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Colton Spencer: A Born Leader

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Youth participate in Sale of Champions: Youth market animal exhibitors from the Missouri Ozarks were a part of the annual Missouri Sale of Champions at the Missouri State Fair on Aug. 20. Payton Dahmer, son of Cory and Amy Dahmer, exhibited the 2016 Missouri State Fair Grand Champion Market Lamb. Dahmer is from Nevada, Mo., and is a member of the Nevada FFA Chapter. Dahmer’s Hampshire lamb weighed 149 pounds. His champion lamb brought $14,000. The reserve champion pen of meat rabbits was exhibited by Gunnar Fisher of Verona. His New Zealand rabbits weighed an average of 4.83 pounds and were sold for $2,000. He is the son of Devin Fisher.

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. Vernon County, Mo., producer wins carcass award: A crossbred hog owned by Everett Forkner of Richards, Mo., was named the Grand Champion of the Growth & Quality Barrow Classic, sponsored by the Missouri Pork Producers Association and the Missouri Department of Agriculture. Participants signed up for the contest back in March. This year, barrows were processed at the University of Missouri Meat Laboratory in Columbia, Mo. Fair results correction: In the Aug. 22 edition of Ozarks Farm & Neighbor, some results from the open Ayrshire show from the 2016 Ozark Empire Fair were incorrect. The address of Bruffey Farms is Everton, Mo., not West Plains. Also, Bruffey Farms exhibited the Senior Champion Ayrshire, not Benayr Farm.

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Dalene Schober finds success as a barrel horse trainer

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Don Gast prefers red, white and yellow cattle

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y good friend, Danny, is one of the cowboys anytime revoInhire worC yrreJ yB I have large groups of cattle to gather for vaccinations, brandJerry Crownover farms ing, marketing, etc. in Lawrence County. He He is one of a crew of four and they have provis a former professor of en to be an invaluable asset for the past several Agriculture Education at years because of their skill at working cattle in Missouri State University, an easy-going, deliberate manner, that reduces and is an author and stress on the livestock – and me. As an added professional speaker. bonus, their fun-loving demeanor has also proTo contact Jerry, go to vided me with an abundance of material to ozarksfn.com and click write about. on ‘Contact Us.’ Danny (unbeknownst to many) is also an upand-coming cowboy poet and usually amuses the group with his latest composition when we take a break or have lunch. I knew, early on, that the man had talent because he has even recorded a couple of CDs and his musings are played regularly on one of the local country radio stations nearby. He has also started entertaining groups of farmers and cattlemen, and has been received exceedingly well, but even I was surprised when I visited with him last week and he informed me that his services might cost me a little more than usual this fall.

“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.”

“Yeah, well, the next time someone mistakes you for Brad Pitt or Leonardo DiCaprio, let me know and we’ll talk money then.”

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I came across a blog entry while doing a Julie Turner-Crawford little research that was relaying how dangerous is a native of Dallas cattle are and how violence carried out by catCounty, Mo., where she grew up on her family’s tle often takes a back seat to shark attacks, and farm. She is a graduate maulings by bears and mountain lions. of Missouri State The blog goes on to say that attacks by cattle University. To contact can be “surprisingly well-coordinated,” with one Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 or two cows leading the charge, and despite more or by email at editor@ people being killed by cattle every year than ozarksfn.com. sharks, there is no special week on television dedicated to the carnage. The writer told of a couple of helpless individuals being attacked in England while walking their dogs through a field of cattle. The cattle were unprovoked in their attacks on the people, who were simply protecting their pets from injury when the cattle went after the dogs.

While instances of cattle causing death or injury are no laughing matter, and experienced cattlemen and woman have been injured or killed by their livestock, the manner in which this writer addressed the subject just proves that most folks these days don’t know much about farming or animals. I don’t know if the writer meant the blog to be comical or if it was meant to actually scare people.

Who could be scared of cattle or other farm animals? You might be surprised.

Many years ago, I had a friend who moved to the Ozarks from a town outside of Chicago. He was scared of anything that moved at my place. One day he came by while I was out feeding; he tagged along, but I could tell he was a little freaked out by it all. When I started to go into the lot where we fattened out calves, he was shocked I was even going to walk into the pen.

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Across the Fence “You aren’t going in there with those bulls, are you?” he asked.

When I told him I was going into the lot and that the cattle weren’t bulls, he insisted that they were indeed bulls because they had horns and only bulls have horns, and that I would be killed. I told him I would be just fine and that if there was any problem, I could climb over the corral and escape. The horned “bulls” he was so concerned about were actually Jersey steers that would still take a bottle if offered.

After feeding, I explained the process of how bulls became steers. I think that scared him a little too. I won’t even go into his reaction to loading hogs.

Scare tactics are what many anti-agriculture groups use to turn the public against farmers and ranchers. If they “scare” enough people with threats of chemical-laced fruits and vegetables, milk tainted with hormones, antibioticfilled meat, GMOs that cause genetic mutations and killer cows, they think farming will just stop farming, saving farm animals and the planet.

What folks should really be scared of is the concept of no farmers, no food. I often wonder if people think of that when they are complaining about agriculture.

Plus, who will control all of the killer cows that will be set free by the animal rights folks to roam as “nature intended”?

Looking at the statistics, yes cattle are responsible for about 20 deaths a year.

Granted it is more than sharks, bears or alligators combined, but cattle aren’t the most deadly animals out there.

The CDC states that dogs about kill 28 people per year, and other mammals, such as horses, pigs and deer, kill 52 people, not including those killed in auto accidents involving animals.

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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 cowboy poetry by yours truly. Heck, it’s SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

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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Jim Sheehy likes ‘high-stepping’ horses, gentle cattle As a child, Jim Sheehy lived on an old subsistence type farm in Dexter, Mo., with a few cows, chickens and Milking Shorthorns, and his father worked a team of Belgian draft horses to raise cotton, corn, soybeans, and wheat.

After taking his future wife Cathy to a football game and subsequently marrying

team of registered mares. The 2016 fair was his 38th consecutive year for showing.

Jim currently has one stallion, one male yearling, four mares and four colts.

“All of them are champions until they’re born,” Jim said with a grin.

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Jim Sheehy says all of his Belgian horses are champions, “until they are born.” In addition to his draft horses, Jim has a commercial Gelbvieh cattle operation.

her, the couple bought her grandparent’s lenge, according to Jim, is getting the mares Century Farm in Newtonia, Mo., in 1978 bred and giving birth to a live foal. He had establishing Newtonia Belgian Farms. The used AI in the past, but when his veterinarian passed away, no one was available couple now has the home and for the complicated process, which re90 acres where they raise quires fresh rather than frozen semen.

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This year, however, Jim used AI Some childhood memories on one mare as part of a trade. permeate a life, and Belgian “This was an honest to goodness draft horses have been with horse trade that took three Jim throughout his life. While Newtonia , Mo. days,” Kurtis, Jim’s son, said. a young man, Jim attended the The trade involved a stud fee, Ozark Empire Fair and bought a SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

money and several horses.

“I like high-stepping horses and check pedigrees,” Jim said. “For me, a Belgian is an 18-hand Hackney pony.”

Jim explained that Belgians serve three basic purposes: showing, competition pulling or working on the farm. Jim used his horses to deliver hay on a sled to his cattle as part of his training method. Jim sometimes attends and sells at the draft horse auctions in Sedalia, Mo., Rich Hill, Mo., or the Gordyville Facility in Rantoul, Ill. The other part of the Sheehy operation is a commercial cattle herd started in the 1990s with Gelbviehs. Jim likes the breed because they are gentle and the calves grow out well.

He has had up to 30 cows, but culled down to 18 because of health issues, although this year he kept all of his heifers for replacement. He breeds naturally and selects bulls

by EPDs, focusing first on calving ease and then weaning weight with price coming as his third criterion. Jim bought his current Gelbvieh bull from the Judd Ranch when it was 11 months old and prefers year-round calving because it’s easier to manage. He weans his calves at 9 months, which is when he sells them.

Jim used to put up square bales, he now buys his hay, all of which is Bermuda.

“It’s handy having a neighbor right across the road with hay and is a side benefit of a long-term friendship,” Jim said. One advantage to buying hay is being able to run more cows on his limited land. He fertilizes as needed and seeds clovers. Although Bermuda hay is really all the horses need, Jim supplements with 16 percent sweet feed for young horses and those going to the fair. He also has mineral for free choice at all times for both horses and cattle.

“There is balance and comfort to living where my mother grew up while sharing Jim’s passion for his horses. Family and farming just go together,” Cathy said.

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Linda Cornell helps dairy goat producers boost genetics, production through DHI testing Goats became an important how feeds affect production of does, and part of the Cornell family’s lives much more.

“DHI is a test you do on dairy goats; it when Linda and Neal learned their daughter, Virginia, needed helps you with your culling on your milk production,” Linda explained. “It also a supplement to cows’ milk.

The Cornells milked up to 60 dairy tells you if your program is working for goats at one point on their small spread your offspring – to better your herd. If just north of Bolivar, Mo., selling their you don’t pass on the genetics to milk milk directly to Meyenberg Goat Milk and improve your udders, your herd can Products in Arkansas, which was one of go goes backwards.”

A main component of DHI testing is the few markets for goat milk at the time.

Then, at the request of her goat club the Star program for does.

“Star milkers indicate good udders and and in order to improve the quality of her herd’s milk production, Linda became cer- milk capacity. Stars come from milk tified in Dairy Herd Improvement testing. testing; once your dam gets the stars, DHI is a program used by organizations they pass them on to their daughters. and goat clubs such as the American Goat These also tell the butterfat content and Society, American Dairy Goat Associa- somatic cell count. A starred animal tion and Langston University Laboratory produces X amount of milk on a regular basis,” Linda explained. to determine the quality of a From DHI testing, goat producers doe’s milk production. hope to see high butterfat content The tests provide valuand low somatic cell count, but able information that can ideal numbers and figures in the be used to improve breeding results vary according to the through determining the best personal preference of each herd mates and crossing bloodBolivar, Mo. farmer’s goal for their herd. lines, which bucks are improvLinda travels to nearby farms ing conformation, insight into

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The test information is sent from the milk testing lab to AGS and ADGA to then appear on the animals’ registration papers – as testing is most often performed on purebred herds. Paperwork is the best and essentially only way to keep track of stars on a goat.

