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Ozarks Farm & Neighbor launches new website: Ozarks Farm & Neighbor has launched an online version of the Farm Hand Ag Resource Directory. The new online version will allow visitors to search all of the business listings in the print version by entering keywords, browsing categories or searching for either category or keyword by distance from your location. The online Ag Resource Directory also offers a mobile version for phone and tablet use. Visit the new site at www.AgResourceDirectory.com.

FFA members earn national awards: Members of FFA Chapters in the Arkansas and Oklahoma Ozarks have received honors from the National FFA Organization in Agriculture Proficiency Awards, as well as in the National FFA Agriscience Fair. From Oklahoma, Garrett Dale Yerigan of Prior has been named as a finalist for the American Star Agribusiness award. Mason Pitts of Riply has been named a National Finalist for Poultry Production-Entrepreneurship/Placement and Jesse Rader of Oologah has been named a National Finalist for Fruit Production-Entrepreneurship/ Placement. Dathan Jon Wade of Adair has received a Gold Award for Beef Production Placement. Karli Elizabeth Jones of Adair has been awarded a Gold in Equine Science-Placement. Becca Garrett of Stilwell has received a Gold for Specialty Animal Production-Entrepreneurship/Placement. In the National Agriscience Fair, Oologah’s Gracie Allen has been named a National Finalist in the Plant Systems Division 1 contest, and Johna Bates and Emily Phillips, also of Oologah, are national Finalists in Society Systems Division 3. Whitney Lawson and Taylor Seaton of Vinita earned a Bronze Award in the Animal Systems Division 4 competition. In results from Arkansas, three members of the Alpena FFA Chapter have earned National Finalist honors in the National Agriscience Fair. Katie Wheatley and Coley Turner were named as National Finalists in the Environ Services/Natural Resources Systems Division 3 competition, and Addie Shields earned the same honor in Division 1. Ryan Walker of Rose Bud was awarded a Bronze in Animal Systems Division 2.

Guy, Ark., teen named state FFA President: Kinsey Watkins, 18, was recently elected the 2016-2017 president of the Arkansas FFA Association. Watkins is the daughter of Mitchell and Diana Watkins of Guy, Ark. Watkins graduated in May from Guy-Perkins High School and served as president of the Guy-Perkins High School FFA chapter.

Tietze elected to board: Ozarks Farm & Neighbor Vice President of Operations Eric Tietze was elected to the Ag Media Summit Board of Directors at the 18th annual Ag Media Summit, which was held July 23-27 in St. Louis, Mo.

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“What makes you think you need a pay raise?”

It was at that point that Danny, smiling broadly, whipped out a trophy belt buckle that proudly identified him as the Best of the Best cowboy poet in a recent national competition held in Abilene, Kan. Since he had won the event over 50 other contestants from 10 states, Danny jokingly declared, “Actors that win an Academy Award always demand much more money for their next film.”

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t’s August and the three older kids are back in school.

They begrudgingly returned to alarm clock wake-up calls every morning. Inevitably, at the beginning of every school year Jody Harris is a freelance at least one of our children asks me (whining), communications specialist, “Why do we have to go to school?” I then launch gardener, ranch wife and into the parental speech regarding the impormother of four. She and tance of learning to read, write and to do matheher family raise Angus beef matics. It typically escalates into the importance cattle and other critters on of education to prepare for adulthood. their northwest Arkansas When the whining about going to school ranch. She is a graduate doesn’t come to a halt, we tell them truancy is of Missouri State University. illegal and they have to go or there will be serious To contact Jody, go to consequences, the conversation is over. ozarksfn.com and click on Our kids do like school. We are blessed with ‘Contact Us.’ some great teachers and they’ve made wonderful friends. I’m amazed at how quickly they’ve all learned to read and write. It’s something we started at home with them and it’s blossomed at school. The first time each child read ME a story, it was a gift.

There are some things the kids can’t learn at school.

This past summer, my husband has had our 6-year-old son in his hip pocket every night after work and every weekend. For some reason, this child is gifted with curiosity.

Much like his dad, he has developed a talent for mechanics. In the midst of all their time spent in the barn and at the farm, our oldest son convinced his dad to show him how to mow the grass. Our kids are not average size for their age – they are short and skinny. I was driving one of our daughters to camp and received a video text of the little guy driving a zero-turn lawnmower over acres and acres of yard! It was hilarious and amazing to see this little person taking on such a big responsibility.

We’ve decided this particular child asks at least 50 questions a day. He’s also learned how to fix fences, use tools and change tires among many other farm necessities.

I am not sure what future career he will pursue. I am certain his curiosity will serve him well.

Our daughters have been learning about the care and keeping of horses this summer. Friends coming to visit crack up at the sight – little people safely driving the RTV up to the pasture to feed and check on animals. I’ve been impressed how they want to learn how to saddle and tack them up with our help. All of these things I see them learning now are forming their future for responsible adulthood. At least that’s our prayer for them.

So teachers, I know my kids weren’t really all that excited about getting up early and starting a school schedule again. I’m sorry.

We’ve had a lot of fun learning new things (and goofing off) this summer. We’ll settle into our routine. Be patient with all of us. Please nurture our kids’ curiosities academically. We’ll continue to train them in responsibility and respect at home.

I hope you’ve enjoyed a nice summer, welcome back to school, neighbor.

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By Julie Turner-Crawford

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zarks Farm & Neighbor has a little news of its own to celebrate.

OFN was presented with first place for General Excellence Newspaper at the 18th annual Ag Media Summit, which was held July 23-27 in St. Louis, Mo. OFN competed against some larger publications for the honor and we are excited to share the news with you. It is the second year in a row we have won the award.

It’s an honor to be recognized by others in the industry for your efforts, and we would like to thank our writers for their contributions to the Ozarks Farm & Neighbor and to our readers, who continue to make us the most read agriculture publication in the Ozarks.

Julie Turner-Crawford is a native of Dallas County, Mo., where she grew up on her family’s farm. She is a graduate of Missouri State University. To contact Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 or by email at editor@ ozarksfn.com.

**** On one of our recent rainy days, I watched a couple of those extreme yard makeover shows.

I found myself wanting to go and stakeout one of our area home improvement stores, hoping that someone would walk up to me and say, “Would you like a crew to come to your house and give you your dream yard?” We really don’t want or need much in the way of landscaping at the Crawford Ranch, but if they could put in those bushes around the deck that we have been putting off, replace a couple of knockout roses, trim some trees, do a little weed eating and put in some new corner posts and braces in a couple of spots, I would be happy.

At one home, which appeared to be located in a nice subdivision in Southern California, the yard was so overgrown that the children who lived in the neighborhood were not allowed to come over and play with the children of the homeowner.

Neighbors were also a little upset about the mess, saying it was an eyesore. The recent rains in parts of the Ozarks has made the lawn of the Crawford Ranch a little shabby, much to the dismay of my “the yard has to be mowed at least twice a week, if not more” husband, but we had nothing on these folks.

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just a thought Across the Fence Continued from Previous Page The solution for the overgrown yard? A herd of hungry goats. Yes, the TV production crew hired a goat producer to come in and eat down the mess. The homeowners were amazed with the goats.

Using goats to rid areas of weeds and tall grass is nothing new for many of us in the Ozarks, but it was a lesson on agriculture for the family, as well as for those watching the show. It showed the positive impacts that animal agriculture can have, even for city folks. Orchards and vineyards have used sheep and goats for many years to help control weeds and grass in an effort to reduce labor inputs, and there have been areas where sheep and goats have been brought in to munch out fire lines in an effort to control wildfires.

It was refreshing to see animal agriculture shown in a positive light. No one cried foul because the goats had collars or were being transported around in a trailer from one destination to the other.

The TV show showed that the farm animals were well cared for and were there to do a job.

I don’t know if the show’s ratings grab a large audience every week, but if it made

Life Is Simple Continued from Page 3 I was impressed with Danny’s accomplishment, though, especially since I have never been able to rhyme words or thoughts in my life. I can remember being given an assignment, while in high school, to compose a poem for my English class. The teacher was not impressed, even after I did my best sales job to convince her it was one of those “new age” poems that didn’t require rhyming. She marked my paper with a capital “D” and wrote, in red ink, “Nice try!”

However, Danny’s recent success did get me to thinking. Not only did he win a beautiful buckle, but I can only assume that a nice cash award went along with the hardware. Maybe the newspapers and magazines that run my column would also be interested in publishing (at an additional fee, of course) original

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even one person rethink their feelings about farming and farmers, it was a success.

Unfortunately, animal agriculture needs more than a home improvement show to show its importance, but the odds of that happening are stacked against us. Groups like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the Humane Society of the United States, the Animal Liberation Front and others continue to bombard television, billboards and the Internet with misleading, inflammatory photos and videos, making farmers defend themselves for having animals as part of their farming operation.

