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Kissee passes: Tom Kissee died on Aug. 11, 2017, one day shy of his 82nd birthday. Tom had a lifelong career in cattle marketing in the Ozarks. He was one of the founding members of the Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, after nearly 50 years at the downtown stockyards in Springfield, Mo. Tom was a well-respected cattleman, and he and his wife of 61 years, Julie, were honored by the Ozark Empire Fair in 2014 with the Pioneer Awards. Those who wish to remember Tom Kissee may make a donation in his honor to the Ronald McDonald House of the Ozarks, 949 E. Primrose, Springfield, Mo. 65807; or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000 Dept. 142, Memphis, Tenn. 38101-9908.

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Teams win contests: Sixty FFA and 4-H members participated in the 2017 Youth Swine Judging Contest at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, which was sponsored by the Missouri Pork Association. In the Senior Division, top team honors went to the Vernon County 2 Team. Team members included Paxton Dahmer, Trey Porter, Katelyn Robinson and Tanner Ellison. In the Junior Division, top team honors went to the Vernon County 1 Team. Members included Brayden Gast, Mason Forkner, Olivia Walrod and Stetson Wiss.

Photo contest announced: Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has announced the 2017-18 Missouri Official Manual Photo Contest theme: “Rooted in Agriculture.” This year, photographs will be selected for publication in three categories: Family Farmers – Capture the grit and hard work of Missouri family farmers; Farm Technology – Submit photos of the technology found on Missouri farms or the machines in action; and Farm Life – Submit photos showing the beauty of the state’s farmland. All Missourians – amateur or professional photographers – are invited to submit photographs in any or all of these categories. Each photograph must be accompanied by an entry form and postmarked or received by Sept. 15.

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McCurry wins national contest: Danny McCurry was named the winner the Shoot-Out Champion at the 20th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Rodeo, which was held Aug. 3 to 5 in Abilene, Kan. The Shoot-Out portion of the competition requires competitors to present a serious and humorous original poem to a panel of judges, and the highest combined score wins. McCurry also placed first in the serious division and second in the humor division with separate poems. In addition to is competition wins, McCurry was invited to open the Aug. 4 performance of the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo with one of his original poems.

Lawrence County, Mo., teen earns spot in Sale of Champions: Gunnar Fisher of Verona, Mo., exhibited the Reserve Champion Pen of Meat Rabbits at the 2017 Missouri State Fair. His New Zealand Black rabbits weighed an average of 5.2 pounds and sold for $2,400 to RIBUS, Inc./Steve Peirce, St. Louis; along with Youth in Agriculture and hometown supporters.

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Ozarks Roots: Bennett Spring Hatchery

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Eye on Agribusiness features Zeigenbein Feed & Farm Supply

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Colorful and curly horses are what dreams are made of

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Riverbend Farm modifies its farming path

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Town & Country features Tim Elbert

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The Lowrey family has been raising cattle from the start

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Building a future

Ted Koontz says he has come “full circle”

Youth in Agriculture spotlights Ranae Poole

FARM HELP 25 Patience and ingenuity 26 Black vultures pose a risk to livestock producers

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y wife and I are hosting another foreign exchange revostudent nworCfor yrrthe eJ yB school year and I’m always a bit apprehensive before their arrival.

Jerry Crownover farms Will he be a good kid and enin Lawrence County, joyable to live with for nine months…or will Mo. He is a former he be a difficult guest who demands more focus professor of Agriculture than the typical teenager? Will he adapt to life Education at Missouri on a farm that is 15 miles to the closest town State University, and is an when he is accustomed to living in a metropoliauthor and professional tan area? Are we crazy for housing another adospeaker. To contact Jerry, lescent when our own two sons drove us to the go to ozarksfn.com and brink of insanity 10 to 15 years ago? click on ‘Contact Us.’ Kornelijus is from Lithuania and, even though we had communicated by email for a couple of months before his arrival, and video chatted with him twice, one can never be sure until the student shows up. A week before he left his home country, Judy asked the young man what he wanted for his first supper upon his afternoon arrival. His reply was, “Anything is fine. I eat everything.”

Pressing him further, Judy asked, “What is your favorite food.”

When the young man replied, “I love steak,” I knew we had a keeper.

After we picked him up at the airport and returned home, I fired up the grill and prepared him a big, thick, juicy steak and Judy had all the trimmings ready. When Kornelijus declared it the best piece of beef he’d ever eaten, and then asked, “Is all American beef this delicious?” I was certain he was going to fit right in here on the farm.

Since then, we have found the young man from Eastern Europe to be smart, courteous, polite, helpful, fun to have around, and…more proficient in the correct use of the English language than the old man with whom he lives. Luck of the draw? Maybe.

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Passion has many definitions in the dictionary, most of which address emotion or strong feelings of desire.

Julie Turner-Crawford Another meaning is an intense drivis a native of Dallas ing or overmastering feeling or conviction.

County, Mo., where she Since coming to Ozarks Farm & Neighbor, I’ve grew up on her family’s had the privilege to meet countless people who farm. She is a graduate share a passion for agriculture and farming. Some of Missouri State are new to farming and/or livestock production, University. To contact while others have been immersed in agriculture Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 their whole lives. No matter how they came to be or by email at editor@ involved in agriculture, it is their passion. ozarksfn.com.

On a farm visit a while back, a first-generation livestock producer shared a conversation he had with another new farmer. The men were discussing how farming was much harder, mentally and physically, then they ever imagined, and how they weren’t going to get rich from it. One of the men then asked the other what he would do with the money if he won a big lottery and never had to work again. “I guess I’d buy a bigger farm,” the man responded. Agriculture had become their passion.

Many of us might have a similar response if asked that same question. Lottery winnings, for me, would mean more land, a nice group of cattle (really not sure which breed or cross yet because I like the attributes of so many, and I just can’t totally rule out a Jersey herd), and new fences, barns and equipment all around. Months-long trips around the world and jet setting off to tropical locations just doesn’t appeal to me. I’ve been to Jamaica, which was nice, but wasn’t everything I expected. After all, I’ve been to the — Continued on Next Page

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Across the Fence Continued from Previous Page American Royal (where me and two other girls won a collegiate hay hauling competition way back in 1989, the National Western Stock Show and the North American International Livestock Expo, so the Caribbean island was up against some pretty tough competition. I guess you could say agriculture is my passion.

Farmers share a passion and goal, but they might do things a little differently than their neighbor. An organic or nonGMO producer is passionate about getting a high-quality product to their customers without the use of certain medications, chemicals or feeds. A conventional producer is also passionate about producing a high-quality product, but he/she use a herbicide or pesticides and offer grain to their livestock. Both producers have the same goal, just a different approach.

It’s unfortunate, but I see more and more debate among those involved in production agriculture about which is “the best” practice. It’s kind of like fighting over

which is the best tractor; is there really a viable reason to argue? If you’re happy with one color and how it works for you and your operation, and your neighbor has a different colored tractor and it works well for their operation, is there really a reason to disagree?

We have enough negativity revolving around agriculture, so bickering within the industry only damages agriculture, as a whole. As farmers and ranchers we should not consider each other competitors, but allies. The only enemies we should have are those who are trying to destroy agriculture.

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“Oh, no!” Kornelijus exclaimed. “My friend had to eat grass seeds and soup for dinner.”

“Are they vegetarians?”

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Kornelijus was sad for his friend because he had just finished a supper of grilled beef kabobs, stuffed peppers and mushrooms and fresh-made bread. As we sat on the back porch and enjoyed a big helping of Judy’s homemade apple pie with ice cream, our new son pondered, “I wonder what my friend is doing right now?”

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By Laura L. Valenti

The Rumfelt family began their cattle operation in 1990 with a commercial herd Growing up on the dairy farm across the road from his current home, Brad Rumfelt has always been about farming, cows and family.

Currently, he has 130 commercial cows and 20 registered female Gelbvieh and

plained. “It’s a family deal. We do AI and embryo transplants, as well as private treaties on the bulls. I’ve been keeping back the heifers the last few years to build up our herd. Of course, one of our first years we had 15 calves born that year and 14 of them were bulls. Since then we’ve done Photo by Laura L. Valenti

Brad Rumfelt, pictured with his daughter Karley, grew up on a dairy farm, but now owns registered and commercial beef cattle in rural Laclede County, Mo.

Balancers, near his home outside Phil- better, more like a 60/40 split.”

To produce quality cattle, the Rumfelts lipsburg, Mo., in rural Laclede County.

This family endeavor includes his father, focuse on not only genetics but proper nutrition for their herd.

Dwain, otherwise known “Good nutrition is the key to all of as “The Chief”; his wife, our production, commercial as well Amy; his brother, nephews as registered,” Brent said. “What Jerald, Rhett and Grant; and you feed them and your hay qualhis daughter, Karley.

