 80 HP, dsl., ldr, $7,900 (R) • JD 4430 125 HP, cab, ldr, $18,950 (L) • JD 6300 ‘93, 90 HP, cab, $24,950 (R) • Kioti LB1914 20 HP, $4,650 (R) • Kioti CK27 ‘11, 28 HP, cab, shuttle, ldr, 175 hrs, warranty, $15,500 (M) • Kioti DK40SE ‘11, 41 HP, cab, FWA, ldr, hydro, 204 hrs, $24,900 (J) • (2) Kioti DK45 45 HP, ‘01-’09, 4x4, ldr, shuttle, 600-750 hrs, $14,950 & $17,950 (J,R) • Kioti DK45 ‘07, 45 HP, cab, shuttle, ldr, 510 hrs, $23,450 (R) • Kioti DK50 ‘01, 50 HP, cab/ac, 4x4, 450 hrs, new ldr, $19,950 (J) • Kioti DK65 ‘01, 65 HP, 4WD, ldr, 1700 hrs, $17,900 (J) • Kioti DK65 ‘03, 65 HP, cab, 4WD, shuttle, ldr, low hrs, $23,900 (J) • Kioti DK90 ‘11, 91 HP, cab, 4WD, ldr., 310 hrs, warranty, $44,900 (J) • Kubota L2350 25 HP, 4x4, ldr, $8,950 (R) • Mahindra 4500 ‘08, 42 HP, ldr, 275 hrs, $12,900 (J) • White 2–85 85 HP, cab, ldr, $12,450 (R) • Zetor 4340 53 HP, 4x4, shuttle, ldr, $9,950 (M) • Zetor 6211 62 HP, cab/ac, 860 hrs, $6,950 (L) • Zetor 6211 61 HP, 2200 hrs, $4,950 (R)

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Maximizing with Maines Continued from Previous Page heavy growth in the six month old calves, and the large muscling they have on either side of their backbone that, in a carcass, translates into good ribeyes.

Paul said, “Maines are extremely docile and easy to handle, and if you are going to run just a few cattle, Maines are a good choice.” Raymond, who has had experience with not only the commercial cattle industry, but in the show arena as well, shared, “The Maines have a lot to offer in the show world, and on the commercial end, too. They have very good growth and marbling.”

Paul explained that the Maine-Anjou Association has a program to keep half and quarter blood bred Maines registered, “If they are a quarter Maine, they can be registered as a ‘Mainetainer.’” This helps a breeder to keep track of the EPDs and other data on even crossbred offspring. Cody added, “Being able to buy registered crossbreds makes for cheaper start-up cost for someone just getting into the breed.”

Paul and his family have enjoyed the farm he purchased near Pierce City, Mo., in 1990 and since that time he has maintained his mixed breed commercial cattle operation. Part of his farm was a piece of land originally owned by his parents who bought it in 1977, and he has recently added another 120 acres that has a springfed creek.

The size of the property allows him to run his herd of approximately 80 cows on pasture, and separate them as needed for breeding purposes. He is also able to keep pasture for hay and other crops as well.

Raymond has been happy with the results from deworming the cattle twice yearly, once with a pour-on and then the second time orally with Panacur.

Besides time spent managing cattle, Dr. Paul Andelin is a medical doctor who works with patients at both the hospital in Aurora and Cassville, Mo., as well as performing duties as the Medical Director at the Ozark Methodist Manor Nursing Home in Mt. Vernon, Mo.

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In Town: “I now work at Bullseye Cross Timbers Café in Preston, Mo. Even though I have been working here for only a few weeks, I really like this job because I know just about everybody that comes in. It’s fun greeting people that you know and quickly finding out what’s new in their lives. Before working here, I worked at Christian Health Care for 13 years in Heritage, Mo. My husband, Gary, works at Wheelers and Sons Livestock Auction, in Osceola, Mo., where he has worked for 35 years. The sale barn sells cattle every Thursday and holds a special cattle sale on the last Saturday of the month.”

In the Country: “We live in Edwards, Mo., and have 180 acres. For us, diversifying our farm income makes the most sense. We raise commercial cattle, sheep, hogs and chickens for eggs. We run 70 momma cows and have fall calves. We sell the calves between 500 and 700 pounds at the local auction house where my husband works. We breed naturally using a Gelbvieh bull. We have 35 crossbred sheep that we breed and sell for meat. We also have eight crossbred sows and run litters year-round. We feed the hogs grain but supplement their diet with garden vegetables. It’s important to be fair, so just to keep the cows from getting jealous, we get animal bread for them every week, which they really love. The rabbits are not part of our commercial business. We love rabbit meat and raise them just for ourselves. We sell our eggs along with produce such as tomatoes, onions and zucchini right off the farm.”

Making it work: “Our life really makes sense to us because both of us have been involved in farming since childhood. Gary and I work off the farm to help support the country life we really love. We are trying to get all of the bills paid so the kids can have the farm free and clear someday.”

NOBLE HUDSON & SONS Feed • Seed • Fertilizer • www.hudsonfeed.com 316 West Commercial St., Lebanon, Mo. - 532-3921 731 West Jefferson Ave., Conway, Mo. - 589-3313 Mtn. Grove, By Wright Co. Livestock - 926-1015

PUBLIC AUCTION MON., SEPT. 2 • 10 A.M. LOCATION: From West Plains, Mo., travel east on Hwy. 160 approx. 14 miles to Hwy. M then through Rover community for a total of 2 miles to Hwy. P, then left 2 miles to paved CR 333, then approx. 1 mile to Ranch entrance. Follow approx.

1 mile toward Ranch Headquarters. (Please park in designated parking areas!) Concession available day of sale.

REASON FOR SALE: Beyond Organic Ranches have completed our current goals of land clearing, tillage & forage based improvements. We are excited to move into a completely direct, year-round grazing operation & are now offering all redundant & excess equipment as well as inherited items that came with the land purchases. Please join us for this momentous occasion as we enthusiastically enter the next level of ranching & food production… Beyond Organic!

OUTSTANDING FARM MACHINERY: KUBOTA • JOHN DEERE • KRONE AT PUBLIC AUCTION: 2007 JD 7220, MFWd, cab w/741 self-leveling front loader w/grapple ready bucket, new tires, 4,700 hrs. • 2010 Kubota M7040 #52285 diesel, MWFd, 1153LA front loader, 70 HP, 1,600 hrs., rops! • 2010 Kubota 6040 diesel tractor #57297 hydro shuttle w/LA 1002 front loader, 1,026 hrs., rops! • 2010 Kubota MX4700 & 50460 diesel tractor w/LA 844 front end loader hydro, rops, MFWd, 47 HP, 801 hrs.! • Steiger Cougar II, 300 HP CAT motor cab #20597, 8 wheel, good rubber, 3 pt. hitch • 120 Komatsu excavator, steel tracks. HAY EQUIPMENT: 2011 Krone 1500 Vario Pak net wrap round hay baler #15V770887, very good condition! • 2011 Krone Easy Cut 3200 CV #810121 hay mower, skid plates, nice! • 2012 OGDEN 10-wheel hybrid Hay Runner rake w/center wheel #002461 • Tonutti hay rake #673354, very good • Krone hay tedder #789236. FEED EQUIPMENT: Kuhn Knight V156 twin vertical mixer loaded w/all knives, scales, front delivery, top hay ring, truck tires, like new! • 2650 Haybuster #26HJ450650, nice! FIELD IMPLEMENTS: 287 Athens 12’ double-frame breaking disc, new tires, nice • 1632 Wilbeck 14’ disc #4424 X Series Brillion hydraulic-fold cultipacker • Krause 20’ finish disc • Sun Burst box blade, never used • Heavy duty 10’ field roller, nice! • 8’ Field roller • 296 Brush Hog 6’ cutter • Shaver hyd. post driver • Seed broadcaster • 3210 10’ drag-type brushhog • 647 JD 4’ rear tine tiller, like new • Frontier RB2160h 5’ hydraulic blade, like new • Frontier BB 1048L 4’ box blade, like new. TRAILERS: 2011 Ebby 7x24 aluminum stock trailer • Weld Rite gooseneck flatbed trailer • (2) 2010 Gooseneck 24’ stock trailers, canvas, brush guards, escape doors, nice! • Travalong utility trailer • Kubota flatbed trailer • 400-gal. milk tanker • Calve care. SKID STEERS: Bobcat T300, diesel, rubber trak #532013052 • Bobcat 5300 #A56P20307, diesel, tire • Bobcat 5205 #530560416, diesel, tires. CATTLE EQUIPMENT: Silencer squeeze chute #5RE10710 w/scales, palp, escape door, pump & reservoir, 2012 model, nice! • Powder River head chute • For-Must chutes • Cattle tub & alley • WW corral panels • Red corral panels/6 panel • (2) DewEze bale unrollers • WW calving pen • (50) 4’x12’ hay in-line pipe panels system • (40) concrete in-line feed bunks • Poly bunks • Richie & MiraFount waterers • Galvanized panels. MISC: Central Boiler outdoor furnace, complete #CL6048, never installed • (2) Ranch 4-wheelers • (2) golf carts • Shaffer vent fans • Styrofoam insulated panels • Horse mangers • Netwrap • Sun Screens/pasture • 135 Kubota grapple fork, never used • Krone new baler chain • Tarps • Feed bags • Radial & table saws • Lumber • Wheelbarrow • Nurse tank • Tires • Hay racks • Chevy flatbed 3500 farm truck • 4-dr. GMC 4x4 ranch truck • 3/4 ton Ford • Telephone pole 8’ posts • (50) 250 gal. plastic canisters/steel framed • Barns full of good items! AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Outstanding line of late model equipment, everything is field ready. Ranch will be accessible ONLY morning of the sale. Come early & be on time! This list subject to additions & deletions. Thanks for attending.