What can we do to improve the odds?

We can start in our own front yards, showing anyone who bothers to look that our animals are cared for, they are healthy and that they do serve a purpose, be it milk, meat, working the farm or keeping weeds under control.

Maybe one day those folks who are anti-animal agriculture will actually open their eyes and see farmers for who they really are – animal lovers.

cowboy poetry by yours truly. Heck, it’s been 50 years since I last tried my hand at poetry, so I surely could do better now.

So, my friends, I’m happy for you to be able to serve as witness to my very first endeavor into the lucrative and rewarding field of: cowboy poetry.

Some Angus are red, Some roans are blue.

Danny’s got a buckle, And I want one, too.

Editor’s note: The winning cowboy poet referred to in this column is Danny McCurry of Ash Grove, Mo. He performed his cowboy poem, “Ole Silver at the Wild Bill Hickok Days PRCA Rodeo in Abilene, Kan., then competed for two days at the National Cowboy Poetry Rodeo held in Abilene, Kan., where cowboy poets from 10 states participated. He won first in the Serious Division and took second in the Humerous Division, earning the championship title.

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By Larry Burchfield

Pangburn, Ark., farm focuses on raw milk from Dutch Belted cattle Natural and organic foods are the big rage these days and many consumers want to know where their food comes from and some prefer to know the farmer who produces it.

Janet Russenberger, is the owner of Farmstead Products, a 65-acre farm in Pangburn, Ark., located in the extreme northeast corner of White County, Ark. In fact, it could be called the “Three Corners” as White,

duction from grass. They will out produce Holsteins and Jerseys just on grass. That is a huge plus for our production and the clear content is superior to other breeds.”

In addition to their milk production, Dutch Belts are also known for their disposition. The cows have a tendency to be curious, patient and, at times, act like a bunch of kids.

“We have a couple of cows that are comical,” Janet said. “They will playfully Janet Russenberger produces raw milk from Dutch Belted cattle, as well as a few Jerseys.

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Cleburne and Independence counties in- nudge you in the stalls, nod their heads, one even plays with the light switch tersect within sight of the farm.

The main product from Farmstead while trying to milk her. It’s hilarious Products is raw milk, which is produced sometimes. And when you talk to them,

by Russenberger’s herd of 45 Dutch Belt- they act like they are really listening. ed cows. With heifers and calves, the They are a joy to work with.”

In recent years the health benefits of Belted herd numbers 65 head (including raw milk have been promoted on various six Jersey heifers). fronts. Industry sources indicate According to Janet, the that raw milk is truly one of the Dutch Belted cattle are ideal most nutrient-dense foods in for the raw milk production. the world and has a nutritional “Our herd is grass fed and the Pangburn, Ark. profile unlike any other food.

Dutch Belted are perfect for Clean raw milk from pastured that,” she explained. “They are cows is a complete and properly balgreat milk producers and their anced food. Proponets of raw milk say genetics maximizes milk proAUGUST 29, 2016

people can live on it exclusively, if necessary. Raw milk has all eight essential amino acids and contributes to healthier skin, hair, and nails, a stronger immune system, increased bone density, and can help with weight loss while increasing bone density, and build lean muscle at the same time.

Janet began considering the possibility of a small farm and producing raw milk, along with other farm products, while working as a physical therapist about 15 years ago. Years of running marathons began to take its toll on her knees and other joints, so Janet began looking for healthy ways to combat those ailments.

Her research and dedication to the healthy life brought her full circle to her own small farm, Farmstead Products.

A valuable asset for the farm is Joe Caster, who has been working with the farm about 10 years.

“Joe is a great help for me,” Janet said.

“He is good with the animals and has a lot of farm knowledge. It would be tough to do it without him.”

There are a number of sheep and goats on the farm, both of which perform specific “natural’ functions.

The sheep and goats are used primarily as weed control, and provide ample fertilizer for the pasture. Every animal fills a place on the integrated system.

Solar energy is an integral part on the farm as well. Solar panels on the roof of the water house over a natural spring heat the water, and roof-mounted solar panels on Janet’s house heat the home.

Farmstead Products produces about 300 gallons of raw milk per month and offers more than 20 products, including buttermilk, various cheeses and dips as well as fresh eggs, vegetables and fruits. Russenberger is constantly developing new recipes. Janet believes in her products, so she takes every opportunity to educate her customers and inquiries about the benefits of unprocessed foods are welcomed.

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Marcus Flippin focuses much of his time on breeding quality cutting horses.

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Marcus Flippin attributes his love for riding, working with cattle to an uncle The original Flippin land in the early Marcus Flippin of Flippin, Ark., 1800s was used to raise tobacco, cotton is a fifth-generation waterman.

“Technology and needs have changed so and corn though that land is now part drilling new wells is almost nonexistent. of the town.

While Marcus’ father Harold, or “Jug” A year ago I downsized and formed Flippin Pump Service for commercial, residential as he was called, was solely a waterman.

His uncle James raised cattle and horses, and agricultural customers,” Marcus said.

Marcus and Gail Flippin met on a blind in addition to being in the water business. date in Branson, Mo. They now live on The draw for the young boy was obvious: horses to ride and cattle to work. Marcus 120 acres on the outskirts of Flippin. remembers coming home from “The town was named after church in his Sunday best us. Before that we emigrated Flippin, Ark. and going out riding with from Flippin, Tenn., and even his uncle when he was only 3 before that from Flippin, Ky.,” years old. Pictures of he and his Marcus explained. “I was told uncle riding in church clothes are all the towns were penal colamong his favorites. onies first. Maybe our family Because his wife Gail and one of is antisocial!”

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meet your neighbors his daughters loved Paint horses, his horse business started with Paints, but Marcus found the experience troublesome.

“It seems that for every white hair, I found one less brain cell,” he said with a rueful smile.

The couple then transitioned to cattle.

When Marcus was 16, he purchased 20 Limousin heifers in partnership with his uncle. Through the years, they worked with a number of breeds including Chianini and Shorthorns, especially while his children were showing cattle in fairs.

“The Chianini were a good crossing breed because they were a three purpose breed (milk, meat and work), that passed on size and disposition but not color,” Mark said.

Marcus studied and performed AI with the cleanup bull for breeding.

When the children grew up, Marcus and Gail gave up the additional 340 acres they had leased for their cattle and returned to the original 120 acres. This time they switched to registered, highquality cutting Quarter horses by buying, breeding, training and selling them.

The current herd contains five mares and two fillies. Marcus is part of an informal horse breeding cooperative, with retired Police Chief Frank DePriest being the person he works with most often. Marcus does most of the breeding while Frank handles training, sharing facilities as needed.

Because breeding horses is much more physical and therefore potentially damaging than breeding cattle, Marcus prefers and performs AI for horse breeding too. According to Marcus, even though the technique is the same, the differences that exist between using AI with horses and cattle are basically a result of the structural differences in the two kinds of animals because the reproductive systems in horses is much deeper.

Determining readiness in cattle is easier through the use of a heat patch or observation of herd behavior. In horses, readiness is determined through the use of an ultrasound to see the size of the egg follicle. Insertion is also more difficult with horses because the system is so much deeper. On the other hand, the first attempt success rate of 85 percent is higher than a typical 65 percent rate for cattle.

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men, 15 to 20 cc for horse AI as opposed to 1/2 cc of frozen semen with cattle.

Semen collection is also different. Stallions need to mount dummies four to five times before, “the pipes are cleared.” Because of its location within the body, horse semen is also warmer and more sensitive to temperature. This means freezing is less viable, with some semen not tolerating freezing. In keeping with his desire for the highest-quality bloodlines, Marcus prefers the bloodlines of Smart Little Lena, who was the number one elite money earner for Quarter horses in his mares and Pepto Boonsmall for breeding with a grandson of Pepto Boonsmall providing semen for collection when needed.

Broodmares are kept in pastures with supplemental salt and minerals. Ninety days before foaling, they are placed in stalls with the grain rations selected for each mare according to individual body structure and needs. Foals are also kept in stalls. These horses get all the alfalfa they want, with Marcus buying his alfalfa in Iowa because it is raised for horse consumption. According to Marcus, one dead blister beetle equals one dead horse and locally grown alfalfa, what little there is, is intended for cattle.

Foals receive their first round of tetanus, rabies and rhino vaccines at 6 months of age, with every horse vaccinated annually.

The official birthday of all registered horses is Jan. 1, but Mark prefers foals to be born in March or April because the mares seem to do better foaling after winter and early spring bad weather has passed.

“If you control diet and activity which includes regular exercise, these colts will grow well and catch up with those born earlier,” Marcus explained.

“My biggest challenge is time. With 3,000 to 4,000 pumps to be maintained, I often have no time to ride,” he said.

“However I don’t have to ride to get the benefits of being in the horse business.

Horses are simply beautiful animals and a pleasure to be around.”