“We’ve been doing commer- Phillipsburg, Mo. ity is so important. We put up all of our own hay, 700 round cial beef cattle since 1990. We bales and 1,500 square bales started with registered Gelviehs last year.” and Balancers in 2006,” Brad exSEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Brad points out those square bales are not just for horses. “The square bales are easier to handle and are easier to deal with in the show pens as well, in that they don’t make such a mess. We strive for high quality grass hay with two or three cuttings a year.”

They also keep mineral available to the cattle at all times.

“A lot of people don’t do that but your ground is always going to be missing something, so the minerals along with good forage make a real difference. Even with the commercial cows, good nutrition adds to their weight and adds to what you’ll get for them at the sale barn.”

Karley Rumfelt, Brad’s daughter, is a junior at Lebanon High School and shows their cattle on the state and national level.

“She won Supreme Champion Heifer at the Laclede County Fair earlier this summer. Last year she won her division with her heifer for the bred and own division at the Gelbvieh Nationals in Grand Isle, Neb.” Brad works for the Missouri Department of Transportation as an assistant supervisor in highway maintenance, in addition to being a part of this three generation family farm.

“We like the Gelbvieh and Balancers, which, of course, is the Angus-Gelbvieh cross. They are good milk producers and they grow well, which goes back to their nutrition. Their docility is also a real plus as is the cleaner, trimmer look you get with the Balancers. The Gelbviehs are like a bull dozer, big powerful animals. I like that thick and broody look myself.”

The Rumfelts are currently utilizing embryo transplants as part of their breeding operation. “We do 30 to 40 embryo transplants a year with about a 50 percent success rate. Both breeds are easy calvers and we do a spring and fall calving season, with 50 to 70 pound calves,” Brad explained. “They have good bone structure, hit the ground, and as fast as they’re born, start growing. And we like it that way. We plan to keep building our herd and keep our family in agriculture.

It’s what we have always done. It’s our way of life.”

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By Cheryl Kepes

After his retirement from banking, Ted Koontz began raising cattle and a custom hay baling business When reflecting on his 74 years on earth, Ted Koontz smiles and remarks, “I guess you could say I have come full circle.”

His circle includes; a childhood on a dairy farm in Bates County, Mo., a degree from the University of Missouri in agricultural economics, a rank of captain in the Marines, a tour of duty in Vietnam, a career in banking, and at last, a busy retirement back on a farm.

Ted returned to his agricultural roots after retiring 12 years ago from his job as CEO of Citizens Bank of Sparta, Mo. Ted and his wife, Becky, raise registered Angus cattle on their 39-acre farm in Sparta, Mo. In addition, the couple operates a growing custom hay baling business.

When Ted hung up his suit and tie and left the air-conditioned bank office for the last time, little did he know that he would be putting in even more hours during retirement. Decked out in work boots and jeans and surrounded by Mother Nature’s volatility, Ted works 12- to 14-hour days during hay season.

“Hay season is April to Thanksgiving.

We hope to be done by Thanksgiving,” Ted said with chuckle.

Ted employs a small crew of part-time workers to help him with his hay baling business. So far this year, Ted has baled 2,200 round bales and 3,000 square bales. He delivers much of his product.

“If you don’t provide delivery service sometimes it is hard to find a market,” Ted said.

Many of his customers have large cattle operations or horse farms. Ted hauls some of his hay to customers who live 80 miles away in Dallas County, Mo. “We rely on ‘Big Whitey’ out there.

That’s what we call him,” Ted said. “The old Ford, ‘Big Whitey’, hauls 25 round bales at a time.”

Most of the land Ted works is filled with orchard grass and clover.

“I still have some fields with blue grass, but of course, it doesn’t produce

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the tonnage that the other forages will,” Ted explained.

One particular 90-acre tract produces a significant amount of hay for its size. On the first cutting this year, Ted mowed and baled 708 round bales. “The orchard grass was shirt pocket high and the clover was

Though Ted contends with testy weather conditions and pesky equipment troubles, he finds great peace in being in the hayfields.

“I enjoy just being out on that tractor and hearing the diesel run and looking at the beautiful field of bales sitting there Photo by Cheryl Kepes

retired from that desk job – maybe better,” Ted said. And it must be working.

“I will say one thing for him. He can out throw boys on the square bales,” Becky Koontz said with a smile.

Though Ted spends many hours running his custom hay business, he still

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Each morning and evening, Ted Koontz feeds his herd of Angus cattle a dairy grain ration that contains 16 percent protein. He keeps grain portions to one percent of the animal’s body weight.

waist high in that field at the first cutting,” – especially if you get it baled right,” Ted Ted said. reflected.

He attributes the bountiful The hours in the fields also bring hay harvest on the 90 acres Ted a feeling of youth. to two things: naturally “It’s kind of crazy to say this, but good producing land and it might be a bit of a health isfertilizer. “I put on 100 pounds sue because people who retire of nitrate, 100 pounds of phosand sit in a recliner, their Sparta, Mo. phate, and 150 pounds of pothealth goes down. And as ash. So that gets you about a far as I can tell, my health 60–60–90 mix,” Ted said. is as good as it was when I Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

manages to find time to dedicate to his cattle operation called TEKO Angus.

In 2003, Ted purchased 12 registered Angus heifers. He currently runs a closed herd of around 30 head of cattle that includes 15 momma cows, some replacement heifers and bulls.

Ted recalls early on in his return to the cattle industry, he found out he needed to make some changes. After taking a bull to the Southwest Tested Performance Bull Sale, Ted realized he needed to put more emphasis on EPDs. “I immediately recognized I needed to get modernized,” Ted recalled.

Instead of purchasing cattle with proven performance genetics, Ted chose to build up his own herd. He scoured herd books looking for bulls that would improve his herd’s weakest traits.

“Since I started out with carcass genetics, with the High Prime bloodline, I tried to never compromise the carcass genetics,” Ted added.

After more than a decade of strategic AI’ing, Ted is satisfied with the genetic performance of his herd. But Ted admits, “You are never too old to learn something.”

So he will keep modifying and changing, with the hopes of keeping TEKO Angus and his hay baling business at the top of the market.

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Bennett Spring State Park’s hatchery began as a privately owned facility In January 1900, the Laclede County (Mo.) Sentinel newspaper stated that the Missouri Fish Commission had stocked 40,000 mountain trout from the Neosho National Fish Hatchery, in the waters that flowed through Brice, Mo., now known as Bennett Spring State Park. And thus, the love affair between trout anglers at the now famous state park began more than 100 years ago. It would be almost another 25 years before a dentist, Dr. Charles A. Farrow from Oklahoma, became the first to establish a privately-owned hatchery to raise trout at Bennett Spring, but as the saying goes, it was just a matter of time.

While Dr. Farrow and a partner took out two lease agreements for land and water rights in 1923 with William and Louie Bennett, the same family for whom the state park would later be named, the new partners would sell their fledging operation to the state within

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two years. By that time, the first hatchery owners had already secured 50,000 rainbow trout eggs from Neosho and 50,000 brook trout eggs from Wisconsin.

They sold their hatchery to the state

with 10,000 fingerling trout in their growing ponds.

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Missouri Department of Conservation.

The hatchery is located inside Bennett Spring State Park which is operated by the Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks and Historic Sites. Ben Havens has been the hatchery manager there since October 2015 and he and his crew of nine full-time employees and one part-timer raise 325,000 to 350,000 trout each year.

“We stock 2.25 fish per fishermen here each year, and we have an average of 140,000 to 150,000 anglers a year. Last year was one of our best years in nearly a decade,” Ben explained.

“In addition to what we stock in the park, we raise 23,000 stockers for our Kansas City urban fishing program and stock the Niangua River with another 7,500 trout each year. Those are our three big commitments. We also help in the big fish hauling operations of the warm water hatcheries at their harvest time, now that we have the bigger fish hauling truck.”

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ozarks roots Like many in his profession, Ben grew up hunting and fishing, originally in the Sullivan Illinois area. “I spent most of my youth hunting and fishing all around central Illinois with my family and friends. I started with the Corps of Engineers as a park ranger in their summer program but it still was not what I saw myself doing long term. I got a degree in environmental biology from Eastern Illinois University because I always really liked being outdoors and working with plants and animals but then I did an internship in fish management. The fish research had me sampling streams all over the state of Missouri and suddenly, I realized, this is the best job ever.”

Ben needed every bit of that enthusiasm, just over two months into his new job at Bennett Spring when he and his crew would face one of the area’s largest floods in December 2015.

“Our biggest challenge here is always the weather,” Ben continued. “If the water is off color or the water quality poor for any reason, that’s a problem, just like the flood.

