4-H volunteers honored: The newest class of the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame was recently inducted. Volunteers from 34 counties were honored with a combined 1,042 years of service. Those volunteers from the Ozarks who were honored include: George Ballay and Suzan Harris, Barry County; Lendi and Jerry Davis, Barton County; Linda Eggerman, Dade County; Lori and Eugene Meyer, Jasper County; Penny Harrington, Lawrence County; and Debbie Metcalf, Vernon County.
Academy members announced: Eleven Missouri 4-H and FFA members were selected to “beef” up school lunches through the 20222023 school year as part of the Missouri Beef Leadership Academy. Returning to the team from the Ozarks is Lanie Milliken of Lebanon, who will serve as a mentor to the new court. New members from the Ozarks are Maggie Stark of Adrian and Cali Hillsman of El Dorado Springs. Academy members, leaders and businesses work together to show the importance of farm families and the impact of agriculture on a community. For more information, go to mobeefkids.com.
Organic Cost Share funding available: The Missouri Depart ment of Agriculture has announced funding to assist Missouri farmers and food processors in obtaining their organic certification. Through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Certification Cost Share Program, producers may be reimbursed for up to $500 of their certification costs during the program year. To participate in the program, businesses must obtain or renew their organic certification, complete an application and document their certification costs which incurred from Oct. 1, 2021, through Sept. 30, 2022. The department is accepting applications through Nov. 1. For an application or to learn more, visit Agriculture.Mo.Gov.
District awarded USDA grant: John Thomas School of Discovery in Nixa, Mo., has been awarded the USDA’s Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grant, which will result in $300,000 coming to the school to expand their tower gardens to a large greenhouse on the school grounds. The grant will allow the entire district to become a part of the project. The main things the grant will allow are increase food production through a large tower farm in a small urban space, ensuring a reliable source of local produce, and to facilitate an entrepreneurial project through internships for college students through Missouri State University. Other goals include continuing education about vertical farming nutrition, environmental impacts and agricultural sustainability through post-internship oral presentations at the university; assisting the Least of These with another source of fresh food; and more part nerships with various programs across the district to partner with the district to run the tower gardens.
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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 | VOL. 25, NO. 2
3 Jerry Crownover –The fun kids today are missing
4 Julie Turner-Crawford –Football and farming MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS
7 Chad Boyles manages his cattle operation one season at a time
8 Norman and Vicki Garton have been in the Angus business since 1970
10 Third-generation bison producers work to improve their herd
12 The legend of Wild Bill and the shootout that made history
14 Eye on Agribusiness spotlights Show Me Family Feed and More
15 Cattleman Chris Maples has plans to increase his commercial herd
18 Town & Country features Todd Hungerford
22 The Naylors focus on high-quality Shorthorn and Angus cattle
24 After selling out in 2018, the Catheys are back in the Beefmaster business
26 Youth in Agriculture highlights Landin Brown
FARM HELP
27 Know the score
28 Are your pastures safe?
29 Determining if a cow needs help calving
30 Weather conditions and birthweights
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31 The causes and cures for scours in calves
32 Rebounding forages after a drought
News was made recently when one of the last remaining drive-in movie theaters in the area announced they would be closing permanently at the end of summer.
ByJerryCrownoverEven though I understand that technol ogy now allows us to click and watch any movie we want on a giant screen TV, I still can’t help but feel sorry for today’s young people, missing out on one of the greatest social events of all times.
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Sixty years ago, most towns of a certain size had at least one drive-in theater to provide relatively cheap and convenient entertainment. I grew up in a very rural area, but there was a drive-in about 20 miles south of our home. If they weren’t showing a movie you wanted to see, there was another one about 30 miles north and yet another about 30 miles east. Gas to get there was 19 cents per gallon and admission was about a buck per adult.
One of the fondest memories of my childhood was when my parents took me and a half-dozen other members of the local 4-H club to the closest drive-in to watch “Tom boy and the Champ,” a movie about a young girl showing a champion Angus steer at the Chicago International Livestock Exposition. For weeks after the event, it’s all any of us could talk about.
Later in life, when I earned my driver’s license, I worked up the nerve to ask a girl out on a date, and finally found one that agreed to accompany me, the drive-in theater ritu al began. First, one had to arrive early (before dark) in order to find that coveted space on the back row. Next, you might have to move a couple of times before you found a good quality speaker to hang on your car window. Thirdly, once parked, with the good
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Football season is kind of a big deal at my house.
I enjoy watching the Kansas City Chiefs, but I have things to do other to than plan my Sunday afternoon around which team is playing and when the games come on. Bill, on the oth er hand, is a superfan.
Every Sunday, I hear, “Jules! What network is this?”
“Jules! What time is it on the East Coast?”
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Bill starts planning his football season menu this time of year. It’s usually things like smoked jalapeno poppers wrapped in bacon, burgers, brats, pulled pork, ribeyes, pizza, chicken wings, ribs, chili, cheese sticks and nachos. You won’t, however, find a veggie tray. Before I go to the store each week during the football season, I ask Bill what he wants for the weekend, but there always seems to be a trip back on Sunday morning for something. I have to remind him it’s just the two of us, so there will be no buffet to graze upon all day.
Football and food go together, and if it weren’t for farmers and ranchers, football wouldn’t be the same. Humans would still be nomadic hunter/gatherers without agri culture. There’s no time to play or watch games when it’s a struggle to survive.
The tie between football and agriculture goes beyond food. Most folks have heard the football called the “ol’ pigskin,” but early balls, much like the ones used in early rugby and soccer games, were more oval and were made from animal bladders. Historical accounts said an animal bladder, more than likely a pig bladder, was inflated and placed inside a pigskin covering, and the “pigskin” was born. on
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I know necessity is the mother of invention, but how does using a pig blad der to make a ball even come up in conversation? You know there were no air compressors back then, so someone had to blow it up. Was it a dare between a couple of buddies hitting the mead a lit tle hard, or did someone blow one up to see what happened?
I don’t think the typical American realizes how essential agriculture is. Ag riculture is all around us, and it’s not just food. Nearly everything wear comes from an animal or a plant. Many manufactured fibers like rayon are made from cellulose polymers found in cotton, wool, hemp or flax, which come from farms. Then there is the whole “what’s made from animals” list.
Many anti-agriculture folks follow a vegan or vegetarian diet with fake meat and non-dairy milk. Farmers are still needed to grow the plant-based products used in producing the “meat substitutes,” and grow and harvest the almonds, oats or soy used in non-dairy “milk.”
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speaker, you had to make your way to the concession stand for the obligatory soda pop and popcorn. If your date was really special, you might even spring for some candy. Lastly, when the movie concluded, it was extremely important to remember to remove the speaker from the car window and place it back on the pole from whence it came. I’ve heard tales of broken window glasses for those who forgot that last step; it doesn’t impress one’s date. When I went away to college, I was pleased to learn that even that city had a drive-in. My roommates and I would of ten go when a good movie was showing, and our funds were low (most every weekend). The routine was to pool our limited funds for the one person who would be driving while the others hid in the trunk
Kind blows their “farmers are bad” motto right out of the window.
I watched a rerun of my favorite T.V. show the other night that showed the disconnect many people have with agriculture. One of the main characters asked a not-so-welcome guest if she liked wheatgrass, which the guest said she did. The main character said they had a whole field of it. The guest touted it wasn’t the same wheatgrass. Let’s say the guest got a little ag education; it was an excellent speech.
I hope one day, everyone will truly understand that the real professionals in this world are the farmers and ranchers who make life as we know it possible.
In the game of life, if the farmers and ranchers lose, we all lose.
until parked. Since I had the car with the largest trunk, I was usually the one driving, and I think most people would find it interesting to learn that it is possible to fit five college-age aggies into the trunk of a 1969 Dodge. The ticket seller never questioned why my car sat so low in the back. Maybe he figured I was just another farm boy who was going to spotlight raccoons later that night, with my headlights pointed upward.
For all of the memorable movies, people and experiences that drive-in movie the aters have afforded me through the years, I’m genuinely sad for the generations of young people who will now miss out on those opportunities. Maybe today’s kids have something that is just as much fun, but I doubt it.
one Chad will never forget.
“That was the year of the water rodeo,” Chad recalled with a laugh. He had moved cattle to safe ground, but about 50 cows and calves ended up trapped across the creek in flood and back waters. Six of his friends showed up the next day with jet boats.
“They launched in backwater that was pasture the day before,” Chad reminisced. They roped and tied the calves, put them in the boats, and took them across the flooded corn field to dry land. When the cows heard their calves bawl ing, they swam to them. Everyone made it out safely that day.
“It might have been a lot more fun if it had been somebody else’s cows,” Chad said.
Chad Boyles, along with his wife Trish, live on land that has been in Chad’s family for nearly 75 years.
Chad runs a cow/calf operation in Ce dar County near El Dorado Springs, Mo. J.D. and Bonnie Rains, Chad’s grandparents, purchased the initial 290 acres in 1948 and added another 150 acres later.
“I always knew this is what I wanted to do,” Chad said about raising cattle.
As a boy, Chad regularly helped his grandparents on the farm. He knew the college route was not for him, so he worked out a deal with them and, at age 19, began leasing the 440 acres with the intent to purchase. More recently, Chad expanded and began leasing an additional 240 acres of pasture.
Chad’s herd started in 1983 with a bot tle calf and a heifer, which grew into 125 Angus-based cows. Each year, two sets of calves go to market: Chad runs 90 spring-calving and 35 fall-calving cows. Unlike his predecessors, Chad has chosen to raise primarily Angus cattle.
“They are typically the top selling feeder calves at market; the cows are of moderate size and easy to handle,” Chad claimed.
Five bulls are used for breeding,
and his calves typically weigh 600 to 700 pounds when they go to market in January and August. As with most operations, the goal is to be as profitable as possible.
Throughout his 20 years of working at the Stockton Animal Clinic, Chad was exposed to different operating styles and learned a lot about what did and what didn’t work when it came to managing a cow/calf operation. Chad also credited Dr. Gary Whitesell for imparting a wealth of knowledge that has allowed him the ability to recognize and treat a variety of illnesses and conditions presented when maintaining herd health.
Harsh weather conditions can be exhausting and stressful.
“I like the challenge of trying to beat Mother Nature,” Chad said. Spring calving begins annually on Feb. 1, and the last couple of winters have been exceptionally tough. Extremely cold temperatures com bined with snow that lasted several days meant checking cows around the clock, sometimes as frequently as every two hours. Although he has not always won, he has kept his yearly death loss below 5 percent.
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Spring can also mean rain, and, occasionally, more than Cedar Creek can keep in its banks. The spring of 2019 is
Unlike that spring, this summer has been extremely dry. Fortunately, Chad managed to get his hay baled in early June. Around 450 round bales are needed each year to get through the winter sea son comfortably.
“Mixed-grass hay interseeded with legumes regularly improve the quality of the hay and pasture and dilute the fescue toxicity,” Chad remarked. Clover and crabgrass are also baled and used for feeding. Lesser quality hay gets used for bedding during spring calving season.
During the winter, cattle are supple mented with protein, depending on the quality of the hay and condition of the cows. Even when there is a surplus of hay, Chad rarely sells it.
“My grandpa always told me ‘when you have a lot of hay, you may need a lot of hay,’” Chad said. Along with not being overstocked, he has been fortunate to have enough pasture and to have been under a couple of timely rain showers.
In addition to his cow/calf operation, Chad works as a field rep for Mo-Kan Livestock and regularly helps his mother, Jackie Boyles, and neighbors with their cattle operations. Like most producers, Chad does not have a lot of free time, but tries to make time for hunting and fishing when he can.
Chad is not sure he will ever fully retire, but he does hope his sons, Hunter (20) and Tanner (18), will return to the ranch to continue building the family’s legacy.
Chad Boyles’ herd began in 1983 with a bottle calf and a heifer By Trish Boyles Photo by Trish Boyles Chad Boyles started raising cattle when he was 19.
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For more than 50 years, Norman and Vicki Garton of the Garton Angus Ranch near Nevada, Mo., have been keeping records on their cattle.
They purchased their first registered Angus in 1970 by purchasing females from Aristocrat Ranch in Colorado, Griswold Cattle in Wisconsin, and Ankony Angus in Iowa.
“The market prices were pretty reasonable at that time,” Norman recalled. “It was a good time to get into the business.”
They sold their first cattle at the Four-State Angus Sale in 1973 and made a nice profit.
That same year, they began artificial inseminating all their cows and keeping records.
It’s a practice they still follow. They AI twice and then turn a cleanup bull. The heifers are AI serviced at 16 months so they will calve when they are about 2 years old. They try to have the heifers calve two weeks before the cows. They have both a fall and spring calving season.
“We synchronize the breeding so we can dedicate that time specially to calving,” Norman said.
“The time we can program, but blizzards are out of our control. We have to deal with the weather like everyone else.”
In 1980, they began the embryo transplant program.
“We only use our very best older cows with proven genetics,” Vicki said. “Those genetics include longevity, good milking qualities, and especially reproduction. The cows have to settle the first time and have easy deliver ies.”
In about 1978, they were able to enter the Certified Angus Beef program (CAB). “This has helped our program immensely,” Norman said. “People know the product is con sistent and guaranteed. It’s a branded product known around the world.”