Marcus is also very active in the community with 4-H and FFA occupying a special place in his life. He helped start the Flippin FFA Boosters and helped organize the local fair’s premium sale process. Now Flippin FFA Boosters offer a self-supporting scholarship based on need, rather than GPA.

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Nearly 50 years in business in Searcy, Ark., brings lots of stories, laughs Forty-seven years ago a young, newly married Paul Farley was trying to decide what he wanted to do in life.

He had worked at several jobs since his teenage years and was completing his first stint in the U. S Army National Guard. But, as he contemplated starting his family, Paul really didn’t know what he wanted to do. Paul’s brother-in-law had an interest in a local barbershop and promised Paul he would give him a job, if he would get his license. After much thought and encouragement from his brother-in-law, Paul decided he wanted to be a barber. Janice, his wife of 48 years, remembers the day well.

“I knew Paul had been thinking about it,” Janice recalled. “Sure enough, one afternoon he walks in from work and says, ‘I’m starting barber school tomorrow.’ We didn’t have any idea he would stick with

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it almost 50 years. But that is what he wanted to do.”

The nearest barber school was in North Little Rock, Ark. There was no fourlane highway like today, but a narrow two-lane road and a dozen small towns between Searcy and North Little Rock; it was not an easy drive. Add the expense of the commute to an already tight newlywed budget, it was certainly a challenge for the Farleys.

Paul made that commute every day for nine months and worked in his spare time to help make ends meet.

Upon receiving his license from the Arkansas Board of Cosmetology in the fall of 1969, Paul hung his shingle next to his brother-in-law’s in the WyattPoole barbershop in downtown Searcy.

Haircuts were $1.50, a shampoo and style was a whopping $3.

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Paul Farley’s shop is only open two days a week, but he said he has plenty of clients to keep him busy.

Being associated with an established shop certainly helped Paul get started, but times were still tough. Having a one-third interest in the shop made things a little better, but there was still a missing link. In 1977, Paul made the big leap to start his own shop. If there ever was a leap of faith, this was it.

“I didn’t have any money, but I really wanted to have my own shop,” said Paul. “The only thing I had was a Cub Cadet tractor given to me by my uncle.

With his permission, I sold the tractor for $1,100 and started the Cloverdale Barbershop in 1977. That shop provided my living for the next 30 years, until I decided it was time to slow down.”

Slowing down meant selling the Cloverdale Barbershop, retreating to the Farley property in northern White County, setting up a one chair shop, and cutting hair two days a week, Tuesday and Wednesday.

To supplement Paul’s income over the years and help raise five children, the Farley’s built and sold several houses on their property north of Searcy. “I’m as busy as I want to be,” Paul said. “I probably cut as much hair in two days than I cut in five when doing it full time. Most of my customers followed me when I left Cloverdale, I just pack it into two days now.”

Situated in a park-like setting just off Highway 157 at 505 Miller Road in White County, a visit to Paul’s Barber-

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shop reminds one of Floyd’s Barbershop in Mayberry; a one chair shop of constant activity, where the men of the community assemble to socialize, catch up on the latest gossip, talk politics, and a few even get a haircut.

Looking back on his nearly 50 years of cutting hair, Paul says it has been a rewarding career with a lot of special relationships.

“It’s all about the relationships I’ve built over the years,” Paul said. “I still have several customers that have been with me since the beginning, and I’m cutting their grandson’s hair now. Those relationships are a special part of this business.

The hardest part is when a customer passes away and the family asks me to cut their loved one’s hair one last time for the funeral. I’m proud to do it, but it sure is hard.”

On a hot summer afternoon, in the cool of his one chair shop between customers, with a country grin, Paul reflects on his life’s work.

“I’ve met a lot of nice people, heard lots of stories, and had lots of fun. Somehow, Janice and I raised five kids out of this business. The good Lord was watching over us no doubt. But now, by working two days a week, I’m hoping to make it to the fifty-year mark (a little less than three years) of cutting hair, then hang it up for good. Heck, I might even write a book about it.”

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John Knight purchased the barn in 2008, after selling his farm equipment business.

“Since taking over, I have upgraded computers, software, and monitors as well as areas of the facility. Recent interest in cows and heifers is evident by the lower female numbers coming to market. During my ownership I have also witnessed a huge improvement in the Arkansas cow herd due to skyrocketing genetics and heavy culling. Those cattlemen who survived the variable market and weather issues are developing excellent cattle.”

Products and Services: “We accept cattle 24/7, when someone calls ahead.

We’re open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and the gate opens at 7 a.m. on Saturday. Early arrivals are supplied hay and water at no extra charge and grain is available as an option. The vast majority of animals come in on Saturday, because it’s handy for working folks, and we accept arrivals as late as possible. We average 49 sales a year and sell cattle, horses, goats and sheep on the same day, with cattle providing 95 percent of the business. We always sell livestock in the same order so customers know what to expect: goats and sheep, horses, calves, bulls, pairs, bred cows and then open cows. Each week we have a sub sale of preconditioned calves that are verified and issued special ear tags. This allows the seller to optimize a return on the extra money he has put into his calves. We provide a full complement of veterinarian services on sale day even for animals not being sold as well as animals just purchased. These services include on-site Coggins labs for horses.

We are perhaps the only Arkansas sale that accepts credit and debit cards. We have a gathering station in Little Rock which provides free livestock transportation to the sale for customers in that area. We have inbound and out bound hauling available for all of our customers, wherever they may be. We have an on-site snack shack and a truck stop less than a mile away. Access to the sale barn is easy because we are just off Interstate 40.”

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Sam Gentry manages the Holton Cattle Company, which has been a part of his wife’s family for generations.

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store and a paint store as well as a bank.

Through the years the Holton family decreased its acreage to 5,000 acres and simplified its business holdings. F.L. Holton Jr. was survived by three children: Steve, president of Central National Bank founded by the Holton’s; Lynda Lynch, who is married to a surgeon in Tulsa; and Deborah Gentry, married to Sam who manages the Holton Cattle Company.

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pasture, cattle come running from all directions crowding around, nosy and hoping for a treat, but not losing interest when they don’t get one. Rotational grazing also makes fertilizer unnecessary as manure, which returns nutrients back to the soil, provides what is needed.

Manure is scattered as conditions require, with Ledino, red clover and ryegrass being reseeded with one pound of purple top turnips per acre for aeration.

Some of the Holton land has not been reseeded for Bermuda or fescue for 80 years. Finally, because the land acquires much less intervention, labor costs are also down. The entire operation is ran

by Sam and two full-time employees.

“Technology has made everything easier. I don’t have to be on-site to give instructions or answer questions. My cell phone does it all,” Sam said with a laugh.

Other rotational grazing benefits center on the cattle. They are handled so frequently they need little or no herding. Gates are opened and the cattle simply walk through.

“As soon as they get through the gate, they stop and eat it like it’s a Popsicle and usually stay two hours before they move,” Sam said.

Another cattle-based benefit of rotational grazing is that parasites, highly attracted to the manure, are much less of an issue. Cattle require less intervention to maintain optimum health.

“Continuous and intense planning is essential,” Sam said. “Like Boy Scouts, you have to always be prepared to be successful.”

Among the things Sam plans around is weather. The 6-mile stretch of the Poteau River that serves as a boundary on the ranch suffered two 30-year floods in 2015, cresting at 39 ½ feet above flood stage at nearby Panama. Those floods destroyed $20,000 worth of cattle in addition to $6,000 in bulls and one bull that was saved, but never usable again. Fencing was also washed away.

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several years. “The river is significant and planning is mostly negative, that is what to do after destruction has taken place,” Sam said.

Another aspect of planning is breeding methods. The ranch has 500 mommas, 250 of which are registered Black Angus with the rest being commercial. Sam previously used AI and ET extensively, but now breeds primarily by live coverage, using a 15-20 “bull arsenal.”

The bulls are registered Angus and registered horned Herefords. He preferred horned Herefords because he likes their body structure and believes Herefords make him more money producing black baldies and black motleys. Calves are weaned in May and October at 600 to 650 pounds.

“My replacement preference is to buy 4- to 6-year-old open mommas with a 200 to 300 pound calf at their sides, but I like some of my heifers too, so I have both,” Sam said. “A few stockers are preconditioned for six weeks, depending on the market and the weather. I will buy or trade anything of value. All my weaned calves are preconditioned for four to six weeks before sale.”

Some of the Holden acreage is native grassland, which Sam cherishes and nourishes. Little and big bluestem and switch grass are abundant, especially on a 70-acre stretch with another area being coaxed back to its natural state. Sam said, “As long as I am alive, these native grasslands will thrive and only be pastured selectively.”

Sam also raises bees in hives that partner well with those grasslands.