Linda explained that while dams can earn stars by producing consistent amounts and quality of milk, stars are primarily heredity, indicating strong genetics. A woman Linda ran tests for was clueless to one of her goats having stars until she received the registration papers for the dam’s male offspring.

“His grandmother and mother were both star animals, and it made him

While DHI tests are not meant for this purpose, when read correctly, they can provide warning signs for farmers.

Linda has also used her DHI skills to conduct milk tests for the Ozark Empire Fair for many years. This competition was referred to as a “one day milkout.”

Anyone was eligible to test their goats, which were milked twice a day, with a 12-hour period in between. Linda and other judges then weighed the milk and sampled it, averaged the results from each milking and sent them off to a laboratory.

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preparation and paper grading. Further, time spent on the basics in early level classhigh school agriculture teachers work es, although four-year students are well prepared for further education or the worklate hours, almost every force. Agriculture classes also means weekend and all year-long. providing a place where students are Nonetheless, teaching agricomfortable and supported with culture allows for keeping up important opportunities for leadwith the latest advancements ership training and travel to in technology, best practices Carthage, Mo. name only two. and career opportunities proNot surprisingly, Chris viding the agriculture teacher met his wife Michelle at a an informal but nonetheless

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meet your neighbors Missouri State FFA Convention. Because both were FFA chapter presidents, as well as area and state officers, common ground was a given.

In 2007, the couple purchased the Cloud family homestead in Carthage and added acres according to opportunity. Included is land Chris’s father Mike had rented for his “out-of-control hobby,” while owning and running a meat processing business.

Chris fondly remembers being 4 years old and going to the Diamond Stockyards with his father and grandfather when a litter of little pigs ran into the sale ring. He remembers trying to bid on them when the adults were paying no attention. “I didn’t get the job done, and everybody was laughing,” he recalled.

Chris and Michelle have 70 females and two herd bulls in a combined commercial and registered herd. They also have bulls and heifers they are developing for potential customers.

The bulls are registered Simmental or SimAngus as cleanup bulls and for those females bred naturally. The mommas consist of 20 registered Simmental and SimAngus cows with 50 commercial cows of a Simmental/Angus/Charolais cross. Simmental was the original breed of choice because the breed has excellent mothering ability, docility, and work well in either a crossbred or purebred operation.

Though most were black, there were a few were red Simmentals in the herd. Today, only one red cow remains.

Chris’s key objective is to produce the highest quality animal possible. Consequently, he AIs 20 cows per year and uses embryo transplant with 35 cows. The remaining 15 are bred naturally.

“AI and ET are a wash when comparing to the profit of natural breeding,” Chris said. “I simply want to produce the highest quality product for the commercial producer, as well as purebred breeder and this is what works best for me.”

Chris has used ET the last five years to improve genetics cost efficiently to get where he

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would like to be without having to buy one or two very expensive animals. He added SimAngus to give his customers another option. He retains the 10 best heifers as replacements and as show heifers for his three daughters: 10-year-old Kallie, 14-year-old Kaitlyn, and Kara, who is 16.

Chris sells by attending the Missouri State Simmental sale, as well as private treaty and through social media. Non-registered market calves are sold through Joplin Regional Stockyards.

In order to keep overhead down, Chris performs most of veterinary work. Veterinarians are, however, used for major issues and specialized needs, such as semen testing. Worming chemical composition and method are rotated to retain optimum effectiveness and applied through injection, pour-on or drenching.

Pastures and hay fields contain fescue and legumes and are seeded and fertilized only when needed because legumes replenish nitrogen.

“I find the forage and hay quality good in a system that saves me time I don’t have,” Chris said.

A third cost-saving method is the use of government programs.

As an agriculture teacher, Chris is up to date on what is available and how that matches with what he needs. He has used programs for a well, cross fencing and Mirafont insulated waterers that require no electricity. In 2010, Chris dug a 500-foot well because the original well at 135 feet was providing hard and insufficient water. The new well and subsequent piping and waterers were a “godsend” and allow good-quality water for the cattle in a rotational grazing system not previously possible.

When looking towards the future, the Clouds have no plans to seek out greener pastures.

“I plan on raising our family here and being able to provide a place for our grandchildren to have a similar experience,” Chris said.

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When the apples are past the apple sauce stage and what was declared “the right consistency,” sugar is added, 25 pounds at a time, along with quite a bit of cinnamon and a touch of cloves.

After a short period of time, a bit of the hot mixture is spooned onto a plate and passed around the fire for several designated tasters to taste and give their opinion as to how much more spice and sugar was needed. More sugar and spices are added and the stirring continues until one of the expeF r rienced apple butter makers declares, “It’s ready.” te t s r e le B u Boxes of sterilized jars and lids are already on a k nearby table as an assembly line forms to Vic App jar the butter. Some of the men lift the heavy pot and take it nearer the table, while others drag the fire box away from the crowd.

It takes a crew to jar the apple butter after it comes from the fire. Typically, at the jarring of the first kettle, one person will use a copper dipper to collect the hot concoction, then pour it into jars, which starts a brigade of other workers. Jars are wiped and passed on down the line to helpers who put on and tighten the lids, put the jars upside-down back into the jar carton box. More helpers take the filled boxes away, then being in new ones.

When most of the apple butter is out of the kettle and put into the jars, hot buttery biscuits are brought out and everyone participates in sopping the kettle clean.

For those who attend the event, but may not help out with the apple butter making, there are other activities, including fishing at a nearby pond and skeet shooting. Children also find their own fun on the farm by playing on big bales of hay or simply enjoying a bike ride.

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When the leaves have just a tinge of orange is when the Vickers Apple Butter Festival is held at the home place of the late Gaylord and Nadine Vickers, just east of Harwood, Mo. The first weekend in October tradition began in 1972 when Nadine Vickers purchased a huge copper kettle, and she and her family began making apple butter to celebrate Gaylord’s birthday.

This tradition has grown to include not only family members, but neighbors and friends around the state, as well as California, Colorado, Florida, Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, New York and Iowa.

In preparation for making the apple butter, 30 bushels of apples, 120 pounds of sugar, and several gallons of apple cider, besides cinnamon and cloves, are purchased.

The apple butter processing begins on Friday afternoon and evening when the apples were peeled and cored using four handoperated peelers.

Before daylight on Saturday and Sunday mornings, fires are started underneath the two copper kettles, both of which are more than 100 years old. Soon the smell of wood smoke fills the air.

The two kettles hold 15 bushels of apples – one holds nine bushels and the other six bushels.

Once the cider and apples are put into the kettles, the hard work begins. The mixtures must be stirred constantly to make sure the butter does not stick to the bottom and scorch.

Wood must be added continually to keep the fire burning evenly.

They use wood paddles made by the Vickers’ men. Different paddles are used at different times of the process to get the right consistency.

It takes about five hours for each kettle.

Four kettles of apple butter are made during the weekend, with more than 500 jars filled.

There are usually six or seven men around the kettles taking turns stirring – and telling tall tales.

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“We have posts and corners in all different pipe sizes, sucker rods, anything to do with continuous fencing, and anything that has to do with metal,” Steve said.

They also sell locally constructed bale feeders and feed troughs, cattle guards and custommade gates.

Supplies for corners and continuous fencing are the biggest sellers.

“We handle just about anything you will need, as far as metal, on the farm,” Steve said.

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Colton Spencer, pictured with his father, Jim Spencer, is the 2016-2017 Missouri FFA Organization President. Colton plans to pursue a degree in agriculture eduction and become an agriculture teacher, following in the footsteps of his father.

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Colton hopes to inspire his generation to be activists for agriculture.

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His solution to the decreasing farm population is teaching youth about the importance of agriculture.

“More education is always a good answer in terms of educating kids on the benefits of staying on the farm and what it can do for our word,” Colton said.

As Colton starts college this year, he plans to start working toward a degree in agriculture education. Therefore, after his stint as Missouri FFA president ends, Colton will still be creating programs and teaching youth about the importance of agriculture.

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Dalene Schober and her family operate a commercial beef cattle operation in Douglas County, Mo., but Dalene spends much of her day training barrel racing horses.

“I train horses for barrel racing, transport them and in some cases, ride them in competition for the owners.”

As a trainer, she has found some success. her trainees, one of Dalene’s own horses, Shawnee Romance, 16-year-old mare, In August 2015, one of qualified a few months later in Nothe Quarter horses that vember for the THE AMERICAN Dalene trained qualified for Semi-Finals at Fletcher, NC. RFDTV’s THE AMERICAN To qualify, the horse and rider Semi-Finals at a competition in combination must place in the Springfield, Ohio. THE AMER- Mountain top 10 of all the entries in the ICAN, according to the compe- Grove, Mo. event in which they compete. tition’s website, invites the top Only a certain number of 10 athletes from the Professional

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“There were about 130 of us riders from across the country and we just missed the cut off to be in the RFD-TV Finals. Those contestants then went on to compete for one million dollars,” Dalene said.

Barrel racing horses need more than just speed to be competitive.