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It’s not like it hasn’t happened before and of course, it will happen again. Fortunately, we have a great crew. They work hard and are really committed to the job. They are quick to take on any job, no matter the hour of the day. That was really obvious during the flood, when they were out here, working day and night. We can fight the floods but we’ll never completely conquer that aspect of the job. The hatchery crew here at Ben-

nett Spring is top notch and they are the ones to thank for keeping the trout safe.”

“I chose to come here. Before we were married, my wife, Sarah and I used to meet here when I was working at Roaring River Hatchery at Cassville, Mo., and she was finishing college in Columbia so Bennett Spring is really special to us.” They have two children, Eli, age 9 and Harper, age 4.

“The duties here have changed over

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He concluded. “This last year, we also added a fish tower that loads fish from the pools to the truck for stocking purposes.

These machines are very costly but we built ours in-house, tailored to our needs, with the help of another hatchery for a fraction of that. In the past, our fish always had to be loaded by hand, using a long pole with a net at the end. That’s a lot of back-breaking labor. This has improved crew safety and made their jobs easier and helped to boost crew morale.”

With the ever-present popularity of trout fishing, the future of the Bennett Spring Trout Hatchery, like its history, is solid and secure based in the heart of the Ozarks.

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“When this business came available, I bought it and we operated in the original location for nine years and then moved it over here 19 years ago. We also have greenhouses at this location, allowing us to sell annuals, perennials, herbs, planters, probably the biggest selection of plants in town for the spring and early summer season.”

Products and Services: “We have a lot of seed in bags and packages. We don’t do bulk seed because we just don’t have the space. We are a Purina dealer and we also offer Crescent feeds, out of Springfield, which are a little more economical for a lot of our customers,” Kenny continued.

A stroll around the store includes everything from local produce on the front counter to a variety of feeds, including a wide selection of dog foods, fish food, horse feed and deer feed. Clover, rye and a selection of other grass seeds and wild bird feed are found in open barrels as well as bagged. Along a stretch of shelves other feeds can be found that include those for ferrets and hedgehogs, as well as pet collars and harnesses and a variety of other farm and ranch needs.

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Between now and then, Zeigenbein Feed and Farm Supply will continue to meet the needs of local customers without being overtaken by computers, automated answering recordings or other impersonal services.

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Ann Quinn owns and operates Dreamaker Farms located on the outskirts of Niangua, Mo., in Webster County. There she raises Dominant Curly Missouri Foxtrotters. She has 22 horses, but not all are “Curlies.”

“One-fourth of one percent of the equine population has the curly coat. That’s how rare they are. People who are allergic to straight-haired horses often can ride and handle them because they do not produce a dander like the straight-haired horse. So that’s their particular niche. The fact that people who are used to paying doctor’s bills have to have them if they want to ride,” She explained.

Ann started with basically Foxtrotting horses, but now specializes in Dominant Curly Missouri Foxtrotters.

“When the kids were young, Dreamaker Farm specializes in breeding we showed a little bit,” she said.

Curly Missouri Foxtrotters. Owner Ann Quinn “We just had common Foxtrotalso likes breeding for a variety of color. ting horses. I’ve been a teacher all my life. I’ve got a science major. much money for it. The common sorrel That’s about the time that all the genetic testing came about for the horses. horse is not going to bring as much money We got into the horse business on a serious as the horse standing beside it that’s golden; basis. I looked at other breeds and saw the that’s palomino or buckskin of the Old spotted horses were very popular. The Ara- West. They want color on their backs.

“Through genetic testing, we knew we bians were very expensive. So many of our horses were sorrel. That’s the most common had one of three of the original Foxtrotting horses that were diagnosed by the color. So we found through the genetic test to be homozygous for genetic testing that you could the Tobiano gene. We actually did take a white (actually creama little embryo transfer because colored) horse and you could we didn’t have but one mare dilute that red coat to be either that was homozygous.” palomino, or buckskin, or smoky Niangua, Mo. Ann said in the past they black; you could put the gold on them. And very few people buy a horse lacking in color and pay — Continued on Next Page SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

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meet your neighbors Born Curly with the Trait to Trot Continued from Previous Page had a production sale in the fall and produce about 30 colts a year.

“The people that bred at the farm could bring their colts,” she said. “It was a seedstock kind of deal, much like the cattle do. Your horse had to meet specifications.

You had to send a video of it. It had to have its registration papers. It had to be clean and fat when you weaned it from its mother. The first year we had a homozygous colt to sell was the second year into our production sale. That colt brought $10,000. It was 3 months old.”

People told Ann she couldn’t breed off those papers and those tests. She told them, “We’ll see.” They also said you couldn’t get $500 for a breeding fee from a spotted horse.

“They didn’t want the spotted horses. I said, ‘I’ll just have the spotted horses on my property then.’ Well, the old spotted horse is 24 years old. We collect him. We do a lot of artificial insemination. We do a lot of shipped semen,” Ann said. “He has 385 foals to date and all of them are spotted.”

The Curly Foxtrotters are very hardy.

“They are a very mellow breed. Most of them are very easy to train, and of course they have the soft gait which is very easy on your bad back,” Ann explained. “It doesn’t bounce you in the saddle.”

The curly hair is not a problem in the summer.

“Some of the horses shed out to where they just have hair that looks like poodles. Some of them shed out to where they have kind of a wavy coat,” Ann said.

“Some actually shed out to have very few curls. They’ll still have them in their ears and they’ll still have curly eyelashes.”

Ann chose Foxtrotters because she had a bad back.

“The Foxtrotting horse I could ride and get along with,” she said.

Foxtrotters are born with the trait to trot.

“At this point, they are born with the foxtrotting gait. It is a mutation of the running walk and the hard trot, which produced the foxtrot. It was still a diagonal gait like the hard trot, but had the glide, the forward motion of the running walk. Now colts get up and foxtrot when they find their feet,” she said.

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The birds voluntarily return to the barn at dark to roost. The doors are shut at night to protect them from predators, such as coyotes and skunks.

The doors of the barn are opened three hours after sunrise. This timing encourages the hens to lay their eggs in the barn and not outside.

“The hens will lay 75 percent of their eggs after sunrise,” he added.

The eggs arrive in the egg house on a conveyer belt. Every morning the eggs are collected, sorted and stored in the cooler. Since the egg house is separate from both barns, Tyler installed cameras in the barns and a large-screen TV in the egg house to monitor the conveyer system while sorting eggs.

“The camera system keeps things running smoothly. I can see if there is a problem with the conveyer without going to either barn. This makes things more efficient,” he explained.

The cooler is kept between 40 to 42 degrees Fahrenheit to maintain egg quality and prevent the eggs from sweating, which will happen if the temperature of the cooler fluctuates.

“All eggs are protected by a membrane that will wash off if they are exposed to moisture. The egg doesn’t keep as long because without the membrane bacteria and air will enter the egg,” Tyler remarked.

Tyler communicates weekly with a nutritionist from Vital Farms. Daily, the birds are fed a customized feed ration and during the winter months, organic alfalfa

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hay. Every Monday morning, he emails a report of egg production, feed and water consumption, mortality rate and temperatures to Vital Farms. Their nutritionist will make diet recommendations based on the report and the age of the hens.

“When they get older they need less protein and more calcium in their feed for their egg shell quality. When they are younger they need more protein to make them grow and fill out,” Tyler explained.

If the birds get sick he is only allowed to use natural remedies, such as oregano, in their water.

“They are the luckiest chickens out there,” he said with a grin.

While Tyler concentrates on managing the hens, Ronnie focuses on his 130 head of crossbred beef cows. He uses high performing Angus and Hereford bulls with EPDs promoting growth, muscularity, and carcass traits, such as ribeye area.

“We always study the EPDs before we buy bulls,” Debbie added.

Ronnie maintains a strict 90-day calving window in his fall and spring calving herds so his calves are uniform in size. He also preconditions his calves before they are sold.

“I give them two rounds of respiratory and blackleg shots. They are dewormed and broke to the bunk,” Ronnie said.

Ronnie and Debbie consider their farm a family operation, even the grandkids are involved. They have three sons Brad, Brent and Tyler. Tyler manages the hens, while Brad and Brent work off the farm but lend a hand when needed. Brad and his wife Kim have two sons, Clayton and Trenton. Brent and his wife Lyndsey have twins, Luke and Anna.

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My wife, Tracie, works for the Seneca School Board office in Seneca, Mo., She has worked for the school district for last 25 years.”

In the Country: Tim runs a cow/calf operation of 40 black Angus cows and utilizes the pasture for hay on his approximately 70 acres east of Seneca.