Sam is looking toward a future when he will no longer need to hay because of intensive rotational grazing. In 1980, the ranch put up 110,000 square bales, and last year 6,000 to 7,000 round bales, which they sell, as well as using when needed in their pastures.

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Town Life: “I am an artist and have been so since I was a Girl Scout and painted my first blue jay. I have been licensed with the University of Arkansas for four years, which allows me to do Razorback art. In addition, I have been freelancing in various mediums such as painting on wooden canvas or redoing furniture for many years. I also work part-time as an administrative assistant for Lindsay and Associates, where my husband works as a heavy equipment superintendent a company he has been employed by for 30 years.”

Country Life: “We have 80 acres in Elkins, Ark., where we raise chickens, horses and commercial cattle. The free range chickens are of multiple breeds and are used for egg laying. We have three horses (one Arabian, one Tri-Paint and one Missouri Fox Trotter). My husband really likes farming and enjoys taking care of 35 head of cattle. We have one purebred Angus bull and 22 primarily Angus mommas, but with Charlois and Beefmaster influences for better muscling. I am really fond of Angus because I think they’re pretty and their beef is the best. We do our own tagging, vaccinating, and worming and sell calves. This year we are keeping heifers to help our sons get their herds started. We hay 25 acres, which are primarily Bermuda and fescue, and fertilize with chicken litter from a neighbor. Kevin keeps the weeds under control by spraying and has a chemical license. We are appreciative of the help that our sons give us and making the farming operation function well. Our agricultural supplies come from Farm Supplies in Elkins and the Fayetteville Co-Op.” Future: “We are really family oriented and I hope in 10 years to have more grandchildren to come out to the farm and experience what country life has to offer.

Kevin and I plan to retire here at the farm and to have more time with our family because we do everything together. At that time my husband will probably want to increase the farm size, but I’m happy as it is. We also expect to continue to be highly involved with the First Baptist Church in Elkins. Seeing what the future holds will be interesting.”

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120

Benton Co. - Siloam Springs 8/18/16

Cattlemen’s Livestock*

8/19/16

Barry Co. Regional Stockyards* 8/20/16

County Line Sale Ratcliff 8/17/16

Decatur Livestock*

8/17/16

Cleburne Co. - Heber Springs 8/15/16

902

483

1479

942

132

260

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400

589

St-10 Lower

St-7 Higher

Uneven

St-10 Lower

Steady

Uneven

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175.00-225.00 159.00-172.00 138.00-154.00 135.00-145.00 131.00-144.00

171.00-217.00 156.00-186.00 146.00-162.00 140.00-149.00 137.00-140.00

158.00-179.00 148.00-162.00 142.00-159.00 132.00-152.00 128.00-143.00

174.00-187.50 160.00-177.00 148.00-160.00 ----143.00

165.00-182.50 158.00-182.50 143.00-157.00 ----128.00-135.00

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170.00-195.00 162.00-170.00 160.00-162.00 ---------

185.00-216.00 153.00-179.00 146.00-168.00 139.00-146.00 137.00-144.00

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176.00-192.00 150.00-169.00 139.00-150.00 133.00-147.00 130.00-134.00

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----145.00-165.00 144.00-150.00 135.00 -----

----140.00-142.00 130.00-141.00 126.00-136.00 -----

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----149.00-173.00 139.00-149.00 130.00-142.00 126.00-132.00

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160.00-180.00 143.00-163.00 138.00-147.00 130.00-134.00 128.00-132.00

151.00-185.00 140.00-150.00 129.00-144.00 132.00 123.00-133.00

137.00-162.00 132.00-153.00 130.00-148.00 128.00-143.00 120.00-130.00

149.00-165.00 140.00-150.00 135.00-150.00 133.00 -----

150.00-152.00 144.00-152.00 128.00-135.00 130.00-135.00 -----

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141.00-196.00 139.00-141.00 142.50-139.00 ---------

155.00-172.50 130.00-157.50 130.00-137.00 127.00-132.00 -----

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50.00-86.00 † 75.00-84.00* 56.00-85.00 †

goats

Slaughter Lambs: Wool and Hair lambs: Choice 2-3 4570 lbs 180.00-200.00; 73-94 lbs 160.00-175.00; 105-122 lbs 130.00-150.00. Good 1-3 103-115 lbs 150.00-157.50.

Slaughter Ewes: Wooled: Good 3-4 140-162 lbs 85.00100.00.

Hair Ewes: Choice 2-3 99-102 lbs 170.00-180.00. Good 2-3 80-120 lbs 100.00-125.00. Cull 2-3 70-110 lbs 75.0095.00. Replacement hair rams Medium and Large 1-2 180-195 lbs 120.00-135.00.

Slaughter Hair Rams: Good and Choice 1-3 125-170 lbs 80.00-90.00.

Feeder kids: Selection 1 28-43 lbs 200.00-215.00. Selection 2 23-38 lbs 175.00-195.00. Selection 3 27-38 lbs 130.00-150.00.

Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 40-82 lbs 225.00-240.00; 80-115 lbs 180.00-205.00. Selection 2 40-73 lbs 200.00220.00. Selection 3 43-70 lbs 170.00-195.00. Several individual replacement does 200.00-250.00 per head.

Slaughter Does: Selection 1 90-260 lbs 200.00-225.00.

Selection 2 61-127 lbs 125.00-140.00. Selection 3 60-118 lbs 100.00-127.00.

A few replacement bucks: Selection 1 500 per head; 105-125 lbs 300.00-430.00.

Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1 81-95 lbs 165.00-170.00.

Selection 2 50-210 lbs 120.00-140.00.

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Che $1.8 and Koshkonong, Mo. • Oregon County Goat and Sheep Market 8/6/16 Flu prod Receipts: 154 Springfield, Mo. • Springfield Livestock Marketing Center 8/11/16 All goats and sheep graded by MO Dept of Ag-USDA avo Mil Graders and bought per cwt. based on in-weights at the Receipts: 328 Idah At this month’s special dairy sale at the Producers Auc- buying station. Offerings were made up of 81 percent incr tion Yard, demand was good on a moderate supply. The goats and 19 percent sheep. Next scheduled market date incr supply consisted of 5 percent Springer Heifers, 5 percent will be Saturday, Sep 3th. The station will be open to crea accept by appointment only.

All prices per cwt.

Bred Heifers, 19 percent Open Heifers, 6 percent Fresh poc GOATS: and Milking Cows, 2 percent Bred Cows and 20 percent dess Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 45-60 lbs 205.00, 61-80 lbs baby calves. The balance was made up of weigh cows full and beef animals. All quotes are on a per head basis for 180.00. Selection 2 45-60 lbs 180.00, 61-80 lbs 165.00.

150 Holsteins unless noted otherwise. und Selection 3 61-80 lbs 125.00. mul Springer Heifers Bred Seven to Nine Months: Supreme Feeder Kids: Selection 1-2 20-44 lbs 150.00.

National Sheep Summary • TS Whites Sheep and Goat Sale 8/19/16 Cen Slaughter Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 125.00.

Individual 1325.00, Crossbreds 1375.00-1420.00, ApSPO Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1-2 110.00. aged wethers any Compared to last week slaughter lambs were mostly proved 1200.00-1275.00, Crossbreds 1250.00-1275.00, steady to 10.00 higher, instances 30.00 higher.

SlaughPO grade over 100 lbs 145.00.

Medium 950.00-1010.00, Crossbreds 925.00-1085.00, ter ewes were mostly steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder lambs Mid SHEEP: Common Individual 825.00. were steady to 10.00 lower.

At San Angelo, TX 6717 Slaughter Lambs: hair Choice and Prime 2-3 hair 60-80 Heifers Bred Four to Six Months: Supreme Individual head sold.

Equity Electronic Auction sold 340 Slaughter lbs 145.00; Good 1-2 40-80 lbs 60.00.

Crossbred 1375.00, Approved Individual Crossbred lambs in North Dakota. In direct trading slaughter 1310.00.

Diamond, Mo. • TS Whites Sheep and Goat Sale 8/6/16 ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 7500 head of Heifers Bred One to Three Months: Approved Receipts: 1229 negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady to 2.00 Crossbreds 1150.00-1210.00, Medium Individual 900.00, Supply was good and demand was very good with a higher. 6900 head of formula sales had no trend due to Crossbreds 1000.00-1025.00. near standing room only crowd on hand. Lamb and ewe confidentiality. 3,751 lamb carcasses sold with 75 lbs Open heifers: Approved 200-300 lbs Crossbreds 425.00markets were mostly steady compared to last month. and down no trend due to confidentiality; 75-85 lbs 1.48 485.00, 300-400 lbs Crossbreds 600.00-690.00, 400-500 Goat markets dropped 10 to 20 cents across the board higher and 85 lbs and up .94 lower. All sheep sold per lbs Pkg 5 hd 820.00, Crossbred pkg 7 hd 820.00, 500-600 compared to last month. Supply included 12 percent hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified. lbs Crossbreds 820.00-850.00, 600-700 lbs Pair 930.00, slaughter ewes and rams, 27 percent slaughter lambs, Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: Crossbreds 880.00-930.00, 700-800 lbs Pair 1110.00, Pair 35 percent kid goats, and 12 percent bucks and does.