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Market Sales Rep

Replacement Cows (Week of 8/11 - 8/17/13)

Buffalo Livestock Market Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava Interstate Regional Stockyards Joplin Regional Kingsville Livestock Auction Lebanon Livestock Auction Mo-Ark - Exeter MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler Ozarks Regional Stockyard South Central Regional Stockyards Springfield Livestock

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1050.00-1425.00 * None Reported† 1090.00-1375.00 † † 840.00-1500.00 † None Reported 1020.00-1440.00 * 835.00-1400.00 * None Reported † † 1000.00-1500.00 † 1175.00-1385.00 † 1050.00-1410.00

1250

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1750

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† USDA Reported

Hay &

Missouri Weekly Hay Summary • August 16, 2013 Supreme quality Alfalfa (RFV >185): 25 Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180) Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170): 16 Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150): 100 Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 100.00-1 Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 9 Fair quality Mixed Grass hay: 30.00-45.0 Good quality Bromegrass: 120.00-160.00 Fair quality Bromegrass: 100.00-125.00.

Wheat straw: 3.00-5.00 per small square b

Another quiet week has passed in the Missouri hay market. With alfalfa cuttings continuing, and grass hay still being made as well, Missouri is certainly at an advantage to other states in hay volume. Sellers remain firm on their asking price while buyers remain patient. Even with temperatures well below average, little hay movement is likely to occur until extended cold temperatures and frost are noted around the state. Supplies are heavy and the demand is light on form prices. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory available for both buyers and sellers. To be listed, or for a directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ or for current listings of hay http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ (All prices f.o.b. and per ton unless specified and on most recent reported sales prices listed as round bales based generally on 5x6 bales with weights of approximately 1200-1500 lbs).

Cow/Calf Pairs (Week of 8/11 - 8/17/13)

Dairy Sales

None Reported * Buffalo Livestock Market None Reported † Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava 1825.00 † Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba † Joplin Regional 1110.00-1500.00 None Reported † Kingsville Livestock Auction None Reported * Lebanon Livestock Auction 1225.00-1585.00* Mo-Ark - Exeter None Reported † MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler † None Reported Ozarks Regional Stockyard - West Plains † South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna None Reported † 1675.00-1725.00 Springfield Livestock Marketing

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650

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2650

(Week of 8/11 - 8/17/13)

Buffalo Livestock Market

63.00-90.00 *

Douglas County Livestock Auction Interstate Regional Stockyards

63.00-97.50 62.00-87.50 † † 62.00-99.50 † 73.00-96.00 65.00-91.00 * 65.00-93.00 * 70.50-92.75† † 61.50-92.00 † 75.00-87.50 † 63.00-97.50

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Joplin Regional Stockyards Kingsville Livestock Auction Lebanon Livestock Auction Mo-Ark - Exeter MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler Ozarks Regional Stockyard South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna Springfield Livestock Marketing

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95.50-110.00 * † None Reported Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava † Interstate Regional 85.00-100.00 † Joplin Regional Stockyards 83.00-112.50 † Kingsville Livestock Auction 93.00-113.50 * 95.00-105.00 Lebanon Livestock Auction Mo-Ark - Exeter 95.00-106.00 * MO-KAN Livestock Market 84.50-97.00 † Buffalo Livestock Market

Springfield Livestock

50 Pg. Pg. 20 20

70

90

Highlandville, Mo. • CRS Sale’s Co. • 8/15/13

Receipts: 217 Demand was moderate and supply was very light, probably due to the heavy rain and flooding in the trade area over the past several days. There were near 12 pecent springer heifers, 12 percent bred heifers, 23 percent open heifers, 10 percent fresh and milking cows, 06 percent bred and springer cows and 23 percent calves. Holsteins unless noted otherwise and all prices are per head.

Springer heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme Indiv 1200.00,Indiv Jersey 1090.00, Pair Crossbreds 1250.00-1310.00; Approved 925.00-1150.00, Jerseys 885.00-1080.00, Crossbreds 975.00-1050.00.

Heifers bred four to six months: Supreme 1150.001170.00, Crossbreds 1000.00-1180.00; Indiv Crossbred 1300.00; Approved 835.00-900.00, Few Crossbreds 580.00-710.00.

Heifers bred one to three months: Scarce.

Open heifers: Approved and Medium 200-600 lbs Few 300.00-590.00, 600-700 lbs 620.00-810.00, 700-800 lbs Package of 7 at 807 lbs 860.00.

Fresh and open milking cows: Approved Indiv 1125.00, Medium Pair 750.00-800.00, Common 600.00690.00.

Springer cows: Supreme 1200.00-1250.00, Approved Few 1050.00-1125.00, Pair Crossbreds 880.00-1025.00.

Bred Cows: Scarce.

Baby calves: Holstein heifers 105.00-125.00, Holstein bulls 105.00-150.00, Small 40.00-90.00; Jersey bulls 40.0065.00; Crossbred heifers 90.00-110.00, Crossbred bulls 85.00-135.00, Pair Small 35.00-55.00; Beef cross bulls

75.00-195.00.

Receipts: 462 The supply and demand were moderate. The supply included 30 percent slaughter and feeder lambs; 3 percent slaughter ewes; 7 percent replacement ewes and bucks; 39 percent kid goats; 8 percent slaughter nannies and billies; 13 percent replacement nannies and billies. All prices per hundred weight unless noted otherwise.

SheepSlaughter Lambs: 60-100 lbs 82.50-92.50, hair 60-70 lbs 100.00-135.00; hair 70-80 lbs 85.00-130.00; hair 80-90 lbs 87.50-100.00; 106-139 lbs 90.00-100.00.

Stocker/Feeder Lambs: Medium 1-2 hair 30-40 lbs 115.00-125.00; 40-50 lbs 110.00-115.00; 50-60 lbs 90.00127.50.

Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 88-115 lbs 50.0075.00.

Replacement Ewes: Good 2-3 hair 65-115 lbs 65.00115.00.

Bucks: hair 125-140 lbs 85.00-100.00.

GoatsSlaughter Classes: Kids: Selection 1 40-60 lbs 150.00-170.00; Selection 1-2 60-70 lbs 140.00-150.00; 70-80 lbs 110.00-140.00; Selection 2 50-60 lbs 130.00-135.00; 80-90 lbs 100.00120.00.

Does/Nannies: Selection 2 80-135 lbs 85.00-115.00; Selection 3 60-85 lbs 60.00-85.00.

Billies: Selection 1-2 85-105 lbs 80.00-82.50; Selection 3 80-165 lbs 50.00-70.00.

Replacement Nannies: Selection 1-2 70-125 lbs 95.00145.00.