“Our farm is part of the original family farm my parents, Victor and Dorothy (Dottie), bought in 1947 after Dad got out of the Navy. Dad grew up during the Depression and wanted nothing more then to own land that he could pass on to his family. He started out small with 40 acres but ended up with 151 acres that he later passed on to us kids, five girls and two boys. That farm meant everything to him.

“They raised brooder chickens, pigs, milk cows, beef cows and even had row crops, such as wheat. They were traditional farmers raising their own food and taking to town what would sell. The only irrigation he used, as I recall, was out of the well for their garden.

“Dad also had a town job at Sperry, Vickers Machine Shop in Joplin, Mo., and Mom was a homemaker. It could be said that she invented the buffet meal because daily at 4:10 p.m. she would prepare a large spread of various foods, many from the garden, and we would all sit down to share and reflect on our day before heading out to do farm work.

“We all helped on the farm, in fact, Dad taught my older sisters how to do concrete, swing a hammer, drive fence posts, haul hay, drive tractors, or whatever needed to be done. Dad would say he could put my older sisters up against any man when it came to hard work. I never looked at it as work; we just did what needed to be done for the farm.

“Sometimes I have to pinch myself when I think about what a great childhood this farm and our parents gave us. My goals for the farm are for it to keep making awesome memories and keep it in the family.”

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17

slaughter

market sales reports

bulls

beef

(Week of 8/20/17 to 8/26/17)

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

80.00-93.50*

Buffalo Livestock Market Douglas County Livestock Auction

70.00-97.00 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

86.00-97.50

Joplin Regional Stockyards

73.00-96.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

83.00-95.50 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards - Lebanon

80.00-98.00* 80.00-98.00 † 7 72.50-104.50*

40

60

80

slaughter

100

120

140

cows

(Week of 8/20/17 to 8/26/17) Buffalo Livestock Market

60.00-72.00*

Douglas County Livestock

40.00-72.50 † 55.00-77.00 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

46.50-79.00 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

55.00-74.50 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

54.00-77.00*

Mid Missouri Stockyards - Lebanon

56.00-74.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

50.00-78.00 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyard South Central Regional Stockyards

55.00-74.25 †

Springfield Livestock Marketing

45.00-75.50 †

0

20

40

60

cow/calf

80

100

120

pairs

(Week of 8/20/17 to 8/26/17)

1100.00-1375.00*

Buffalo Livestock Market Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

None Reported † None Reported †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

1125.00-1700.00 † 1500.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction Mid Missouri Stockyards - Lebanon

775.00-1625.00 † None Reported

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

650

1150

1650

replacement Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba Joplin Regional Stockyards

Prices reported per cwt

None Reported † 1175.00-1320.00 †

1100.00-1575.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

None Reported †

Ozarks Reg

500.00-1375.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards

1090.00-1335.00 †

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

765.00-1450.00 †

Springfield Livestock

1050

1550

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

950.00-1310.00 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards - Lebanon

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

Holsteins, Lg. 3

835.00-1600.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

18 18

2650

1100.00-1310.00*

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

550

2150

cows

(Week of 8/20/17 to 8/26/17)

50

Ava Douglas County† 8/24/17

†

1000.00-1450.00 †

Buffalo Livestock Market

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards

2050

2550

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

sheep & Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market

8/10/17

Receipts: 203 At this month’s special dairy sale at the Producers Auction Yard, demand was good on a light supply. The supply consisted of 7 percent Springer Heifers, 7 percent Bred Heifers, 24 percent Open Heifers, 6 percent Fresh and Milking Cows, 2 percent Bred Cows and 27 percent baby calves. The balance was made up of weigh cows and beef animals. All quotes are on a per head basis for Holsteins unless noted otherwise.

Springer Heifers Bred Seven to Nine Months: Supreme Individual 1450.00, Approved Individual 1250.00, Medium 1000.00-1150.00, Pair Crossbreds 925.00, Individual Jersey 925.00, Individual Brown Swiss 925.00, Common Individual 875.00, Individual Crossbred 850.00, Jerseys 850.00-875.00.

Heifers Bred Four to Six Months: Approved 1200.001275.00, Medium 975.00-1050.00.

Heifers Bred One to Three Months: Medium Individual 985.00, Crossbred 775.00-870.00, Individual Jersey 960.00, Common 510.00-680.00, Pair Jerseys 475.00.

Open heifers: Approved 300-400 lbs Pkg 6 hd 410.00, 400-500 lbs Pkg 3 hd Jersey 700.00, 500-600 lbs Individual 575.00, Crossbred 590.00-625.00, Pair Jerseys 910.00, 600-700 lbs 690.00-720.00, Crossbred 730.00750.00, Individual Jersey 685.00, 700-800 lbs Pkg 3 hd 860.00, Medium 200-300 lbs Individual Crossbred 290.00, 300-400 lbs Pair Crossbred 310.00, 400-500 lbs Individual 380.00, 500-600 lbs Individual 400.00, Individual Crossbred 485.00, 700-800 lbs Individual 700.00.

Fresh Milking Heifers and Cows: Approved 925.001050.00, Crossbreds 875.00-1075.00. Medium 725.00785.00. Common Individual 575.00, Jerseys 575.00650.00.

1400.00-1700.00*

Ozarks Regional

150

8/22/17

Receipts: 556 The supply and demand was moderate. There were 07 percent springer heifers, 17 percent bred heifers, 28 percent open heifers, 03 percent fresh and milking cows, 03 percent bred and springer cows and 11 percent baby calves. The balance was steers, bulls and slaughter cows. Prices reported are on a per head basis and for Holsteins unless noted otherwise.

Springer Heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 1400.00-1575.00. ind Jersey 1400.00, ind crossbred 1470.00, ind Milking Shorthorn 1300.00, Approved 1300.00-1375.00, crossbreds 1000.00-1150.00, Medium 975.00-1175.00, Jerseys 900.00-1150.00, few crossbreds 950.00-975.00.

Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 1300.001375.00, ind Milking Shorthorn 1600.00, crossbreds 1100.00-1200.00, Approved 1000.00-1280.00, ind Jersey 1125.00, ind crossbred 1050.00, Medium 850.00-925.00, ind Jersey 725.00, crossbreds 800.00- 975.00, Common 550.00-760.00.

Heifers bred one to three months: Supreme ind 1190.00, Approved 1110.00-1160.00, few crossbreds 980.001000.00, ind Milking Shorthorn 980.00, Medium 800.00925.00, Jerseys 750.00-920.00, crossbreds 810.00-850.00, Common 550.00-760.00.

Open Heifers: Approved: 200-223 lbs 325.00-485.00, few Jerseys 400.00-420.00, crossbreds 210.00-335.00, 330-385 lbs 475.00-500.00, ind Jersey 525.00, crossbreds 450.00-460.00, 420-500 lbs 335.00-480.00, ind 480 lbs 600.00, few Jerseys 735.00, crossbreds 410.00-500.00, 505-592 lbs 510.00-710.00, crossbreds 460.00-570.00, 635-685 lbs 620.00-750.00, pkg of 15 at 668 lbs 800.00, ind crossbred 640.00, 710-765 lbs 775.00-870.00.

Medium: 607-683 lbs 510.00-550.00, 700-800 lbs pkg of 2 at 773 lbs 600.00.

Bred and Springer Cows: Medium Crossbred 720.00800.00, Individual Jersey 750.00.

Baby Calves: Holstein Heifers 260.00-350.00, Holstein Bulls 130.00-240.00, Crossbred Heifers Individual 170.00, Crossbred Bulls 100.00-175.00, Beef Cross Heifers Individual 290.00, Beef Cross Bulls 170.00-290.00.

Replacement Cows: Fresh and Milking Cows: Supreme 1475.00-1650.00, Approved 1200.00-1275.00, Medium 925.00-1100.00, ind Jersey 925.00.

Springer Cows: Supreme ind 1375.00, Approved few 1125.00, few crossbreds 1125.00-1150.00, Medium ind 925.00, few Jerseys 700.00-825.00, ind crossbred 725.00, Common ind Jersey 640.00.

Bred Cows: Medium few Jerseys 725.00-950.00, ind crossbred 975.00.

Baby Calves: Holstein heifers 200.00-275.00, small 130.00-175.00, Holstein bulls 120.00-180.00, small 75.00-110.00, Jersey bulls ind 80.00, crossbred heifers few 205.00, crossbred bulls 95.00-170.00, beef cross bulls 130.00-280.00, ind 380.00.

None Reported †

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

Springfield Livestock Marketing

cattle

Springfield, Mo. • Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

80.00-104.00 †

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

20

dairy

78.00-98.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

8/27/17

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 104.00-108.00; wtd. avg. price 106.65.

Heifers: 105.00-107.50; wtd. avg. price 106.66.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 165.00-175.50; wtd. avg. price 169.75.