San Angelo: shorn and wooled 105-150 lbs 130.00-150.00.

Crossbreds 1110.00, Medium 400-500 lbs Crossbreds All prices are per hundred weight (CWT) unless noted VA: wooled 110-125 lbs 160.00; 130-160 lbs 150.00.

450.00-670.00, 500-600 lbs Individual 780.00, 600-700 otherwise.

PA: shorn and wooled 110-130 lbs 224.00; 130-150 lbs lbs Individual Crossbred 635.00, 700-800 lbs Individual SHEEP: 175.00-205.00.

925.00.

Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1 40-55 lbs 205.00.

Ft.Collins, CO: shorn 110-120 lbs 163.00-170.00, 140-145 Fresh Milking Heifers and Cows: Supreme Individual Medium and Large 1-2 40-58 lbs 165.00-170.00. Medium lbs 158.00-172.00; wooled 110-130 lbs 162.50-167.00.

1400.00, Crossbreds 1325.00-1475.00, Individual Jersey and Large 2-3 25-43 lbs 140.00-155.00.

1325.00, Approved 1000.00-1225.00, Crossbreds 1125.001225.00, Medium 800.00-975.00, Crossbreds 825.00850.00, Individual Jersey 825.00, Common Individual 675.00.

dairy cattle

Not Reported † 70.00-103.50 †

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

cattle

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

81.00-104.00* 75.00-106.50 † 80.00-103.50* 90.00-97.00 †

Bred and Springer Cows: Approved 1100.00-1250.00, Crossbred 1075.00-1150.00, Medium Crossbreds 700.00775.00.

Baby Calves: Holstein Heifers Individual 270.00, Holstein 8/21/16 Bulls Large 125.00-175.00, Small 75.00-105.00, Jersey Bulls 60.00-70.00, Crossbred Heifers Large pkg 7 hd 240.00, Small 160.00-180.00, Crossbred Bulls Large 140.00-165.00, Small 40.00-100.00, Beef Cross Heifers Individual 85.00, Beef Cross Bulls Large 130.00-180.00, Small 75.00-110.00.

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prices Ft. Smith Livestock -----

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Arkansas Cattle Auction - Searcy

30

beef

82.00-95.00 † 85.00-95.00 †

127 5(3257('

slaughter

I-40 Livestock Ozark 8/18/16

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685

4,478

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Uneven

St-5 Higher

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170.00-188.00 157.00-175.00 149.00-159.50 132.00-147.00 -----

190.00-195.00 166.00-183.00 157.00-173.00 145.00-165.00 145.00-155.00

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----153.00-158.00 137.00-147.00 128.00-135.50 124.00-133.00

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150.00-169.00 139.00-148.00 130.00-139.00 129.00-135.50 125.00-126.00

158.00 146.00-155.00 142.00-154.00 136.50-152.00 133.00-140.00

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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110-120 lbs 163.00-170.00, 140-145 led 110-130 lbs 162.50-167.00.

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3.39

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750

** 134.95

130.23 129.03 123.97 134.25 142.61

*

* 163.60

154.46

149.10

133.20 137.35

151.50

137.51

Week of 7/31/16

* 159.11 146.86 139.44 145.00

141.71 129.82 129.79 125.00

142.48

130.49 132.43

136.67 **

** 150.62

2250

140.94

158.91

142.20

*

*

153.39

160.48

140.72

145.85

140.64

155.76

132.34

145.95

2750

159.97 146.14 148.27 151.72

147.92 134.73 137.85 130.00

144.57

Stilwell Livestock Auction* 8/17/16

Tulsa Livestock Auction 8/15/16

Welch Stockyards*

8/15/16

Ozarks Regional West Plains 8/16/16

4,478

209

912

7,968

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2,585

1554

2835

1170

Uneven

St-5 Higher

Steady

Uneven

Uneven

-----

St-4 Higher

Steady

Uneven

Steady

*

170.00-188.00 157.00-175.00 149.00-159.50 132.00-147.00 -----

190.00-195.00 166.00-183.00 157.00-173.00 145.00-165.00 145.00-155.00

160.00-195.00 148.00-174.00 133.00-159.00 ---------

180.00 159.00-171.00 148.00-160.00 139.00-151.00 136.00-140.00

----173.00 156.00-176.50 148.00-163.00 144.25-156.75

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185.00 163.00-186.00 159.00-176.00 150.00-161.00 146.50-150.00

250.00-217.00 172.00-188.00 153.00-166.00 140.00-154.00 138.00-152.00

194.00-215.00 169.00-191.50 150.00-164.00 149.50-160.00 135.00-151.50

170.00-186.00 160.00-173.00 150.00-163.75 140.00-155.75 135.00-147.00

**

----153.00-158.00 137.00-147.00 128.00-135.50 124.00-133.00

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150.00-188.00 142.00-164.00 130.00-155.00 124.00-141.00 -----

172.00 155.00-164.00 140.00-156.00 133.50-141.00 -----

----187.00 159.00 139.00 -----

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169.00-179.00 155.00-169.00 137.50-150.00 134.00-146.50 128.00-138.00

160.00-170.00 145.00-160.00 130.00-148.00 135.00-144.00 118.00-124.00

150.00-169.00 139.00-148.00 130.00-139.00 129.00-135.50 125.00-126.00

158.00 146.00-155.00 142.00-154.00 136.50-152.00 133.00-140.00

145.00-174.00 133.00-154.00 125.00-150.00 118.00-135.00 -----

158.00-166.00 142.00-157.50 131.00-142.50 132.00 120.00-132.00

----154.00-163.00 146.50-156.50 139.00-154.00 135.00-144.25

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165.00 152.50-160.00 144.00-159.00 136.00-148.00 132.50-137.00

152.00-170.00 140.00-158.00 125.00-139.00 127.00-138.00 120.00-134.00

151.50-164.00 139.00-155.00 130.00-141.00 130.00-144.50 116.00-137.00

145.00-159.00 135.00-161.00 135.00-148.00 130.00-146.75 120.00-130.00

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128.75

157.72

Ouachita Livestock Ola, Ark. -----

132.68 143.07

151.75

134.79

153.00

8/18/16

160.00

143.79

160.67

145.17

* 153.23

159.31 ** 134.06

152.74 148.00 Week of 8/14/16

685

**

145.83

OKC West - El Reno, Okla.

8/17/16

Mid-State Stockyards*

136.95 133.00

140.66

N. Ark. Livestock Green Forest 8/17/16

Joplin Regional Stockyards 8/15/16

Week of 7/24/16

152.64

2550

1860.00 †

1750

131.72 126.34

142.04

1300.00-1400.00 † Not Reported †

1250

146.85 132.16

136.00

127 5(3257('

250

I-40 Livestock Ozark 8/18/16

*

138.83

pairs

Welch Stockyards

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

*

1335.00-1675.00 † None Reported * Mid-State Stockyards North Arkansas Livestock - Green Forest 1725.00 † 1275.00-1675.00 † OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock Auction Not Reported † Ozarks Regional Stockyard 1100.00-1700.00 † Stilwell Livestock Auction 1350.00-1685.00 * Tulsa Livestock Auction 1750.00-1800.00 †

usta

heifers 550-600 LBS.

139.16 145.79

Not Reported* None Reported *

Farmers Livestock - Springdale Ft. Smith Livestock I-40 Livestock - Ozark 925.00 † Joplin Regional Stockyards

May 16 June 16 July 16

151.84

Arkansas Cattle Auction - Searcy Ash Flat Livestock 1150.00 † Barry County Regional 1100.00-2050.00* Benton County Sale 935.00-1435.00 † Cattlemen’s Live 725.00-1900.00* None Reported † Cleburne County Livestock Auction County Line Sale - Ratcliff None Reported † Decatur Livestock Auction Farmer’s & Ranchers

Feb. 16 Mar. 16 Apr. 16

*

None Reported †

Aug

ices

2050

Oct. 15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15 Jan. 16

steers 550-600 LBS.

(Week of 8/14/16 to 8/20/16)

3.33

Osc

1550

cow/calf

avg. grain prices

3.42

1050

Aug. 15 Sept. 15

Week of 8/7/16

550

$120

135.00 Week of 8/14/16

8/19/16

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.8650 and 40# blocks at $1.8650. The weekly average for barrels is $1.8650 (-.0120) and blocks, $1.8220 (+.0260).

Fluid Milk: Throughout most of the country, farm milk on 1 40-82 lbs 225.00-240.00; production is lower, excluding those areas where cow comfort 00. Selection 2 40-73 lbs 200.00avoids the frustration of persistent daytime heat and humidity.