“The abilities of these horses to be great barrel horses depends on so many things, like a very solid conMiley Schober, the daughter of horse trainer firmation and of course, Dalene Schober, and her pony, Little Miss their heart, desire and grit,” Polly, are also winners in the barrel racing Dalene said. “While a barrel arena. At the age of 5 Miley has already horse has got to have great won several ribbons and a belt buckle. speed and be quick to make those snappy turns, they need to have a good mind, be even like getting and keeping us orgasensible and want to learn. Breeding can nized at the shows.” make a big difference, but I’ve seen horses Dalene and her husband, Jim, and their come from a great barrel horse background daughter, Milly, who is 5, live on their and not be that good and others that were more than 900-acre farm, where they also bred for something altogether different raise commercial beef cattle. The couple and then they turn out to be the great also raises all of their own hay. surprise. It is such an individual sport, just Miley also has her own pony, Little Miss like with any other athlete, I suppose. You Polly, and she has already been in several see some barrel horses that continue to competitions where she is proud to say, she do well all the way up into their 20s and has won ribbons and her own belt buckle. others are done way before that. I guess in In April, Dalene had two horses in the that way, they are just like people. Truly, finals of the Better Barrel Racing (BBR) the hardest part of this business, is having competitions, landing in the top 30 of to tell someone that their horse is prob- 1,800 entries. ably not going to be a champion barrel “I am blessed to have several horses that horse due to a combination of things.” have done so well. More than a few of the Dalene typically has about 10 to 15 horses I’ve trained have helped their ownhorses boarded at her farm for training, ers and me to win saddles, belt buckles and giving her little time for her own horses, other prizes over the years,” Dalene said. but she enjoys training for others.

“But what means the most, is the incred“We go to several shows each year in ible level of trust people place in you when surrounding states and we often have they send their horses to you for training as many as six to eight horses to handle and then allow you to take them to comat a single show,” she said. “One thing pete at the shows. It’s almost like when I have to say is how much I appreciate you send your child off to school. all the people who have helped me over I am just so thankful to God that clithe years and continue to help. I can’t ents believe in us. I absolutely love this. name names because I know if I do, I’ll Horses are my passion and it is such a forget somebody but there are so many blessing to be able to do what I absolutepeople who have helped in lots of ways, ly love,” she concluded.

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Red, White and Yellow

By Megan Richner

Don Gast finds added value in his Charolais and Charolais/Red Angus calves Don’s focus is on performance, not the color of the animal.

While other producers were making the transition to a predomi“There are so many people that are focused on using black bulls that they are givnately black-hided herd, Don Gast remained loyal to the Charoing up a lot of pounds,” he said. “With a Range Fire, you can use them on black cows lais breed.

A native to Nevada, Mo., Don launched his cattle enterprise during his freshman or any colored cows. You will get the yellow or orange calves that are very attractive year of high school in 1969 with the purchase of two Charolais heifers. Since then, to the buyers when they go to the sale barn,” he explained.

The carcass quality and performance is evident in these calves when they receive his operation has expanded to 300 cows and 1,200 feeder calves.

When Don first started, he was renting nearby pasture and was running feeder premium prices.

“We sold our cull bulls and heifers back in April, and we set them on a Yield Grade calves. The opportunity to rent some additional native prairie pasture allowed Don to grow his cow herd. “We have always had a few Charolais cows around and sold basis. They graded 89 percent Choice and all had a Yield Grade of 2 and a few 3. We got a $50 per head premium. a few bulls. The last six or It was mainly all heifers and seven years we have been they gained 3.6 pounds per promoting and building Don Gast, a native of Nevada, Mo., sells about 70 to 80 bulls each year from his Charolais day, which was very good,” numbers,” he said. herd. About nine years ago, he introduced Red Angus genetics into his herd, producing he said.

Don will select 70 to 80 Range Fire Composites.

Don’s feeder cattle busiof his top bulls to sell to felness offers another avenue low producers. Rarely, will to market his cattle. He he sell replacement females. spends a couple days a week The cull heifers and bulls are on the road buying cattle. sold to the terminal market “We always graze 350 to and he reintroduces his best 400 calves out in the Flint heifers back into his herd.

Hills of Kansas. We are just “We have been calving out winding down selling about 40 to 45 heifers every spring 1,200 calves that we bought, and every fall, so in the last put together, and have been couple years we have built selling them on the video up our numbers,” he exauction,” he explained. plained. “The way I look at Many of the loads Don it is that if they are not good will put together will conenough for us, they are not tain his own cattle, along good enough for anyone. I with cattle he purchased. treat everybody like I want “Our Charolais cross steers to be treated.” were the same weight as Nine years ago Don’s opPhoto by Megan Richner some black calves we bought eration took another turn in late February. The Charolais weighed 140 pounds more than the black calves when when he introduced Red Angus genetics into his herd.

“We bred a bunch of first-calf Charolais heifers to a Red Angus bull. This cross is we took them off grass. We got the same price per pound out of them as we did the black cattle, which is a lot better deal,” Don commented. “We weighed the calves we weaned known as a Range Fire Composite,” he explained.

A key identifying factor to determining the breed composition of the cattle is the a couple months ago and we sent out the lighter end of the calves to the feedyard weighing almost 700 pounds. Our bigger end of the bulls weighed over 900 pounds.” color of their hide.

Performance and customer satisfaction is important. All bulls must meet a set of “The white cattle are full Charolais, the red ones are three-quarter Red standards to be sold as replacements. The bulls must have a calm disposition, be Angus and one-quarter Charolais and the yellow ones are the Range born unassisted, easy fleshing, and muscular.

Fires,” Don explained. “Yellow, red and white cattle are making a come“It’s not so much size, as it is disposition and conformation. This year we back in the market.” raised 60 to 70 bulls. When we weaned we only kept 24,” Don said.

One quality Don admires is how well the light-hided cattle continue to “If a customer bought a bull from us previously, then we give them a graze and breed during the hot summer months. This reduces the number Neveda, Mo. little discount to come back next year,” he added. of open cows and his calves continue to gain during hot weather.

Gast is in partnership with long-time friend, Bob Thompson, an at“Our bulls will be breeding the cows instead of standing in the shade like torney in Kansas City, Mo. They operate as Gast-Thompson Charolais. many of the black-hided bulls,” he said.

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Managing Pastures is Key for Focal Dairy

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Focal Dairy grazes more than 3,000 animals on 3,200 acres in Vernon County, Mo. Spanning 3,200 acres of pasture and crop ground, Focal Dairy is located near Harwood, Mo. Scott Mackereth moved to Missouri from New Zealand eight years ago and is the general manager of the pasture-based dairy operation.

The design of the dairy combines New Zealand and American concepts.

rearing the replacement dairy heifers is managed by Tanja Hilbert. This facility will grow 1,500 to 2,000 heifers from the time they are weaned until a month before they calve.

“We are a closed herd. We don’t buy any outside stock,” Scott said.

The remaining two farms are the dairies, which are home to 1,500 milking cows.

Focal Dairy general manager Scott Mackereth said by not pushing the farm’s cows for higher production, the animals are able to stay in the herd longer.

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“The layout is like a New Zealand style, Each dairy utilizes a 50-bail rotary milking but not many New Zealand farms would parlor.

“They are always moving. The cows just feed as much supplement as we do.” Scott explained. “We don’t house our cows, and walk on, go around, and back off. You about 50 to 60 percent of their annual diet can milk more cows more efficiently and is from grass and the rest is supplement we quickly than you could with other types of sheds,” Scott explained. feed them to fill the shortfalls Being a pasture-based dairy operain the season. In the winter tion, Focal Dairy puts a high emphaand summer we don’t grow sis on pasture management. enough feed so we supplement “If the guys can manage the pasthe cows then. In favorable ture properly, it will test just as times of the year we feed them as Harwood, Mo. good as or higher than alfalfa,” much grass as we can.”

Focal Dairy consists of three farms. The farm dedicated to — Continued on Page 26 Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

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In Town: Tammy is the primary fixture at the couple’s real estate agency, O’Brien Realty, located just off Highway 49 and across from Walmart in Jane, Mo. The couple have operated the realty company since 2007.

“Donnie got his license in 2006 and I got mine in 2010,” Tammy said. “Today we have six agents and the office licensed in both Oklahoma and Missouri.”

“I love meeting new people and having the independence to go out and look at different properties,” she says.

Before Tammy met Donnie she worked in quality control at a plastics injection plant in Nixa, Mo. In the Country: Tammy is a Missouri farm gal for as long as she can remember. She grew up on her grandparent’s, Herbert and Lula Ladd’s, cattle ranch near Sparta, Mo. Her passion since moving to McDonald County, Mo., is showing cutting horses, of which she owns three. Her favorite buddy, Smart Play Who, is now retired and living the life of luxury.

“Donnie won World Champion in 2005 on him and I placed in the top 10 in 2006,” Tammy said. “We sold him to some friends when we thought we might not compete as much, but they knew how I felt about him and I got him back.”

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Not Reported*

Barry County Regional Stockyards

Not Reported*

Buffalo Livestock Market

90.00-103.00 †

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

84.00-119.50 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

80.00-100.00 † 85.50-97.50 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

77.50-97.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

88.00-94.75 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

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80

100

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120

140

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slaughter

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Not Reported*

Barry County Regional Stockyards

Not Reported*

Buffalo Livestock Market

55.00-79.50 †

Douglas County Livestock

54.00-75.50 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards Joplin Regional Stockyards

51.00-77.50 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

53.00-76.50 † 72.00-82.00*

Mid Missouri Stockyards

59.00-84.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

56.00-88.00 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyard

58.00-75.00 †

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49.00-79.00 †

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50

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90

110

130

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Buffalo Livestock Market

Not Reported*

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

None Reported † None Reported †

Joplin Regional Stockyards 1460.00 †

1500.00-1750.00*

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None Reported †

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1100.00-1675.00 †

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None Reported

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650

1650

2150

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2650

Buffalo Livestock Market Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

None Reported † None Reported †

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300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

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400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

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Receipts: 565 The supply was moderate and included a small herd dispersal. The demand was good. There were 10 percent springer heifers, 17 percent bred heifers, 36 percent open heifers, 03 percent fresh cows, 06 percent milking cows, 05 percent bred and springer cows, and 02 percent baby calves. The balance was steers, bulls and slaughter cows. Prices reported are on a per head basis and for Holsteins unless noted otherwise.