Heifers: 165.00-173.00; wtd. avg. price 169.20.

†

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler Ozarks Regional Stockyard - West Plainss

cattle

Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† 8/24/17

Cuba Interstate Regional† 8/22/17

8/23/17

Receipts: 877 Supply was good and demand was good with a full house on hand. Feeder lambs were down about 10-15 cents on average while the remainder of the sheep markets were mostly steady. Goat markets were also up 10-15 cents compared to last month. The supply made up of 74 percent sheep, 70 percent being lambs, and 17 percent goats. All prices are per hundred weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise.

SHEEP: Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 Mostly hair a few wool 1-2 35-57 lbs 180.00-190.00. Medium and Large 1-2 hair lambs 2-3 30-55 lbs 155.00-177.50.

Slaughter wool lambs: Prime 2-3 64-95 lbs 180.00190.00; 128-130 lbs 139.00-145.00. Good and Choice 2-3 61-90 lbs 159.00-179.00.

Slaughter Hair Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 60-90 lbs 180.00-189.00; 105-125 lbs 130.00-155.00. Good and Choice 1-3 60-87 lbs 160.00-179.00.

Bred Replacement Hair Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 83-107 lbs 155.00-160.00; 125-144 lbs 110.00-115.00.

Slaughter wool Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 140-170 lbs 45.00-65.00.

Replacement Hair Rams: Medium and Large 1 Couple very nice 85-150 lbs 180.00-215.00. Madium and Large 1-2 120-195 lbs 100.00-115.00.

Slaughter Wool Rams: Good 1-2 225-290 lbs 60.0096.00.

Slaughter Hair Rams: Good 1-2 205-235 lbs 87.5090.00.

GOATS: Feeder Kids: Selection 1 25-37 lbs 220.00-245.00. Selection 3 34-43 lbs 170.00-190.00.

Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 50-85 lbs 232.50-245.00.

Selection 2 42-72 lbs 200.00-220.50. Selection 3 40-75 lbs 170.00-190.00.

stocker & feeder

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 8/26/17

goats

prices

Joplin Regional Stockyards† 8/21/17

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 8/22/17

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 8/24/17

1,033

1,050

413

543

3,372

739

1,260

2-6 Higher

Steady

Steady

Uneven

St-3 Higher

Steady-Lower

Steady

----160.00-174.00 152.50-168.00 145.00-147.50 -----

179.00-199.00 171.00-195.00 157.00-179.00 147.00-156.50 141.00-145.50

----177.50 150.00-166.50 148.50-150.50 139.50

----160.00-173.00 153.50-172.00 142.25-155.00 -----

178.00-222.00 170.00-206.00 154.00-183.00 140.00-159.00 140.00-147.00

192.00 170.50-187.00 152.50-181.00 153.00-166.00 140.25-145.75

180.00-203.00 166.00-189.00 152.00-174.00 142.00-161.00 138.00-149.00

----85.00-90.00 -------------

----80.00-85.00 75.00-85.00 ----80.00-85.00

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85.00-95.00 85.00-90.00 85.00-88.00 83.00-87.00 83.00-85.00

157.00 150.00-155.00 137.50-149.00 ---------

148.00-157.00 142.00-154.00 136.00-148.00 131.00-147.00 125.00-137.00

--------145.50-151.00 126.50-145.00 123.00-132.00

----148.00-163.00 135.25-151.50 132.25-137.75 -----

162.00-169.00 145.00-155.00 138.00-151.00 138.00-147.00 130.00-136.00

158.00-174.00 158.50-168.00 144.25-152.50 130.00-143.75 126.50-131.25

152.00-175.00 146.00-162.00 139.00-153.00 130.00-142.00 125.00-138.00

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

reports

ms: Good 1-2 205-235 lbs 87.50-

tion 1 25-37 lbs 220.00-245.00. Selec0.00-190.00. lection 1 50-85 lbs 232.50-245.00. bs 200.00-220.50. Selection 3 40-75

rices

8/29/17

Estimated Receipts: 400 Supply and demand are light to moderate.

Compared to Monday’s close: barrows and gilts steady.

Base carcass meat price: 59.00-60.00.

Sows (cash prices): steady to 2.00 lower, 300-500 lbs.

40.00-48.00, Over 500 lbs. 46.00-51.00.

dairy & fed cattle

National Dairy Market

8/25/17

CHEESE: Barrels closed at $ 1.5575 and 40# blocks at $ 1.6500. The weekly average for barrels is $ 1.6620 (-.0185) and blocks, $1.7020 (-.0390).

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 8/22/17

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 8/24/17

Springfield Livestock Marketing† 8/23/17

Vienna South Central† 8/23/17

West Plains Ozarks Regional† 8/22/17

739

1,260

1,485

407

2,380

Steady

Uneven

Steady

St-3 Lower

eady-Lower

192.00 70.50-187.00 52.50-181.00 53.00-166.00 40.25-145.75

180.00-203.00 166.00-189.00 152.00-174.00 142.00-161.00 138.00-149.00

185.00 165.00-174.50 155.00-172.50 145.00-156.50 142.50

191.00-206.00 168.00-184.00 168.00-173.00 142.00-143.00 140.25-142.00

172.50-177.50 162.50-175.00 152.00-167.00 141.00-154.00 132.00-149.00

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85.00-95.00 85.00-90.00 85.00-88.00 83.00-87.00 83.00-85.00

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58.00-174.00 58.50-168.00 44.25-152.50 30.00-143.75 26.50-131.25

152.00-175.00 146.00-162.00 139.00-153.00 130.00-142.00 125.00-138.00

151.00-171.00 144.50-154.00 139.00-146.00 130.00-142.00 128.75-134.50

164.00-177.00 142.00-160.00 138.75-148.00 127.50-140.00 126.50-137.00

157.50-167.50 142.50-152.50 136.00-149.00 131.00-139.00 132.50

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

8/25/17

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Se

steers 550-600 LBS. Ava Kingsville

Butler Springfield

Cuba Vienna

Joplin West Plains

heifers 550-600 LBS. Ava Kingsville

Butler Springfield

157.50

158.70 164.16 160.00 164.02

150.23 147.35 * 144.53 145.88 144.05

163.81 **

**

*

161.22 163.17 167.22 163.75 156.10

155.25 151.14 152.74 142.92 144.49

169.78 160.73

145.35

154.19

136.48 147.00

158.50 157.28 155.07 161.59 165.92

142.90 143.38 143.61 141.69 144.09

160.34

140.23

159.91

Soybeans

Week Ended 8/25/17 Soft Wheat Corn Sorghum* * Price per cwt

18 15 12

9.61

9 6 3 0

8.72

9.48

9.25

8.79 4.75

4.05

3.54

5.15 4.02 3.69

3.46

3.08

3.35

3.28

3.43 3.19

Joplin West Plains

146.00

160.77

avg. grain prices

Cuba Vienna

140.58

163.25 Week of 7/30/17

Mo. Weekly Hay Summary

Weather just keeps getting cooler with the past few days feeling almost early October like opposed to the last of August.

We talked last week about areas than had not had much rain till recently but left out the flip side of the coin noting that in the last 30 days some areas in and around Kansas City have had totals from 15-20 inches. Pastures and fall growth of hay is looking really good in nearly all areas of the state now.

Hay supplies are moderate, demand is light and prices are steady. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory available for both buyers and sellers. To be listed, or for a directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ for listings of hay http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ (All prices f.o.b. and per ton unless specified and on most recent reported sales price listed as round bales based generally on 5x6 bales with weights of approximately 1200-1500 lbs).

Supreme quality Alfalfa (RFV <185): 170.00-220.00.

Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180): 150.00-180.00.

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

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

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

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

Fair quality Mixed Grass hay: 20.00-30.00 per large round bale.

Fair to Good quality Bromegrass: 50.00-80.00.

Wheat straw: 3.00-5.00 per small square bale.

$100

Week of 8/6/17

Rams: Medium and Large 1 Couple s 180.00-215.00. Madium and Large 0.00-115.00. ams: Good 1-2 225-290 lbs 60.00-

Interior Missouri Direct Hogs

hay & grain markets

$145

Week of 8/13/17

dium and Large 1-2 Mostly hair a few 180.00-190.00. Medium and Large 1-2 5 lbs 155.00-177.50. mbs: Prime 2-3 64-95 lbs 180.00s 139.00-145.00. Good and Choice 2-3 79.00. mbs: Choice and Prime 2-3 60-90 lbs -125 lbs 130.00-155.00. Good and bs 160.00-179.00.

Hair Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 160.00; 125-144 lbs 110.00-115.00. wes: Utility and Good 1-3 140-170 lbs

8/25/17

Receipts: 8,181 Weaner pigs mostly steady to weak. Feeder pigs no sales reported. Supply moderate and demand moderate.