About a year ago, they were selected to have the CAB logo painted on a grain bin on their farm. They were only the second to be authorized in Missouri.
“The artist who painted the logo and has done about 40 in the United States, said we have one of the best locations for the sign. It is located on Interstate 49 between Ne vada and Sheldon,” Norman said.
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The population of adult Angus on the Garton Angus Ranch at the present time is about 125. The cattle are fed grass as much as possible, but some hay and feed are purchased. They used to use
Norman and Vicki Garton began breeding registered cattle in 1970
Record keeping is a large part of the Garton Angus Ranch, which is owned by Norman and Vicki Garton.
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self-feeders to develop bulls, but since the price of feed has doubled along with transportation prices, they now hand feed.
“It’s back to using the feed bucket and limiting the amount of feed,” Norman said. “But the bulls end up getting developed, so that is the important thing.”
The Garton Angus Ranch has utilized the Green Springs Bull Testing Program since it began 22 years ago. They have sales twice a year. Garton Angus cattle have been in all the sales.
“When we stopped having our own production sales, we began selling females at the end of the Green Springs Bull Sale,” Vicki said. “Our next sale is Nov. 21.”
They also sell cattle through private treaty and online. Sometimes, they take cattle to the Angus Futurity Sale or the Four State Sale.
As part of pasture management, regular soil tests are taken and lime is applied as necessary. The cattle are pastured in smaller lots and rotated on about a 30-day rota tion, especially at the south unit where son George and his wife Crystal live.
“I try to put on 2 pounds ladino and 5 pounds red clover every spring to dilute the fescue. I don’t apply fertilizer then as it is hard on seed germination. I’ve been trying to reestablish lespedeza but no luck so far,” Norma explained. “I use the lowest level of nitrogen, but use phosphorous and potassium to help feed the clover.”
Fly control is an ongoing project. They use fly tags, pour on and IGR in their mineral, but nothing is 100 percent perfect. “Flies get immune to almost everything so we are constantly trying something differ ent,” Norman said.
They purchase three different kinds of hay. Fescue is the most used, with prairie hay — which is low in protein, but high in fiber — used with weaning calves. Alfalfa is used sparingly to develop heifers. Garton Angus Ranch produces and harvest some of the hay it feeds.
Since Norman had a veterinary practice for 20 years, and worked for the USDA as a food inspector for 23 years, retiring in 2012. He is very knowledgeable of the quality of care needed for the health of the cattle, and the products to use.
Calves are vaccinated twice while still on the cows and again at weaning. Their health program also includes worming twice a year. They do DNA testing when
they AI. Norman said there are 21 traits they can pick up from that blood test and that gives them a better prediction of the value of the cow.
Daughter-in-law Crystal works full-time for Smithfield Food and is proficient in the use of spread sheets and the Excel program. She also has input on the selection of herd sires and blood lines. George works full time on the Garton Ranch. All four of the partners study reports from the Angus Association and follow data in genetic selection. They check the websites and stay with performance rather than show qual ities.
They also have a second son, John who chose to get a doctorate in art history and teaches at the Clark University in Massachusetts. He has two teenage daughters, Edith and Irene.
Since Garton Angus have so many generations of proven records, they retain their home-raised cattle, only adding new bloodlines when necessary.
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The number one reason for culling a cow is reproduction. They said if the cow was slow to breed back, she goes. If a cow is wild, she is culled. They also look at the structure of their feet and legs and score how they walk
The Garton family run their herds together, but each family, Norman and Vicki, and George and Crystal, have their own cattle. As the years fly past, health has become the major deciding factor in how many cattle they run. The older couple have cut numbers of their cattle while the younger ones are maintaining larger numbers.
Vicki not only helped with the care of the cattle over the years, but taught at Crowder College where she retired in May of 2020.
“One of the plus things in purebred registered Angus production has been the trips we got to take,” Norman said. “Since 1990, we’ve traveled to over 20 foreign countries. We would go by vet clinics and get to associate with people from different cultures, learn from them and how their farms operate. We’ve formed friendships we still have today.”
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For Daniel Bohnenkamp, raising bison came naturally. As a third generation bison farmer, along with his wife Nancy and their three children, they run two herd of bison on their family farm in Douglas County, Mo.
The tradition began with Daniel’s grandparents, Jim and Julie Fox of Sey mour, getting their first bison in 1981. In 1988, their son-in-law Wayne Bohnenkamp and his wife Anita began their own bison farm, GrandView Bison in Mountain Grove. Their son Daniel and his wife Nancy married in 2007 and began their first farm in 2011.
“It’s definitely something that I’ve learned to enjoy. They’re such pretty animals that I couldn’t imagine having anything else,” Nancy said. She moved to Norwood when she was 13. Except for raising and showing dairy goats in California, when she was little, bison are her only other farming experience.
The Bohnenkamps moved to a nearby in 2021 and started Hillside Bison, where they currently have two herds that total 60 adult and 28 bison calves.
“Over the years we swapped calves back and forth with Daniel’s dad and kept buy ing his,” Nancy said of the herd.
“And going to the association sales and try and buy award-winning animals from there,” Daniel said.
One of Daniel’s goals as a bison producer is to breed high-quality genetics.
“We’re starting to do some performance testing on our calves,” he said. “Trying to find a good combination, a genetic line that we can keep improving on. How much weight they can gain in a certain amount of time.”
Daniel is the vice president of the Missouri Bison Associa tion, which currently has about 80 members. It’s a resource for all things bison. They have two sales a year in Missouri, one in the spring and another in the fall.
Daniel and Nancy Bohnenkamp maintain two bison herds on their Ozarks farm. They produce meat and breeding stock.
“We’ve learned a lot along the way,” Nancy said, and they share their knowledge with new bison farmers. “There are several we talk to and work with. When they’re having issues with their animals, they’ll call and see if we’ve ever had any issues like that,” she said. Daniel added, “We’ve helped start several of those [smaller, hobby farms]. They will contact us, we’ll sell them some breeding stock and kind of mentor them. We never stop learning.”
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The bison graze and will roam even when limited to smaller fields. They graze on fescue, orchard and Johnson grasses. As they haven’t been on their current farm for long, the
Bohnenkamps are trying to build the soil and grasses back up. Bison will roam up to 2 miles a day and usually leave some grass for a future meal.
“We supplement occasionally to get them in our corral system,” Nancy said. “So they know when it comes time to work them, they’ll come in.”
“We always make sure they have minerals to eat. We’ll put out a loose mineral and a mineral tub. They just self-balance,” Daniel said. Minerals vary throughout the year with changing supply and seasons. They locally purchase a commodity-mixed grain feed, but because bison are more of a natural meat, they are not grain finished.
There are many ways that farming bi-
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Photo by Eileen Manellason differs from that of cows. One is in managing herds.
“Cows can share a fence line, bison cannot,” Daniel explained. “So if we try to run our two herds in fields next to each other, that share a fence line, they will become one herd. We try to do rotational grazing. In doing so, you have to watch the weather patterns and plan several moves ahead of where you are. Of course this last summer with the drought, it accelerated my plan and it’s making a few things more difficult as far as finding grazing for them.”
Bison calving is unique too. They have a natural breeding program and member ship in the National Bison Association requires signed agreement to not AI animals.
Daniel explained that bison were never meant to be domesticated. They breed and calve on their own.
“We’ve never had to pull calf,” Nancy said. “They go hide in the woods and come back a few days later with a calf.”
“From the end of April through the end
out,” Daniel said. “We’re working more with the animals body conditioning from July through August to help our conception rate. We’ve been doing this now for four years and brought up our percentages by about 25 percent in calving rates.”
Daniel also works remotely as a systems engineer for Jack Henry of Springfield. Nancy works in town doing bookkeeping for Toby and Erin Thompson. They also have three children, who keep them busy
“They’re always out there with us,” Nan cy said. “This is the only thing they’ve ever known. They’re really good at it.”
“She’ll probably be the one that takes over the farms,” Nancy said of their daughter Mollee (13). “She does a lot of work. She goes out and puts feed in the tubs. We are working so hard to make sure the kids have a future with them [the bison].”
Belle (18) helped model fourth-generation farming for her siblings. One of Belle’s
to state this year for her FFA project and won an award for specialty animal for her work with the bison and keeping records.
Even though son Spencer is 9 years old, he is referred to the ranch manager.
“He always asks questions,” Nancy said. “‘Why are you doing that? Why didn’t you do it this way?’” Additionally he likes driving the side-by-side and feeding the bison. Daniel credits his son with wanting to be involved in planning.
Hillside Bison sells roasts, steaks, ground meat and summer sausage direct from the farm or in Mountain Grove at Meadow brook Natural Foods.
“The majority of live animals that we sell is right off the farm,” Daniel said. “It’s better for the animals too, it’s less stress for them,” Nancy said. They also sell animals through the Missouri Bison Association’s sales twice a year.
“It’s just one of those things that gets in your blood and you can’t get it out,” Daniel said about farming. “I just have to keep
Photo by Eileen ManellaThe downtown Square in Springfield, Mo., was once a much dif ferent place than it is today.
Springfield was on the frontier of the “Wild West” and one famous figure of that period etched his way into local history when a gunfight erupted on the square on July 21, 1865, leaving one man dead.
John E. Sellars, executive director emeritus, of the Springfield History Museum on the corner of Springfield’s downtown square, is a wealth of information and retells the detailed story of Bill Hickok and the shoot out. An en tire floor of the downtown museum is dedicated to Hickok and shootout.
Wild Bill (as he later came to be known) was originally named James Butler Hickok, born on May 27, 1837 in La Salle Country, Ill.
His family were staunch abolitionists, who strongly believed in putting an end to slavery. Museum pictographs detail that James and his brothers as sisted their father in running the Underground Railroad, allowing slaves to
secure their freedom prior to the end of the Civil War.
Hickock left Illinois as a young man in search of fame and fortune. He fell into the roles of civilian scout, courier and spy. One particular assignment was a Springfield, Mo., patrol officer and militant wagon driver. He also served as a scout for Gen. Nathaniel Lyon in the Battle of Wilson’s Creek.
Around the same time, Wild Bill was making his name known in Southwest Missouri, Davis Tutt, Jr., a confederate scout, made his way from Arkansas, heading north and landing in Springfield.
Both young men were active gamblers, drinkers, and known to be familiar with the female persuasion, accounting to John. They could very well be coined rowdy young men, and quickly became friends, based on their mutual interests.
While their friendship was off to an adventurous start, they encountered a falling out in July 1865. There are vary ing opinions as to what the disagreement was about. Some say they fought over a
woman; others say there was a gambling debt Hickock owed to Tutt. The true cause of their friendship’s divide may never fully be revealed. But with drink ing and carousing as mutual interests, many theories could accurately apply.
Hickock refused to gamble with Tutt based on the irreparable disagreement the two men faced. Tutt, enraged his former gambling buddy refused to engage in further business with him, attempted to retaliate by encouraging others to rack up Hickok’s gambling debts. Tutt was convinced Hickok owed him $35, which was un doubtedly worth a great deal more in 1865 than present-day currency would warrant.
At one point, the two men were seated at the same table. Hickok had removed his bulky, gold pocket watch and sat it on the table, near his person. Tutt saw an opportunity to get what he felt was rightly owed him and grabbed the expensive watch. Tutt refused to give the valuable time-keeping device back, holding it ransom as collateral and defaming Hickok to any listening ear.
Hickok was incensed his watch had been taken. He implicitly told Tutt he better not be caught wearing the expen sive pocket watch, or else.
The very next day, Tutt made a public spectacle of walking across the town square, wearing the infamous pocket watch that belonged to Wild Bill.
Hickok threatened Tutt. One can only assume words were exchanged amongst both hot-tempered men, and the rest, as they say, is history.
On July 21,1865, James “Wild Bill” Hickok, and Davis Tutt, Jr., stood 75 feet apart in Springfield’s downtown square, facing each other in proper dueling fashion. Seconds later, both men drew their guns and shots were fired. Davis Tutt, Jr. missed his target. Wild Bill Hickok did not. His aim was impeccable, blasting Tutt square in the chest. One shot was all it took. As Tutt ambled, mortally wounded, toward the courthouse steps (which is where the Heer’s Building in downtown Springfield is presently located), he defeatedly said: “Boys, I’m killed.”
ozarks roots people, make theWild Bill Hickock and Davis Tutt, Jr., make history on the Springfield, Mo., square Photos by Manndi Wilkins
According to the pictographs in the museum, this dramatic scene came to be known as the first recorded shoot-out in the West.
There was a warrant issued for Hickok, but he chose to turn himself in. Wild Bill was put on trial. John S. Phelps, who later became the governor of the state of Missouri, served as his defense attorney. The judge, Pony Boyd, known for his generous founding of north Springfield, presided over the case. As the trial came to conclu sion, Wild Bill was found innocent, citing self-defense as his plea and saving grace.
Tutt was buried in the Maple Park Cemetery, not far from where Missou ri State University stands today. Tutt’s half-brother, Lewis Tutt, was a wealthy and prominent member of Southwest Missouri society. His family was the first African-American family to acquire a plot in the Maple Park Cemetery. Lewis allowed his brother to be buried in the family plot, but did not provide access for a headstone. Years later, the Springfield Historical Society, erected a headstone for Davis Tutt, Jr., which can be found in this historical cem etery today.