Replacement Bilies: Selection 1 80-135 lbs 95.00130.00.

120

Slaughter Bulls

Ozarks Regional Stockyard South Central Regional Stockyards

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards • 8/8/13

Markets

Slaughter Cows

85.00-112.50 94.25-98.50 † 84.00-111.00†

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Ozarks Farm & Neighbor

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130

Sheep & Goat Markets

Feeder/stoc 185.00; 30-4 Selection 3 130.00; 40-6 Diamond, M

Receipts: Supply and included 3 percent sla replaceme slaughter n replaceme hundred w Sheep Slaughter traditional 7 traditional 1 107.50; 90Feeder/Sto 30-60 lbs 12 120.00-137.

Replaceme lbs 45.00-60 Goats Slaughter 175.00; 60-7 90-100 lbs 1 160.00; 60-7 Selection 3 Does/Nann Selection 2 70.00-77.50 Billies: Sel 2-3 aged we 70-115 lbs 8 Replaceme Nannies: S Billies: Sel cwt.

Stocker & Feeder Prices AUCTION BARN

AVA - DOUGLAS CO. LIVESTOCK AUCTION

BUFFALO LIVESTOCK

BUTLER - MO-KAN LIVESTOCK MARKET

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CUBA - INTERSTATE REGIONAL

EXETER MO-ARK

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JOPLIN REGIONAL

Sale Date

8/15/13

8/17/13

8/15/13

8/13/13

8/17/13

Receipts

970

1487

369

1934

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Higher

Steady-12 Higher

3-12 Higher

Steady-10 Higher

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2-7 Higher

180.00-201.00 184.00-189.00 171.00-184.00 150.00-169.00 144.00-15.00

191.00-220.00 165.00-195.00 161.00-179.00 150.00-169.00 150.00-153.00

192.00-194.50 170.00-190.00 169.50 166.00-172.75 147.00-157.00

197.50-209.00 176.50-191.25 175.00-182.00 156.50-171.85 148.00-159.00

180.00-225.00 168.00-195.00 147.00-186.00 141.00-167.00 –––––

185.00-205.00 181.00-198.00 160.00-183.00 148.00-174.00 140.00-157.50

125.00 114.00 ––––– ––––– –––––

104.00 105.00-119.00 97.00-115.00 105.00-108.50 102.50

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165.00-171.00 160.00-169.00 144.00-158.00 141.00-157.50 –––––

160.00-179.00 141.00-164.00 140.00-153.00 140.00-150.00 141.50

176.00-193.00 161.50-170.00 153.00-164.00 142.00-162.25 138.00

169.00-172.00 156.00-166.50 153.00-164.00 141.75-157.00 154.00

150.00-205.00 145.00-172.00 140.00-165.00 127.00-150.00 134.00

157.50-179.00 151.00-174.50 147.00-168.50 136.00-159.00 132.00-145.25

Trend

8/12/13

Steers, Medium and Large 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Holsteins, Large 3 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Heifers,Medium & Large 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

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Weekly Avg. Grain Prices

ports

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Week Ended 8/16/2013 Soybeans

Soft Wheat

Corn

Sorghum* * Price per cwt

& Grain Markets

13.46

13.13

14.05

13.33

National Dairy Market at a Glance • August 16, 2013

Cheese: 40# blocks closed at $1.7775. The weekly average for blocks, $1.7715 (+.0170).

Fluid Milk: Milk supplies are trending lower in the Midwest, along the length of the East Coast and in the Pacific Northwest. In Utah and Idaho, milk supplies are steady. Supplies are up a bit in California and Arizona. Midwestern cheese plants are being offered limited supplies of milk at prices from $1.00-$2.50 over class and cream demand is softening in the region as cream cheese and ice cream demand is lackluster. Cream multiples varied, ranging from 1.19 to 1.37 in the West, 1.25 to 1.50 in the Midwest, and 1.40 to 1.55 in the East.

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250.00-300.00.

80): 200.00-275.00.

160.00-225.00.

00.00-170.00.

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5.00 per large round bale.

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0. bale.

Dairy & Fed Cattle Markets

12.61

Spot Prices of Class II Cream: $ Per Pound Butterfat, F.O.B. Producing Plants, Upper Midwest - $1.7694-2.1233.

10.50 10

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle • August 18, 2013

8.25 6.07

8.22 6.15

6.30

5.36

5.52

6.19

6.07

6

tocker kids: Selection 2 20-30 lbs 155.000-40 lbs 160.00-180.00; 40-50 lbs 140.00-155.00; 3 20-30 lbs 105.00-135.00; 30-40 lbs 85.00 0-60 lbs 110.00-120.00.

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Heifers: 123.00-127.00; wtd. avg. price 124.94.

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Mo. Weekly Weaner & Feeder Pig • August 16, 2013 Compared to last week: weaner pig sales were steady on formula sales and weak on cash pigs. Feeder pig sales were weak. Supply and demand moderate. (Prices Per Head).

Early weaned pigs: 10 lb base weights, FOB the farm 0% negotiated. 1,150 head, 10 lbs., 45.00.

Early weaned pigs: 10 lb. base weights, delivered 100% negotiated, 1,200 head, 10 lbs., 33.00.

Feeder pigs: All lot sizes, FOB 0% negotiated, no sales reported.

Feeder pigs: All lot sizes, delivered 100% negotiated, no sales reported. *Early weaned pigs are under 19 days old. **Most lots of feeder pigs have a sliding value from the negotiated weight basis which is calculated on the actual average weight of the load plus or minus .25-.40 per pound. Some early weaned lots have a slide of .50-1.00 per pound.

Koshkonong, Mo. • Oregon Co. Sheep & Goat • 7/28/13

Interior Missouri Direct Hogs • August 20, 2013 Barrows and Gilts: 3.00-4.00 lower.

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197.00-203.00 178.75 162.00-175.00 155.00-163.00 141.25-144.00

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Sows: For the week, steady to 5.00 lower.

300-500 lbs 60.00-66.00. (over 500 lbs) 66.00-69.00.

Base Carcass Prices: 90.00-92.00.

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Receipts: 363 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 80 percent goats and 20 percent sheep.

Slaughter Classes: Goats: Kids: Selection 1 45-60 lbs 170.00; 61-80 lbs 145.00. Selection 1-2 81 lbs and over 80.00. Selection 2 45-60 lbs 150.00; 61-80 lbs 130.00. Selection 3 45-60 lbs 135.00.

Feeder Kids: 20-44 lbs 80.00.

Slaughter Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 60.00-80.00.

Selection 3 60.00. yearlings any grade 80.00. Pygmy 75.00.

Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1-2 90.00. yearling bucks any grade 95.00. Aged wethers 100 lbs and over 75.00 Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 hair 80 lbs and under 100.00-110.00; over 80 lbs 90.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 35.00.

Slaughter Rams: Aged rams 30.00.

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3 60-70 lbs 105.00-140.00. nnies: Selection 1 120-150 lbs 55.00-80.00.

2 73-125 lbs 65.00-95.50. Selection 3 58-88 lbs 50; Dairy 50-110 lbs 60.00-80.00.

Selection 1-2 78-140 lbs 112.50-120.00. Selection wethers 65-140 lbs 115.00-120.00. Selection 3 s 80.00-117.50 cwt. ment Classes : Selection 3 Dairy 125.00 per head.

Selection 1 80-90 lbs kids billies 210.00-230.00

Receipts: 2,650

Stocker/Feeder Kids: Selection 1 40-50 lbs 165.00177.50; Selection 2 20-30 lbs 140.00-150.00; 30-40 lbs 150.00-165.00; 40-50 lbs 142.50-167.50; Selection 3 20-30 lbs 100.00-110.00; 30-40 lbs 100.00-140.00; 40-50 lbs 100.00-120.00; 50-60 lbs 120.00-140.00 cwt; bottle kids 25.00-35.00 per head.

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er Lambs: Choice 2-3 wooled and shorn nonal 70-80 lbs 87.50-100.00; 80-100 lbs 90.00-95.00; al 105-130 lbs 77.50-100.00; hair 80-90 lbs 90.000-100 lbs 95.00-100.00. tocker Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 wooled 125.00; 60-70 lbs; 115.00-132.50; hair: 40-60 lbs 37.50; 60-80 lbs 100.00-127.50. ment Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 70-131 60.00.