(Prices Per Head.)

Early weaned pigs 10 lb. base weights, FOB the farm 0% negotiated, 3701 head, 10 lbs, 36.00-36.26, weighted average 36.14.

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Shannon and Miranda Lowrey’s cattle operation began upon their marriage nearly a decade ago Not many couples receive 10 cows as a wedding gift, but for Shannon and Miranda Lowery, this allowed them to establish Lowrey Red Angus and provide their 8-year-old daughter, Danica, with the opportunity to raise and show cattle.

The Lowrey family resides near El Dorado Springs, Mo., and still owns the 10

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commercial crossbred cows they received cial cows followed by AI and a Red Angus as a wedding gift from Miranda’s grand- clean-up bull.

“I synch my cows with Dan’s flush parents, Melvin and Frances Marshall, in 2008. They ventured into the Red Angus cows. I haul them up there on flush day. breed last year when Danica started show- He flushes the cows and then puts the embryos in fresh. I took nine cows and ing. Currently, they own seven all but one took the embryo,” Shanregistered Red Angus cows. non exclaimed.

Shannon and Miranda deTraveling does not hurt the cided to pursue the Red AnEl Dorado process, in fact it is encourgus breed because they liked Springs, Mo. aged. Transporting the cows how they maintained condition on the same day ET is done on grass and mineral alone. Afwill help the embryos settle. ter extensive searching for a “He told me the same reputable breeder, they met Dan Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

thing on AI. If you are going to move them, move them within the first 36 hours after they are AI’d. The risk of them sloughing it off is higher the longer you wait to move the cows,” Shannon explained.

Ninety days before ET and AI, each cow will be given an injectable mineral called Multimin 90 to boost fertility. All ET cows are vaccinated for reproductive diseases 30 days before receiving the embryo.

The Lowreys administer two rounds of dewormer, instead of one. Round one consists of Ivomec injectable followed

by Longrange 50 days later.

Shannon does not push grain, but he does give his cattle salt, iodine blocks and mineral tubs. He does rotationally graze, but is limited on acreage.

They weaned their first set of registered Red Angus bulls and heifers in May. They are marketing the calves available for purchase through private treaty.

“I have my first set of bulls I am feeding out. Hopefully I will have some luck selling them. Danica is going to show one of the heifers,” Shannon said.

As maternal seedstock producers, their goal is to raise calving ease bulls that will maintain condition on grass and mineral.

“I would like for all my bulls to be all calving ease. I know a lot of guys like to see a 70- to 80-pound calf born. We have been down that road with the commercial Limousin, having to pull calves and losing calves. I would rather have a little live one,” Shannon remarked.

Danica began her showing career in 2016 with a Red Angus heifer purchased from Lacy. She showed at several county fairs, such as, Cedar, Dallas, Christian and Cass.

Danica is showing two heifers this year.

One bred-and-owned heifer and one purchased from Lacy.

The Lowreys plan to stay with the Red Angus breed and eventually replace the older, commercial cows with registered Red Angus cattle. They would like to expand their herd and increase the quality of their genetics.

Shannon is a dealer for Missouri Livestock Supplements and works off the farm for the city of El Dorado Springs.

Miranda works at 3M in Nevada, Mo., and Danica is in third grade at the El Dorado Springs Christian School.

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Building A Future in Farming

By Julie Turner-Crawford

Garrett Family Farm specializes in producing non-GMO meat and eggs for customers As the parents of young children, Josh and Brittany Garrett wanted a way for Brittany to work from home. After a little research, they discovered farming could be what they were looking for, but not just any farming.

At Garrett Family Farm, Josh and Brittany produce non-GMO, beef, pork, chicken, turkey and eggs, which customers purchase at the farm or at farmers markets.

“We started out with several backyard chickens and went from there,” Brittany explained.

The couple, who began their farming operation near Carthage, Mo., in 2015, wanted to take a natural approach to animal production, and discovered the works of Joel Salatin, who is considered a pioneer in the use of holistic management methods in livestock production.

“Our goal is produce the best meat we can at a fair price so that people can afford to buy it,” Brittany explained.

The couple owns no breeding stock, opting instead to purchase just-weaned pigs and calves. Chickens and turkeys are purchased from hatcheries.

The Garretts have animals of different ages and weights in order to accommodate the needs of their customers throughout the year. Turkeys tend to be seasonal, but the Garretts like to have dressed chickens available at all times.

They also have fresh eggs year round.

In their current system, the pigs, birds and cattle complement each other. The pigs have helped loosen compacted soil through their rooting, and help eliminate undergrowth in wooded areas of the farm.

“The hogs are in the trees,” Josh said.

“The pigs clean up the brush under the trees and gives the grass a chance to catch back up. Instead of us spending money brush hogging, we use the pigs.”

The couple buys pigs from a nearby producer who farrows a number of sows.

Luckily, if an animal becomes ill, the producer will exchange it for another weanling. Pigs are raised to about 300

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to 325 pounds before they are processed.

Chicks and turkeys are given a nonGMO feed prior to being moved to a hoop house or chicken tractors, which are also rotated daily. It takes about six months for a turkey to reach weight for butchering, and meat chickens are butchered at about nine weeks. The broilers and turkey are provided with a non-GMO feed.

Josh and Brittany said the previous owners overgrazed pastures, but allowing pastures to rest has resulted in the return of grass and other plants, without over seeding.

Supplemental minerals and salt are given free choice to cattle. The type varies by the season, and diatomaceous earth is offered year round, but no grain is given.

Calves are purchased at weaning by the Garretts from Josh’s step-father, Chuck Zordel, who is a cow/calf producer in Oklahoma. Once in Missouri, the calves are raised to 23 to 24 months of age, or about 1,000 pounds.

“The calves are never touched,” Josh said. “They are separated and we get them when they are weaned. If something does get sick, we just don’t take Josh and Brittany Garrett, pictured with their sons Tucker, 7, and Jax, 4, both had some farming experience before starting Garrett Family Farm, and admitted there were plenty of trials and errors.

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“We’re just trying to do what God intend- that calf. I have 120 calves to look at ed, letting the animals graze. and pick out what we want. They have “Mother Nature is going to take care if never been vaccinated, never had grain, a lot of problems, but you have to let her never had anything.” take care of them; you just can’t keep While having their own cow/calf pairs running cows. We now have clover, Ber- in the future is a possibility, but it’s not mudagrass and others.” in the budget at this time.

Cattle are typically rotated to “This is our way to get in,” Josh said. new grass daily. Because cattle “Right now, if I have a problem, I are not kept on the same pascan just take the cattle back home, ture for weeks at a time, the like if the grass quits growing or Garretts believe they are able to something else happens. If I had interrupt the lifecycle of parasites, 60 head of momma cows, that Carthage, Mo. eliminating the need for any comwouldn’t be possible.” mercial wormer. For fly control, Laying hens follow the they utilize organic products. cattle in the rotation at Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

Garrett Family Farm. Chickens roam the farm during the day and are contained at night in portable and elevated chicken house.

“They are usually three days behind,” Josh explained. “When we went to free range, the chickens were able to run around and it worked so much better.”

Unfortunately, predator loss has taken a toll on their laying hens, and the Garretts are in the process of repopulating their flock.

“We lost about 200 chickens in three months,” Brittany said. “We were getting about 16 dozen eggs a day, then we were down to four dozen. We were able to go to a gentleman, who does what we do, who was selling out.”

The Garretts do not utilize commercial fertilizers for their pastures, instead they rely on litter from their brooding facility and hoop house to create compost, as well as manure deposits left by the cattle and scattered by the chickens.

Josh said they are not concerned about what breed of livestock they have to offer customers because customers are buying a finished product, not a breed.

“As long as they finish out in the timeframe we want, I don’t care what they are,” he said. “I’m not big on heritage breeds or thing like that.

While the farming program began as an opportunity for Brittany to work from home, the ultimate goal is for Josh, who is a full-time firefighter, to be able to call himself a fulltime producer as well.

Because neither Josh or Brittney were able to take over family farms, they hope their children, 7-year-old Tucker, 4-year-old Jax, and infant Gracie, will one day have the desire to take over Garrett Family Farm.

“We want to build and grow so our kids and their families are a part of this,” Josh said. “Our goal is if our kids want to farm, we want them to farm. We want them to have a choice. Me and Mom will go over and build us a little bitty house and the kids can just take over.”

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“I’ve also been showing Hampshire and Yorkshire cross pigs since I was 4,” she added. “I started that through some family friends of my parents and still do but I’d have to say I like showing cattle the best. Each time I sell one, I buy a CD at the bank to save the money for college.