70 lbs 170.00-195.00. Several Milk production in the mountainous states, Colorado, does 200.00-250.00 per head.

Idaho, and Utah is steady. Bottled milk demand continues to ion 1 90-260 lbs 200.00-225.00. increase as more school districts begin the school year. The 125.00-140.00. Selection 3 60-118 increasing demand for fluid milk has generated additional cream volumes, however, there is some tightness reported in cks: Selection 1 500 per head; pockets of the East and Midwest regions. Ice cream and frozen .00. dessert demand is also strong, as operations continue to run ction 1 81-95 lbs 165.00-170.00. full production schedules. Condensed skim is mostly moving 120.00-140.00. under contract agreements versus spot load sales. Regionally, 50 multiples for all Classes range 1.35-1.42 in the East; 1.21-1.35, S Whites Sheep and Goat Sale 8/19/16 Central; and 1.16-1.30, West. slaughter lambs were mostly SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER , instances 30.00 higher. Slaugh- POUND BUTTERFAT F.O.B. producing plants: Upper teady to 5.00 higher. Feeder lambs Midwest - $2.7140-3.0281. ower. At San Angelo, TX 6717 tronic Auction sold 340 Slaughter a. In direct trading slaughter were not tested. 7500 head of ghter lambs were steady to 2.00 Week Ended 8/23/16 ormula sales had no trend due to Soybeans Soft Wheat Corn Sorghum lamb carcasses sold with 75 lbs 20 e to confidentiality; 75-85 lbs 1.48 16 up .94 lower. All sheep sold per ) unless otherwise specified.

10.66 10.59 12 ice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: wooled 105-150 lbs 130.00-150.00.

8 5.31 5.40 s 160.00; 130-160 lbs 150.00.

3.93 3.88 4 110-130 lbs 224.00; 130-150 lbs

$160

Ash Flat Livestock 1100.00-1250.00 † Barry County Regional 750.00-1575.00* Benton County Sale Barn 800.00-1350.00 † Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction 1075.00-1775.00 * Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs 68.00-113.00 † Prices reported per cwt County Line Sale - Ratcliff 72.00-108.00 † Prices reported per cwt Not Reported* Decatur Livestock Auction Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita None Reported * Farmers Livestock - Springdale 1125.00-1225.00 † Ft. Smith Livestock Not Reported † I-40 Livestock - Ozark 750.00-1300.00 † Joplin Regional 705.00-1735.00 † Mid-State Stockyard 750.00-1200.00 * North Arkansas Livestock 1275.00-1775.00 † OKC West - El Reno 900.00-1800.00 † Ouachita Livestock Auction Not Reported † Ozarks Regional Stockyard 850.00-1600.00 † 8 1200.00-1425.00 * Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock Auction 1200.00-1675.00 † Welch Stockyards 910.00-1485.00 *

Week of 7/24/16

National Dairy Market at a Glance

$200

78.00-88.00 † Prices reported per cwt

Arkansas Cattle Auction - Searcy

dairy sales

1 28-43 lbs 200.00-215.00. Selec-195.00. Selection 3 27-38 lbs

cows

(Week of 8/14/16 to 8/20/16)

Week of 7/31/16

99-102 lbs 170.00-180.00. Good 125.00. Cull 2-3 70-110 lbs 75.00ir rams Medium and Large 1-2 .00.

Good and Choice 1-3 125-170 lbs

replacement

South Dakota: shorn and wooled 115-165 lbs 159.00168.00.

Billings, MT: no test.

Kalona, IA: shorn 120-165 lbs 160.00-166.00; wooled 110-145 lbs 159.00-167.50.

$240

Week of 8/7/16

l and Hair lambs: Choice 2-3 453-94 lbs 160.00-175.00; 105-122 lbs -3 103-115 lbs 150.00-157.50. ed: Good 3-4 140-162 lbs 85.00-

550-600 lb. steers

12 Month Avg. -

$280

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

164.43 ** 157.36 155.35 152.65

135.14 133.19

152.18 155.33

137.40 148.28

160.73 132 144 156 168 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

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147.43

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146.34 **

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123 136 149 162 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

175

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Red Poll cattle are part of the farming operation of Caleb Cunningham and his family. They also have commercial Brangus cattle, hogs, sheep and chickens.

By Terry Ropp

Boonville, Ark., producer incorporates multiple species in a single operation Sometimes family circumstances open unforeseen possibilities.

Caleb Cunningham of Booneville, Ark., is one such farmer. Caleb’s grandfather, Douglas, owns the farm though he and his wife Peggy, as well as Caleb’s other grandmother, Dorothy Thacker, require substantial daily assistance.

Caleb’s father and mother, Randy and Susan, resigned from the church where Randy pastored to provide that care. That left farm management predominantly to Caleb.

Caleb, 23, earned a degree from Arkansas State University in animal science and wanted to pursue a career in

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Service Agency farm loans What makes the Cunningin six counties, working both ham operation unique is a in the office and on-site. He Booneville, Ark. holistic management system leaves at 6 a.m. for work, after presented by Zimbabwean feeding the hogs and letting Allen Savory in the 1970s. the sheep out.

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Simply put, his holistic method uses several species grazing intensively in a specific order on land predominantly composed of natural grasses though the Cunningham land is still under development.

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season, and the hogs and chickens are fed non-GMO grain. Caleb will reseed with a cool season mix for winter grazing. He is developing land with big and little Bluestem, switchgrass, Indian grass, volunteer rye, and naturally returning clovers providing varying root depths, nutrition, and species preference.

The Cunninghams also buy all their hay.

“This is outside the mainstream, but continual haying of the same meadow is damaging to soil health and causes the soil to retain less water,” Caleb said.

This year, Caleb purchased 100 bales of Bermuda and 200 bales of mixed pasture hay.

The species order typically involves cattle first, then sheep followed by chickens, which can be followed by swine. Intensive rotational grazing for Caleb means being able to graze 75 head of

The goal is to optimize not maximize profits.

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cattle on one-quarter acre by moving them twice per day under good growth and weather conditions. Currently the Cunninghams’ free range pigs are not in the rotation, rather helping to clear the scrubland, a perfect environment for their heritage Durocs. The rotation disrupts the parasite lifecycle.

“If I have to worm something, it leaves the farm,” Caleb said.

Sheep prefer different plants than cows and consume cattle parasites, while the chickens scratch through the manure, eating more parasites and breaking up

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both the manure and the fly cycle. The process fertilizes the ground more readily, while livestock urine lowers soil acidity. The goal is for animal impact to build organic matter, soil microbes, and soil fertility which minimizes the need for human intervention.

The Cunninghams have 40 commercial Brangus and 35 registered Red Polls.

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meet your neighbors show cattle disrupted the balance. Caleb searches out hidden herds with the old bloodlines he wants to preserve so that cows retain milking functionality and are effective mommas that marble naturally, even when grass fed. He found one such herd in Alabama belonging to T.J. Currier.

“I utilize line and in-breeding in order to gain predictability and functionality in my stock,” Caleb explained. “My approach to stock breeding does not focus on single trait selection, but seeks wellrounded animals, such as the original Red Poll bloodlines.”

Caleb has May calves, weaning and selling calves at 6 to 7 months of age, when the calves weigh about 500 pounds. Potential breeding stock are left to wean naturally as part of building and refining his herd.

“The goal is to optimize not maximize profits,” he explained. “In terms of selecting heifers, I select those that have good maternal traits. This means those heifers are intended to breed while their calves are intended for market, two different and often antagonistic purposes.

This is accomplished through use of linebred, maternal bulls to create replacements and linebred, terminal sires to create superior market calves.”

Another important and practical aspect of Caleb’s approach is to vertically stack more than one enterprise on limited acreage, while building and maintaining symbiotic relationships that improve soil health, animal health, etc.

He raises sheep for an existing commercial market while also developing a direct market. He raises Cornish-Rock broilers on pasture, as well as breeding and raising Heritage Barred Plymouth Rocks as layers and heritage meat birds.

More pasture pens will be added as the market develops, though providing wild bird houses is also important since chickens cannot control all of the flies by themselves.

Caleb’s hog operation relies on systematic linebred genetics, including a boar rather than the practice of artificial insemination.

“The hub of the holistic philosophy is management that mimics nature while maintaining profitability,” Caleb said.

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Don Bennett, founder of Tri Cycle Farms, began the program after seeing neighbors go without food.

By Pam and Terry Lamb

Tri Cycle Farms saw more than 1,600 volunteers in 2015 growing and cultivating for their community “Until we help each other, we they grow is shared with volunteers, are kind of lost anyway,” Don Ben- third is given to food pantries and comnett, founder of Tri Cycle Farms, munity meals, and a third is sold to said. Tri Cycle Farms is a community sustain the farm and demonstrate the urban farm working to address food insecu- economy of food.