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Heifers: 195.00-200.00; wtd. avg. price 197.78.

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: 1235 and demand were moderate. The supply d 30 percent slaughter and feeder lambs; 1 slaughter ewes and bucks; 3 percent ment ewes; 46 percent kid goats; 18 percent r nannies and billies; 2 percent ment nannies and billies. All prices per d weight unless noted otherwise.

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STEERS HEIFERS WEEK OF 8/11/13

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“A lot of it has to go too Photo by Pete Bradshaw with our family tradition.

There’s no question about Successful herd management for Mark Whittle includes a solid nutritional and health care that,” reflected Mark, “but I program. feel Shorthorn cattle have many advantages. They’re great mothers and they’re docile making them easier to handle than the more popular breeds.”

Obviously like other breeds Shorthorn momma cows are very protective of their offspring, but their milk production longevity is a major plus. “They continually produce milk right on through summer whereas a Hereford or Angus start weaning their calves off,” he explained, “Shorthorn females, this time of year may be pulled down weight-wise, but she’ll have a nice, big healthy calf.” This attribute works well with the care and breeding program used by Mark leaving him free to work the other facets of his farming operation.

“Summer times we don’t have to do a lot with them by design,” Mark said. Breeding his momma cows comes in the springtime and through natural conception. With seven bulls Golden City, Mo. at his disposal, Mark breaks the herd down to 15 or 20 cows into smaller pastures where as he said, “We turn the bulls loose sometime around May 1, in the pasture.” The smaller pasture and the natural breeding aggressiveness by the Bates

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bulls easily yield upward to a 90 percent Author and Shorthorn breeder, Alvin conception rate and calving in February H. Sanders noted his view of working or March. with the breed when he said, “A good Though Mark’s breeding program may Shorthorn is better company any day seem somewhat purist, data from the than some people.”

USDA’s Meat Animal Research Center “You have to realize I’m partial, but I (MARC) supports his operation. just like the nature of the animal.

Shorthorn bulls are noted to be Shorthorns are much more docile, much extremely aggressive breeders thus easier to work with and that is why I like yielding a superior conception rate. to work with them,” Mark said. For this Additionally, Shorthorn females reach reason alone, as a safety factor, many puberty earlier than many breeds while farmers find this to be a selling point to also being extremely raise Shorthorn. fertile gives farmers Being a breed that is positive, repeatable low maintenance, easy Basically we use the calving results. to handle and being recommendations of Unlike many bovine great breeders, our veterinarian to breeds, Shorthorns are Shorthorn add one the best to provide a very low maintenance more weight to tip the again lending themscale for anyone thinkgood cow. selves to farmers who ing of jumping on the have diversified their bandwagon: where do - Mark Whittle, Barton they come in when it operations. The comCountry Shorthorn Breeder bined attributes of comes to market time? being good range animals and possess- Surprisingly enough, Shorthorns can ing excellent forage convertibility make and do go pound for pound in quality of it easier for meeting the Shorthorn’s beef with their British cousins. nutritional needs.

As far as grading and quality the Mark’s herd thrives in pastures with Shorthorn is extremely comparable to the common Kentucky 31 fescue. As he anything out there. “What most people said, “You can buy the newer stuff, but don’t realize is that a Shorthorn will until you get it eradicated everywhere it grade exactly the same as an Angus,” just keeps coming back. I don’t have Mark noted. the option to destroy a whole pasture For example the Ozark Empire Fair and start over.” used to perform ultrasounds of the beef Besides working off the advice of his steers. Shorthorns were neatly in the top veterinarian, Mark provides supple- five with any Angus, which you will find ments to keep his Shorthorns healthy. with any of the British breeds. According “Basically we use the recommendations to Mark the meat has equal or better of our veterinarian to the best to pro- marbling and red meat qualities that the vide a good cow,” he explained, “We market looks toward. As far as grading use a lot of mineral tubs with medi- and quality Shorthorn is extremely comcation in them. We try to provide addi- parable to anything out there. tional protein.”

All things considered it is not unreaIn keeping with his schedule and vet’s sonable to find that a survey by the recommendations, Mark vaccinates the American Shorthorn Association found herd, including calves in the spring we. that Missouri ranked in the top 10 in “We vaccinate both the cattle and the Shorthorn ownership. From the British calves for pink eye and give them all Isles to the United States to down the respiratory shots plus vaccinations under in Australia, Shorthorn has been for lepto-vibriosis,” said Mark. Dealing known as the breed of the future in a with his cattle in close quarters whether world where farmers find themselves for vaccinations and other processes is dividing their time and resources to where the temperament of the more than simply raising cattle.

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First some producers will ask what is P.I. BVD? When a cow becomes exposed to pathogenic form of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVD) between 40 and 125 days of her pregnancy that offspring in that cow may become persistently infected with BVD virus. This means that the calf as it is born and grows will not be able to fight off the BVD infection, and therefore will persistently be infected with the BVD virus. Infected cattle can shed millions of virus particles daily within the environment causing a constant exposure to all of the pen or pasture mates. A non P.I. cow exposed to pathogen BVD virus at 40 to 125 days of gestation can produce a P.I. calf. It is important to test all calves born before turning out the bull to eliminate any calves that test positive. A producer should always

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check open cows that do not calve during that calving season as well. Even the bull should be tested for persistently infected BVD. In a backgrounder situation, I believe that one should quarantine all new animals and test them, culling all that are infected. Individuals will make a big difference not only in that pen of calves but all the cattle in that pen. A P.I. BVD cow/calf within one pen or even adjacent pens will cause enough stress that a tremendous amount of expense will be inccurred in weight loss, feed, efficiency, death loss and vaccinating and antibiotic therapy.

The testing procedure is simple and very inexpensive. The test can also be done by the producer without the need of the veterinarian. To test for P.I. BVD a small ear notch is taken from the animal, put in a test tube, labeled with the animalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s I.D. and sent to a lab that test for P.I. BVD. Some testing facilities will supply the tubes, which have a small amount of preservative in them as this helps preserve the sample during shipment. Call your local veterinarian to see which lab he/she recommends.

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3. Vaccinations are not 100 percent effective. Vaccine failure can be related to stress, nutrition or maternal antibodies.

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eter and Carolyn Bronson, California residents, lost their Tax Court case on the issue of whether their horse breeding activity was a business rather than a hobby, and their related expense deductions were disallowed.

Mrs. Bronson devoted substantial time to the horse activity, while Mr. Bronson practiced law full time and was much less involved in the horse activity.

They did not have a written business plan before starting the activity, but Mrs. Bronson testified that their original plan was to acquire, breed and train high-quality Welsh ponies and cobs and sell them. Later, they wrote a “five-year plan” and “mission statement” that retroactively summarized their goals, but the document was never updated.

The only breeding or training records offered into evidence were two undated “stock summaries” that listed general information about their horses, with a brief description of the discipline in which each horse had been trained.

In 1999, they decided it was necessary to control costs by acquiring their own facility, and they visited horse farms, but did not acquire land for their own facility until 2005. Meanwhile they continued to acquire horses, including two imported from Wales, and they produced three foals.

They had only one sale, a horse that was sold for $500 to a charitable organization, and they took a $5,000 charitable contribution deduction, claiming that the horse was worth $5,500 at the time of sale.

Mrs. Bronson was involved in breeders’ organizations and civic groups, and wrote an equine column for a local newspaper. She also sponsored a summer riding clinic for at-risk teenage

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girls. The Bronson’s claimed the purpose of Mrs. Bronson’s involvement in these activities was to establish their farm brand and build credibility in the equestrian community.

The Bronson’s maintained expense records for the horse activity in spreadsheet form, categorizing expenditures for all five years at issue. Most expenditures were partly allocated to personal expenses. The full amount of each expenditure and the amount related to the horse activity were recorded. They had no other financial records.

The Court said that the taxpayers lacked a business-like operation in that they lacked a business plan, and failed to maintain a consistent and concentrated advertising program. The Court said they failed to change operating methods or adopt new techniques with an intent to improve profitability, and that they waited too long before buying their own facility.

Overall, the Court was also influenced by the fact there never had been a profit year. The Court also said that their involvement with various horse organizations suggested that the motivation behind the horse activity may have been personal rather than business.