Springer Heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 1500.00-1900.00 with ind 2050.00, crossbreds 1450.001575.00, Approved 1175.00-1475.00, ind Jersey 1375.00, crossbreds 1275.00-1350.00, Medium 775.00-1100.00, few crossbreds 850.00-875.00.

Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 1400.001725.00, few crossbreds 1485.00, Approved 1125.001385.00, few crossbreds 1300.00-1360.00, Medium 800.00-1075.00, crossbred 835.00-1100.00.

Heifers bred one to three months: Supreme 1300.001385.00, Approved 1050.00-1120.00, Jerseys 1030.001060.00, crossbreds 1030.00-1170.00, Medium 760.00935.00, Jerseys 710.00-950.00, ind crossbred 720.00.

Open Heifers: Approved: 169-263 lbs 510.00-640.00, ind Jersey 245 lbs 430.00, 335-385 lbs 670.00-720.00, crossbreds 510.00-700.00, 410-475 lbs 600.00-720.00, few Jerseys 710.00-860.00, crossbreds 500.00-660.00, 508-600 lbs 760.00-970.00, ind Jersey 530 lbs 900.00, crossbreds 680.00-780.00, 633-695 lbs 770.00-970.00, lot 22 head 661 lbs 1025.00, 703-790 lbs few 710.00-860.00, few crossbreds 850.00.

Medium: 200-300 lbs ind 210 lbs 250.00, few crossbreds 250.00-390.00, 300-400 lbs ind 390 lbs 450.00, 400-500 lbs few 480.00-580.00, ind crossbred 430 lbs 510.00, 600700 lbs 630.00-670.00.

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2150

2650

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

8-12 Lower 174.00 152.50-155.00 132.50-149.00 134.00-138.00 ----120.00-127.00 117.00 ------------146.00 ----125.00-127.50 124.00-130.00 125.50

Replacement Cows: Fresh Cows: Supreme 1275.001450.00, Approved 1025.00-1200.00, Common ind 570.00.

Milking Cows: Supreme 1260.00-1500.00, Approved 925.00-1030.00.

Springer Cows: Supreme 1275.00-1475.00, crossbreds 1110.00-1275.00, Approved ind 900.00, ind crossbred 925.00.

Bred Cows: Supreme ind 1225.00, Approved few 975.001075.00, Medium ind Jersey 830.00- few crossbreds 860.00-920.00.

Baby Calves: Holstein heifers scarce, Holstein bulls few 200.00-290.00, Jersey heifers scarce, Jersey bulls ind 85.00, crossbred heifers few 340.00, crossbred bulls 160.00230.00.

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Several replacement Hair Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 112-200 lbs 150.00-155.00; 130.00-180.00 Per Head.

Replacement hair rams Choice and Prime 1-2 125-795 lbs 140.00-180.00.

Slaughter Hair Rams: Good 1-3 105-205 lbs 120.00140.00. Utility 1-2 120-170 lbs 1-2 90.00-105.00.

Feeder kids: Selection 1 20-35 lbs 260.00-280.00. Selection 2 30-39 lbs 200.00-225.00. Selection 3 25-38 lbs 150.00-180.00.

Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 40-111 lbs 230.00-250.00.

Selection 2 40-98 lbs 200.00-225.00. Selection 3 43-70 lbs 170.00-190.00.

Slaughter Does: Selection 1 108-168 lbs 130.00-150.00.

Selection 2 64-108 lbs 170.00-195.00. Selection 3 60-118 lbs 130.00-150.00. A few replacement Nubian bucks 190-210 Per Head.

Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1 110-185 lbs 150.00-170.00.

Selection 2 85-185 lbs 170.00-195.00. Selection 3 70-105 lbs 130.00-155.00.

9/1/16

Receipts: 1976 Supply was good and demand was very good with a near standing room only crowd on hand. Lamb and ewe markets were steady to higher compared to last month. Goat markets were also mostly steady with the exception of feeder kids which were up 15 to 30 cents.

Supply included 8 percent slaughter ewes and rams, 35 percent Slaughter lambs, 31 percent kid goats, and 10 percent bucks and does. All prices are per hundred weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise.

SHEEP: Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1 33-37 lbs 240.00255.00. Medium and Large 1-2 28-55 lbs 210.00-225.00.

Medium and Large 2 30-45 lbs 180.00-190.00.

Slaughter Lambs: Wool lambs: Prime 2-3 40-65 lbs 205.00-220.00; 128-139 lbs 147.50-157.50. Good and Choice 1-3 46-90 lbs 182.50-200.00; 90-118 lbs 130.00147.50.

Hair lambs: Prime 2-3 40-71 lbs 220.00-235.00. Choice 1-3 40-80 lbs 200.00-215.00; 86-105 lbs 170.00-190.00.

Good 1-2 45-77 lbs 160.00-180.00; 115 lbs 155.00167.50.

Slaughter Ewes: Wooled: Good 1-2 105-170 lbs 75.0090.00.

Hair Ewes: Choice 1-2 100.00-132.00 125.00-145.00.

Utility and Good 1-3 80-128 lbs 75.00-90.00. Cull 1-2 65-95 lbs 110.00-130.00.

Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market

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Cuba Interstate Regional† 8/30/16

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Kingsville Livestock Auction† 8/30/16

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 9/1/16

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814

988

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180.00 153.00-160.00 139.75-166.50 142.50-148.00 129.50-139.50

----160.00 146.25-156.00 136.25-146.50 136.25-138.25

177.50-195.00 158.00-180.00 146.00-158.00 138.00-148.00 134.00-138.00

176.00 152.50-169.50 152.00-166.25 144.50-157.75 150.50-155.00

160.00-185.00 148.00-170.00 140.00-154.00 135.00-145.00 128.00-138.00

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151.00-153.00 135.00-151.00 128.00-134.00 126.00-130.00 122.00-132.50

----146.00-163.00 136.50-156.85 122.00-153.25 120.75-123.25

140.00-165.00 128.00-145.00 118.00-134.00 115.00-126.00 112.00-123.00

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Receipts: 720 Supply was good and demand was good with a standing room only crowd on hand. Markets were higher across the board compared to last month. The supply made up of 54 percent slaughter and feeder Lambs, 10 percent ewes, 20 percent kid goats, and 11 percent Does and bucks. All prices are per hundred weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise.

SHEEP: Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 33-35 lbs 207.00220.00; 45-53 lbs 150.00-155.00.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 43-69 lbs 200.00-220.00; 62-85 lbs 180.00-197.50; Good 1-2 41-58 lbs 182.50-195.00; 62-95 167.50-180.00.

Slaughter Hair Ewes: Good 3-4 110-117 lbs 145.00185.00. Utility 2-3 93-103 lbs 135.00-150.00.

Feeder kids: Selection 1 25-39 lbs 217.50-225.00. Selection 2 35-36 lbs 180.00-197.50. Selection 3 26-35 lbs 155.00-170.00.

Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 62-70 lbs 215.00-230.00.

Selection 2 40-63 lbs 210.00-225.00; 60-85 lbs 180.00192.50. Selection 3 44-80 lbs 160.00-180.00.

Slaughter Does: Selection 1 110-155 lbs 131.00-155.00.

Selection 2 67-121 lbs 120.00-140.00. Selection 3 60-103 lbs 110.00-132.50.

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81.00-102.00

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9/4/16

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 104.00-110.00; wtd. avg. price 109.59.

Heifers: 104.00-110.00; wtd. avg. price 109.47.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 165.00-176.00; wtd. avg. price 173.81.

Heifers: 165.00-175.00; wtd. avg. price 173.81.

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dium and Large 1-2 33-35 lbs 207.0050.00-155.00.

Choice and Prime 2-3 43-69 lbs 85 lbs 180.00-197.50; Good 1-2 41-58 62-95 167.50-180.00. es: Good 3-4 110-117 lbs 145.0093-103 lbs 135.00-150.00. tion 1 25-39 lbs 217.50-225.00. Selec0.00-197.50. Selection 3 26-35 lbs

lection 1 62-70 lbs 215.00-230.00. bs 210.00-225.00; 60-85 lbs 180.0044-80 lbs 160.00-180.00. election 1 110-155 lbs 131.00-155.00. lbs 120.00-140.00. Selection 3 60-103

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9/6/16

Estimated Receipts: 811 Supply and demand are light to moderate.

Compared to Friday’s close: barrows and gilts are steady to 2.00 lower.

Base carcass meat price: 52.00-54.00.

Sows (cash prices): 4.00 to 5.00 lower. 300-500 lbs.

34.00-37.00, over 500 lbs. 38.00-42.00.

dairy & fed cattle

National Dairy Market

9/2/16

CHEESE: Barrels closed at $1.6400 and 40# blocks at $1.6800. The weekly average for barrels is $1.6325 (-.1555) and blocks, $1.6960 (-.0965).

FLUID MILK: Milk outputs are trending upward as temperatures retreat a little in the southern areas of the Central region, and west through New Mexico, Arizona

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160.00-185.00 148.00-170.00 140.00-154.00 135.00-145.00 128.00-138.00

177.00 156.00-173.00 147.50-153.00 139.50-143.50 135.00-138.00

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140.00-165.00 128.00-145.00 118.00-134.00 115.00-126.00 112.00-123.00

148.00-155.00 136.00-154.00 130.00-140.50 128.00 123.00

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3.19

2.79

4.75 4.30 4.44 3.63 2.90 2.86 3.10 2.86 2.69

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** 163.48 159.97 173.22 160.82

152.51 147.92 150.73 142.30

163.65

153.76

160.67

145.17 144.86

154.49 160.50 161.34 164.43 170.04 162.98

156.00 152.97 146.34 156.98 140.06 *

164.23

148.28

160.73 133.00

150.45

143.59

158.15 152.69 155.48 162.15 157.13

134.94 136.55 145.51 138.16

165.19

142.24 134.12

154.45 136.13

126.26 129.81

147.86 148.67 150.67 161.11 *

143.13 131.18 151.18 136.37

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157.87

9/2/16

The weather is becoming very fall like making curing hay very difficult. Farmers even found themselves digging behind the seats of their trucks looking for something with sleeves a few mornings this week as a cold front passed over the state.