“We had 1,655 volunteers in 2015 do rity by growing food and teaching others to 8,199 hours of work,” Don said. “We are grow food in Fayetteville, Ark. Don and his volunteers, called Tri Cy- seeking to build leadership within the orgaclists, say they grow growers and farm nization, the farm and the neighborhood.”

Tri Cycle Farms now has a six-member farmers. After experiencing food insecurity and seeing a number of neighbors in his board of directors and collaborates, with own community dealing with it too, Don members of the community, includand his girlfriend, Kelly Bassemier, started ing, Trinity United Methodist Church across the street from Tri Cycle Farm’s Tri Cycle Farms in 2012.

“We are in the center of the state’s Community House, the University of third largest city, less than a mile from Arkansas, the city of Fayetteville, area us to the south is the state’s flagship ag- nonprofit groups, local businesses and ricultural university,” Don said. “In this multiple faith based organizations.

Tri Cycle Farms’ mission and efforts neighborhood, just a one mile circle, there are more than 7,000 people liv- in establishing the city of Fayetteville’s Urban Ag Ordinance contribing below the poverty level, uted to the University of Arincluding almost 1,000 chilkansas Community Design dren.”

Fayettville, Ark. Center’s (UACDC) FayetteLocated on 2 acres of land ville 2030 Food City Scenario in the heart of the city, Tri Plan. The plan envisions the city Cycle Farms works are based of Fayetteville as an ecological on it’s policy of Thirds Share municipal utility. Featuring green Initiative; a third of what

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infrastructure, public growscapes and urban spaces designed for food processing, distribution and consumption, the plan reclaims agricultural land use between the backyard garden and the industrial farm.

Tri Cycle and UACDC are now collaborating on proposals leading to design drawings and implementation grants for Tri Cycle Farms’ Master Plan, featuring a Neighborhood Commons and Community Food Hub. When accomplished, this Master Plan would represent a built component of the Food City Scenario.

“The potential is for us to have food cities, food regions, systems with food hubs and neighborhood food hubs,” Don said.

“It is complicated but, it is simple, too.

We are throwing away 1,000 pounds of food a day from one store. That food is going into landfills. We need to rethink that because we’ve got children going to school hungry.”

Tri Cycle Farms has had the opportunity to work with AmeriCorps Arkansas Garden Corp service members who work in the gardens physically helping to create more capacity and educate through nutrition programs for kids.

AmeriCorps took notice of Tri Cycle Farms and assigned them an unheard of five Volunteers In Service To America (VISTA) volunteers in 2016.

Dawn Jones is one of Tri Cycle Farms’ VISTA volunteers. She will be helping the farm with traditional, alternative and social media, which will help grow and expand the public information pro-

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gram by promoting events, opportunities and classes.

“Together we will be helping Tri Cycle Farms to share their mission,” Dawn said. “Quite often we are assigned to an organization at a point of growth where they are absolutely poised to be able to build and expand by adding new systems to expand their outreach.”

“One of our goals is to turn our rock house into a small neighborhood scaled food hub,” Don added.

Tri Cycle Farms plans to partner with organizations that have existing distribution systems.

“We just need to develop a food hub with a receiving area, a sorting area, a walk in cooler with commercial refrigeration and upgraded electrical. The final piece is to turn the kitchen into a certified commercial kitchen so we can not only take recovered food to the next level but, we can take our food to a new level of value added products and rent the kitchen to entrepreneurs needing facilities.”

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Remember that most people make good money going through trash and selling all the information they find. Further, asking people you do business with such as doctors, insurance companies, power companies and the like how they handle and dispose of your confidential information is important.

While realistically you can never ensure they are using good procedures, just asking helps. They are supposed to have identity theft protection procedures written down and in place and asking may prompt a re-examination and perhaps even formalization of their procedures.

The second protection process is using confidential information carefully and as little as possible. Make sure no one can see you accessing pin numbers for debit cards or at ATM machines, and do not share passwords and pin numbers. Finally, keep your personal checks simple with no phone number, Social Security or drivers license number imprinted for all to see.

A third method of self protection is avoiding risky practices. When you order checks, have them delivered to your bank so they cannot be stolen. Mail checks from the post offices or drop boxes rather than from home. Though inconvenient for many, a PO Box is the safest method of mail delivery. If making purchases online, be sure the sites are secure because if a site doesn’t say it is “secure,” it’s not.

Finally, monitoring your credit reports and financial statements is essential. You are entitled to a free credit report from each of the three agencies once a year. That means you can request one every four months from a different agency and start over again. The three agencies are Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. Obviously this will require record-keeping and four months is a long time, but, early detection is critical when a breach occurs. Additionally, search all of your monthly statements for unfamiliar activity and contact the corresponding agency or business immediately if anything unusual draws your attention. You may have simply forgotten something, or someone may have tapped into your account.

Just as a burglary alarm system cannot prevent theft, following the suggestions cannot prevent identity theft, only make it more difficult. Any inconvenience to you is a bigger one to a thief, and thieves tend to choose those targets that are most easily available. Making sure your identity is not one of those only makes sense.

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Knowing your cattle, the economy is important when considering retained ownership Sending cattle to the feedyard and retaining ownership can be a profitable venture for cattle producers, but is it the right move?

“It’s kind of glamorous to think about retaining ownership at the feedyard, but you have to know yourself, your cattle and the economics,” Dr. Evan Whitley, Center for Advanced Agricultural Systems and Technology manager of the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in Ardmore, Okla., said.

Whitley said producers should make contact with the managers of prospective feedyards to find out what the feedyard can offer.

“Find out what kind of ration they feed, what their health protocols are so that you can gauge if you have the management and the cattle that fit into that feedyard’s program,” he said. “Most cow/calf producers do not retain ownership of their cattle and they are new to these questions, so it’s really important to establish that rapport, that relationship with that feedlot manager. For some producers, that fear of not having possession of the cattle can be overcome by establishing that relationship and confidence with those feedyards.”

While it is important to find out what the feedyard can do to get producers the highest possible dollar for their cattle, producers should find out what he or she can do to get calves ready.

“There are going to be some management practices that do preclude you from retaining ownership,” Whitley said. “If you don’t have that high-quality herd health program on both the cows and the calves, if you don’t have a defined breeding season that allows you to instill that uniformity in that calf crop or if you don’t have the ability to castrate or dehorn, there’s bigger fish to fry rather than trying to figure out if you should retain ownership.”

Commercial feedyards typically deal with producers who are retaining 100 or more head of cattle, so for those with only a few head, the best option might be to sell.

“Most feedyards in the Texas Panhandle and up through the central part of the United States feed cattle in 100- to 200-head pens,” Whitley said. “That, however, doesn’t preclude someone from sending 50 head, but it goes back to your economics.

Your participation cost will he higher with 50 head, as opposed to 150 head.”

When do producers know if they have made any profit from retaining ownership? Usually not until the cattle are sold “Most of the feedyards will charge you at the end,” Whitley explained. “They will do a closeout and most of the time they are going to charge you a monthly feed cost,

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a monthly yardage cost and so on. Then at the end, once your cattle are sold, be it on the cash or on a grid, there will be a settlement. That will be the time that costs associated with the cattle and revenue generated will have to be analyzed and settled.”

When sending cattle to a commercial feedyard, turning a profit, Whitley said, can be difficult. However, for producers who feel they have a superior product, there are options.

“The majority of the time, the market will not let a producer, based on economics alone, retain ownership because feedyards are more efficient and own the cattle, feeding them themselves, opposed to custom feeding them for someone else. But, if you have the genetics that will allow you to take advantage of some of these value-added programs and are able to sell past the finishing aspect, selling on the rail, maybe going into these mixed markets, it might work well for you to seek a custom feedyard.”

Retaining ownership may also be able to give per animal carcass data, which producers can then use to work on their genetics “Most of the data coming back is going to be the pen average data, which goes back to the number of cattle in the pen, but if you retain ownership through the packing house, most of the time that carcass data will come back on an individual basis, so it really allows that progressive producer to take that next step in order to determine management decisions in order to push their cow herd to a new level.”

He added that some land-grant university extensions offer retained ownership programs that provide co-mingling opportunities, giving producers the chance to see how their genetics are working.

Some feedyards also offer partnership opportunities for producers While retained ownership might not be the most profitable option for producers, Whitley said it could be a valuable tool.

“I don’t want to scare anyone away from retaining ownership, but it goes back to knowing yourself, knowing the economics of cost of production and potential revenue generation, and knowing your calf,” Whitley said. “I don’t want anyone to miss the opportunity of retaining ownership of a set of cattle where you put the management and the decisions in place that allow you the opportunity to do so. That’s when you are going to take your program to the next step.”

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Whether it is for people or for animals, most people know that proper nutrition is important to stay healthy.