The fourth floor of the history museum houses several life-size displays and printed information about the downtown shootout. There is even a shooting range for children and adults to practice their aim.
Many other interesting facts about Wild Bill can be found in the museum showcase. He spent much time in Cheyenne, Wy., where he met his wife, Agnes Lake Thatcher, a well-known circus performer, known for dancing, walking the tightrope, taming lions and horse-riding. The two were married on March 5, 1876 in Chey enne.
Just a few short months after his wedding, on a steamy summer’s day in early August, Wild Bill was playing poker in Deadwood, S.D. His back was to the door. A man named Jack McCall walked into the saloon and shot Hickok in the back of the head. He died on the spot at 39 years of age. He was holding two black aces and two black eights, which has become known as, “the dead man’s hand”.
Hickok was buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Deadwood, where visitors can find a bronze replica of the original tombstone.
s Location: Granby, Mo.
s Owner: David Lasiter
s Manager: David “Lewy” Lasiter
History: Show Me Family Feed and More began about 10 years ago to provide needed products and services to community members.
“We have a lot of great interaction with the community,” manager David “Lewy” Lasiter said. “The whole idea was to be a part of the community and provide for those who are in need around us. We’ve had a couple of down years, but it has been nothing but growth other than those years.”
Products and Services: Lewy said Show Me Family Feeds and More offers just that – feed and much more.
The family-owned and operated business officers feed for cattle, sheep, goats, poultry and swine.
“The majority of what we offer is the Crescent brands,” Lewy explained, adding that they offer feeds for young animals, all the way to feeds for mature herds and flocks.
In addition to livestock feeds, wild animal items, such as wild bird seed or deer blocks are in stock at Show Me Family Feeds and More.
“Our main focus is great-quality, great-priced dog food, and cheap propane,” Lewy said. “That’s where we make our best money, but we are also a walnut hulling station and have your standard farm feeds as well.”
The Show Me Family Feeds and More inventory can also find bagged fertilizers, animal health supplies, minerals and supplements.
Additionally, Show Me Family Feed and More offers seasonal produce, bedding plants, flowers and specialty items like regionally-sourced jams and jellies.
Show Me Family Feed recently received pumpkins, gourds and other fall decorating items.
The Lasiter family also offers customers some hay from their family farm.
“We have a set amount each year, and we don’t want to bring hay in from outside sources,” Lewy said.
Future plans: Lewy said Show Me Family Feed and More hopes to continue growing and offer more products their customers want and need.
In the future, there is a possibility of offering Lasiter-family raised, grass-finished beef at the store.
“We want to continue to be a service to our community,” Lewy said.
Chris Maples’ herd is a mix of several breeds.
Chris Maples has tried a variety of operations, but now wants to increase his cow/calf pairs
There is an adage well known to the U.S. Army to describe the way the military operates in the field: adapt and overcome. That philosophy could not be more true for the farmer. In the latest census by the
percent of the farms were described as family-owned, covering 27.8 million acres, which is 63 percent of the land in Missouri.
On a beautiful Ozarks day, Chris Ma ples of Galena, Mo., talked about the challenges and opportunities of operating the farm that’s been in his
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Photo by Kevin Thomashealthy and green on that day. But as with the day-to-day and season-to-season lives of so many of Missouri’s farmers, things can and often do change quickly. Driving through the 267 acres that Chris now operates, he reflected on recent events that had him doing what all farmers do — adapt.
The Maples family has owned and operated this same land for nearly a 100 years. Both sets of his grandparents were neighbors and the marriage of Chris’ parents consolidated their properties into most of which is now the 267 acres Chris and his wife Leeia operate. Even in their earliest days, the Maples and McKnight families adapted to market conditions. Maples’ maternal grandparents, Alvis and Flora McKnight, raised and sold tomatoes and other produce for a period of time. Earlier in Chris’s era the Maples famiy had a dairy operation and raised pigs.
There was a period earlier this past sum mer affecting most of farm country when the grass dried up and foraging cattle were hard put to find much to graze upon.
“The cows were lookin kinda rough when it got so hot,” Chris recalled. “There was nothing out here.”
Due to the lack of rainfall, Christ adapted sectioning off his pastures with electric fencing and implementing a more aggressive process of rotational grazing. As the dry pe riod extended, Chris brought in hay to supplement the grazing of his herd. Not unlike
many commodities that saw price increases and shorter supplies associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, looking for a reason able price and because of the lack of local availability at the time, the hay Maples came from Iowa at a premium price.
Chris does not run registered beef. “It’s a mixture of everything,” he said of his herd.
“There’s black, Charolais, Santa Gertrudis, Red Angus, Hereford.”
The most recent addition to his mix, Brahman. Chris has bred his three Brahman bulls mostly with Red Angus because in his expe rience they are in his words “more durable.” That mix is, according to Chris, capable of dealing with changing climate conditions and less prone to illness. He has a few Angus bulls, however, he’s favoring the Brahman mix in his current herd.
Photos by Kevin ThomasWhile he respects why some operators prefer purebred cattle, Chris related that he doesn’t spend a lot of time and energy with registered stock.
“When it comes time to take them to the sale ring, nobody cares,” Chris said. “When ya strip their clothes off, nobody can tell the difference.”
During the recent blisteringly hot and dry period, Chris sold off most of his steers, keeping heifers and cows with calves.
Chris was also buying and selling feeder calves. He would buy them weighing between 250 to 300 pounds, bring them to the farm, treat and vaccinate them for Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR), black leg, pneu monia, and other respiratory diseases. Chris stated he often would put the calves on creep feeders to supplement their grazing until they grew to 750 to 800 pounds, at which point he would sell them.
The Ozarks’ unpredictable weather got Chris out of the feeder calf business. He said when one day the temperature was nearly 80 degrees and there was 2 inches of snow the next, the calves didn’t deal with that abrupt swing. That weather event wiped out a third of his 150 feeder calves.
Another adaptation for Chris was Maples Ridge Meats LLC that specialized in grassand grain-fed “prime cut” hamburger; that is ground beef that included all prime cuts.
The challenge for Chris was that standard ground beef was selling for $3.50 per pound and he had to sell his prime cut burger for $5.50 to break even.
“I was going to build a processing plant,” mused Chris. However, he was forced to scrap those plans due to the economic pressures of the pandemic complicated by the requirements of dealing with his father’s pro longed and unfortunately fatal illness.
A few years ago opportunity came about for Chris to start a land clearing and green-waste chipping business that became so successful that he was gone from the farm a lot. As a result, without his constant attention, there was a lot of scrub and underbrush growth. But now that he’s able to turn his attention back to his fields Chris plans to deal with cur rent conditions.
“I’m gonna work my way back up to 150 pairs, maybe 200…get some goats, and take life easy,” Chris said.
In the farm tradition in other words, adapt and overcome.
STOCKTON - Hwy B, 153 Ac. This beautiful 153 ac. Has it all! Bottom ground, scattered woods and upground w/nice highway frontage, some sites, cattle-tights fence, Cedar Creek flowing through entire property. Don’t miss! $688,500
STOCKTON - Hwy B, 250 Ac. Really nice, mostly open property for livestock & hay production, upland & bottom ground, pipe corrals, well, Cedar Creek flowing through entire property $1,125,000
SQUIRES - CR 955, 264 Ac., Beautiful farm situated in a valley south of Ava, 3 BR home, shop, garage, equipment shed, livestock barn, ponds, creek. Don’t miss this one! ... $750,000
LOCKWOOD - 138 Ac CR 72. Road frontage on 2 sides, mostly all tillable, great Location ......... $759,000
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Wednesday • October 5th
GREENFIELD - Dade 125, 181 Ac., Great grass farm, new fencing & waterers, multiple pastures, new pipe corral, ponds, Nice! $724,000
Tuesday • October 11th
LAMAR - 160 Ac Hwy 160 & 100th Ln. Nice open farm, Fenced and live water, Tillable acres. $800,000
Reg. Feeder & Holstein Steer Special
Wednesday • October 12th
PIERCE CITY - Unicorn Rd., 122 Ac., Updated & operating dairy farm, 75 cow pre-stall, double 4 herringbone, hay barns, shop, calf barn, 3 BR home, cropland $825,000
ASH GROVE - Hwy MM, 60 Ac., This great property offers new fencing, mostly open pastures, pond, road frontage, Lawrence County $255,000
EVERTON - 45 Ac. Dade 177. Great panoramic views, mostly open, scattered trees, pond, road frontage on 2 sides. $292,500
FORDLAND -155 Ac., Tall Grass Rd., Nice open farm, tillable ground, shop, commodity barn, feed pens, pipe corrals $995,000
HALFWAY - 445th Rd., 9 Ac., 6 BR home, horse barn, 10,000 sq. ft. shop & office, 3 phase power $425,000
EVERTON - 80 Ac. Dade 77. Mostly open, scattered walnuts, fenced, gently rolling. $440,000
DADEVILLE - 61 Ac. Dade 16, Great farm very close to Stockton Lake, nice home, 30x40, shop, 2 barns, great fencing & ponds, adjoining government land. $525,000
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EVERTON - 186 Ac. Dade 184. Fenced and crossfenced, well, several ponds, barn, shed, one mile of road frontage. Very Nice! .... $1,018,350 MT. VERNON - 27 Ac. Hwy M, World Class Equestrian and Event Center, 135x200 indoor arena, 110 event stalls, 80x120 training indoor arena w/58 training stalls, full service restaurant, RV hookups & so much more .............. $1,350,000
MOUNTAIN GROVE - 140 Ac. CR 76-149, Beautiful property lying South of Mountain Grove, 6,350 sq. ft. home is exquisite custom built w/ imported cypress, 40x60 insulated shop, 2 BR cabin, too much to list............... $1,750,000
MILLER - Lawrence 2022, 97 Ac., Awesome recreation & hunting property, open & wooden ground, 38x36 new building w/concrete floors, really nice ................................ $625,000
BOLIVAR - 325th Road, 202 Ac., This 202 +/- acre property is located north of Bolivar & adjacent to Pomme de Terre Lake, great hunting, livestock or recreation ground... $649,000
FORDLAND - 80 Ac., Greenhill Rd., Nice 4 BR, 3 BA walkout basement home, 40x60 shop, horse/hay barn, feeding traps & concrete line bunks, close to Hwy 60 ................. $695,000
EVERTON - 130 Ac. Dade 117. 1.4 miles of road frontage on three sides, open, fences, well, pond, pipe corals, great views........... $715,000
LOCKWOOD - 160 Ac CR 41. Open and level pasture ground just north of Lockwood, fenced, rural water. ............................... $720,000
LEBANON - 414 Ac. Just off Hwy 64, great grass farm, over 200 acres of bottom ground, home, equipment/hay building, fence & cross fence, NICE $1,904,400
EVERTON - 522 Ac., Dade 184, all contiguous w/road frontage throughout, great open pasture w/views all around, 14 ponds, 2 barns, pipe/corral, really nice $2,583,900
GAINESVILLE - 1,753 Ac. Hwy N, Great grass farm setup & ready to go, 750 Ac. open, 1,000 Ac. timber, 4 BR home, commodity barn, equipment & livestock barns, great water & fencing $4,999,000
NORWOOD - 2,590 Ac. Hwy 76 CR 137, Exceptional cattle ranch in heart of cow/calf country, mostly open w/fence, 3 acres of bottom ground, many buildings, 30 plus ponds & pipe water, 2 nice homes, too much to list $7,888,200
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JoshIn Town: Todd Hungerford is the Webster County Treasurer. He has served in that position for almost four years. “I really like numbers. I love doing math and crunching numbers,” he said. He believes his job as treasurer is the perfect position. “I just take all the money that comes into the county and put it where it needs to go. I disperse the money where it needs to go.”
He works as treasurer five days a week, with no employees. His job is taking care of the county’s bank accounts, and making sure they are all correct. “I take all the money in and oversee all that goes out. I balance the checkbooks. A collector collects the money and brings it to me. I disperse it to intended purposes. I don’t write all the checks, but I have to sign all of them,” he said.
In the Country: Todd and his wife Becca have lived on their current 50-acre farm since 1999. Todd raised mules and horses for between 15 to 20 years.
“As I got older, it became a lot more work training mules and horses,” Todd said.
Although his wife’s mule didn’t need to be trained.
“We had a mule that we went out to the Grand Canyon and picked up for my wife. It took the first quadriplegic person down to the Grand Canyon. She might be able to ride one that is tame,” he stated. Todd has taken pack mules to Colorado and packed Elk on them. “I really enjoyed doing that,” he stated.
Now he raises cows for beef.
“I take them to market every year. I used to have about 20 head, but I’ve cut back,” he said. “I have 13 total now and they’re mixed breed, but I prefer the Hereford. I love Hereford cattle, the way they look, their disposition, everything about a Hereford that you could come up with. But most of mine are mixed,” he said.
Todd also has one hog. “She is about 700 pounds and more of a pet than anything. I can’t get rid of her now, she’s just a pet,” he said.
Future Plans: “I’ve been trying to lean a little more toward Hereford, using a Hereford bull. As they get older, I think I’ll replace them with all Herefords,” he said. “I lease a Hereford bull from a neighbor.”