It is hard to predict how a case will turn out in Tax Court. A different judge may well have ruled differently. Surely, had the Bronson’s implemented a business plan prior to entering the venture, and if they had evidence of more substantial advertising and promotional efforts coupled with additional horse sales, they would have had a better case. Moreover, it is always rec ommended to prepare extensive records above and beyond mere spreadsheets, to build credibility as to the taxpayers’ intentions to be engaged in a business.

Also, whenever possible, it is important to present evidence of credentials of professional trainers employed in the activity, as well as evidence of the taxpayers’ ongoing efforts to develop their own expertise.

John Alan Cohan is a lawyer who has served the horse, livestock and farming industries since l98l.

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What Do You Say? What type of breeding do you use on your farm?

“I AI using time-synch protocol. The reason for this is because of the genetics I get from it. I can’t afford to buy $100,000 bull but I can afford to buy his semen.”

Ron Locke Dallas County

“We use AI and natural service. We have a very good bull so we use him every chance we get. There are different matings used in our registered herd selected on EPDs and disposition. If you breed right you will have right.”

Rob Dalton Taney County

“I do some AI but mainly I use natural service. I’m the work force on the farm so I use natural breeding because of labor and facilities. My heart would be to use AI if I had the resources..”

Mark Gronniger Dallas County

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Record Wise Are your records indicating that you need to make a change in genetics or management?

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ecords have value to cattle producers provided they’re used, and not just kept.

Steve Swigert, agricultural economic consultant with the Samuel R. Noble Foundation in Ardmore, Okla., told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor most producers don’t have the data to assess herd performance using individual records, so he recommends going the whole herd route. “What I’d be looking at initially would be the reproduction side of it,” Swigert said, “knowing how many calves that I was able to wean off the cow herd that I have out there. Once you’ve got some of that basic information, if you’re willing to analyze it and actually use it back in your operation, there may be some opportunities to drill down into that specific information.”

Swigert said the producer can use whole herd performance to determine whether the herd is meeting or exceeding the benchmarks of the region. “At that point,” Swigert said, “you can look at your cost as it relates to how many pounds of calves you weaned off it, or pounds weaned per grazable acres.” The producer can then determine whether a change in herd genetics is needed to produce the type of calf called for by the marketplace.

He recommended producers keep recordkeeping as simple as possible until they’ve generated and analyzed

Calving Ease Score Chart Calf born unassisted = 1 Slight hand assisted = 2 Hard pull with hand = 3 Had to pry calf out = 4 enough of it to justify a step up. “Computers are nice, but you can keep it on a tablet,” he said. “As you get more into it the computer, whether it’s Excel or one of the cow/calf record systems, could be used as you go along.”

For a producer keeping individual records, the first basic unit of information is the weight of calves within 24 hours of birth, said University of Missouri Extension southwest region livestock specialist Eldon Cole. “Some will also combine with that a calving ease score,” Cole told OFN, “where ‘1’ means they were born unassisted where you just go out and find a new calf out there, ‘2’ would be a slight hand assist, ‘3’ would be a hard pull with the hand, and a ‘4’ would get us up into the calf jack work where you have to pry them out.”

Also important is the weaning weight, which is usually taken between 160-250 days of age and then adjusted to 205 days. While ranchers don’t worry about cows that produce calves of non-conforming birth weights, Continued on Page 31

In This Section “I use all natural breeding for labor ease. I choose to use Black Angus bulls because that is the most popular breed.”

Cody Holmes Wright County

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– How performance records in commercial herds pay off.......................................................................Above – A look at grain storage structures, moisture equilibrium and safety.......................................................p. 28 – How does your herd measure up on the hair coat score chart?...............................................................p. 30 – Tips for translating sire selection terminology........................................................................................p. 32 – A recap from the hay that pays series......................................................................................................p. 34 – Residual feed intake explained for easy use.............................................................................................p. 35

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Grain Storage Realities Have you considered site selection, bin selection, drying systems and bin layout?

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bin selection, drying systems and bin layout. iberal Seed and Farm in conjunc“You have to think about how that fits into tion with the Barton County the whole farm operation all the way out to Extension Office hosted a Grain the harvesting process,” said Schultheis, Storage Tour on Tuesday, July 30th. “along with sizing the storage and drying The informational event showcased facilities appropriately to the size of the equipthe new elevator facility which attracted over ment you have or will have in the future.”

200 people from the town and surrounding Putting up a sound grain facility may sound a farming communities to get up speed on best bit like a science project in itself; however; the practices for the grain storage structure, moisdrying process and maintaining good moisture ture equilibrium and safety. equilibrium are sciences that demand the farmer’s Jill Scheidt, a Barton County agronomy speattention to preserve grain quality. Schultheis cialist, noted it had been a couple of years noted, “While keeping track since such an event was in storage you have to watch held. She explained, “I figfor temperature and moisture ured we had better do it problems as well as possible again and I decided to do it insect issues. here in Liberal because “Temperature, I wouldn’t Seed and Farm just put up Bob Schultheis demonstrates how these new bins. I thought it quickly you can become trapped by say it’s harder to maintain. attempting to move grain in the It depends what your moiswould be nice for the combin while it’s discharging. ture content is when you munity to come out here to bring your grain out of the look at them and there was field and what the system is an interest for it so that’s sized for, in terms of drying why we planned it.” capacity, so you can bring Bin structures and planning that moisture down to a safe considerations led the storage level.” The key to agenda. Bob Schultheis, the temperature control is natural resource engineering adjusting and maintaining specialist from Webster the grain temperature to County’s Extension office, within 15 to 20 degrees of noted that many farmers are the outside temperature. considering expanding their One topic of debate confacilities or changing some of cerned fan operations during their old facilities out. “Our rainy periods. Schultheis goal was to get them thinkpointed out that determinaing a little bit and thinking tion rests in where you are to the future and what they in the grain drying process. might have their facilities He explained, “Early on in look like so they don’t build the process you can keep the too small,” he said. fans running because it’s not Farmers need to consider going to hurt anything since the factors of site selection,

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FARM HELP you won’t pick up a lot of moisture during that time period, but if you’re late in the drying stage and you have most of that grain dry while still having a little bit of moist grain at the top it’s worthwhile to shut the fans off so you don’t bring the moisture content back up.”

He added that during the drying phase, farmers are pushing the moisture out of the grain and moving it out. It’s important to keep the fans on all the time while you’re doing that so that drying front moves on through and you don’t trap that moisture or get condensation in the grain at some point in the drying layer.

“A larger bin diameter rather than a taller dimension could work to your advantage as it allows you to spread the layer out so you could move the drying front through a layer that is not so deep,” Schultheis said. Moving a drying front through taller bins of equal capacity takes more time and may interfere with the ability to process the grain through a system. Protecting grain quality by keeping up good moisture equilibrium sets a foundation for safety margins too.

Grain bins do have serious pitfalls regarding personal safety. By recognizing certain conditions in the bin farmers can avoid putting themselves and helping hands at risk.

Crusting caused by too much moisture in the bin can be as dangerous as attempting to tread ice covering a flowing stream. Just like the ice, the crusting can easily give way leading to grain drowning. High moisture also creates environments within the bin that have a direct impact on air quality.

“Some of the mold issues that may be in there that could create respiratory problems so you must have respiratory protection to enter those environments,” Schultheis noted.

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Schultheis gave a graphic demonstration how quickly and easily a person could become trapped should someone attempt to move grain inside the bin while it is discharging. The demonstration showed that a person inside the bin has only two or three seconds to respond once the bin augers start and that person is trapped inside the draining grain in four to five seconds. The grain becomes like quicksand and completely devours the victim.

“A person’s reaction time no matter how fast it is, it isn’t fast enough to avoid an accident,” he warned, “If you have to be in a bin then wear the appropriate safety equipment. Never go in one without telling someone that you’re in there. You also have to make sure all the equipment is shutdown and locked out so nobody else can turn it on while you’re in the bin. It’s important to have someone standing by to rescue you in case you do get into trouble.”

Grain storage is obviously necessary to any successful farming operation and like any of those operations their success in the short and long term rely on planning, operation oversight and implementation of sound safety protocols to protect both the farmer and the harvest.

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How much Hair is too much Hair?