Some farmers have just begin to shell corn in a few areas of the state, however most still needs a little more time to dry before combines will get to rolling good. Low grain prices as everyone is expecting a bin busting crop continue to put pressure on the hay market but supplies and lack of movement has most hay prices at a point where farmers only barely if at all covering cost of production now. The supply of hay is moderate, demand is light and prices are mostly steady to weak. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory available for both buyers and sellers. To be listed, or for a directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ for listings of hay http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ (All prices f.o.b. and per ton unless specified and on most recent reported sales price listed as round bales based generally on 5x6 bales with weights of approximately 1200-1500 lbs).

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

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

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

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

Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 75.00-100.00. Small squares 3.00-4.50 per bale (some alfalfa/grass mix).

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

Fair quality Mixed Grass hay: 15.00-30.00 per large round bale.

Fair to Good quality Bromegrass: 50.00-80.00.

Wheat straw: 3.00-6.00 per small square bale.

Soybeans

Butler Springfield

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nd demand was good with a standing n hand. Markets were higher across d to last month. The supply made up ghter and feeder Lambs, 10 percent kid goats, and 11 percent Does and re per hundred weight (CWT) unless

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8/23/16

Receipts: 8207 Weaner pigs steady to weak. Feeder pigs no sales reported. Supply light and demand moderate. (Prices Per Head.)

Early weaned pigs 10 lb. base weights, FOB the farm 0% negotiated, 1400 head, 10 lbs, 38.00.

Early weaned pigs 10 lb base weights, Delivered 15% negotiated, 6807 head, 10 lbs, 22.00-35.67, weighted average 31.35.

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

Feeder pigs in 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.

$160

Week of 8/21/16

Livestock Market

9/2/16

$200

Week of 8/28/16

Selection 1 110-185 lbs 150.00-170.00. lbs 170.00-195.00. Selection 3 70-105

hog markets

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and California. In the mountain states of Colorado, Utah and Idaho, milk production is relatively steady. After reaching the peak, milk output has not trailed off much. Along the eastern seaboard, the Pacific Northwest and northern areas of the Central region, milk production is steady to trending downward.

Across most of the nation, bottling demand is active with heavy milk volumes clearing through school meal programs. However, many processors anticipate a drop in sales during the extended Labor Day holiday weekend. In addition, New Mexico bottling sales are steady to lower with most school pipelines full. With school bottling taking more milk and Class I demand trending upward seasonally, sales into manufacturing facilities are declining and limited, especially in the Midwest. The limited spot sales are clearing within a price range of $.50-$3.00 over Class. In the East and West, condensed skim is available for most contractual needs, but supplies are lower. Higher milk volumes into bottling are increasing the availability of cream for processing. Cream multiples for the week are 1.30-1.40 in the East, 1.22-1.33 in the Midwest, and 1.18-1.32 in the West.

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Upper Midwest $2.5498-2.7797.

Week of 8/7/16

election 1 108-168 lbs 130.00-150.00. lbs 170.00-195.00. Selection 3 60-118 A few replacement Nubian bucks

Replacement bucks: Selection 1 255.00-265.00 per head.

Slaughter Bucks: Selection 2 90-140 lbs 152.50-185.00.

Week of 8/14/16

lection 1 40-111 lbs 230.00-250.00. bs 200.00-225.00. Selection 3 43-70

550-600 lb. steers

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Week of 8/21/16

ms: Good 1-3 105-205 lbs 120.00120-170 lbs 1-2 90.00-105.00. tion 1 20-35 lbs 260.00-280.00. Selec0.00-225.00. Selection 3 25-38 lbs

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nt Hair Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 -155.00; 130.00-180.00 Per Head. ams Choice and Prime 1-2 125-795 lbs

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133.01 146.50

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meet your neighbors Managing Pastures is Key for Focal Dairy

Continued from Page 22 Scott said. “A lot of people don’t realize the quality is there, it’s just a matter of managing it properly.

Annual and perennial ryegrass are the preferred forages at Focal Dairy. Scott will graze 3,000 head of milking cows on 2,500 acres.

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“On average, we are growing about 5 tons of dry matter per acre,” he said.

Scott recognizes that understanding plant physiology and the science behind plant growth is the key to a successful grazing program.

“If you get that right, you know the difference between two leaf stage ryegrass and three leaf stage is 100 percent more available dry matter with no detrimental impact

on quality. You can graze twice as much feed without sacrificing any quality,” he said.

Seasonality plays an important role at the farm.

“If we know we are coming into winter, we know we need to stockpile the farm and start building a lot of grass in front of us. Going into summer, we have to keep the farm pretty clean, because you will end up with very poor quality,” Scott explained.

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The cows are milked twice a day, 365 days a year and are moved to a new pasture after each milking. The frequent rotation and strip grazing allows the pastures to rest anywhere between 25 to 100 days. During June, the dairy is on a 25-day rotation because the grass is growing quickly. In December, they are on a 100-day rotation. This will get the dairy through to spring growth.

“If we have lots of stored feed in front of us, we can slowly graze all the way through winter and about the time we get through, it its growing again in the spring,” Scott remarked.

Focal Dairy will feed supplements to their cows and heifers year round, but will supplement more during summer and winter to compensate for forage quality.

The dairy experiences three times less herd turnover compared to traditional dairy farms.

“A lot of farms in the U.S. will turn over between 40 to 45 percent of their herd annually. The last couple years we have been doing about 16 to 17 percent, so well below the average, we get a lot more longevity out of our cows,” Scott added.

A portion of this longevity can be contributed to grazing, and because Focal Dairy does not push the production levels.

Since the cows at Focal Dairy are on pasture, the health problems are minimal. This too contributes to longevity.

“Every time they go back to the field they are going to new grass,” Scott explained.

“We have very few mastitis cows and very few health issues so our actual antibiotic usage is probably a lot lower than a lot of other farms.”

The milk from cows on pasture has a different composition compared to cows that are housed year round.

“It is very high in CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid), creatine, and components that are not found in confined, traditional milk.

There are some health benefits there,” Scott explained.

The cows are a 70 percent Holstein, 30 percent Jersey cross. One farm is seasonal spring calving, and the other is fall.

“That gives our lactation curve, or our milk supply, a flatter supply curve. This also makes utilizing infrastructure better,” Scott said.

This strategy makes their milk, which is sold as fluid, worth more to processors, and more marketable.

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“In 2007, we delivered hay to that Missouri Ozarks, complete with rolling hills and plenty of room for cattle to area. We literally loaded hay onto graze, as well as a new agritourism venture. trucks, and didn’t know where they Bob Bleser, along with his wife Mary, were going,” Bob recalled. “Of the 12 or purchased the 640-acre White Buffalo so loads we send down there, everyone Ranch in rural Laclede County, Mo., in paid, with the exception of two people.

In the spring of 2008, I started knocking 2015.

Bob and his family, which includes on doors, trying to collect. While I was daughters Bridget and Brooke, currently there, I met an individual who planted the seed of multiple locations.” reside on an Elkhorn, Wis., Bob said the man he spoke with had and farm about 1,000 acres, cattle ranches, strawberry farms and growing corn, soybeans, other farming operations across wheat and alfalfa. They also the country. raise Gelbvieh-based cattle.

They had planned to move In 2008, the Blesers began the entire cattle operation to looking at expanding their op- Falcon, Mo. Tennessee, but it didn’t work erations. They purchased and out the way they had hoped. rented property, about 1,000

“When commodity prices and land values escalated, every pasture had the fences getting ripped out and people were converting pasture land to row crops, so we had a challenge securing more pasture land,” Bob said. “That’s why we started looking in Missouri for a third potential site.”

Bob, who also worked in sales, management and as an agronomist with Syngenta and Garst Seed Co., then as a grain marketing advisor for Cargill, traveled between his Wisconsin and Tennessee farms for several years, but finally decided to sell the Tennessee holdings.

“We had looked to expand our cattle operation to Missouri, because Missouri is a cattle state,” Bob explained. “At that time it was the idea of adding a third location. The challenge is realizing limitations as age starts to kick in and the long hours

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meet your neighbors started to catch up, so we started looking in Missouri with the concept and idea that the grain markets were starting to set back a little and land values were probably going to recess a bit. We bought our land in Tennessee at the right price and we were able to liquidate it at auction last year.”

The Blesers brought about 50 head of cattle from Tennessee to begin the Missouri cattle operation.

“Everything we are breeding right now is purebred Gelbvieh,” Bob said. “We’ve been able to bring some of our animals down from Wisconsin, but we still have about 75 momma cows and calves (in Wisconsin). We actually raise 75 cows and our replacement heifers on an 8-acre dirt lot and a 5-acre lot.”

He added that raising beef cattle in a dry lot situation was not ideal, but Wisconsin weather, especially in the winter months, spring and fall, is not ideal for grazing cattle.

The biggest challenge for Bob has been learning about new forages.

“I’m learning a lot about fescue,” Bob said with a laugh. “It’s the fact that different forages and feeds are more desired by animals. While we try to harvest and put up the fescue at the most tender stage, they just don’t dig into it like they do a wonderful alfalfa mix, which is what we are use to in Wisconsin.

Heat and humidity are another factor Bob, as well as his cattle from Wisconsin, are adjusting to.

“Our cattle from Tennessee have been acclimated to the heat, but as crazy as it sounds, I love my strawberry blondes and Gelbvieh cattle, in the German text, means red or yellow cattle. Because of that, I like my red and yellow cattle, and we have some with a little Charlaios background, and they seem to do OK. We do have some black cattle, but we are going to keep them in Wisconsin.”

The original owner of the ranch, David Arthur, did have herd of buffalo at the property, but Bob has no plans to bring any back to the ranch. Among the other animals at the ranch were alpacas, a camel, goats and sheep. Bob called it a “petting zoo,” of sorts.