Photo by Brenda Brinkley
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Midwest - High Plains Cattle 9/18/22
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MO-KAN Livestock - Butler
(Week of 9/11/22 to 9/17/22) 74.00-88.00 † 60.00-88.00* 10.00-89.50* 60.00-89.00* 40.00-93.50
5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo, Nm, Mn)
Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice
Steers: 142.00-147.00; wtd. avg. price 143.64.
Heifers: 142.00-145.50; wtd. avg. price 143.07.
sheep & goats Mo. • TS White Sheep/Goat 9/15/22
Receipts: 1,098
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South 58.00-89.50 32.50-94.00 † 36.00-92.00 † 60.00-90.00*
Joplin Regional 20 40 60 80 100 120
Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice
Steers: 228.00-229.00; wtd. avg. price 228.07. Heifers: 226.00-230.00; wtd. avg. price 228.56.
Wright
(Week of 9/11/22 to 9/17/22)
Buffalo Livestock Auction
Central Ozarks Stockyards
National Dairy Market 9/16/22
Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago feeder and slaughter lambs traded 30.00-35.00 lower. Slaughter ewes traded steady. Not enough replacement sheep for a market comparison. In the goat portion of the sale feeder kid goats and slaughter kid goats traded steady. Slaughter nannies and billies also traded steady. Replacement goats traded 20.00-30.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand. Supply included: 11% Feeder Sheep/Lambs (100% Hair Lambs); 47% Slaughter Sheep/ Lambs (3% Wooled & Shorn, 72% Hair Breeds, 2% Ewes, 21% Hair Ewes, 3% Hair Bucks); 1% Replacement Sheep/ Lambs (100% Hair Ewes); 17% Feeder Goats (95% Kids, 5% Wether Kids); 21% Slaughter Goats (43% Kids, 21% Nannies/ Does, 23% Bucks/Billies, 5% Wethers, 8% Wether Kids); 3% Replacement Goats (100% Nannies/Does).
Compared to last week slaughter lambs sold firm to 20.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were steady to 20.00 higher, except at San Angelo weak to 5.00 lower. Feeder lambs were 4.00-15.00 higher, instances 25.00 higher. At San Angelo, TX 7,860 head sold. Equity Cooperative Auction sold 1545 feeder lambs in Utah. Superior Video sold 550 feeder lambs in Utah and 275 slaughter ewes in Utah. Western Video sold 1790 feeder lambs in Utah, 1485 feeder lambs in Idaho, 2590 feeder lambs in California and 270 replacement ewes in California. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs not tested. 4,260 lamb carcasses traded with no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless specified.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3: San Angelo: wooled and shorn 125 lbs 120.00. New Holland, PA: wooled and shorn 100-130 lbs no report. Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 130-135 lbs 132.50135.00.
Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba 98.00-117.00 †
Joplin Regional Stockyards
Four State Stockyards 85.00-136.00 †
Kingsville Livestock Auction
Mid Missouri Stockyards
MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler
Ozarks Regional Stockyards
South Central Regional Stockyards
Gainesville Livestock Auction r 68.00-114.00* 71.00-132.50* 85.00-110.00* None Reported † 103.00-116.00 † 79.00-119.00 † 91.00-130.50 † 85.00-117.00* 75.00-118.00*
Cheese: Barrels closed at $2.0900 and 40# blocks at $2.0600. The weekly average for barrels is $2.0510 (+0.1322) and blocks, $2.0265 (+0.1821).
Feeder Sheep/Lambs:
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Wright County Livestock 80.00-112.00*
40 60 80 100 120 140 160 92.00-110.00 †
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Fluid Milk/Cream: Milk production in some areas of the nation continues to trend lower or hold steady, primarily due to hot and/or humid summer weather conditions. On the other hand, exceptions to the trend can be seen in Northeast, Midwest southern and middle portions, Pacific Northwest, and the mountainous states, where cooler temperatures are advancing milk production volumes. Fluid milk demand is active as bottling facilities across the country continue to refill school and university milk pipelines. Bottlers in the Southeast observed a solid increase in sales this week. Manufacturers’ post-holiday milk supplies are in balance in most areas of the country, but some plants are able to fit in maintenance activities, resulting from lighter milk intakes. Cream supplies are available, but fairly limited due to the active Class II output and seasonally low butterfat component levels.
Growing demand from cream cheese operations pulls heavily on supplies this week, as western butter makers maintain their strong interest in cream. Contract sales of tight condensed skim supplies pressured cash trades in the East, prompting 12 to 14 cents over spot transactions. For all Classes, the f.o.b. cream multiple ranges 1.35-1.50 in the East; 1.30-1.40 in the Midwest; and 1.10-1.40 in the West.
SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Midwestern U.S. - $4.2160 - $4.4048.
Hair Lambs - Small and Medium 1-2 (per cwt): 200.00-310.00
Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Wooled & Shorn - Choice 1-3 (per cwt): 130.00-175.00.
Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3 (per cwt): 227.50-290.00.
Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3 (per cwt): 135.00-240.00.
Hair Breeds - Good 1-2 (per cwt): 135.00.
Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3 (per cwt): 85.00-105.00.
Hair Ewes - Good 2-3 (per cwt): 135.00-160.00.
Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3 (per cwt): 100.00-150.00.
Hair Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2 (per cwt): 100.00-105.00.
Hair Bucks - 1-2 (per cwt): 102.50-130.00.
Replacement Sheep/Lambs:
Hair Ewes - Small and Medium 1-2 (per cwt): 200.00.
Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 300.00-400.00. Kids - Selection 2 (per cwt): 205.00-305.00. Kids - Selection 3 (per cwt): 105.00-190.00.
Wether Kids - Selection 2 (per cwt): 230.00. Wether Kids - Selection 3 (per cwt): 130.00.
Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 287.50-350.00. Kids - Selection 2 (per cwt): 205.00-297.50. Kids - Selection 3 (per cwt): 155.00-185.00. Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2 (per cwt): 100.00-180.00. Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2 (per cwt): 100.00-220.00.
Wethers - Selection 3 (per cwt): 125.00. Wether Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 320.00-330.00.
Replacement Goats: Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2 (per cwt): 210.00-340.00.
YG 3-5: 180-190 lbs 87.50-92.00; 200-250 lbs 59.0093.00.
South Dakota: wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs 110.00-133.00; 150 lbs 109.00.
Kalona, IA: wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs 110.00-150.00; 150-155 lbs 115.00-120.00.
Billings, MT: wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs 100.50-104.00.
Missouri: wooled and shorn no test.
Equity Coop: wooled and shorn no sales.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 267.00-305.00, few 307.00-310.00; 60-70 lbs 255.00-292.00, few 296.00-300.00; 70-80 lbs 220.00268.00, few 271.00-280.00; 80-90 lbs 200.00-222.00, few 248.00; 90-105 lbs 177.00-221.00. wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 270.00-280.00; 63 lbs 244.00; 93 lbs 184.00.
New Holland: no report.
Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 80-90 lbs 165.00-210.00. hair 48 lbs 175.00; 68 lbs 175.00.
Kalona: wooled and shorn 42 lbs 180.00; 50-60 lbs 255.00275.00; 60-70 lbs 225.00-265.00; 70-80 lbs 140.00-180.00; 80-90 lbs 130.00-165.00; 90-100 lbs 125.00-160.00. hair 50-60 lbs 295.00-320.00; 70-80 lbs 195.00-201.00; 80-90 lbs 142.50200.00; 90-100 lbs 135.00-150.00.
South Dakota: wooled and shorn 59 lbs 200.00; 60-70 lbs 155.00-180.00, few 225.00-235.00; 70-80 lbs 145.00-165.00; 84 lbs 140.00; 90-100 lbs 130.00-145.00. hair 50-60 lbs 150.00180.00; 60-70 lbs 145.00-175.00; 70-80 lbs 140.00-142.50; 80-90 lbs 145.00-156.00; 90-100 lbs 140.00-147.50.
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300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.
Bulls, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.
Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1
Buffalo Livestock Auction* 175.00-215.00 170.00-210.00 170.00-198.00 165.00-182.00 164.00-177.00
165.00-201.00 160.00-185.00 155.00-179.00 150.00-161.00 130.00-140.00
170.00-204.00 165.00-180.00 160.00-181.00 155.00-173.00 150.00-161.00
Central Ozarks Stockyards* 9/12/22
206.00-211.00 193.00-210.50 190.00-201.00 186.00-190.00
170.00-185.00 171.00-180.00 164.00-176.00
St-5 Lower 233.00 216.00-236.00 188.00-214.00 181.50-194.50 155.00-189.50 200.50 172.00-208.50 164.00-178.00 174.00-177.00 160.50-162.75
Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† 9/15/22 907 Steady 190.00-230.00 181.00-218.00 193.50-211.50 176.00-180.00 190.00-199.00 182.00-204.00 167.00-195.00 165.00-188.50 165.50
Four State Stockyards* 215.00-233.00 180.00-201.00 176.00-195.00 167.00-183.50 165.00-185.50
173.00-221.00 160.00-199.00 153.00-180.00 150.00-171.00
158.00-180.00 156.00-180.00 154.00-170.00 152.00-173.25 151.00-165.00
Cuba Interstate Regional† 9/13/22 Lower 220.00-231.00 205.00-226.00 193.00-214.00 185.00-203.00 181.50-190.00
Livestock Auction* 190.00-242.00 189.00-230.50 188.00-219.00 180.00-209.00 170.00-188.00
175.00-194.00 168.00-187.00 165.00-186.00 156.00-182.50 134.00-150.00
300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs. Receipts Early head Volume (Formula All All
177.50-180.00 168.00 187.00 171.00-186.00 169.00-176.00 167.00-176.00 166.00-172.00
Joplin Regional Stockyards† 9/12/22 234.00-236.50 190.50-224.50 192.00-223.00 189.75-217.50 171.50-195.50 165.00 200.00-228.00 180.00-210.00 160.50-200.00 164.50-193.00 169.10-182.35
Sheep Summary 9/16/22
to last week slaughter lambs sold firm to 20.00 Slaughter ewes were steady to 20.00 higher, except Angelo weak to 5.00 lower. Feeder lambs were higher, instances 25.00 higher. At San Angelo, head sold. Equity Cooperative Auction sold 1545 lambs in Utah. Superior Video sold 550 feeder lambs and 275 slaughter ewes in Utah. Western Video feeder lambs in Utah, 1485 feeder lambs in Idaho, lambs in California and 270 replacement ewes in In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs 4,260 lamb carcasses traded with no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) specified.
Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3: Angelo: wooled and shorn 125 lbs 120.00. Holland, PA: wooled and shorn 100-130 lbs no report. CO: wooled and shorn 130-135 lbs 132.50180-190 lbs 87.50-92.00; 200-250 lbs 59.00-
Dakota: wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs 110.00-133.00; 109.00.
IA: wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs 110.00-150.00; 115.00-120.00.
MT: wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs 100.50-104.00. wooled and shorn no test. Coop: wooled and shorn no sales.
Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2:
Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 267.00-305.00, few 307.00-310.00; 255.00-292.00, few 296.00-300.00; 70-80 lbs 220.00271.00-280.00; 80-90 lbs 200.00-222.00, few 90-105 lbs 177.00-221.00. wooled and shorn 50-60 270.00-280.00; 63 lbs 244.00; 93 lbs 184.00.
Holland: no report.
wooled and shorn 80-90 lbs 165.00-210.00. hair 175.00; 68 lbs 175.00. wooled and shorn 42 lbs 180.00; 50-60 lbs 255.0060-70 lbs 225.00-265.00; 70-80 lbs 140.00-180.00; 130.00-165.00; 90-100 lbs 125.00-160.00. hair 50-60 295.00-320.00; 70-80 lbs 195.00-201.00; 80-90 lbs 142.5090-100 lbs 135.00-150.00.
Dakota: wooled and shorn 59 lbs 200.00; 60-70 lbs 155.00-180.00, few 225.00-235.00; 70-80 lbs 145.00-165.00; 84 90-100 lbs 130.00-145.00. hair 50-60 lbs 150.0060-70 lbs 145.00-175.00; 70-80 lbs 140.00-142.50; 145.00-156.00; 90-100 lbs 140.00-147.50.
Billings: wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 168.00-175.00; 60-70 lbs 156.00-195.00; 70-80 lbs 126.00-150.00; 80-90 lbs 112.00122.00; 90-100 lbs 103.00-107.00. hair 72 lbs 145.00; 80-90 lbs 121.00-127.00; 90-100 lbs 106.00-106.50.
Missouri: hair 50-60 lbs 245.00-290.00; 60-70 lbs 227.50270.00. wooled and shorn 58 lbs 175.00; 65 lbs 135.00; 92 lbs 130.00.
National Direct Delivered Feeder Pig Report 9/16/22 Receipts This Week: 71,001
Early weaned pigs are steady. Feeder pigs are 5.00 per head lower. Demand is very light.
Volume By State Or Province Of Origin: Missouri 4.8%
Total Composite Weighted Average Receipts and Price (Formula and Cash):
All Early Weaned Pigs: 65,331 head, wtd. avg. 41.67. All Feeder Pigs: 5,670 head, wtd. avg. 60.68.
Barrows and Gilts Purchased Swine (including Packer Sold)
National Head Count: 6,753
National Price Range: 84.00-100.00.