Managing breed selection based on hair coat score and color

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air coat score is a measure of the amount of hair that has been shed by an animal in late May,” said Jared Decker, assistant professor of beef genetics extension and computational genomics at the University of Missouri. Scores are: 5, full winter coat; 4, coat exhibits initial shedding; 3, coat is halfway shed; 2, coat is mostly shed; and 1, slick, short summer coat.

Many climatologists suggest we are in a global warming trend. “If we are getting warmer, it is important from a research perspective to understand how cattle adapt, develop new tools to help identify cattle across and within breeds that are best suited for the environment, and what management practices such as shade, water and air movement promote performance and well-being,” said Shane Gadberry, associate professor of Animal Science and Cooperative Extension Service of the University of Arkansas.

According to Decker, there are major differences between breeds in their ability to cope with heat stress. “Despite issues with the quality of meat from zebu cattle, we continue to see zebu

(Brahman) and zebu-influenced (Brangus, Santa Gertrudis, and Beefmaster) cattle used in the southern United States due to their superior heat tolerance. There is also variation in heat tolerance within breeds, with some individuals and their progeny performing better in warmer climates.”

“Cattle that shed their winter coats late in the spring or fail to shed at all are at risk for heat stress as temperatures and humidity rises,” said Eldon Cole, livestock specialist for Extension at the University of Missouri.

“From 2000 to 2010 we observed the proportion of black and black-white face cattle increase from 36 percent of calves sold in Arkansas auction markets to 57 percent,” Gadberry said. “The proportion cattle not having any Brahman (Indicus) influence remained about the same (65 percent of calves), and the proportion of predominately Angus type has more than doubled.”

From observing other university research studies, Gadberry concludes there is probably more than forage or Continued on Next Page

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Continued from Previous Page copper to blame for visible hair coat flaws, and adding hair coat scoring as part of cow selection and culling practice may improve total pounds weaned. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Additional research is being conducted in the area of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;slick hair gene,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Gadberry said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some non-Indicus type cattle that are adapted to hot environments exhibit a slick hair characteristic.

Research studies are currently being designed to examine the value of crossbreeding with breeds such as Senepol that exhibit this trait.â&#x20AC;?

Good performing cattle come in all colors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important in prioritizing economic traits to remember to utilize objective performance data in animal selection,â&#x20AC;? Cole said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Keeping individual weights at weaning and yearling time helps.â&#x20AC;?

Some breeds have a color genetic makeup like spots, brindle, etc., that may have some negatives in the eyes of feeder buyers. Buyers should be aware of this as breeding programs are put together.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Persons need to have a breed or cross theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re happy about,â&#x20AC;? Cole said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I tell newcomers to the area if they ask about breeds, that a lot depends on their objectives. If they have unlimited funds it may not matter what breed or color they choose. However, if they intend to make money, they need to study what their particular market is looking for. They may like a certain breed or cross, but if the buyer potential isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t there, they should choose another breed or cross.â&#x20AC;?

Cole added that breeders should, â&#x20AC;&#x153;keep it simpleâ&#x20AC;? and understand what different breeds contribute to a crossing system is very important.

Extension livestock specialists can help on hair coat scoring and the inheritance of coat color. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Remember to talk to persons who do not have a bias that might influence the information they share with you,â&#x20AC;? Cole said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reputable breeders and artificial insemination.â&#x20AC;?

Record Wise Continued from Page 27 because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re highly dependent on the bull and other factors, Cole said weaning weights allow them, â&#x20AC;&#x153;to find out as quickly as we can if that cow is going to milk pretty well and wean off heavy calves. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all been given the same chance; if that 205-day weight means sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10 or 15 percent below the average of the herd, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s usually not much reason to keep her in the future; sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to follow that same percentile ranking within the herd pretty consistently.â&#x20AC;?

If your whole herd weaning weight is below average, Cole said that could signal a change is needed in either genet-

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ics or management. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It gets to be a little bit challenging to figure out which is causing the trouble,â&#x20AC;? he said â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weaning time is a trait that is about 30 percent due to genetics and 70 percent of the difference that we see are due to the environment such as the pasture, supplemental feed and proper deworming.

It could be a combination of things, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where the management, and the man whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behind that management, have to make a tough call.â&#x20AC;? He added that in his opinion, endophyte-infected fescue is preventing a lot of herds from realizing their potential.

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nderstanding the reproducThe summaries also have percentile tive performance of sires rank table for bulls, cows and young being selected for breeding animals. “This is an easy table to use is vital to the success of a and determine if an animal in the top cow-calf operation,” said (1 percent) or bottom (99 percent) for Bryan Richard Kutz, instructor and a particular trait in the breed,” Cole youth specialist for the Department of said. “An animal with a 50 percent Animal Science at the University of rank is considered average for that trait Arkansas. “Because a bull is expected to in that breed. Each breed has its own service various numbers of cows, the unique EPD system so make comparipotential fertility of the sons within a breed.” bull is much more imporRegarding items not The 2013 Table of tant than determining represented in an EPD, Adjustment factors the fertility of any indiKutz suggested that to be used to vidual cow.” potential bull buyers estimate acrossAccording to Jared question information breed EPDs for Decker, assistant profesabout Pedigree, temperasor, beef genetics extenment, visual and physical sion and computational attributes and prior feedgenomics at the ing regimen.

University of Missouri, Other considerations has been released prioritizing traits should should include making

by U.S. Meat include identifying your sure the bull has passed a Animal Research Center. market endpoint and breeding soundness exam, economically relevant has been tested for distraits for your operation. eases such as Brucellosis “Producers need to take an inventory and Trichonomiasis, and is able to easily of their cattle and identify which traits maneuver about the pasture. need more emphasis in their herds,” “A producer today has a wealth of data Decker said. they can and should use to select sires,” These traits could include addressing Cole said. “The more you know about items such as calving ease issues or your cow herd’s strengths and weaknesses, weaning weights. the easier it is to search for the genes to “Some breeds may have up to 20 EPDs make the appropriate adjustment.” or other terms to consider,” said Eldon The new table of adjustment factors to Cole, livestock specialist for Extension at be used to estimate across-breed EPDs for the University of Missouri. “I recommend 18 breeds has been released for 2013 by when selecting sires either for natural or the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center. artificial insemination, a person go online Bulls of different breeds can be compared to the website for the breed of interest on the same EPD scale by adding the and study their sire summary. These sum- appropriate adjustment factor to the EPDs maries carry a glossary of the various produced in the most recent genetic terms and how to interpret the numbers.” evaluations for each of the 18 breeds.

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FARM HELP Producers can learn more about EPDs and other selection terms by contacting extension specialists, the field staff of the breed association from which they are purchasing bulls or semen, their regional livestock specialists or their state beef genetics specialist.

“Improvement of next year’s calf crop is dependent upon the breeding decisions producers make,” Kutz said. “Herd sire selection should be a thought provoking and profit driven decision process. Male’s account for approximately 90 percent of the gene pool, contributing more to the genetic makeup of a herd in one breeding season than a cow contributes in her lifetime. Selecting genetically superior sires is the fastest approach to herd improvement and ultimately bottom line profitability.”

A Few Basic Terms

• Expected Progeny Difference (EPD): The variation in expected performance of the calves sired by a bull compared to expected performance of calves sired by another bull.

• Breed Average EPD: The breed average for a given trait is not necessarily zero. Zero represents the average genetic merit of animals in the database at the time when there was sufficient information to calculate EPDs which is termed the Base Year. If the breed has made any genetic change over time then the average EPD is likely to change. EPDs may increase or decrease over time compared to the base year.

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• Accuracy: A measure of confidence in an EPD. Accuracy is influenced by the amount of progeny data and the distribution of those progeny across herds.

• Hybrid Vigor and Breed Complementarity: One of the most important reasons for crossbreeding and essentially the additional performance a producer will see by crossing animals of unrelated populations. Breed complementarily refers to the production of a more desirable offspring by crossing breeds that are genetically different from each other but have complementary attributes.

• Heritability: The amount of variation in a trait due to genetics, rather than other factors.

CED of 3, we would expect to see 5 percent fewer calving problems with Bull A’s progeny. This EPD is favored over a birth weight EPD because it takes more information into account.

• Birth Weight (BW): Pounds of expected birth weight difference between two or more bull’s or females.