Nutrition can also be a powerful tool to foster enhanced immunity and fertility in herds, which leads to a better bottom line.

An animal’s immune system is designed to defend the animal against disease-causing microorganisms. If their immune system is compromised or weakened, it can spell disaster for the animal, and ultimately the producer’s profits.

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According to an article by Harvard Health Publications, the immune system army marches on its stomach.

Healthy immune system warriors need good, regular nourishment.

The article went on to state that there is some evidence that various micronutrient deficiencies – for example, deficiencies of zinc, selenium, iron, copper, folic acid, and vitamins A, B6, C, and E – alter immune responses in animals, as measured in the test tube. However, the impact of these immune system changes on the health of animals is less clear, and the effect of similar deficiencies on the human immune response has yet to be assessed. But the research at this stage is promising, at least for some of the micronutrients.

The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service notes that vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin E, selenium, copper and zinc, when properly supplemented, can enhance a cow’s immunity against diseases, such as mastitis, by increasing resistance to infections and by decreasing severity of infections when they do occur.

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Herds’ needs will differ depending on age, reproductive stages and available feed and forages, so it is recommended that producers contact their veterinarian to create a program specific for their farm.

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Proper nutrition can also be utilized to enhance the fertility rates, but it requires some forethought throughout the entire life of your cattle. According to Grass Fed Solutions, the Online Source to Low-Cost Pasture-Based Cattle Farming, beef cattle fertility and milk production potential is shaped to a large degree by the body fat levels of bull and heifer calves during their adolescent sexual development.

What is done in the pasture or feedyard during cattle’s adolescence has as much impact on lifelong fertility and milk production potential as the sum of all the other genetic factors that are normally considered when selecting cattle breeding stock. Too much body fat during the adolescent sexual development stage will prevent growing cattle from achieving the maximum beef cattle fertility and milk producing potential written into their genetic DNA. The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation suggests that inadequate nutrition is also the most common cause of delayed breeding among mature cows. A reproductively efficient cow should calve every 12 months.

But in order for her to accomplish this feat, she must breed back within 80 days of calving. Any nutritional stress from late gestation until breeding can lengthen the postpartum interval. Cows should be in good flesh at calving and maintain this condition through the breeding season. Cows that are thin at the time of calving and those that lose body condition from calving to the onset of breeding will either breed late or end up open at the end of the season.

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By Klaire Howerton

Increasing antibodies, reducing close contact in herds can reduce the danger of contraction As most people in the cattle industry know, there are certain diseases and illnesses that can cause real damage to a producer’s numbers, both on the hoof and on a spreadsheet. One such disease is Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD).

BVD is caused by the bovine viral diarrheal virus (BVDV) and is one of the most prevalent illnesses in the livestock industry on a global scale. There are numerous clinical signs of BVD, including reduced fertility, a decline in milk production, infection of unborn fetuses and of course, diarrhea.

According to the USDA, BVDV is a member of the pestivirus genus. There are four recognized species within the pestivirus genus. These species are BVDV-1, BVDV-2, border disease virus of sheep and classical swine fever virus, previously known as hog cholera virus.

There are two forms of BVDV infection – acute and chronic.

Animals that have recently acquired BVDV demonstrate an acute strain of the illness, and animals that have had symptoms for a long period of time (several months) are considered chronic.

“Some of the signs of acute infection are fever, lethargy, loss of appetite, ocular discharge, nasal discharge, oral lesions, diarrhea, and decreasing milk production.

Chronic infection may lead to signs of muscular disease, noted the USDA. Signs of the disease in newborn calves are birth defects that include anything from failure to nurse to tremors to ataxia; calves exhibiting these symptoms, unfortunately, often die.

So how could a herd potentially contract BVDV? According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, BVDV transmission may occur vertically (i.e., before birth), leading to congenital infection of the fetus, or the transmission may occur horizontally (i.e., after birth).

Congenital infections may cause resorption, abortion, stillbirth or live-birth. Congenitally infected fetuses that survive in utero infection (i.e., the live-births) may be born as BVDV-infected calves. The BVDV infection in these calves will persist during the entire life of the calf, and they will shed BVDV continuously in the farm environment. BVDV can be shed via manure, saliva, tears, urine, nasal discharge and semen.

Luckily for producers, there are steps that can be taken to minimize the risk of BVDV within their herd.

Increasing antibodies is one such way. This helps cattle that contract acute BVD shed less virus, and shed the virus for a shorter period of time.

Feeding calves high-quality colostrum and vaccinating older cattle helps to increase their antibodies. Another strategy is to identify and remove persistently infected animals from the herd, as they shed far more of the virus that acutely infected animals.

Providing ample room for your cattle to move around and decreasing pasture density is also a strategy to reduce BVDV risk.

BVD and BVDV are, unfortunately, something that cattle producers have to be aware of at all times. But with some preventative measures and good observation, you can lower your herd’s risk of contracting this disease.

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One of the longer term options for increasing the weaning weight of calves is to be conscientious about the season selected for calving.

Calves born in the spring tend to be heavier come weaning season.

“In the Ozarks, our growthiest calves tend to be born in January to early March, or in September and October if you prefer calving in the fall,” noted Cole. “Regardless of which season you prefer, calves born early tend to out gain their younger herd mates. A possible reason is they have less sickness. This difference may be minimized by following a strict rotational system during the calving season so the lateborn calves aren’t exposed to intestinal and respiratory diseases.”

Watch for Illness

Illness can be overwhelming to a herd.

When it comes to calves, illness can really take a toll on weaning weights. Scours and pinkeye can be two of the largest issues to a calf crop. The diarrhea associated with scours prevents fluids from being absorbed from the intestines, and can cause severe dehydration and weight loss.

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Therefore, watch for the very earliest signs and treat promptly and isolate the affected calves from the healthy ones if at all possible,” Cole said.

Look at Genetics

While another long term option, culling for and breeding for the best genetics can help raise your weaning weights as well.

“Genetic improvement comes slowly and involves choosing sires or semen. If using artificial insemination, the bull should possess growth with high, (0.8 accuracy) or better. Some may even select a different breed of bull to use,” Cole explained.

The cows, of course, play their role.

“Don’t forget to consider the dam’s genetic makeup as their milk and growth genetics have a lot to do with their offspring’s weaning weight,” Cole said. “I highly recommend calves be weighed individually at around 6 to 8 months and have an adjusted 205-day weaning weight computed each year. This process pinpoints the cows that consistently wean big calves. Culling the low end helps boost the herd’s average weaning weight over time.”

Feed and Implant

For quicker weight gain, start feeding some more groceries. Eldon suggests implementing a creep feed ration, and providing access to high quality pasture or good alfalfa hay.

Another option is growth implants for speedy weight gain. “Growth promotants are good for 75 to 100 days, unless you use a longer term product. If you don’t intend to keep them after weaning use the less expensive implant,” Cole suggested. “Implants usually boost weaning weight by around 20 pounds in that time frame. Do not implant heifers or bulls you know will be kept for breeding.

Implants are more effective when gains are over 1.5 pounds per day.”

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USDA official says there may be only a slight impact on American beef producers The Aug. 1 announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding an agreement with Brazil in relation to beef imports has many producers wondering how it will impact their bottom line.

The agreement opening up the boarders was reached after the USDA said its Food Safety and Inspection Service determined that Brazil’s food safety system for meat was up to U.S. standards and that fresh (chilled and frozen) Brazilian beef can be safely imported. Brazil currently imports cooked and canned beef to the U.S., and is the largest exporter of beef in the world.

The agreement also allows U.S. beef and beef products to be exported to the Brazilian market for the first time since 2003.

Cattle prices in the U.S. have taken a dramatic tumble since last year’s record highs, so the opening of beef markets to Brazil has caused some to question if prices will see another fall. According to a statement from USDA Public Affairs Specialist of the Foreign Agriculture Service Bob Ellison to Ozarks Farm & Neighbor, if there is a drop, it will be only a slight one.

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The U.S. has agreements with other cattle producing countries, such as Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and Uruguay. Ellison said the agreement with Brazil will not have an impact on those relationships.

“The United States review was conducted in accordance with U.S. legislation. As this process is separate from trade agreements, it will not impact our agreements with other countries. Brazil beef will now be under the same TRQs (Tariff Rate Quoats) as other countries which do not have FTAs (Free Trade Agreements) with the U.S., but which do have beef equivalence,” the statement said.

TRQs are assigned to countries exporting product to the U.S., who do not have free trade agreements. Since Brazil does not have a country specific quota to export to the U.S., they will be classified in the TRQ group labeled “Other.” The maximum volume of this group is 64,805 mt.

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Whether it’s a golf cart, a 4-wheeler trailer or one of the big boys, you’ll find it at Wood Motor Co. We’ll NEVER be undersold!

Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

AUGUST 29, 2016