Western Cornbelt Wtd Avg Price: 97.73. Western Cornbelt 5 Day Rolling Avg: 99.40.
Mo. Weekly Hay Summary 9/16/22
Fall can certainly be felt in the air now. Temperature swings are requiring a light jacket or flannel shirt in the early hours of the day, but it doesn’t take long till one heats up and has to shed it for the afternoon. Some farmers are into corn harvest now, but as a whole the state is still in the very early stages of fall harvest. Some are still making hay although it’s not the easiest to dry down with the wet nights and cooler air. Pastures conditions are mostly unchanged for the week as of the latest crop condition report. Hay supplies are listed at 38 percent very short to short, 62 percent adequate, and zero percent surplus. Hay movement is moderate, demand is moderate
Gainesville Livestock Auction* 190.00-242.00 189.00-230.50 188.00-219.00 180.00-209.00 170.00-188.00 175.00-194.00 168.00-187.00 165.00-186.00 156.00-182.50 134.00-150.00
to good and prices are steady to firm. Missouri Depart ment of Agriculture has a hay directory visit http://mda. mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/. For listings of hay: http:// agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/
Alfalfa - Supreme (Ask/Per Ton): Medium Square 3x3: 250.00-300.00.
Alfalfa - Supreme (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 10.0015.00.
Alfalfa - Premium (Ask/Per Ton): Medium Square 3x3: 180.00-250.00.
Alfalfa - Good (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 150.00180.00.
Alfalfa - Good (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 5.00-9.00. Alfalfa - Fair (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 125.00150.00.
Alfalfa/Grass Mix - Good/Premium (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 5.00-9.00.
Mixed Grass - Good/Premium (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 125.00-175.00.
Mixed Grass - Fair/Good (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 100.00-150.00.
Mixed Grass - Fair/Good (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 5.00-8.00.
Mixed Grass - Fair (Ask/Per Bale): Large Round: 50.0085.00.
Straw: Wheat (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 4.00-7.00.
220.00-231.00
St-3
Mid Missouri Stockyards*
2-8 Lower
Vienna South Central†
West Plains Ozarks Regional† 9/13/22 Lower
200.00-245.00 200.00-228.00 195.00-218.00 184.00-213.00 172.00-190.00 170.00-200.00 162.00-188.00 158.00-180.00 154.00-165.00 148.00-162.00
197.00-211.00 146.00-152.00
235.00-246.00 214.00-229.50 185.00-223.50 186.00-207.50 182.00-193.75 207.00-219.00 175.00-211.00 164.00-191.00 174.00-189.00 170.50-172.00
205.00-217.00 200.00-217.00 188.00-222.00 185.50-195.00 177.00-186.00
185.00-200.00 175.00-187.50 166.00
180.00-189.00 173.00-180.00 170.00-178.75 165.00-172.00 166.00
200.00-227.50 190.00-222.00 185.00-212.00 165.00-199.00 160.00-179.00
180.00-207.00 175.00-205.00 148.00-188.00 142.00-177.00 140.00-159.50
At his Halfway, Mo., farm, Brett Naylor is continuing a family tradition in the cattle business. Brett, his wife Brittney and their 15-month-old son Hudson breed purebred, registered Shorthorn and Angus cattle.
Between their farm and Brett’s parents, Gary and Pam Naylor, there is about 150 head of registered cattle on approximately 600 acres.
Brett and Brittney purchased their Polk County, Mo., farm in 2020.
“My idea was to move closer to Mom and Dad to help them, but they help me more than I help them,” Brett said with a laugh.
Gary and Pam moved to Missouri from Illinois in the 1970s to manage a purebred Shorthorn operation. They eventually purchased their farm near Buffalo to begin raising Shorthorns of their own, the breed Pam’s family raised.
“We’re about 50/50 with the Shorthorn and Angus,” Brett said. The Naylors added Charolais to their Shorthorn operation for several years but moved toward Angus in the late 1990s. “It’s been good for us. I like both breeds; one has a quality or characteristic over the other. If we didn’t feel each had a fit in the beef industry, we wouldn’t have both breeds.”
For the Angus side of the Naylor operation, the breed’s growth, fleshing ability, carcass characteristics, and the demand for black bulls in commercial opera-
tions are attributes they admire. As for the Shorthorns, it’s the maternal qualities of the females, quality carcass characteristics that meet or exceed the Angus, and the structure and longevity of the breed. Brett added they have also had great success selling solid red bulls into commercial operations.
Providing high-quality bulls for both seedstock and commercial operations is the focus of Naylor Angus and Shorthorn.
“There are more commercial operations and commercial cows than there are purebred herds,” Brett said. “We want to provide a quality product to those purebred breeders so they can improve their genetics in their herd, but the majority of our customers are commercial operations. They’re looking for a high-quality, purebred bull that is going to produce calves that will grow and cut out with good carcass characteristics. We don’t focus on one over the other; we want to make sure we provide a high-quality product to both types of producers.”
The Naylors begin marketing bulls at birth, offering customers information regarding sires and other data.
Halfway, Mo.
“At weaning is when it starts to pick up,” Brett explained. “We don’t keep every bull because not 100 percent of them will make the cut and be up to our standards. We have customers who want to come and pick out bulls as
Third-generation cattle producer Brett Naylor and his family breed for high-quality cattleBrett Naylor, his wife Brit tney and son Hudson raise purebred Shorthorn and Angus cattle in Polk Coun ty, Mo. Photo by Julie Turner-Crawford
soon as they’re weaned because they want to select out of our herd first; they want to best bull.”
Most bulls are sold between 12 and 16 months of age. Semen from bulls retained by the Naylors is collected for use in their breeding program, and they offer straws to customers.
The Naylors exclusively AI their females. Because they have the two breeds, Brett said AI is critical to ensure the herds remain purebred, but there are also other advantages.
“AI allows you to use a diversity of genetics,” he explained. “If you’re just going out and buying a herd bull and you pick the right one, that’s wonderful because you’ve improved the genetics on your farm. But, if you pick the wrong one, you’ve set yourself back many years. AI allows us to choose a wide array of bulls. Not every bull we choose turns out to be the right one, but you can get your feet wet and use a new bull or two every year. If you pick the right bull, you can decide if you like that bull’s progeny and if you want to use him more in the future. AI allows us to not only maximize our genetic potential but be in the purebred seedstock business as opposed to the commercial crossbred business.”
AI also allows Brett to select specific calving windows, the number of females in each window, and matings based on each female. By having multiple calving cycles, the Naylors can also move females that did not breed in a previous cycle to a later one. About 95 percent of the herd is fall calving.
“We focus on calving ease because you can’t do anything if you don’t have a live calf, so that’s our first criteria in both breeds, especially in our first-calf heifers. After you get a live calf, you worry about everything else,” Brett, who is president of the Missouri Shorthorn Association, said.
The Naylors have done some work with embryo transfer and plan to utilize it more in the future.
“We’re always looking to improve the genetics of our herd and have been buying some select lots the last year or two in different sales,” Brett explained.
In addition to genetics, Brett said it’s essential to look at the whole animal.
“We look at phenotype; an animal has to be quality on foot first. I think balance is key,” he explained. “A lot of herds will only look at EPDs, and a lot of herds will only look at phenotype. You have to blend them because that’s how you’re going to breed a superior animal. If an animal has exceptional EPDs but struggles out in the real world and the field, it doesn’t do you any good. If an animal looks exceptional but doesn’t meet the criteria people want for growth, calving ease or carcass characteristics, it’s not going to suit them.”
The Naylors are “constantly tweaking” their feeding program, and most cattle receive a chopped corn and soy hull mix with corn gluten and distillers.
“We don’t feed the same thing to all of our cattle,” Brett explained. “We have a different mix for mature cows because they don’t need the level of nutrients that a growing heifer or bull would, so we are constantly changing things to find a better program… We like to be at about 13 percent protein, maybe a little higher for growing calves, maybe a little lower for those mature cows.”
Cattle may receive some grain, but the Naylors strive to provide their cattle with quality forages. Brett has implemented a rotational grazing program on his farm and works to improve forages.
“A couple of years ago, we started doing haylage,” Brett said. “The majority of what I feed is wet haylage. I put it in a vertical mixer, add some dry hay and add some supple ments. On this farm, that’s what the cows get in the winter, and they do very well with it; they don’t need a whole lot more.”
Brett added that growing calves also do well with the mixture. “Because of that, we’ve
been able to reduce the amount of creep feeding we do, which saves on cost without reducing weaning weights and performance.”
The Naylors grow their hay, and Brett said some areas of his farm were previously used for crops. He hopes to utilize those fields to produce a winter crop, such as wheat or rye, and harvest it for high-quality baleage as well.
Because the cattle are not offered large amounts of grain, Brett said they are able to maintain with fewer inputs.
“I tell people if they can do well here and put on weight, and cows keep their flesh, they can do that about anywhere,” Brett said. “It gives our customers a piece of mind that the bulls they buy, they aren’t going to have to baby them. The females they buy are going to produce, in most circumstances, as long as they are getting a certain level of care. People also want to see the cattle they buy in good condition, so it’s a fine line how much you supplement.”
In recent years, most females have been retained to increase the Naylor herd size.
“We still have some stocking capacity that we can maximize,” Brett said, adding that there are few heifers culled from their herd. “Most of our females, we feel, are quality enough to go back into the herd. There might be a female every now and then that doesn’t, but if we’re doing our job as a breeder, our females we produce every year should be better than our 10- and 12-year-old cows.”
Like their bulls, the Naylors avoid over-conditioning replacement heifers.
“After weaning, those heifers are turned out on grass and supplemented with a little grain, just to keep them growing and maximizing their full growth potential,” Brett said.
“Our goal is to have them reach their full size without getting them over-conditioned, and we think that takes a little more than just fescue forages in the Ozarks. We like to supplement a little to make sure they are the correct size, so they are able to be larger, healthy, calve out at 2 years old and have a calf that’s growing alongside of them.”
A few select Angus and Shorthorn heifers each year through production sales.
In addition to seedstock production, quality show animals continue to be a part of the family’s operation. Showing, Brett said, is a valuable marketing tool.
“Anytime you can display your cattle in public or to other breeders, I certainly think that helps market your cattle,” he explained. “We’ve been showing for a lot of years, but I wouldn’t say it is our focus anymore. We go to a couple of fairs a year. A lot of other breeders who go to those fairs have purchased cattle from us over the years, so it gives you a good place to interact with them and a place to view your cattle and not drive hours to your farm.”
The Naylor family was honored at the 2022 Missouri State Fair as the Missouri Shorthorn Breeder of the Year. They have participated in Shorthorn show at the Missouri State Fair since 1979. The Naylors have primarily shown their Shorthorns the last few years but plan to exhibit more Angus in the coming years.
“(Hudson), hopefully, will be interested in showing in the next few years, so if he’s interested in that, then we will be competing in both breed shows,” Brett said.
Genetics from the Naylor herd can be found around the country, and Brett’s goal is to hold their own purebred sale on the farm in the future.
“I want to be recognized as one of the premiere seedstock operations around the coun try,” he said. “We’ve had people come, see the herd and ask what’s available. Then they will say, ‘Everything you have is quality enough for us.’ That makes you feel good, humble, and know you’re headed the right way in your breeding program.”
Photo by Julie Turner-Crawford
Jim and Chris Cathey thought they wanted out of the cattle business, but missed their Beefmaster herd
Cattle producers Jim and Chis Cathey agree that their love of animals has kept them going throughout their four decades in the South west Missouri cattle industry.
Jim and Chris own and operate Double CC Beefmasters, a 160-acre farm nestled in the beautiful backroads of Northwestern Greene County, in rural Walnut Grove, Mo. That love has sustained them into their retirement years when they thought their days of raising cattle might be behind them.
Jim and Chris got their first registered Beefmasters in 1982, after reading, going to sales and exploring the breed.
“We saw something we really liked,” Jim said. “Our Beefmasters are gentle and the mommas haven’t had any trouble calving.”
“I originally liked Beefmaster cattle when we went to see them at a ranch. They were all different colors,” Chris ex plained. “I thought they were so beautiful. They had red, white and black Beefmasters. We started out with colored cows,
Jim’s history on the farm dates back to 1951, when he was 9-years-old. J. Darrel Cathey, Jim’s father, a vocational agricul ture teacher, purchased the acreage to op erate a dairy. The farmland was part of Jim’s uncle and aunt’s (Frank and Helen Farmer) farm. Jim’s mother Opal and his aunt Helen were sisters and wanted to live closer together. Jim spent many hours milking in the Farmers dairy and planting crops on the family farm.
then the market changed and people didn’t want them, so we began adding red cattle to our herd.”
Jim and Chris’ herd is comprised of red and black cows. Beefmasters come in black, dun and paint; a true spectrum of colors. Their cattle stay fat on grass and mineral supplements.
Walnut Grove, Mo.
“Our cattle are grass fed exclusively,”Chris noted.
In 2018, the price of cattle was rising and Jim and Chris thought it might be nice not to
Jim Photo by Jaynie Kinnie-Houthave a lot of work to do, so they advertised.
“A couple came up from Arkansas to look at our cows. Initially, they couldn’t understand why they didn’t run away. That’s just the way our cows are. They took all 40, including one of our bulls. We retained 12 of our best and youngest cows. After a couple of years though, we really missed our cattle,” Jim said.