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As I’ve attend the fairs and gone on farm visits this year, the question that keeps popping up is, how will this industry look in the next 10 years? Some older farmers are worried about the expectations of this next generation. Others are concerned with increasing costs of entering the industry. Still others wonder whether the small farmers will make it or if big ag will take over.

While no simple answers can be found, it seems that the general consensus is that patience and ingenuity will be, and in some ways always has been, the key to continued success for the industry. Some young farmers will need to start from scratch by working a job in town and working on their 40 acres in the evenings and on weekends. Others will be blessed with family already in the business who can help them get started through providing land, equipment and/or advice, or they might be taken into the family business with the intent to turn it over to them in the future. Some older farmers with no heirs interested in taking over the farm might take in that city kid with farming aspirations and groom him/her to be the replacement manger and eventual owner. Lending institutions and government agencies have started programs specifically geared towards the younger generation, with the intention to keep the industry growing.

Ingenuity has led many farmers, large and small, to make adjustments to their operations to ensure their future. Some have changed their production practices, in part or whole, to a more “natural” or organic process such as grass fed beef or organic heirloom tomatoes. Cattle farmers have added poultry facilities to their farms to both produce additional income and to furnish their own fertilizer. Farmers with old, supposedly single use poultry facilities have turned those into dog kennels, shrimp farms and hydroponic growing spaces. Niche opportunities are growing fast as farmers are taking advantage of the “eat local” markets with CSAs (community supported agriculture), truck farms, farmers markets and local bee yards.

No one knows what the future holds. However, we have endless opportunities to expand into agriculture, especially operationally. The skills our kids are learning through 4-H and FFA will help them in the future as they start their own operations. Patience is gained as projects are perfected. Ingenuity is applied as projects are chosen, diversified and made personal. Monetary experience is earned through project loans, budgets, repayment strategies and growth plans. Working, and playing, in all types of agriculture only allows to better educate ourselves as we continue to grow this industry.

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“Black vultures’ ranges are creeping up into the Ozarks, and they aren’t likely to retreat anytime soon,” Sarah Kendrick, Missouri Department of Conservation State Ornithologist, said.

Black vultures are related to the turkey vulture and typically eat carrion, or the decaying flesh of dead animals. They have a very poor sense of smell and typically follow turkey vultures in an attempt to eat the food they find. However, there has been a rise in vultures preying on young livestock, piglets and lambs, leading local ranchers to seek solutions on appropriate management techniques. Adult livestock animals are not always safe from this species either, ranchers should use extra caution, and protective measures for livestock that have recently given birth because the placenta or afterbirth may attract flocks of these vultures.

While black vultures can cause landowners hardship, they do play an important ecological role in reducing disease by removing animal carcasses from the environment.

They also have unbelievable digestive tracts. In fact, they are able to completely metabolize diseases like herpes, anthrax and hantavirus. Their ability to metabolize such diseases aids in prevention of spread to wildlife and livestock in comparison with consumption from other animals or decomposing where they lie. In the late 19th century, the species was being decimated due to marketing hunting and killing birds for their feathers.

For such reasons, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act protects black vultures. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act was instituted to make it illegal for anyone to take, possess, import or barter, any migratory bird, or the parts, nests or eggs of migratory bird species without a federally issued permit. It offers protection to these native North American birds, their nests, and feathers from destruction, making it very complex for ranchers to protect their livestock from such prey. Landowners cannot kill or

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harm the birds without proper federal permitting. Kendrick described a couple of different approaches ranchers can take to help keep damage to livestock herds at bay.

Initially, if you have relatively few numbers of livestock, pen them when in another location you see black vultures in the area.

Young animals are the most prone to attack from such birds, but each flock stays in an area for a short number of days.

It is also acceptable to stay near the livestock herd to scare way the birds. Another option would be to hang black decoy birds from visible trees to prevent the vultures from hanging around the area, as they may be kept away thinking the decoy is a dead vulture.

Purchase a full-body goose decoy and paint it all black. Hang the black dummy vulture in a visible tree or other prominent location that allows the vultures to see it.

Another effective option is utilizing a green or red laser to spook the flock. These lasers are easy to find but work best in low-light conditions.

If all resources have been exhausted and farmers and ranchers are still experiencing losses, contact the local United States Department of Agriculture office and speak to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, APHIS, wildlife service agent. This federal entity should be able to assist in obtaining a federal permit to destroy a bird. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also has permit applications listed on their website under the Migratory Bird Program.

If required permitting is obtained and you are deemed eligible to shoot these birds, do not throw them away.

“Hanging the dead bird in a prominent location as an effigy where other vultures will see it may keep them from returning,” said Kendrick.

While there is no “silver bullet” per se to alleviating harm from black vultures for local herdsmen, there are resources available to allow ranchers to protect their livestock.

“You can get a better idea of what kind of calf you can expect, and isn’t that what it’s all about? It also allows you to try and match a certain cow to a certain bull to get a better calf.”

“EPDs are a prediction of future offspring and how they will preform.

Using EPDs, you can use a bull to correct and area where your females are lacking.”

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“When selecting a bull, EPDs are a small percentage of what should be used in your selection. EPDs are only as honest as the people entering the numbers. You still need to do your research on the bull’s pedigree and look at the bulls design.”

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“You can compare one bull to another and pick out the traits that you are looking for.

If you want to pay attention to birthweights, weaning weight or carcass quality you can do that through EPDs.” Barry Slayton Howell County, Mo.

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Fall Pasture Preparedness

By Klaire Howerton

Managing fertility and forage now can help keep pastures healthy As the season begins to turn towards fall, now is the time to prepare your valuable pastureland for cooler weather. Soil fertility, forage management, and management of livestock are all important things for the farmer to consider as autumn approaches.

Soil Fertility

When someone talks about applying fall fertilizer, nitrogen is usually the first thing to come to mind. “The optimum application window for fall nitrogen in fescue pastures starts around Aug. 1, and response to fall-applied nitrogen decreases incrementally after Sept. 1,” said Jill Scheidt, Dade County Agronomy Specialist with the University of Missouri Extension. “The average yield response to fall-applied nitrogen typically is less than response to spring-applied nitrogen. Depending on rainfall the fall nitrogen response can be quite variable.

A favorable distribution of precipitation can lead to a large yield response.” She went on to note that research from Missouri and other states shows a positive

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response to rates of nitrogen over 100 pounds per acre, but the amount of response decreases at higher rates. Higher rates are also more likely to reduce legumes in mixed fescue-legume pasture.

A rate between 50 and 100 pounds nitrogen per acre is justified in most pastures. Producers should choose the lower rate on pastures looking to maintain a high legume component.”

Forage Management

The fall is also a good time to consider overseeding your pastures to improve forage quality and reduce weed competition. Of particular importance when considering overseeding in the fall is timing. It is very important to get the seedlings established before it gets too cold. It is generally not recommended to seed later than early October at the latest. The later you seed the less likely the seedlings will be hardy enough to overwinter in an average year.

If you have stockpiled fescue to graze your animals on for the cool season, your decision to apply fall nitrogen comes into play again.

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farm help “The argument supporting fall nitrogen applications is the high quality and high utilization of properly managed stockpiled production. The ability to stockpile fall forage production and then strip graze it in late fall and winter insures most farmers will make good use of any increased yield in response to applied nitrogen,” said Scheidt.

“Through research, Rob Kallenbach (professor and State Extension Specialist, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri) has shown stockpiled fescue maintains quality through March while the toxic element of ergovaline in tall fescue decreases by half by mid-January.”

Livestock Management

Since fall forage quality and quantity is not as abundant as it is over the summer, producers must be very proactive about managing their herd’s cool season grazing on stockpiled fescue and other forages. Rotational or Management Intensive Grazing (MiG) is a useful and beneficial system to put in place. “Under rotational grazing, only one portion of the pasture is grazed at a time while the remainder of pasture “rests.”

To accomplish this, pastures are subdivided into smaller areas (referred to as paddocks) and livestock are moved from one paddock to another,” stated an article by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). “Resting grazed paddocks allows forage plants to renew energy reserves, rebuild vigor, deepen their root system, and give long term maximum production.” Experts caution against overgrazing, especially in the fall and winter when grasses take longer to replenish themselves. “Contrary to expectations, overstocked pastures decrease animal gain and forage production. Grazing forages close to the ground (i.e., less than 3 inches stubble height) decreases the amount of sugars and other nutrients left for pasture regrowth, thus reducing forage production in subsequent years,” Alex Rocateli, professor of Forage Systems at Oklahoma State University, has said.