While some of the fencing and pastures are suited for the other species, Bob said they work well for his cattle operation because he is able utilize the system as first-calf heifer pastures, as well as for herd bulls and bulls that are ready to be marketed.

At this time, the White Buffalo Ranch utilizes natural cover for its breeding program, and Bob hopes to establish a spring calving schedule, once all of the cattle are brought from Wisconsin, because of the pastures available in the spring.

They retain many of their heifers as replacements and have several buyers for their bulls.

Another difference Bob is enjoying at his Missouri farm is the availability of a hay shed, which allows him to eliminate the need for balage, which is a main feed source for his herd in Wisconsin.

“We have some of our parcels seeded with Sudangrass right now, and I think we will be wrapping that, but we are trying to utilize our resources, our land, as much as possible,” Bob said.

In addition to having plenty of space of a cattle operation that promotes quality over quaintly, the Blesers saw an opportunity to bring in new source of income by offering a vacation/retreat destination for families and corporations.

“We work with such limited, thin margins in agriculture,” Bob said. “I don’t care if it is beef, dairy, row crops; the thin margins are competitive, no matter which industry you work with. We figured it is one thing to try and purchase land here

and cash flow it, but it is another thing to have a diversified portfolio.”

At the White Buffalo Ranch, Bob and Mary saw an opportunity to utilize two lodges on the property. Thus far, the facilities are enjoying constant bookings.

The ranch features secluded, rustic, yet luxurious dining and great lodges filled with mounts of elk and moose, bobcats and animals from African safaris, and can accommodate nearly 30 people.

Guests are also welcome to spend time in the pool, fishing or kayaking in a pair of large ponds, exploring portions of the property or just relaxing.

While the property is being marketed as a get-a-way, Bob said it is a working farm first.

“We’re not a dude ranch, we aren’t a resort,” Bob said. “We are a farm that can accommodate guests in a private lodge.

How often can you go to a working ranch and have something like this? Multiple diversification is really what this place has to offer. Cattle is our foundation, but as the other aspect gets rolling, we can have guests year round.”

Bob is quick to offer ranch tours to the lodge guests, and takes every opportunity presented to share his knowledge about agriculture and farming.

“I really try to educate people while they are here,” he said. “We can share things with people, our experiences that hopefully five, 10 years from now they will remember… Guests we had recently from an urban community were very removed from the farm and I spent an hour fielding questions about genetics, BT corns, if we used herbicides, the difference between organic and non-organic crops. When I get the opportunity to share modern agriculture and agriculture science and how it works to feed this world’s growing population, I try to be an ambassador. If I can help education and bridge part of the disconnect that taking place and be a single voice, I will do that.”

The operation now encompasses about 800 acres and Bob splits his time between the two farming operations.

“It isn’t always easy and life isn’t always where you can snap your fingers, but I travel between the two,” he said. “As the old saying goes, ‘Faith, family and farm.’”

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“I am the vice president for the Halfway FFA Chapter. I raise my own Holstein bottle calves during the fall, winter and spring. I also do diversified crop production, which includes corn, wheat and soybean test plots. Working with agronomists from MFA has influenced me to work hard for what I want, which relates back to me wanting to be an agronomists. I am also involved in beef production.”

What is your favorite part of being involved in agriculture?

“Definitely working with the agronomists. They not only influenced me to choose agronomy as a career path, but taught me things as I grew up. I’ve worked with them for a few years and I honestly never thought about agronomy being a part of my life.

Going to do test plots is my favorite part of my SAE because I feel involved with my family farm and the agronomists.”

What are your future plans?

“I plan to attend Crowder College once I graduate high school, then I hope to transfer to the University of Arkansas and major in crop science. I plan to be an agronomist in the ‘field’ and hopefully more up into research with genetic stacking and different GMOs. My main goal is to work for Monsanto.”

What is the best advise about agriculture you have received from adults?

“Agriculture is moving up in the world and I need to get in the ag world is what I have always heard from my father. That honestly influenced me to pick the career path I have chosen. Not only could I stay connected to the farm, I would do what I want and love as a career.”

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all is nearly upon us and fall calving is in full swing.

Now is the time to start thinking about your bull power for breeding season coming in approximately two months. Too many times I have seen cattlemen plan and strategize for handling cows and heifers for the upcoming breeding season, only to forget that their bulls. I would suggest, rather than a last minute rush, that you start planning now to make sure the bulls are ready to perform up to expectations later this fall.

Dr. Mike Bloss, DVM, owns First, how many bulls do I need to get my cows and and operates Countryside heifers bred? There have been many recommendaAnimal Clinic with his wife, tions for this number. In a 60-day breeding season, I Kristen Bloss, DVM. The recommend yearling bulls be expected to cover bemixed animal practice is tween 15 and 20 cows, 2-year-old bulls should cover located in Aurora, Mo. between 20 and 30 cows, and bulls 3 years or older should cover between 30 and 40 cows. These numbers can vary, and the number of females per bull should decrease if synchronization is used in the herd. Herds using short breeding seasons, less than 60 days, should consider smaller female to male ratios.

A second consideration is the condition and health of the bulls. Bulls need to have good body condition at the start of the breeding season in order to maintain fertility and conception rates. I recommend bulls should body condition score (BCS) around 6. A little heavier is OK, but bulls that are too heavy are not as aggressive and have more feet and leg problems.

Thin bulls are also a problem, as under conditioned bulls often do not have the stamina to breed cows for an entire breeding season, and fertility often decreases as the breeding season progresses. Plan to feed your bulls well during the breeding season; it takes a lot of energy chasing cows in heat!

Another part of the health equation is to evaluate the mobility of your bulls. Diseased feet and other orthopedic problems involving the legs are one of the top problems I see when evaluating poor breeding performance. Bulls that have impaired mobility do not mount cows normally or get cows pregnant. Important things to look for include swollen or painful feet, grown out feet that need proper trimming, and swollen joints. Have your veterinarian examine any bull now that appears to have a problem to determine if the injury or disease can be treated in time for the bull to be used or if the injury cannot be treated successfully.

The third area to evaluate is the reproductive tract of the bull. This traditionally means a semen evaluation performed by your veterinarian. This should be done within 60 days of turnout with cows. Have your bulls tested early enough that if problems are found, there is time to either recheck the bull in question or replace the bull. Occasionally bulls are difficult to collect, so giving a bull one to two weeks before rechecking can often result in a normal semen sample. Fertility evaluations should include not only an examination of the sperm produced, but also visual and manual exam of the penis, the prepuce, testicles and pelvic accessory glands. Palpate the testicles for symmetry and texture. It is often a good idea to have older bulls, especially those with marginal semen production, palpated to examine the accessory glands for swelling and/or infection.

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By Julie Turner-Crawford

Agronomist recommends that producers take time to scout fields, pastures Fall armyworms are munching their way across portions of the country, impacting pastures, hayfields and lawns.

An Extension agent in Alabama compared the invasion of armyworms in his area to “Sherman’s army going through Georgia.”

In the Ozarks, there have been reports made of fall armyworm, and farmers are being encouraged to scout their fields now in an effort to spot the caterpillars.

Pat Miller, a University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist in Vernon County, Mo., said she has not received any reports in her area about armyworms, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t in area fields.

She said an infestation of fall armyworms can leave pastures appearing as if they have been “grazed into the ground,” which can weaken the stand.

“The bigger issue is in new seedings of fescue or alfalfa because the worms can just kill it out,” Miller added.

“That can be a problem for a couple of seasons for many producers.”

According to the University of Missouri Extension, the fall armyworm does not overwinter in the Ozarks area, but migrates northward from the Gulf Coast. The first wave of migrants typically arrives in late June. Unlike true armyworm larvae, fall armyworm larvae also feed during the day and are particularly active in the early morning or late afternoon hours. This species generally requires 30 to 45 days to complete a generation.

Fall armyworm larvae can be distinguished from true armyworm larvae by: • The absence of black spots at the base of the abdominal prolegs.

• Four black spots on the eighth abdominal segment that form a square • The presence of a pronounced inverted, white, Y-shaped mark on the head.

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What do you look for when selecting a replacement heifer?

“I look at body confirmation.

I like a wide muzzle, deep depth of body, a large body girth, with a straight topline.

I don’t want anything that is too large, maybe a 1,100, 1,200 pound mature weight.”

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Scouting is best done in the early morning hours, in the late evening, or on cloudy days because newly hatched larvae avoid light. The newly hatched larvae will feed on the lower leaves of plants to reduce light intensity.

“Nothing replaces scouting your own field,” Miller said. “What’s going on down the road or at your neighbor’s or another part of the state doesn’t mean you have something going on at your place, so it’s always good to scout – even if there haven’t been any reports in your area. Walk or drive across the pastures and see what is going on. If I had new seedings, I’d watch even closer.”

Cutting pastures or hayfields, or grazing will cause the worms to move on, but in cases were spraying is required, Miller reminded producers to check for any grazing restrictions before applying.

In addition to pastures, both true and fall armyworms are the primary armyworm that impacts corn.

As the larvae grow, they eat through the leaf, creating pin-sized holes. When the damaged leaves unfurl, they have a ragged appearance. Fall armyworms also damage corn by feeding on developing tassels, damaging immature ears and boring into stalks.

Fall armyworm outbreaks, according to information from the University of Arkansas, are more likely during periods of drought because some of their natural enemies are less active. Fall army­worm outbreaks in Ozarks often occur as the grass greens from rain that has broken a prolonged dry period. Fall armyworm outbreaks may occur as early as July and continue into the fall. Well-fertilized Bermudagrass seems to be the preferred fall armyworm habitat. Although fall armyworms feed more actively in early morning and late afternoon, they may eat throughout most of the day in tall forage.

“The first thing I look at is confirmation and how much muscling she has. Then I will look at her teats and udder. Finally, I look at her disposition. I wouldn’t buy a heifer that is nervous or high headed; I don’t want that in my genetics.”