Today, the couple is in the process of rebuilding their herd. Son, Darrel Cathey lives next door and does a large portion of the farm work.
The family enjoys attending shows and sales. One of their favorite sales is held by Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan at his 18,000acre ranch near Three Rivers, Texas.
was a chaplain. He retired after 25-years, also from Mercy.
They are gentle, intelligent cattle that respond to the treatment they receive from their owners.
Jim feeds the cows a few range cubes to keep them used to people. The calves are given Stocker Grower for the first three weeks to facilitate the weaning process. They prefer spring breeding rather than having calves hit the ground in the harsh winter months. They also grow and sell hay.
The veterinarian comes out twice a year. Calves and cows are vaccinated per health protocol. He dehorns as needed. Pelvic measurements are taken as an add ed measure in preventing calving prob-
“Most of the Beefmaster breed is in Texas, New Mexico and Florida,” Chris added. “There are Beefmaster breeders in 34 states and in Mexico. Missouri is home to 118 registered Beefmaster breeders.
Beefmasters are known for their heat tolerance.
“You won’t see Beefmasters standing in a pond. They drink and go back out into the pasture. They eat more, they gain more,” Jim said with a smile. “That’s what it’s all about.”
Both Jim and Chris worked full-time jobs while running the farm. Chris, a registered nurse, worked for 38-years at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo. Jim
lems. Beefmasters are known for having smaller calves. The couple has only pulled two calves in 40 years, one of the calves was from another ranch.
Due to Jim’s issues with mobility, vocational rehabilitation provided him with a gator and installed electric gate openers. This has been a huge help in keeping him out with the cattle he loves.
The couple are members of the Beafmaster Breeders United Association, based in Texas. It is the fifth- largest breed registry in the United States.
They market their cattle through BBU and the marketplace. They also sell through private treaty and word of mouth.
Photo by Jaynie Kinnie-Houts Age: 15
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By Neoma ForemanParents: Heath and Jamie Brown
s Siblings: Caleb, Hannah and Ce’aira.
s Hometown: Walker, Mo.
s FFA Chapter: Northeast Vernon County at Walker, Mo.
s Advisor: Brett Neil
“My dad works at a local farm — the Kennedy/Burch farm. So, I have helped him do things around the farm. For example, hay production and baling hay, and taking care of and nursing cattle. I also show lambs at the Vernon County Youth Fair. I received the Award of Athlete of Excellency from MSHSAA last and also have been elected to be the sentinel in our FFA chapter for 2022-2023 school year. I also received my Green hand Award in FFA last year, and was on the Horse Judging Team.”
“I enjoy fishing, playing baseball and basketball, and like to work on the farm.”
“I enjoy the sense that you helped produce something for America. I also like the interaction with animals I helped raise.”
“I honestly don’t know yet. When I do find out, I’ll try to do it with my best capabilities.”
Football and school are in full swing, the temps are dropping and pumpkin spice everything has debuted again… It’s finally fall in the Ozarks, folks!
I think I can speak for most everyone involved in agriculture; the summer of 2022 is one for the books. My family, like many others, has anx iously awaited relief for our livestock and pastures from the summer heat. Now, as we forward look to the final quarter of the year it’s time to set our sights on year-end financial goals and what may be on the horizon as the new year begins. It’s also a great time to sit down and dig into your credit history. More and more in today’s financial arena ag vendors and lenders are more often using credit reports and scores in their processes. Your credit history and score are essentially a quick measure of your financial health. Credit matters to practically everything. It can affect your ability to get a loan or credit card, a job, renting a home and even the amount you will pay for insurance premiums. Lenders, landlords, employers and others want to know how you handle your bills and finances. Most people are surprised to find out that in addition to open debts listed on the report, public records like tax liens are also reported. Often ac counts such as utilities, taxes and medical debts that were sent to collection agencies are also reported, in addition to previous bankruptcies. Inquiries are also disclosed, so every time a credit report is pulled, it be comes part of the report.
Erin Harvey is a CRCM assistant vice president in Lamar, She can ehar vey@lbt.com.
report once every 12 months from the major credit bureaus (TransUnion, Equifax and Experian). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you may check your report once a week for free through the end of 2022. To get your free reports go to annualcreditreport.com. Be sure to take the time to review and check the report for correct information. A great first step in improving your credit is knowing what is actually there. Unfortunately, there is no free annual credit score. Be careful of services that charge for the score and credit monitoring. You may pay for something you don’t need. Before you decide to pay a company to get your score, ask yourself if you really need to see it. If you know your credit history and performance is good, then your score will be too.
Credit scores are calculated by complicated algorithms and each of the three main bureaus have their own calculation. There are different weighted factors that affect your credit history. While the factors can vary by industry, generally the most popular one that lenders use is the FICO. FICO considers how much credit you have, how much is in use, repayment history, types of credit, and length of time you have had accounts. Generally, scores range between 300 and 850. The higher the score, the better, and generally in dicates you are less risk, which means you are more likely to be approved for credit and could pay less for your home and auto insurance for example. Having a lower score could make it more difficult for credit approval and potentially cost you more in higher interest rates and premiums.
well you have handled your finances, so I urge you to ask questions and be open and honest with your lender regarding your credit. This will not have any impact on your credit score, but will go a long way in establishing a long term relationship with your lender. Pay all of your bills on time, every time, keep the balances on your revolving credit cards to 30 to 50 percent or less of the available credit, and have at least one active major revolving account, such as a bank credit card. These small steps will set you on a successful path for strength in your credit and provide peace of mind for the next time your history is investigated.
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Bottom line, your credit report and score impact much more than just credit approval and denial. Take the time and dig into your credit. Lenders can quickly determine how
Some producers throughout the Ozarks could be storing hay or si lage that contains dangerous levels of nitrates or prussic acid. Due to the recent drought, conditions are particularly conducive for problems.
“I have seen more Johnsongrass this year than I have seen in 20 years,” Craig Roberts, Ph.D., state forage specialist with the University of Missouri Extension, said. “At the same time, people are putting it up for hay because we have a hay shortage. So, you take those two things together and you have a recipe for a disaster.”
The ingredients in this recipe for disaster are dangerous levels of nitrates and prussic acid found in forages like Johnsongrass. Elevated levels of nitrates or prussic acid can be fatal to animals. However, there are steps producers can take to make sure their forages of safe for their livestock.
Nitrate Accumulation: Toxic levels of nitrates can occur in warm season grasses such as Johnsongrass, sorghum and sorghum-Sudan grasses. After nitrogen gets applied to pastures, the grasses take up nitrogen from the soil in the form of nitrates. During normal growing conditions, grass will convert nitrates into plant protein. However, if the plant growth is stunted due to drought or other factors, the plant continues to pull in the nitrates but cannot convert them to protein. Thus, creating nitrate ac cumulation in the plant. When the nitrates pile up to an elevated level, they are toxic.
Prussic Acid: Prussic acid is created when a plant takes up nitrates and converts the nitrates into a potentially deadly compound.
“The nitrates are pulled up and they are assimilated,” Roberts explained. “Then they are incorporated into a compound that is part sugar and part cyanide.” At this stage the prussic acid is not toxic.
The danger arises when an enzyme is released in the plant that breaks apart the compound comprised of sugar and cyanide. The enzyme gets released when an animal chews the grass stem, or during a frost or when it is broken in another way. The cell containing the sugar and cyanide bursts under stressful conditions, releasing a fatal dose of cyanide into the animal.
Plants most commonly convert nitrates into prussic acid during times of quick new growth. In particular, after they endure a drought or sustain damage due to frost, hail or herbicide application. The weather pattern most producers have experienced this year has created conditions for the formation of nitrate accumulation and prussic acid in forages such as Johnsongrass, sorghums and sorghum-Sudan grass forages.
Levels in Hay: There is good news in regard to prussic acid levels in stored hay. Prussic acid does not remain in dry baled hay. Over the course of several weeks, the prussic acid dissipates in the form of a gas.
On the other hand, nitrate accumulation does remain in hay. County extension offices have nitrate test kits available to determine if the hay contains low or high levels of nitrates. If the level is high, producers should reach out to an expert to further test their forage for possible toxic levels of nitrates.
Levels in Silage: If the grasses containing elevated levels of nitrates are properly chopped, rolled, baled and wrapped for silage, then as many as half of the nitrates will dissipate. During the ensiling process, a chemical reaction takes place causing some of the nitrates to disintegrate. “Eventually, half of those nitrates will disappear. Unfortunately, the other half is still there,” Roberts stated. Therefore, producers should test their silage to make sure it is safe for consumption.
Managing Regrowth: Many areas in the Ozarks have now received sev eral rounds of rain, spurring regrowth of forages including those susceptible to nitrate accumulation and prussic acid formation. The nitrates are highly concentrated at the base of a plant. Therefore, forage specialists recommend only allowing animals to graze after those forages have reached 2 feet.
“We just like to see that because you can test the tips and the tops and there is not a lot of nitrates,” Roberts explained. “You test the crown and the bottom, and it can be super toxic.”
Though nitrate accumulation can be problematic for producers, if managed properly the forages can be safe for livestock to consume.
“To know what they are feeding. A dry cow requires much less than a nursing cow. We test every lot we buy, and produce ourselves.”
Kristina Callison Lawrence County, Mo.
“With high input costs, low hay availability, and recovering pastures from drought, it is important to test forages. Producers can identify gaps and supplement in a more strategic manner.”
Elizabeth Picking Howell County, Mo.
“It would tell you how you need to supplement your cattle so that you can have a good ration for your herd.”
Howard Hart St. Clair County, Mo.
“To make sure they ar en’t high in nitrate and prussic acid when we’ve had years like this. On the nutrient side, you need to know what you’re going to be feeding this winter.”
Elmer McWilliams Jasper County, Mo.
The stress of calving season is felt by novice and experienced farmers alike. No matter how many times producers go through a calving season, they are sure to come across a few curve balls along the way. One of the more perplexing scenarios to master, is determining when to step in and assist a cow during delivery. In some situations the answer is clear; but in others, deciding what to do and when it do it, is more challenging.
One of the first observations producers should make is the position in which the calf is being delivered. The calf should present with its head and front feet coming out first. According to Dr. Craig Payne, veterinarian with the University of Missouri Extension, a rule of thumb for a calf that presents normally is once the front feet appear, birth should be completed within two hours. “Considering we may not know when the feet first appear, I often recommend waiting 30 minutes and if no progress has been made during that time, consider examining the cow,” Craig Payne, DVM, extension veterinarian with the University of Missouri, explained.
However, Dr. Payne added at this point in time if the cow hasn’t had the calf, it doesn’t necessarily mean the cow will need assistance. “Sometimes a cow or heifer just needs a little more time, and ex perience will help you sort out when you need to step in,” Payne shared.
In some situations, producers should not wait for the cow to try to deliver the calf on her own. Dr. Payne recommends producers immediately step in to help a cow when the position of the calf is an abnor mal presentation. For example, in cases in which the calf is backwards, has its head turned back, a front leg turned back, or when the calf will not fit in the birth ca-
nal; immediate assistance is required.
There will be times when the problem is too complicated for producers to handle. Producers should call their herd veterinarian when they think there is a problem but do not know the solution. They should also reach out for professional assistance when they know there is a problem and what the solution is, but the problem is not something they can fix. Additionally, a veterinarian is needed when producers know the problem and solution but are unsuccessful in correcting the problem within 30 minutes.
When stepping in to assist a cow during delivery, there are some important factors to keep in mind. “The mucosal lining of the birth canal is easily irritated, so use plenty of lubrication on your arm when you do an exam or correct an abnormal presentation,” Payne explained.
In addition, if producers are attempting to correct an abnormal presentation, they should proceed with caution to prevent tearing the uterus during manipulation.
When producers need to use a calf jack, they should avoid using excessive force to keep from causing irreparable damage to the cow. According to Dr. Payne, a rule of thumb is to apply only as much force as two people that were pulling by hand.
Prior to calving season it’s a good idea to purchase and organize needed supplies. A few supplies producers will want to keep on hand include OB sleeves, OB chains or straps, OB handles, disinfectant and lubrication for their arm. Clean buckets and a calf jack are also items producers will want to have handy.
Ever wonder why calves born in the fall sometimes seem smaller and lighter than their spring counResearch indicates heat can be a factor in the fetal development of a calf. Additionally, drought conditions can also impact the growth of a calf in utero, de pending on the management practices of
According to experts, most of the re search on the impact of environmental heat on fetal development has been conducted in dairy breeds.
When the temperature rises, a cow’s body launches a wave of reactions in or der to cool down. “Heat exposure shifts blood flow from internal organs to the periphery of the animal to increase heat dissipation,” Craig Payne, DVM, extension veterinarian with the University of Missouri, explained.
When a cow’s body makes this shift to combat the stress of heat, the blood flow to the cow’s uterus decreases.
“If that decrease flow persists, placental development is compromised which in turn, restricts the amount of oxygen and nutrients going to the fetus resulting in a reduced growth rate,” Payne said. “Such is the reason why the average birthweight of fall born calves is less than spring born calves.”
However, some producers may wonder about the impact that heat and drought may have on their cows’ due dates. Payne said he is not aware of any research that demonstrates chronic heat stress leads to premature births.