• Weaning Weight (WW): Expressed in pounds of weaning weight difference between two or more bulls or cows.

• Ye a r l i n g We i g h t (YW): Pounds of difference in 365day weight between two or more bulls or cows.

• Breeding Soundness Exam: an examination by a veterinarian of the appearance, the reproductive organs, and the semen quality of a bull.

• Percentile Rank: This is a measure of where that animal ranks in its breed. The 50th percentile is average. Animals in the top 5 percentile are superior to 95 percent of the animals in the breed.

• Economic Index: An economic index combines estimates from multiple EPDs with the trait’s economic importance to report a single index to use in selection decisions.

• Calving Ease Direct (CED): An EPD expressed as the difference in the percentage of unassisted births. If Bull A has a CED of 8 and Bull B has a

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Hay that Pays Summary

Wesley Tucker, associate extension professional and agriculture business specialist, encouraged producers to think about what they have invested in a bale of hay including mowing, raking and baling then factor in fuel, labor, supplies and ownership expenses.

Knowing the quality of the hay you are able to produce and the cost of the hay you are producing is important.

Hay Fertility Management According to Brie Menjoulet, MU Extension agronomy specialist in Hermitage, Mo., there are more factors to consider than just adding lime from time to time in order to get the most from your hay field. One suggestion is to consider adding legumes to help with nitrogen fertilization.

Menjoulet stressed that soil management is imperative to keeping your pasture and forages healthy. Continually removing nutrients through hay and never replacing them will result in depleted soil, reduced production, excessive weeds, excessive brush and yield loss. To error on the safe side always test soils prior to soil management.

Hay Testing It’s important to know the quality of the hay you are producing or buying.

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Testing your hay is always a good idea according to Tim Schnakenberg, MU Extension regional agronomy specialist from Galena, Mo.

Forages and Hay Quality Schnakenberg presented three factors to quality hay management: 1) Stage of Growth, 2) Plant Species, and 3) Conditions at Harvest. He presented average statistics of typical forage harvesting losses, field curing, 26 percent; harvesting, 14 percent; storage, 35 percent; and feeding 30 percent. This leaves only 30 percent of available harvest.

Stage of growth translates into earlier first cutting perhaps in April when possible (weather permitting of course). This gives you a higher quality first cutting and by default an improved second cutting.

Plant species is always a concern.

While fescue is a favorite because of its durability and reliability concerns about toxicity remain. Tests show the levels drop even one month after clipping.

Novel fescue is excellent choice yet contains no endophytes.

Hay Storage Bob Schultheis from Webster County talked about storing hay and the importance of using net wrap or considering what wrap is on the hay, the size of the bale and where the bale has been stored before you buy it to determine prior damage you might be purchasing.

Schultheis suggested storing outside hay in north to south rows; space your rows at least 3 feet apart for air circulation. Using a sloped site for water drainage helps and butt the bales endto-end if they are the same diameter. If uneven diameter, separate them.

Schultheis also recommended reducing ground contact as much as possible using pallets, poles or railroad ties or net wrap.

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F

eed conversion is the basic equation of cattle profitability â&#x20AC;&#x201C; how many pounds of feed does it take to produce a pound of cattle? But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s becoming increasingly high tech.

Dr. Ryan Reuter, agricultural research specialist for the Samuel R. Noble Foundation in Ardmore, Okla., told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor the problem with basic feed conversion is the correlation with the animalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body weight and mature size. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you just select for feed conversion ratio, what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll end up doing inadvertently over the long run is selecting for animals that are bigger and get bigger mature sizes,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why Residual Feed Intake (RFI) was developed.â&#x20AC;?

RFI corrects for the animalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body size and level of performance; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a complicated formula that is primarily used by academics in research. Reuter said experts believe it helps producers make better genetic decisions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be able to select for feed efficiency and not have negative impacts on mature size,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is being, and needs to be, incorporated into genetic evaluations that breed associations are conducting.â&#x20AC;?

Reuter said if producers are only delivering a stock trailer load of calves to the sale barnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weekly auction, they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get much return from knowing their animalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; RFI. But if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re retaining ownership in those calves, or are participating in a reputation sale, â&#x20AC;&#x153;then knowing that feed efficiency trait is going to have value to the next owner of those cattle, just like knowing their average daily gain, health performance, marbling scores or any of those other traits.â&#x20AC;?

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A research project at the University of Missouri could help producers make feed efficiency decisions based on genetics. Missouri Extension beef genetics specialist Dr. Jared Decker told OFN the school is using a grant from USDA to collect feed intake and growth trait measurements on thousands of cattle throughout the United States, as well as DNA samples from those animals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are trying to create DNA diagnostics to predict feed efficiency based on DNA markers spread throughout the genome,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are in the process of developing these DNA diagnostics, and hope to have them available to the industry shortly.â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expected the data will be used by breed associations to improve the accuracy of their EPDs, or by companies like Neogen or Zoetis that test DNA samples from cattle for the presence of specific traits. Decker said theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re using approximately 50,000 markers to calculate whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called a genomic breeding value. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basically, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an EPD calculated based on the DNA markers rather than on pedigree information and trait measurements,â&#x20AC;? he said. The producer will then be able to rank animals in the herd based on the molecular breeding value assigned to them.

Reuter added most breed associations now are moving toward using RFI rather than feed conversion in their feed efficiency calculations, and predicts that will increase in the future. He added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A commercial producer absolutely should have feed efficiency as one of the traits in the matrix of traits that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re selecting bulls based upon. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to put all of your emphasis just on feed efficiency and ignore other traits that are important, but feed efficiency should be one of the major traits thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in that selection matrix.â&#x20AC;?

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September 2013 3 “Brown Bag Lunch” Garden Series 2013: Blue Barrel Gardening – Noon – Taney Co. University of Missouri Extension Office, Forsyth, Mo. – 417-546-4431 4 Establishing Alfalfa & Production – 6 p.m.-8 p.m. – Community First Bank, Butler, Mo. – $25 – RSVP by Aug. 28 – 660-679-4167 4-6 Grazing School – 8 a.m. – Trinity Baptist Church, Willow Springs, Mo. – Reg. by Aug. 28 – 417-256-7117, x. 3 4-7 St. James Grape & Fall Festival – St. James, Mo. – 57-458-6260 5 Master Gardener Classes – University of Missouri Extension Office, Neosho, Mo. – Every Monday & Thursday thru Oct. 7 – RSVP by Aug. 28 – 417-223-4772 5 Gardening with Natives – 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. – Marguerite Bray Conservation Area, Rolla, Mo. – 573-341-0292 6-7 Advanced Grazing Workshop for Small Ruminant Producers – Crowder College, Neosho, Mo. – 417-455-9500 – 573-681-6189 7 Annual Fall Festival – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. – City Hall Parking Lot, Osage Beach, Mo. – 573-302-2020 9 Canning Class: Jams & Jellies – 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. – First United Methodist Church, Lebanon, Mo. – $15 – 417-532-7126 12 Wesbster Co. Cattle Producers Association Meeting – 7 p.m. – Empire Bank Community Room, Marshfield, Mo. – 417-859-2044 12-14 SW Missouri Grazing School – Greenfield, Mo. – 417-276-3388, x. 3 13-15 Professional Bull Riders – JQH Arena, Springfield, Mo. – 417-836-7678 14 Ozark Fall Fest – 9 a.m.-5 p.m. – Jimmie Carroll Winter Sports Complex, West Plains, Mo. – 417-256-8714, x. 207 24-26 SW Missouri Grazing School – Marshfield, Mo. – 417-468-4176, x. 3 30 Stone Co. Master Gardener Orientation – 1 p.m.-4 p.m. – Liberty Bank, Branson West, Mo. – 417-357-6812 30 Christian Co. Master Gardener Orientation – 7 p.m.-9 p.m. – OTC Richwood Valley, Ozark, Mo. – 417-581-3558 October 2013 1 “Brown Bag Lunch” Garden Series 2013: Harvesting and Preserving Your Herbs – Noon – Taney Co. University of Missouri Extension Office, Forsyth, Mo. – 417-546-4431 4-6 2013 Ozark Fall Farmfest – 9 a.m.-5 p.m. – Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, Springfield, Mo. – 620-421-9450 – 417-833-2660 12-13 6th Go Green Self Reliance Festival – 9 a.m.-6 p.m. – Thayer City Park, Thayer, Mo. – 417-264-2435 22-24 SW Missouri Grazing School – Bois D’Arc, Mo. – 417-831-5246, x. 3