“Since I raise Watusi, my breed is a little different and the first thing I look at is the bloodlines, especially if it is a youngster calf… Horns with Watusi are a big deal, so if you are buying a calf you really have to look at the bloodlines and the parents. I also look at things like the udder and confirmation.”

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Preparing for Weaning

By Julie Turner-Crawford

Offering feed and working calves three to four weeks before weaning can reduce excessive stress As summer begins to fade into fall, it’s time to start weaning spring calves.

Weaning can be stressful on calves, but producers can make the transition a little easier for the calves, and themselves.

Experts concur that weaning is perhaps the most stressful time in a calf’s life, and a calf that experiences prolonged stress is more susceptible to illness caused by viruses or bacteria, including Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD).

Cattle producers, however, can reduce weaning time stress by preparing the calves for the transition ahead of time.

Reducing physical stress

According to information from the University of Missouri, weaning stress is amplified when calves are castrated, dehorned, tagged or branded at the time of weaning.

The University of Missouri Extension recommends that cattle be worked at least three weeks prior to weaning in an effort to reduce physical stress.

It is also recommended that cattle be vaccinated and wormed during that time frame because stressed animals do not respond well to vaccinations.

The three-to four-week interval prior to weaning will give calves enough time to respond to vaccines such as those against respiratory viruses and bacteria, especially those calves have had previous vaccinations.

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Prior to weaning, calves should be offered and consuming adequate amounts of roughage, water and/or starter grains and gaining well before being weaned, according to MU Extension. The stress of weaning can cause calves to stop eating and drinking, resulting in weight loss.

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It’s recommended that feed bunks and waters be placed in the pens or pastures, near fence lines, making water and feed available to calves as they search for their mothers.

Preparing weaning facilities

The Samuel Roberts Nobel Foundation in Ardmore, Okla., recommended that producers who plan to wean calves in pens try to minimize dust. Large pen allow calves to run and stir up dust.

Overcrowding should also be avoided.

The foundation goes on to explain that fenceline weaning actually reduces stress and separation anxiety because cows and calves are only separated by a fence, which prevents nursing.

Fenceline weaning also produces less dust than pen weaning.

Examine your facilities

Well-designed corrals and working facilities can reduce stress, according to the Nobel Foundation. Poorly designed facilities may force producers to poke and prod calves through the facilities, resulting in added stress. Excessive use of electric cattle prods and whips should also be avoided.

Environmental Stressors

While excessive dust can cause issues with calves during weaning, so can excessive mud.

Washington State University Extension recommends that calves be provided shelter to help reduce weather stress and, when possible, try to keep calves out of mud, and provide good footing for the calves.

Other environmental stressors can include unusual noises, such as a barking dog. Try to reduce “new” sounds and noises as much as possible.

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Evaluating your forage stockpile for nutritional value When feeding livestock, producers want to make sure they are feeding them the best possible quality goods they can afford. Part of proper feeding is storing the feed or forage in a way that preserves the nutritional integrity of the substance. If storing and feeding silage or baleage, it might be time to consider having it tested to see what your animals are consuming.

During the winter months, many producers choose to utilize silage or baleage as their primary forage for livestock.

But before producers start rolling out the goods to their herds, it’s important to take the time to have pits or stockpiles tested to see what nutrients may be lacking.

According to an article from Alltech, a biotechnology company whose mission is to improve the health and performance of people, animals and plants through natural nutrition and scientific innovation, the main components of silage to look out for are DMD (Dry Matter Digestibility), dry matter, protein, ME (Metabolisable Energy) and pH. DMD and ME represent the measures of usable energy in the silage or baleage, protein reflects the quality of the forage at harvest time, and the pH expresses the amount of acidity in the silage, which helps producers determine how well the silage will store.

AgriLand News stresses the importance of testing silage, in order to avoid over or under-estimating the nutritional value, so while the silage test recommend takes a number of steps to accomplish, the end result is worth it and can help save money.

Conducting the test requires a silage sampler tool or a “core.” This tool is used to take samples from the highest point in the forage pile or pit. The top 5 inches from each core sample should be discarded; the remainder can be placed in a covered container or sealed bag with up to seven samples to be sent to a local Extension for analysis. Be sure to cover and tape the holes created in the forage plastic to keep the silage from spoiling.

Hill Labritories offers some other tips and suggestions for collecting samples, such as removing all the air from the sample collection bag and refrigerating samples overnight if they cannot be sent off for testing the same day they are taken.

University of Missouri Extension Livestock Specialist Eldon Cole recommends that producers “test, don’t guess” when it comes to any type of forage, and silage or baleage is no different.

Talk with your local extension office so that you can move towards ensuring your valuable livestock really will receive the best.

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Are You Ready for the VFD?

By Julie Turner-Crawford

New rules regarding the use of certain medications in livestock feed begin Jan. 1, 2017 The Food and Drug Administration’s Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) will take affect on Jan, 1, 2017; are you ready?

A VFD drug is defined as a drug intended for use in or on animal feed that is limited to use under the professional supervision of a licensed veterinarians.

The guidelines for this ruling were created in 1996, but will not be put into practice by the FDA until 2017.

According to the FDA, the VFD final rule outlines the process for authorizing use of VFD drugs (animal drugs intended for use in or on animal feed that require the supervision of a licensed veterinarian) and provides all veterinarians in all states with a framework for authorizing the use of “medically important” antimicrobials in feed, when needed for specific animal health purposes.

VFD final rule continues to require veterinarians to issue all VFDs within the context of a veterinarian-client-patientrelationship (VCPR), and specifies the key elements that define a VCPR. Once fully implemented, it will be illegal to use these medically important antibiotics for production purposes, and animal producers will need to obtain authorization from a licensed veterinarian to use them for prevention, control or treatment of a specifically identified disease.

University of Missouri Extension Regional Livestock Specialist Andy McCorkill told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor, that he didn’t think many producers have taken any out-of-the-ordinary steps in preparation for the new rule.

“The most critical point of the process is to develop a good relationship with a veterinarian who you will work with,” he said. “For those who already have the vet work their calves for them, preg check cows and the like, it won’t be much of a deal at all. Those who tend to do most all

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the work on their own and have the ‘root hog or die’ mentality about animal health issues, it will be a steep curve. Fortunately we’ve got some time to work out those bugs but don’t wait too much longer, the law takes effect on Jan. 1, so it will sneak up on you if you let it.”

McCorkill added that the best way to keep on top of the directive is to talk with your veterinarian and to develop a relationship that is beneficial to your operation, and to be open to suggestions given regarding livestock management and health.

“Make sure you are doing what the vet expects of you from a client patient relationship standpoint,” he said. “That relationship is going to be of upmost importance as we progress in time. You might even start talking about other options besides antibiotics to help with some of the problems you are having.”

He went on to say that many animal health issues can be prevented or greatly reduced by adjusting management practices to reduce stress and exposure to pathogens.

“In many instances, animal health is a lot like a machine, a little preventative maintenance will go a long way in stopping major problems,” MCorkill explained.

“Improved grazing management, a different vaccination program or fly control method, to name a few, can go a long ways towards stopping outbreaks before they start.”

While improved management practices can improve herd health, McCorkill said the removal of some medications from feed could make some ailments and diseases a little more difficult to treat, including anaplasmosis. Tetracycline has generally been used to treat the blood disease, but it is on the FDA’s list of medically important antibiotics.

“I am particularly concerned about what might happen to the rates of anaplasmosis cases around the area,” he said. “Last year seemed to be pretty bad for it in the fall and SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

farm help I’ve already heard of a few cases this fall as well. If you take antibiotics out of the equation next year, we may begin to see quite a problem with it – like hasn’t been seen for many years around here. Foot rot is another common ailment that might be a little tougher to keep a handle on for some going into the future; fortunately it won’t be near as devastating as loosing several head in a short order like with anaplasmosis.”

Because there will still be some Ionophores, such as Bovatec and Rumensin, not covered by the law at this time, livestock producers also need to communicate with their feed supplier to find out what will and what will not be available after Jan. 1.

“Producers need to make sure (feed suppliers) are going to continue to sell products with feed-grade antibiotics included, just don’t expect them to supply you with a feed mix including them,” McCorkill said. “This program opens the doors to a lot of new regulation and oversight that will increase cost of doing business for them and bring with it potential for fines and shutdowns, leaving them vulnerable to liability; not to mention added paperwork and probably computer systems. It will probably be enough to keep some feed businesses from wanting to mess with antibiotic products anymore.

“Some feed companies are spending a lot of money to find more ‘natural’ ways of treating and preventing disease in livestock, such as essential oil blends and yeast cultures that are added to the feed. If you go that route, it will open up a whole new set of questions and might leave you wondering whether it is worth it to use them or not. You, your feed supplier and vet will all have to keep record of what products were prescribed and mixed at what amounts and when they were fed to be in compliance so you will need to work out the logistics of getting information from one place to another.”

The VFD does not mean that use of all antibiotics to treat livestock will require a visit from a veterinarian for a prescription.

“Farmers will still be able to administer non-prescription antibiotics such as oxytetracycline (LA 200 or LA 300) and penicillin-based products, according to label directions without a prescription, for the time being. I would, however, be prepared to lose that in the future as well,” McCorkill said.

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Is it the Right Time?

By Klaire Howerton

Selecting the best timeframe for weaning Farming is all about timing.

Whether it is getting the hay in right before a rain or putting the bull in the pasture to breed cows, picking the proper time to complete a task can heavily affect an operation’s efficiency and bottom line.

One task that requires good timing is weaning calves. To wean, by definition from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is to accustom to take food otherwise than by nursing; or to detach from a source of dependence. For a calf, this means being removed from its mother (and primary food source), which can be traumatizing for a young animal. But, with some forethought and good timing, you can make this stressful time on the farm be a little less so.