The impact drought conditions have on the birthweight of calves can be tied to whether cows received proper nutrition during gestation.
The supplemental feeding practices of the cattle operation during forage scarce conditions play a role in the development of the fetus.
“In cases where nutrient restriction has occurred, the impact on birthweight depends on a variety of things including severity and length of the restriction, time during gestation in which the restriction occurs and animal maturity,” Payne shared.
Payne emphasizes what producers may want to focus on regarding this topic is to recognize that nutrient restriction during gestation has been demonstrated to have an impact on the lifelong performance of progeny. This is often referred to as fetal programming. The concept of fetal programming centers around research that indicates a cow’s nutrition during gestation has a lasting impact on the health and performance of her calf.
The harsh, dry summer producers just experienced could impact cows in their second and third periods of gestation. Though most of the research in this area has occurred in dairy cattle, the findings are worth noting for beef cattle as well.
Cows heat stressed during late gestation have impaired mammary growth and less milk production in the following lactation. In addition, their immune system function can be compromised. Lastly, if cows fail to receive enough nutrients during the later stages of gestation, they can incur other problems as well. “Regarding nutrient restriction, loss of body condition going into calving season can result in decreased colostrum production, prolonged parturition/increased dystocia and increased postpartum interval,” Payne added.
Scours or calf diarrhea can be a serious problem for producers. In some cases, scours can be fatal in young calves.
“Calves that suffer from scours can become critically ill in a short period of time,” Jeremy Powell, DVM and Ph.D., with the University of Arkansas Divi sion of Agriculture, explained. “Scours can quickly lead to dehydration and electrolyte depletion which could eventually cause the animal’s death.”
There are several pathogens that can cause a calf to have scours. Those pathogens are E. coli, rotavirus, corona virus, cryptosporidium and Clostridium perfringens. “The agent that is responsible for the disease is usually determined by the calf’s age as well as the integrity of the calf’s defenses,” Powell stated.
The pathogens that cause scours are contagious. A calf with scours can contaminate the pasture or calving environ ment which can lead to scours in other calves. Fortunately, there are some preventative measures producers can implement to decrease the likelihood of a calf scours outbreak in their herd.
Newborn calves that receive an adequate amount of quality colostrum are better equipped to build the immunity they need to fight off pathogens that cause scours. “Colostrum plays a vital role in the newborn’s immune status during the first few months of its life,” Powell said. “Colostrum is made up of essential nutrients for the newborn calf including energy, protein and antibodies,” Powell said.
In many cases, if a calf fails to receive the proper amount of colostrum, it will be more susceptible to the pathogens that cause calf scours.
Vaccinating a bred cow with a calf scour vaccine well ahead of calving pro vides protection for her future calf. The vaccination given to the bred cow helps to ensure the calf will receive defensive antibodies against calf scours from co lostrum. “To optimize a high level of an tibodies against calf scours in the cow’s colostrum, she should be vaccinated approximately six weeks prior to calving,” Powell stated. “If a scours vaccine has never been used in a herd, then a boost er dose may be required.”
Proper herd management through optimizing environmental sanitation and decreasing overcrowding on pastures will also help prevent calf scours. A rotational calving/grazing system will minimize overcrowding on calving pastures and decrease the likelihood of environmental exposure to pathogens.
According to Powell, producers should consider rotating heavy springing cows into fresh calving pastures every week or two of the calving season and leav ing behind those cows with newborn calves by side. This management practice helps to segregate newborns by age decreasing the likelihood for newborns to become exposed to calf scours and shared among the group.
If a calf scours outbreak occurs pro ducers should focus their treatment efforts on correcting any fluid deficits, treating electrolyte imbalances, providing nutritional support and administering a broad-spectrum antibiotic if needed.
For a cow to produce quality colos trum she must have adequate nutrition during her gestation period. Protein is the most important nutrient for the production of sufficient colostrum. Therefore, protein is essential in a cow’s diet in order for her to produce quality colostrum that will give her calf good immune health.
Colostrum contains large amounts of antibodies made of protein from the cow’s immune system. “Depending on breed, a cow in late gestation should receive 1.5 to 2 pounds of protein per head, per day to meet requirement,” Powell said. “Cows of adequate body condition (BCS = 5.5 to 6.0) should nor mally produce good quality colostrum.”
If the calf is suffering from dehydration, then oral or intravenous fluids may be used to remedy the problem. Electrolyte powders can be added to oral solutions in order to correct electrolyte imbalances. “Also, it is important to replace energy stores with oral or IV fluids containing glucose or dextrose supplements,” Powell added.
Lastly, a broad-spectrum antibiotic can be administered for calf scours caused by bacterial infections. It is important to consult with a veterinarian for treat ment advice if the operation has any issue with calf scours. “Remember that when dealing with calf scours the key is to prevent the disease from occurring in the first place,” Powell stated.
“Remember that when dealing with calf scours the key is to prevent the disease from occurring in the first place.”
— Dr. Jeremy Powell, University of Arkansas
A wet, rainy spring followed by a hot, dry summer created con ditions that adversely impacted forages and hay crops. The first cutting of fescue hay fell short for many producers. The weather conditions caused a delayed fescue hay crop which led to it being more mature with a lower nutrient value. Then the drought elimi nated the possibility of a second cutting of hay.
All these factors combined with a nationwide hay shortage has some farm ers concerned about how they will feed their animals through the winter. Forage specialists recommend producers focus on forage management to help carry their herds through the cold months.
Stockpiling forages has been a strategy utilized by farmers for years to provide nutrition for their cattle in the winter months. Ideally, producers fertilize their fescue pastures in August and then close off the pastures until the fields are needed for grazing in the winter months.
Producers may also want to plant turnips or fall oats when fertilizing.
Early fall is a good time to get some additional forages in the ground. “In September we focus on planting rye, triticale, barley or wheat for fall, winter and spring grazing,” Tim Schnakenberg, field specialist in agronomy with the University of Missouri Extension explained. “These can still be planted in early October, but tonnage potential for the fall is diminished greatly.”
Though it is getting late in the season to plant or fertilize, it’s not too late to look at the differences of feeding hay compared to grazing stockpiled pastures in the winter months.
“The cost of hay may exceed $150 per ton and is usually much lower in quality compared to lush pasture,” Schnakenberg said. “If you figure cost of feeding hay along with typical feeding losses associated with hay, it could potential-
ly cost well over $3.00 per day to feed a 1,200 pound lactating cow.” The cost per day could climb even higher if a producer supplemented with grain, which is higher in price this year.
However, in many cases it will cost less to feed cattle stockpiled pastures. “Factoring fall pasture rent, the cost of putting about 40 pounds of nitrogen on your strongest fescue pastures, and closing gates until about December, the cost to feed during that time could be closer to $1.30 per day,” Schnakenberg stated. How well the grass will grow each year, depends on fall rains and the absence of early freezes.
There are management strategies to help maximize forages for operations that plan to utilize stockpiled pastures in the winter months. “In the university models, improving grass utilization rates makes stockpiling most profitable,” Schnaken berg stated. “This involves raising use rates up to 60 percent or better.”
Forage specialists recommend improving utilization rates by strip grazing using short grazing intervals allowing the maximum use of the forage. “Those who stockpile routinely have the bene fit of having top quality feed that their cows are harvesting themselves versus having to rely on a more labor intensive, higher priced and lower quality feed source,” Schnakenberg added.
According to forage specialists, fall growth may typically produce 1,500 to 3,000 pounds per acre of forage with good fertility. “I have calculated one to two acres of properly stockpiled fescue can meet the nutrient requirements of a 1,200 pound beef cow well into the winter months (50 to 100 days),” Schnakenberg explained.
Producers with stockpiled fescue pas tures may turnout cattle to graze starting as early as October. But more typically the stockpiled fescue fields are utilized beginning in December, then rationed out to cows until it is depleted. Some operations can keep some stockpiled grass as late as February, if the weather remains mild.
Oct. New Year Enrollment for 4-H – contact your local extension center for more information
Now Open Enrollment for Heroes to Hives program – for more information and free registration visit www.heroestohives.com
Now Weekly Garden Hour – Wednesday, noon – Online – to register visit ipm.missouri.edu/townHalls
Now-Oct. 13 Cooking Matters Class – Tuesdays and Thursdays each week – Lions Club, Gainesville, Mo. – to register or for more information call 417-679-3525
Twice a Month Forage & Livestock Hour – Second & fourth Thursday of the month, noon – Online – visit missouri.edu/townhalls/
27 Barn Quilt Class – Buffalo, Mo. – for more information or to register call 417-345-7551
27-29 Grazing School – Strafford, Mo. – for more information 417-468-4176 ext. 3 or jody.lawson@swcd.mo.gov
28-11/2 Diabetes Self-Management – Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m. – Kimberling Area Library, 45 Kimberling Blvd., Kimberling City, Mo. – to register call 417-357-6812 or visit go.ozarksfn.com/h9l
28-10/4 Missouri Good Neighbor Week 2022 – Springfield, Mo. – for more information contact David at 417-881-8909 or burtond@missouri.edu or visit go.ozarksfn.com/8y3
29 Science Night: Animal Science at Mizzou – 6-8 p.m. – Cost: Free – Jefferson Farms, 4800 New Haven Road, Columbia, Mo. – for more information contact Charles at 573-445-9792 or hollandca@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/mei
30 Home Food Preservation – Harvesting and Storing Fresh Produce – 4-5:30 p.m. –Online via Zoom – Cost: $20 – registration closes at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27 – for questions eharrison@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/i3c
1 Free Annual Fall Festival – 11 a.m.-5 p.m. – Living Waters Ranch, 4520 SE 450 Road, Osceola, Mo. – 660-924-6890 or livingwatersranch@gmail.com
4-6 Management Intensive Grazing School – Stockton, Mo. – for more information 417-276-3388 ext. 3 or stephanie.auffert@swcd.mo.gov
4 Understanding Your Financial Statements – 9 a.m.-noon – efactory, 405 N. Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, Mo. – Cost: $109 per person – to register visit missouri.ecenterdirect.com/events/23930
7 Bull Breeding Soundness Clinic – Countryside Veterinary Clinic, Aurora, Mo. – 417-678-4011
7 Mental Health First Aid – 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. – Rolla Regional Office MO DMH, 105 Fairgrounds Road, Rolla, Mo. – Cost: Free – to register visit go.ozarksfn.com/uok
7 Monetary Policy and Farm Income Outlook for Missouri’s Ag Lenders –10:30 a.m.-noon – Online via Zoom – for questions, 573-882-3576 or bpbbq6@mail.missouri.edu – register online at mizzou.us/AgLenderOutlook22
10 Deadline for Missouri Steer Feedout Entries – for more information contact Patrick at 417-276-3313, Daniel at 573-985-3911, or Gene at 660-827-0591
11 Morning in the Garden Gardening Series – Dahlias – 10 a.m. – Taney County MU Extension Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden, 122 Felkins Avenue, Forsyth, Mo. – No registration required – for more information call 417-546-4431 or email taneyco@missouri.edu on Next
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13 STDC Day Camp – free monthly day camp for adult special needs campers –Living Waters Ranch, 4520 SE 450 Road, Osceola, Mo. – to RSVP and for more information, contact Joyce at livingwatersranch@gmail.com or call 660-924-6890