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Improving a Commercial Herd

By Klaire Howerton

Selecting for specific traits can improve the future generations of your cow herd If asked, most commercial producers will say that they want to work towards improving their herd – birthing ease, growth rate, carcass weight and quality, etc. If you’re working with average or below average cattle, making those types of improvements can be a daunting task. It’s not an unobtainable goal, however, especially when you utilize genetic selection (the process by which certain traits become more prevalent in a species than other traits) as a tool to help you get there.

“Genetic selection helps guide a cow/ calf operation towards their goal,” said Eldon Cole, Livestock Specialist for the University of Missouri Extension. “It is easily the most positive way to infuse above average genetics for traits such as growth and carcass, and finally feed conversion is getting some attention in the EPD and genomic realm so far as a selection tool.”

He went on to say if producers are successful in raising the genetic level of their cow herd, they need to capitalize on that point in their marketing strategy.

“Growth, feed conversion and top carcass quality places those cattle as being excellent candidates for retained ownership,” Cole said. “If the owner doesn’t choose to feed them out, they should share their genetic merit information with their marketer when selling as feeder calves. They can document this merit via the EPD profiles of the sires they’ve been using. Hopefully, the bulls will have genomic data factored into their EPDs.” EPDs are indispensable when a producer is using genetic selection to better their stock. According to the University of Arkansas Extension, the use of genetic prediction (EPSs) is one of the most powerful tools in the hands of the beef

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cattle producer. It is dependent upon the producer’s ability to understand the use of EPDs in selecting breeding stock with superior genetic merit to increase the proportion of genes having the desired effect on traits of economic importance. The concept of an EPD is very easy to understand because it is truly the expected progeny difference in performance. EPDs are more valuable than individual performance records, within herd ratios or performance tests because all of these pieces of information are taken into consideration in calculating an EPD. Although the methodology is complicated and the initial contribution of time is substantial, EPDs are actually very convenient to use.

A unique way to obtain post-weaning performance data that can be used for genetic selection later on is to participate in a feedout program. These programs allow participates to bring their steers to a feedlot where all the cattle are housed, fed, managed and harvested the same way; a panel of experts in the cattle industry will evaluate the steer’s gains, profit, carcass quality, etc. The owners of the steers then receive this data and can evaluate their current herd genetics, and use what they’ve learned from the feedout to make improvements. Cole said those types of programs can give the producer valuable data with low risks.

The bottom line when it comes to making herd improvements with genetic selection is to use and study herd data, and to keep in mind that numbers don’t lie. “If you want to use the genetic approach to improvement, study your genetic lesson well and use objective data to the max,” said Cole. “Use artificial insemination sires with high accuracy EPDs. Don’t let physical appearance or show ring wins cause you to disregard objective data.”

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According to the University of Arkansas ronment, is easy to handle and her calves Cooperative Extension Service, acquiring consistently rank in the top one-half of or raising high-quality replacement heif- your herd in dollars returned, whether ers is an essential and major investment they’re sold as breeding stock, feeder for the cow-calf producer. The replace- calves or beef hung on the rail,” said Cole.

Things to avoid when seeking out rement heifer becomes the genetic building placements, according block for the cow herd. to Dr. Jim Gosey, Beef The producer hopes that Many producers: Specialist and Professor a replacement heifer will Emeritus at the Univerbecome a fertile cow that 4 Lean towards a sity of Nebraska-Linproduces a calf, annually, heifer raised by a coln, include heifers who for a long time. were born late in the When it comes time to cow that calves season, came from cows pick out heifers to replen- every 12 months that needed calving asish the herd, producers sistance or that had big should select the girls that 4 Breeds early in teats, heifers who were best fit their needs for the season exceptionally small at their operation. weaning time, and heif“A producer first needs 4 Seems to tolerate ers who have nervous or to have a plan for what your environment poor temperament. his future plans for those Size is also a considerheifers will be,” said Eldon 4 Easy to handle ation when selecting reCole, Livestock Specialist placement heifers. “The for the University of Mis- 4 Her calves biggest heifers may be the souri Extension. “Is he/ consistently rank in oldest, which can be an she a purebred seedstock the top one-half of asset come breeding time producer? Does he/she your herd in from a puberty standjust grow calves to weandollars returned point,” said Cole. “But if ing age then sell them as you’re satisfied with the feeder calves? Will he/she ever retain ownership all the way to the mature size of your cow herd, then selectpacker? These all need to be factored in the ing heifers from the middle of the herd on frame and growth would seem logical.” selection process.”

Researching any and all available data Cole also advised that producers should “keep the customer in mind as on the herd your heifers come from will the heifers will develop into cows that be able to help you make appropriate need to produce calves that satisfy your decisions. Utilizing programs such as the Show-Me Select Heifer program (Miscustomers’ plans and wishes.”

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mark.green@mo.usda.gov or eric.morris@swcd.mo.gov 19 Health Insurance Program – 1-3 p.m. – Free Program – Taney OACAC

Neighborhood Center, 610 S 6th St. Set 202, Branson, Mo. – registration

is required – 417-239-1882 27 Second Annual Greene County Commission Ag Tour – Contact the Greene

County Extension Office for more information 417-881-8909

ozarks’ September 2017 9 Don Thomas & Sons Cadillac of Brangus Commercial Female Sale – at the

Farm, Madison, Mo. – 660-263-4560 10 SW Missouri Meat Goat Producers Association Annual Production Sale –

Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, Springfield, Mo. – 417-532-6056 16 Pollard Farms Angus Female Sale – Vinta, Okla. – 405-315-7258 16 Seedstock Plus Showcase Sale Xll 9th Annual Customer Appreciation Sale

– Kingsville Livestock Market, Kingsville, Mo. – 877-486-1160 18 A Cross Ranch Dispersal – Perkins, Okla – 580-339-1919 23 Hudspeth Farms & Guest “The Gathering Sale” – Cattlemans Livestock

Auction, Harrison, Ark. – 979-229-4472 23 Mead Farms Charolais Mature Cow Herd Dispersal – Mead Sale Headquarters,

Versailles, Mo. – 573-216-0210 23 Gaston 7 Cross Ranch Fall Spectacular Inaugural Elite Feedstock Production

Sale – Caledonia, Mo. – 573-513-0068 29 Jefferies Red Angus Annual Bull & Female Sale – Checotah, Okla. – 918-638-3317 30 2 S Angus Bull & Female Sale – at the Farm, Seneca, Mo. – 816-244-4462 30 Satterfield Charolais & Angus The Proof is in the Progeny 6th Annual

Female Sale – at the Farm, Evening Shade, Ark. – 816-766-3512 30 Arkoma Bull & Famale Sale at Tulsa – Tulsa Stockyards, Tulsa Oklahoma

– 918-232-7870

October 2017 2 Express Ranches Sale – at the Ranch, Yukon, Okla. – 405-350-0044 2 Red Alliance Bull & Female Auction – Sulphur Springs, Texas – 641-919-1077 7 Jac’s Ranch 28th Annual Female Sale – at the Ranch, Bentonville, Ark. – 479-366-1759 SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

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7 Journagan Ranch & Missouri State University Production Sale – Darr

Agriculture Center, Springfeild, Mo. – 417-838-1482 7 Route 66 Sim Genetics Bull & Female Sale – Springfield Livestock

Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo – 816-390-3436 9 Parker Angus Ranch Fall Bull Sale – at the Ranch, Waukomis, Okla. – 580-313-0248 14 Big D Ranch Annual Brangus/Ultrablack sale – Center Ridge, Ark. – 205-270-0999 14 Byergo Angus Farm Fall Sale – at the Farm, Savanna, Mo. – 816-261-7132 14 Judd Ranch 27th Annual Cow Power Gelbvieh, Balancer & Red Angus

Female Sale – at the Ranch, Pomona, Kan. – 1-800-743-0026 14 Lucas Cattle Company Fall Bull & Heifer Sale – at the Farm, Cross

Timbers, Mo. – 417-399-7124 14 Fogesong Charolais Production Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing

Center, Springfield, Mo – 816-766-3512 14 OHOA Beefmaster Fall Sale – Locust Grove, Okla. – 417-827-9391 14 Blackjack Angus & Guest Female Sale – Seminole, Okla. – 402-382-7678 14 Heartland Genetics Blend Sale – Perryville, Mo. – 573-270-6755 15 Express Ranches Hereford event Sale – at the Ranch, Yukon, Okla. – 405-350-0044 15 Heart of Missouri Limoiusin Assn. Sale – Laclede Country Fairgrounds,

Lebanon, Mo. – 804-353-2220 16 Hinkles Prime Cut Angus Fall Bull Sale – at the Farm, Nevada, Mo. – 417-944-2219 19 Kirkes Black Angus Ranch – Talihina, Okla. – 918-465-7830 21 Aschermann Charolais 25th Edition Bull Sale – at the Farm, Carthage, Mo. – 417-9793-2855

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