There are two aspects to consider when determining the right time to wean: the health of the calf, and the health of the cow. Author and rancher Heather Smith Thomas, suggests in her book, Storey’s Guide to Raising Beef Cattle, that calves need to be weaned prior to pasture quality declining as the season progresses, since this natural process causes pastured cows to decrease their milk production, which can create a drain on both the cow and the calf that is difficult to reverse.

Thomas notes that calves gain more rapidly after weaning if a producer can put them on better feed than they left with cows in a pasture situation where feed is no longer green. Cows especially benefit from weaning early so they

Weaning strategies l Fenceline weaning: Fenceline weaning, which allows cows and calves to have several days of fenceline contact, but calves are unable to nurse through the fence.

Fenceline weaning requires adequate facilities to allow for feeding and watering the calves, and the fence must be constructed well enough to prevent the calf from getting back in with the cow. l Early weaning: Early weaning is sometimes used during drought conditions or when forage quantity is undesirable.

Early weaning is often used to improve cow condition for rebreeding, particularly when forage is limiting.

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If cows go into the winter thin and undernourished from poorly planned timing and from the drain of continuing to nurse a calf, it can drastically affect her performance for the following calving season and can create a vicious cycle that repeats itself. It is far better to have a plan in place to wean early to allow your cows to replace their groceries.

The University of Lincoln-Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources also recommends weaning early, at approximately 120 days (or 4 months of age). In their online article Benefits of Weaning Calves at Younger than Traditional Ages, the university suggests that weaning calves before the start of the breeding season has shown to improve reproductive performance of cattle during the year in which the calves are weaned. Cattle that are in marginal to thin body condition score at the start of breeding may benefit more than wellconditioned cattle. Weaning calves late in the breeding season likely will not yield any improvements in reproduction during the year in which the calves are weaned.

Once you determine when to wean, be sure to have a plan in place to make the selected date go smoothly. Eldon Cole, livestock specialist with the University of Missouri Extension, suggests the following system.

“A few days, ahead of weaning, place the cows and calves in a fresh, highquality pasture that has water and feed bunks in it. Put feed and good hay out so the cows can lead the calves to it for a few days.

“On weaning day, separate the cows and calves leaving the calves where they were, and the cows are put just across the fence from the calves. Feed bunks may be located adjacent to the fence so the calves can’t help but bump into them as they walk the fence.”

Like with anything in farming, when weaning calves, the right timing is essential.

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Getting heifers ready for the breeding season Cattle producers know the importance of keeping feed for their cattle, but overweight females can cause reproductive issues, but too little feed can result in a thin, under performing cow.

Producers should strive to have their females in the optimum range for production, which for beef cattle, falls into the 5 to 6 range on the Body Conditioning Scoring System. This system goes from 1 to 9, with 1 being very thin and 9 being obese.

It is especially important for heifers to fall into this range just prior to breeding season since it is their first experience with the breeding cycle. Giving heifers the proper nutritional balance will give them the proper nutrition to set them up for success.

Traditionally, most heifers have about 160 days between when they are weaned and when they are bred for the first time to grow into and maintain a good body score. During those 160 days, producers need to thoughtfully manage heifers to prepare them for breeding, pregnancy and calving. According to Storey’s Guide to Raising Beef Cattle by Heather Smith Thomas, if a heifer weighs 500 to 600 pounds at weaning, with the genetic potential to weigh 750 to 800 pounds at breeding age (15 months), she should gain 200 to 300 pounds in the 160 days between weaning and breeding. She should be able to reach this goal on good

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hay alone, gaining 1.2 to 1.8 pounds per day or more.

Some producers choose to supplement heifers with additional feedstuffs. Before jumping into this more expensive option, it’s best to do a little research to determine what soon-to-be-bred heifers are actually getting from their current feed and what, if anything, is needed in the way of a supplement.

University of Missouri Extension Livestock Specialist Eldon Cole said a forage test should be done before adding any feeds or supplements.

Once it is determined what level of protein and nutrients heifers are dealing with, then producers can move on to selecting a supplement that will provide extra groceries if necessary.

“A supplement may be high-quality pasture such as wheat, rye or ryegrass, alfalfa hay, by-product feeds such as corn gluten feed, soybean hulls, dried distillers grain, corn or any number of commercially prepared meals, cubes, blocks, barrels, tubs, liquid feeds and the list goes on,” Cole said.

If heifers are heading into breeding season underfed, proceed with caution.

Heifers that are smaller in size than their well-fed counterparts due to poor feeding may have problems carrying the calf to full term or experience calving issues.

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4773 South 230th Rd • Halfway, MO

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Livestock Market, Kingsville, Mo. – 877-486-1160 18 Rhoades Red Angus Fall Female Sale – Eby Ranch Facility, Emporia, Kan.

– 806-983-7226 23 Jeffries Red Angus Annual Bull & Female Sale – at the Ranch, Checotah,

Okla. – 918-638-3317 24 Hudspeth Farm & Guest “The Gathering Sale” – Cattlemen’s Livestock

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Mo. – 417-948-2669 1 Maple Oaks Red Angus Bull & Female Sale – Miller County Regional

Stockyards, Eldon, Mo. – 314-630-0332 1 Arkoma Santa Gertrudas Bull & Female Sale at Tulsa – Tulsa Stockyards,

Tulsa, Okla. – 918-698-5428 2 Missouri Heritage Production Sale – Kaczmarek Hereford Farm, Salem,

Mo. – 417-894-1505 3 Express Ranches Fall Bull Sale – at the Ranch, Yukon, Okla. – 1-800-664-3977 8 Lucas Cattle Company Bull & Heifer Sale – at the Farm, Cross Timbers, Mo.

– 417-399-7124 8 Judd Ranch 26th Annual Cow Power Gelbvieh, Balancer & Red Angus

Female Sale – at the Ranch, Pomona, Kan. – 1-800-743-0026 8 Big D Ranch Annual Brangus/Ultra Black Bull & Commercial Female Sale

– at the Ranch, Center Ridge, Ark. – 501-208-6119 8 Ozark & Heart of America Beefmaster Sale – Locust Grove, Okla. – 918-316-6710 Heart of Missouri Limousin Breeders Association Limousin/Lim-Flex Sale 9

– Laclede County Fairgrounds, Lebanon, Mo. – 817-821-6263 10 Parker Angus Ranch Fall Bull Sale – Waurika, Okla. – 800-352-1903 11 Three Forks Ranch Fall Bull Sale – Fort Gibson, Okla. – 918-541-0418 15 Circle A Angus Bull & Heifer Sale – Iberia, Mo. – 800-CIRCLE-A 15 Aschermann Charolais 23rd Edition Bull Sale – at the Ranch, Carthage, Mo.

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Center, Springfield, Mo. – 417-466-4210 15 Midwest Beef Alliance Female Sale – Marshall Junction, Mo. – 660-895-5008 15 Angell-Thomas Charolais Bull & Female Sale – at the Farm, Paris, Mo. – 573-682-7348 Missouri Dexter Association Fall Sale – Webster County Fairgrounds, 15

Marshfield, Mo. – 417-732-1485 16 Express Ranches Hereford Event Sale – at the Ranch, Yukon, Okla. – 800-664-3977 Dimukes Ranch 1st Annual Bull Sale – at the Ranch, Checotah, Okla. – 17 916-995-3549 17 Hinkle Prime Cut Angus 1st annual Fall Bull Sale – at the Farm, Nevada, Mo. – 417-448-4127 M&M Charolais Dispersal Sale – at Hartley’s H2 Ranch, Stillwater, Okla.

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Cattlemen’s Seedstock Directory

Angus Clearwater Farm - Springfield, MO 417-732-8552 - 417-732-2707 Le Jeune Farms - Halfway, MO 417-445-2214 - 417-777-0894 - lejeune@windstream.net Matthews Coach’s Corral - Fair Grove, MO - 417-838-4088 - www. matthewscoachscorral.com matthewscoachscorral@gmail.com Mead Farms - Barnett, MO 573-216-0210 - 573-280-6855 Pitts Angus Farms - Hermitage, MO 417-399-3131 www.pittsangusfarms.com Balancers B/F Cattle Company - Butler, MO 660-492-2808 Bob Harriman Genetics Montrose, MO - 660-492-2504 Hilltop Farms - Asbury, MO 417-642-5871 - 417-529-0081 Charolais Beiswinger Charolais Ranch Halfway, MO - 417-253-4304 Mead Farms - Barnett, MO 573-216-0210 - 573-280-6855 S&J Charolais - LaRussell, MO 417-246-1116 Gelbvieh 4AR Simmental/Gelbvieh Conway, MO - 417-689-2164 Hilltop Farms - Asbury, MO 417-642-5871 - 417-529-0081 Herefords Jim D. Bellis - Aurora, MO 417-678-5467 - 417-466-8679 Journagan Ranch - Mtn. Grove, MO - 417-948-2669 Mead Farms - Barnett, MO 573-216-0210 - 573-280-6855 R&L Polled Herefords -Halfway, MO 417-445-2461 - 417-777-0579 Lim-Flex Le Jeune Farms - Halfway, MO 417-445-2214 - 417-777-0894 - lejeune@windstream.net Limousin Le Jeune Farms - Halfway, MO 417-445-2214 - 417-777-0894 - lejeune@windstream.net Locust Grove Limousin - Miller, MO - 417-452-2227 Pinegar Limousin - Springfield, MO - 1-877-PINEGAR Red Angus Dunseth Farm - Halfway, MO 417-445-2256 Salers Dunseth Farm - Halfway, MO 417-445-2256 Sim/Angus Bob Harriman Genetics Montrose, MO - 660-492-2504 Matthews Coach’s Corral - Fair Grove, MO - 417-838-4088 - www. matthewscoachscorral.com matthewscoachscorral@gmail.com Simmental 4AR Simmental/Gelbvieh Conway, MO - 417-689-2164 Matthews Coach’s Corral - Fair Grove, MO - 417-838-4088 - www. matthewscoachscorral.com matthewscoachscorral@gmail.com

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