14-15 Ladies Annual Fall Sale – 9 a.m.-5 p.m. – St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church Basement, 367 Old Route 66, St. Robert, Mo. – 573-774-8023
14 QuickBooks Desktop: Utilization, Tips & Tricks – 10:30-11:45 a.m. – Online via Zoom – Cost: Free – to register visit go.ozarksfn.com/skb
14-15 Ozarks Older Iron Club All Show and Tractor Pull – Cabool, Mo. – Free parking and admission – for more information, call 417-926-9090
15 Barn Quilt Class – 9 a.m.-3 p.m. – Blue Eye Community Center, 138 State Highway EE, Blue Eye, Mo. – Cost: $45 – register by Oct. 12 – to register or for more information, contact Stone County Extension Office at 417-357-6812 –register online at go.ozarksfn.com/pih
18 Bull Breeding Soundness Clinic – Dake Veterinary Clinic, Miller, Mo. –417-510-5105
18 Composting Workshop – 6-8 p.m. – Online via Zoom – Cost: Free – for more information contact Justin at 573-324-5464 or Justin.keay@missouri.edu –register by 5 p.m. Oct. 18 - register online at go.ozarksfn.com/lfj
19 Bull Breeding Soundness Clinic – Barry County Veterinary Clinic, Cassville, Mo. – 417-847-2677
19 On-Farm Produce Safety Workshop and Farm Tour – 6-8 p.m. – Milsap Farm, 6593 Emu Lane, Springfield, Mo. – Cost: Free – for questions, contact Patrick at byerspl@missouri.edu or 573-882-7477 – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/n8f
20 Bull Breeding Soundness Clinic – Diamond Veterinary Clinic, Diamond, Mo. – 417-325-4136
21-12/9 Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Pain with St. Luke’s Fall 2022 – Fridays, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Online via Zoom – pre-register by Oct. 19 – for more information contact Leslie at 314-400-7397 or BertschL@missouri.edu –register online at go.ozarksfn.com/0bt
24 Invasive Species Control on the Farm – 2-5 p.m. – 2400 S. Scenic Avenue, Springfield, Mo. – Cost: Free – for questions, contact Kelly at 417-881-8909 or McGowank@missoui.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/3y7
26-12/1 Extension Garden Steward – Online via Zoom – Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m., no meeting Nov. 23 – Cost: $99; scholarships available – for more information call 816-482-5850 or JacksonKC@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/jeq
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1 Jac’s Ranch Production Sale – Bentonville, Ark. – 479-273-3030
1 Journagan Ranch Genetically Yours 31st Anniversary Sale – Darr Ag Center, Springfield, Mo. – 417-838-1482 or 417-948-2669
1 Soaring Eagle of the Ozarks 3rd Annual Fall Bull Sale – SEO Sale Facility, Springfield, Mo. – 417-839-1200
3 Express Ranches Annual Fall Bull & Commercial Female Sale – at the ranch, Yukon, Okla. – 1-800-664-3977 or 405-350-0044
5 Cantrell Creek Angus Sale – Niangua, Mo. – 417-872-5570
28 Mental Health First Aid for Youths – 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. – Online via Zoom –Cost: Free – to register visit go.ozarksfn.com/5uv
1 Barn Quilt Class – Buffalo, Mo. – for more information or to register call 417-345-7551
2-4 Bull Breeding Soundness Clinic – Cedar Creek Veterinary Services, Jerico Springs, Mo. – 417-476-3060
2-3 Missouri Forage & Grassland Council Annual Forage/Heart of America Grazing Conference – Double Tree by Hilton Springfield, Springfield, Mo. – 573-338-1772 or mofgc.es@gmail.com - missourifgc.org for more information
2 QuickBooks Online (The Basics) – 9 a.m.-noon – efactory, 405 N. Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, Mo. – Cost: $109 per person – to register visit go.ozarksfn.com/i4s
4-5 2022 Pearls of Production – Women in Agriculture Annual Workshop –Cost: $99 – Day 1, 1-8 p.m., 5517 Old US Highway 40, Kingdom City, Mo. – Day 2, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., 1406 Rollins Street, Columbia, Mo. – for questions contact Elizabeth at 417-256-2391 or macconnelle@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/od7
10 Beef Conference – 4-8:30 p.m. – Bolivar, Mo. – to register or for more information call the Polk County Extension Office at 417-326-4916
11 Chainsaw Safety on the Farm – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. – University of Missouri Southwest Research Center, 14548 State Road H, Mount Vernon, Mo. –Cost: Free – for more information contact Kelly at 417-881-8909 or mcgowank@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/gs9
12 Fall Craft & Vendor Fair – 8 a.m.-3 p.m. – First Free Will Baptist Church, inside the Can-Do Center, 280 Van Buren Street, Lebanon, Mo. –facebook.com/lebanonfirstchurch/ or lebanonfirstchurch.com
15-17 Serv Safe Food Protection Management – 8 a.m.-noon – Cost: $125 – Phelps County Extension Center, Rolla, Mo. – for questions call 573-458-6256 –to register visit go.ozarksfn.com/rek
14 Mushroom Log Workshop – 1-4 p.m. – University of Missouri Southwest Research Center, 14548 State Road H, Mount Vernon, Mo. – Cost: Free – for more information contact Kelly at 417-881-8909 or mcgowank@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/iu8
15 GAPS Food Safety Plan Workshop – 1:30-3:30 p.m. – Online via Zoom –Cost: Free – for more information contact Justin at 573-324-5464 or Justin.keay@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/3tu
7 J&N Ranch Black Herefords Visit the Birthplace Sale – at the Ranch, Leavenworth, Kan. – 913-727-6446
7 Smith Valley Angus Annual Production Sale – Salem, Mo. – 573-729-2910 or 573-247-7165
8 Angus Alliance International Production Sale – Carthage, Mo. – 417-540-4902
8 Big D Ranch’s Building For Your Tomorrow Annual Production Sale – at the farm, Center Ridge, Ark. – 501-208-6119
8 East Central Missouri Angus Association Fall Sale – Interstate Regional Stockyards, Cuba, Mo. – 940-531-1851
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October 2022
8 Leachman Cattle of Colorado Fall Ozark Sale – I-40 Livestock, Ozark, Ark. – 970-568-3983
8 Lucas Cattle Company Fall Open House Bull & Heifer Sale – Cross Timbers, Mo. – 417-399-1241
8 Power Performance Pedigree Sale – Wright County Livestock Auction, Mountain Grove, Mo. – 417-293-8002
8 Texas Angus Autumn Classic – Texas A&M Beef Center, College Station, Tx. – 254-434-1095 or 806-255-6904
10 Complete Estate Dispersal of the Julia Weiker Angus Herd – Fayette, Mo. –816-532-0811
11 Checkerhill Angus Ladies with Style Online Sale – 417-855-9461, 417-274-8696 or 417-274-1630
12 Valley Oaks Angus Fall Bull & Commercial Female Sale – Chilhowee, Mo. –573-280-2351 or 816-229-8115
15 3C Cattle Company Fall Production Sale – Carrollton, Mo. – 660-542-1234
15 Angell-Thomas Charolais Fall Sale – Paris, Mo. – 573-682-7348
15 Aschermann Charolais & Akaushi 35th Edition Production Sale – at the ranch, Carthage, Mo. – 417-358-7879
15 Bradley Cattle Bull Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 417-848-3457
15 Byergo Angus Fall Production Sale – Savannah, Mo. – 816-261-7150, 816-261-5198 or 816-294-2225
15 Byergo Beef Genetics Private Treaty Bull Sale – Nevada, Mo. – 816-390-2426
15 Cannon Charolais Ranch Mature Cow Herd Dispersal – Newton, Iowa –641-521-8184
15 Fink Beef Genetics Fall Bull Sale – Fink Sale Facility, Randolph, Kan. –785-532-9936 or 785-410-5559
15 Gerloff Farms 15th Annual Bull Fest & Female Sale – Bland, Mo. – 573-437-3751 or 573-680-9117
15 Heart of the Ozarks Angus Association Fall Production Sale – Ozark Regional Stockyards, West Plains, Mo. – 940-531-1851
15 Seedstock Plus Fall Bull & Female Sale – Joplin Regional Stockyards, Carthage, Mo. – 1-877-486-1160
16 Express Ranches Annual Hereford Event Sale – at the ranch, Yukon, Okla. – 1-800-664-3977 or 405-350-0044
16 FHCC 10th Annual Family Values Sale – at the farm, Fulton, Mo. – 608-279-3172 or 703-587-9959
17 Hinkle’s Prime Cut Angus 7th Annual Fall Production Sale – at the farm, Nevada, Mo. – 417-944-2219 or 417-448-4127
19 21st Annual Thomas Charolais Fall Bull Sale – at the ranch, Raymondville, Tx. – 956-689-5162
22 Lacy’s Red Angus & MC Livestock Annual Bull & Female Sale – at the ranch near Drexel, Mo. – 913-909-1912
22 Linhart Limousin 13th Annual Fall Harvest Sale – at the farm, Leon, Iowa – 402-350-3447, 615-330-2735 or 256-962-0256
22 McBee Cattle Company Annual Fall Bull & Female Sale – at the ranch, Fayette, Mo. – 573-228-2517
22 Mead Farms 80th Annual Fall Production Sale – at the Mead Sale Headquarters, Versailles, Mo. – 573-302-7011 or 573-216-0210
23 1st Annual Missouri Angus Ladies of Autumn Sale – Wall Street Cattle Company Sale Facility, Lebanon, Mo. – 940-531-1851
28 Spur Ranch Performance Herd of the Heartland Sale – at the ranch, Vinita, Okla. – 918-256-5850
29 Cattlemen’s Preferred Sale – Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction, Harrison, Ark. – 205-270-0999
29 Fox Hollow Farms Fall Production Sale – at the ranch, Hulbert, Okla. –918-409-6068
29 Nipp Charolais Production Sale – Wilson, Okla. – 580-668-3332
29 Plyler & Son Get the Brand Volume 7 Bull Sale – Southern Arkansas University, Story Arena, Magnolia, Ark. – 870-703-1394
29 Wall Street Cattle Company Fall Production Sale – Lebanon, Mo. –417-288-4444
29 Ward Brothers Livestock Production Sale – at the farm, Plattsburg, Mo. –816-261-0891 or 816-261-7238
29 Wild Indian Acres Bull Sale – De Soto, Mo. – 636-586-2299 or 636-236-0306
30 P Bar S Ranch Proof of Progress Annual Production Sale – at the Ranch, Sand Springs, Okla. – 615-330-2735
31 Southwest Missouri Performance Tested Bull Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 417-293-8002
1 ECP Cattle Online Production Sale – Adair, Okla. – 918-864-6567
4-5 GenePlus Brangus Production Sale – Chimney Rock Cattle Company, Concord, Ark. – 1-877-436-3877
4 Meyer Cattle Fall Sale – Bowling Green, Mo. – 573-808-0624 or 573-694-1622
5 B/F Cattle Company Maternal Integrity Balancer Bull & Female Sale –Bulter, Mo. – 660-492-2808
5 Henke Farms Fall Female Sale – Salisbury, Mo. – 660-676-6233
5 Seedstock Plus Red Reward Fall Edition Bull & Female Sale – Wheeler Livestock Auction, Osceola, Mo. – 1-877-486-1160
5 Worthington Angus 4th Annual Fall Bull & Commercial Female Sale – at the farm, Dadeville, Mo. – 417-844-2601
5 Wright Charolais Fall Event Sale – Kearney, Mo. – 816-776-3512
7 Sandmeier Charolais Matriarch’s of the Midwest Female Sale – at the ranch, Bowdle, SD – 605-281-1259 or 605-281-1564
12 Thomas Farms Limousin & Limflex Production Sale – Leslie, Ark. –501-745-8484 or 501-757-1088
12 Valley Oaks Fall Registered Angus Female Sale – Oak Grove, Mo. –573-280-2351
17 Runft Charolais Complete Herd Dispersal – Belleville, Kan. – 785-527-1269
19 Heart of Missouri Limousin Sale – The Exchange at Wall Street Cattle Company, Lebanon, Mo. – 402-350-3447 or 320-287-0751
19 Sydenstricker Genetics 44th Annual Production Sale – at the farm, Mexico, Mo. – 573-581-1225 or 573-473-9202
21 Green Springs Bull Test – Nevada, Mo. – 417-448-7416
26 Galaxy Beef Production Sale – at the farm, Macon, Mo. – 816-244-4462 or 660-254-1337
3 Heartland Highland Cattle Association 6th Annual Fall Highland Auction – Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 417-345-0575
3 Ridder Farms Family Values Female Sale & Annual Bull Sale – at the farm, Hermann, Mo. – 573-680-4692 or 573-280-5795
10 Shepherd Charolais 2nd Annual Female Sale – Cow Palace, Anita, Iowa –515-321-6870 or 402-880-5179
15 Glendenning J Bar J Holiday Classic – L365auctions.com – 402-350-3447 or 417-588-6121
17 Bradley Cattle Bred Heifer Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 417-848-3457 or 765-376-8784
— ANGUS —
Bradley Cattle - Marshfield, MO417-848-3457brucembradley@hotmail.com
Darrah Land & CattleMountain Grove, MO417-926-9300www.DarrahLandCattle.com
Double H Ranch - Ava, MO816-896-4600
Mead Farms - Barnett, MO573-216-0210 - 573-280-6855
Pitts Angus Farms - Hermitage, MO417-399-3131www.pittsangusfarms.com
— BALANCERS —
B/F Cattle Company - Butler, MO660-492-2808
Hilltop Farms - Asbury, MO417-842-3225 - 417-529-0081 - 417-529-7556
Rumfelt Farms - Phillipsburg, MO - 417-664-6936brumfelt7556@gmail.com
— BRANGUS —
Horsehead Ranch - Talala, Okla. - 918-695-2357www.HorseheadRanch.net
— CHAROLAIS —
Bradley Cattle - Marshfield, MO417-848-3457brucembradley@hotmail.com
Mead Farms - Barnett, MO573-216-0210 - 573-280-6855
— GELBVIEH — Hilltop Farms - Asbury, MO417-842-3225 - 417-529-0081 - 417-529-7556
Rumfelt Farms - Phillipsburg, MO - 417-664-6936brumfelt7556@gmail.com
— HEREFORDS — Jim D. Bellis - Aurora, MO417-678-5467 - 417-466-8679
Journagan Ranch - Mtn. Grove, MO - 417-838-1482
Mead Farms - Barnett, MO573-216-0210 - 573-280-6855
— LIMOUSIN —
Glendenning J Bar J RanchLebanon, MO - 417-588-6121 - 417-664-0913 - 417-664-1186 - jack@jbarjlimousin.comwww.jbarjlimousin.com
Minor Limousin - Strafford, MO 417-576-6364 - 443-605-6127 - www.minorlimousin.com
Pinegar Limousin - Springfield, MO - 1-877-PINEGAR
— RED ANGUS — Bradley Cattle - Marshfield, MO417-848-3457brucembradley@hotmail.com
Dunseth Farm - Halfway, MO417-445-2256
Watkins Cattle CompanyHarrison, AR - 870-741-9795 – 870-688-1232 –watkinscattleco@windstream.net
— SALERS —
Dunseth Farm - Halfway, MO417-445-2256
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