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September 2013 2 20th Annual Autumn in the Ozarks Sale – Chappell’s Sale Arena, Strafford, Mo. – 870-897-5037 2 Eby Ranch Fall Production Sale – Emporia, Kan. – 620-343-6578 3 Snow Creek Angus Dispersal Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 918-510-3464 7 Brown Land & Cattle Online Sale – Diamond, Mo. – 417-358-5064 7 Trail Horse Super Sale All Breeds – McNail Arena, Lebanon, Mo. – 573-368-1277 14 Don Thomas & Sons Brangus and Angus Female Sale – Madison, Mo. – 660-263-4560 15 SW Missouri Meat Goat Assn. 5th Annual Production Sale – Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, Springfield, Mo. – 417-5326056 – bearcreekboers@yahoo.com 16 Central Missouri Polled Hereford Sale – Miller County Regional Stockyards, Eldon, Mo. – 660-537-4809 16 JK Cattle Company &Three Fires Cattle Co. Red Angus Dispersal – Mo-Kan Livestock, Passiac, Mo. – 660-424-3422 21 Seedstock Showcase Sale Vlll & 5th Annual Customer Appreciation Sale – Kingsville Livestock, Kingsville, Mo. – 877-486-1160 21 Sugar Bush & Friends Limousin, Lim-Flex & Red Angus Sale – JCL Sale Facility, Welch, Okla. – 615-330-2735 27 Jeffries Red Angus Bull & Female Sale – Checotah, Okla. – 918-638-3317 28 Hudspeth Farms & Guest “The Gathering Sale” – Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction, Harrison, Ark. – 979-693-1301 28 Kirkes Black Angus Ranch Production Sale – Talihina, Okla. – 918-465-7830 28 Head of the Class Simmental Sale – Sanders Ranch, Louisburgh, Kan. – 859-987-5758 28 Arcoma Assn. Santa Gertrudis Sale – Tulsa Stockyards, Tulsa, Okla. – 918-366-2732 30 Gardiner Angus Ranch Bull Sale- Ashland, Kan. – 620-635-2156

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417-694-2386 • 417-880-6810 9/16/13

Registered Red Angus Bulls Mullings Angus

The Horseman’s Horse Source

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8/26/13

8 Sisters Santa Gertrudis Ranch

MIKE MOYER

Show & Sport Horse Prospects Trail & Using Horses Ponies • Tack

American Breed, Gentle, Polled or Horned, Growthy, Bulls or Heifers

Fancy Angus Cattle 417-464-1040

1/20/14

LIVESTOCK - EQUINE

417-840-1106

LIVESTOCK - CATTLE

Mountain Grove, MO.

417-926-7256 7/28/14

8/26/13

Limousin Bulls, Open & Bred Heifers, Blacks & Reds

Poynter

Horses & Tack Bought and Sold Daily

Dennis & Mariellen Raucher

Double J Ranch

Professional Auctioneer Mt. Vernon, Mo.

417-842-3353

417-316-0023 Cell

Will 417-350-9810 Ron 417-214-0279

8/26/13

11/18/13

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DIAMOND

Manufacturer of Precast Concrete Products 417-532-2100 18926 Historic Route 66 Lebanon, MO 65536

S AUCTION

& REAL ESTATE CO.

Donald 417-880-2783 Thomas 417-880-0296

Personal Property Auction Saturday • August 31 • 10 a.m.

Diamond S Sale Facility • Bolivar, Mo.

Real Estate & Personal Property Auction

LENWORTH

Soft Winter Wheat Varieties AgriMaxx 413 AgriMaxx 415 AgriMaxx 490 Certified Truman Forage Maxx Kentucky 31 Fescue Seed Treatment Available

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417-767-4345

Glen Yutzy Auctioneer/Realtor

OPEN MONDAY-FRIDAY 10 Miles East of Carthage, MO on Hwy 96 & 2 Miles North

8/26/13

David Stutenkemper 417-326-2828 877-907-3000 diamond-s-auction.com

Saturday • September 7 • 10 a.m.

1465 E. Hwy. PP • Bolivar, Mo.

Collector Cars & Personal Property Auction Saturday • September 21 • 10 a.m.

234 State Hwy. 215 • Buffalo, Mo.

www.glenworth.com

Trail Horse Super Sale

WE SPECIALIZE IN ALL TYPES OF AUCTIONS:

Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013

• Farm • Construction • Estate • Antique • Real Estate • Commercial • Business Liquidations

All Breed Horse Sale Tack at 11 a.m. horses follow McNail Multi-Purpose Indoor Arena 30695 S. Hwy. 5, Lebanon, Mo. For more information or to consign Ralph VanKirk • 573-364-3662 • Cell 573-368-1277 Craig Johnson • 573-364-4735 • Cell 712-370-0702

If you are thinking about having an auction, just give me a call and I will be happy to meet with you.

417-246-5510 Pg. 38

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August 26, 2013

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MACHINERY

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RUSCHA

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WANT TO BUY MILK TANKS

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417-235-2233 8/26/13

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1-888-816-6707

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417-498-6496 10/28/13

Box 385, Strong City, KS 66869 8/26/13

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New Holland, All Pull-Type & Self-Propelled Models/Parts.

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208-880-2889

Mobile Large Animal Vet Clinic

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

417-498-6571

Darren Loula, DVM

417-743-2287

Serving Farm Families Since 1892

417-322-4711

3/24/14

www.christiancountyvet.com

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417.860.1127

3/24/14

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8/26/13

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

Specializing In: Real Estate • Farm & Machinery Livestock • Estates • Industrial Business Liquidations • Antiques

1/20/14

Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Dade County

417-476-5054 573-885-3524

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G raber M etalSales Roofing • Siding • Trim • Insulation Overhead Doors • Windows, Etc…

Serving the Metal Building Industry 8327 Lawrence County Ave. LaRussell, MO 64848 417-246-5335

800-246-5335

• Sales • Service • Parts

Open Mo 8 a.m.-4n.-Fri. p.m.

Vermeer TM800 Trailed Mower

Specializing In: Tractors • Round Balers • Disc Bines 2-Cylinder Plus Tractor Salvage

Servicing all brands of Japanese mini trucks 417-830-2519 • Preston, Mo.

4 Miles SW of Conway on Y to WW, 1 1/2 miles, follow signs

417-589-DEER • 417-589-2634

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August 26, 2013

Ozarks Farm & Neighbor

We Carry a Full Line of Late Model Equipment!

8/26/13

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Summer heat winter cold Doesn’t matter. Cattle Charge keeps them gaining.

M A D E F O R A G R I C U LT U R E

For information on MFA cattle feeds call 573-876-5473 or visit www.mfa-inc.com

www.mfa-inc.com

Adrain - 816-297-2138

Buffalo - 417-345-2121

Freistatt - 417-235-3331

Licking - 573-674-2224

Mt. Vernon - 417-466-3752

Stockton - 417-276-5111

West Central Agri Services

MFA Dallas Co. Farmers Exchange

MFA Farmers Exchange

MFA Farmers Exchange

MFA Agri Services

MFA Farmers Exchange

Ash Grove - 417-751-2433

Carytown (Carthage) - 417-394-2435

Golden City - 417-537-4177

Lockwood - 417-232-4525

Ozark - 417-581-3523

Urbana - 417-993-4622

MFA Agri Services

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Aurora - 417-678-3244

El Dorado Springs - 417-876-2422

Lamar - 417-682-5300

Lowry City - 417-644-2218

Rolla - 573-364-1874

Walker - 417-465-2523

MFA COOP ASSN #86

MFA Producers Grain #1

MFA Agri Services

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MFA Farmers Exchange

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Bolivar - 417-326-5231

Fair Grove - 1-877-345-2125

Lebanon - 417-532-3174

Marshfield - 417-468-2115

Springfield - 417-869-5459

Weaubleau - 417-428-3336

MFA Agri Services

MFA Farm & Home

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West Plains - 417-256-4041 MFA West Plains