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Fruit Breeding Program founder dies: James N. Moore, the founder of the University of Arkansas’ Fruit Breeding Program died on Jan. 22 at the age of 85. In 1964, he established the fruit breeding program within the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture that quickly became one of the most influential in the world.

Born in Vilonia, Ark., and raised in Plumerville, Moore served in the Air Force following high school. Moore received an associate degree from Arkansas Tech University in 1954, followed in 1956 by a bachelor’s degree in horticulture and in 1957, a master’s in horticulture, both from the University of Arkansas.

Oklahoma cattleman re-elected to board: Gary Updyke of Checotah, Okla., was been recently re-elected by the American Simmental Association (ASA) membership to the Board of Trustees and will represent the South Central Region. In July 2015, Updyke was appointed to the ASA Board to fill the unexpired term of Blake Nelson, who had resigned. He is the owner-operator of Updyke Simmentals, a family-owned cow/calf operation that includes 120 breeding age females. A Simmental breeder for 36 years, Gary has been involved in NCBA, the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, served as president and a member of the board of the Oklahoma Simmental Association, and is currently president of McIntosh County Cattlemen’s Association.

Heifer tops Lim-Flex Show at Denver: Jaden Clark Linthicum, of Welch, Okla., exhibited the Champion Lim-Flex heifer at the 2017 National Western Stock Show the junior Lim-Flex heifer show. The heifer, JCL Candy Girl LNLM 5514C, is a 50 percent Lim-Flex female born May 3, 2015. The premier breeder of the open Limousin show was JCL Land & Cattle of Welch, Okla.

Boone County 4-H members named reserve champions: Five Boone County, Ark., 4-H members, Alora Camp, Danielle DeVito, Caleb Martin, Hannah Martin and Audrey Williams, represented Arkansas at the National 4-H Parliamentary Procedure Contest at Western National Roundup in Denver, Colo., in January, where they were named reserve champions. Members presented a model meeting utilizing parliamentary procedure based on Robert’s Rules of Order.

Van Buren County, Ark., teen named NRA Ambassador: Taylor Holland, 17, from Bee Branch, Ark., was named a 2017 NRA National Youth Shooting Sports Ambassador. She is a crackshot with her shotgun and all-round rodeo athlete, competing in American Trap at the National High School Rodeo Finals, as well as in International Trap.

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Bill Gray trades his life in the city for a sheep farm

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The Hamm family has been in the cattle business for generations

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Town & Country spotlights Freddie Worley

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When I returned home that afternoon, I continued to be amazed at the influence one company had on our life. My mother did laundry with a Sears, wringer-style, washing machine. Dad used a David Bradley (a line of Sears) chainsaw to cut the firewood that was our only heat source for the home. Most of his mechanics’ tools were ordered from Sears, as well as many of the hand tools we used on a daily basis around the farm. In later years, kitchen appliances from the same company dominated our home and when we finally got an air conditioner in 1969, it, too, came from Sears.

Twice each year (spring/summer and fall/winter), a gigantic issue of the mail-order catalog would arrive in our mailbox, and the next several nights would find my mother carefully perusing the pages and dog-earring each page that had something she would like to have. It was pretty easy for me to understand the nickname, “wish

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he Harris momma cow pasture have been out with their bull friend for several months now. Spring calving season has already begun – we have had three calves hit the ground already.

Jody Harris is a freelance We love babies around here. It doesn’t really communications specialist, matter what kind of babies – puppies, chicks, gardener, ranch wife and kittens, calves or kids. Everybody in this family mother of four. She and loves tiny cuddly babies. From bottle-fed calves her family raise Angus beef to baby chicks, it’s easy to love something so precattle and other critters on cious and fragile. But babies, inevitably grow up. their northwest Arkansas ranch. She is a graduate Ten years ago, I made the decision to stay-atof Missouri State University. home and raise our babies. At the time, I thought To contact Jody, go to I was on a fast track in my marketing career with ozarksfn.com and click on a large corporation. Once I saw our oldest child’s ‘Contact Us.’ angelic face for the first time, my priorities rearranged themselves fairly quickly.

It wasn’t an easy decision but I know it was the right one for our family. It wasn’t a decision that didn’t come with professional and financial ramifications. It was one I believe gave my husband some anxiety at first. We had a 14-month-old at the time and were planning to have more children. On multiple occasions, my husband has jokingly asked me when I was going to head back to work full-time. I always reply I’ll be heading back to a paid position when our youngest child goes to kindergarten.

(I have to remind him I already work a full-time unpaid position as a wife, motherof-four and farm hand.)

This month, our baby will turn 5-years-old. The public school system has sent out letters summoning him and of the other 5-year-olds in the community for kindergarten registration. Now guess who is having some anxiety? That would be me.

I have found great purpose in shuffling kids to ballgames, practices and scout meetings. There’s no doubt our kids will not stop “needing” me once they are all in school. I must say, it’s been lovely having little people at home all of the time. We have had some interesting one-on-one conversation on our way to the store and riding the RTV to do chores. A child’s mind is always at work — taking in their surroundings and learning something new every day. A child’s perspective is always unexpected – whether in animal husbandry or politics. We could learn a lot from them.

I won’t spend too much time moping. I know he’s excited to join his siblings at “big kid school” next fall. I’ll have to do the scavenger hunt through our household files to gather up all the appropriate paperwork to complete his registration.

We are in the process of opening a new business in town this spring/summer. We are excited about all the changes headed our family’s way. Maybe a little bit restless too. It’s fun to watch our kids grow up and see them discover sports, hobbies and dream about what they want to be on into adulthood. This next chapter will continue to be an adventure. I know as long as we live on our farm, there will always be babies – furry ones at least. I’m really considering getting a new puppy, neighbor.

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y old friend Bob recently asked me to share some thoughts and farming information with his gardener friends. I gladly acceptJulie Turner-Crawford ed the invitation. is a native of Dallas I’m not much of a gardener, so I worried I County, Mo., where she wouldn’t present much of a program, but I degrew up on her family’s cided to talk a little about GMOs, how farmers farm. She is a graduate and backyard gardeners complement each other, of Missouri State and see where the conversation took us.

University. To contact I assumed, since we were in a small community, Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 there would be at least one person in the room or by email at editor@ who was an active farmer or involved in agriculozarksfn.com. ture in some way, but when I asked for a show of hands, there were none. I suspect a couple of folks may have grown up on some type of farm, but only a couple.

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I saw a few noses curl when I gave my opinion about GMOs, but it opened up a discussion. They were shocked to discover there are actually very few GMOs, and that many food manufactures take advantage of the GMO “fear factor” plaguing consumers and stamp their product as being GMOfree when it isn’t even a GMO crop.

Another discussion touched on organic and all-natural, and the definitions of each.

I think some were shocked to find out that certified organic producers – be it fruits and vegetables, eggs or meat – must adhere to certain guidelines in order to obtain that certification, but anyone can claim their products are “natural” without much scrutiny. Just because it is marketed as “all natural” doesn’t always mean the animal, fruit or vegetable was actually raised in an “all natural” manner, and that doesn’t mean all heirloom seeds were raised organically.

I had the opportunity to test their knowledge about animal agriculture. A couple of people recalled raising a steer here and there for a beef, but no one had any real livestock production experience.

They were quick to ask questions about grass-fed and grain-fed beef, what the differences were and if the meat tasted differently. Members of the group also

asked about veal production, dairy cows and what breed of cattle actually produces the best steak.

Perhaps the hardest question I was asked was why there is so much mixed information about agriculture regarding what is good for you and what isn’t.

I said, in my opinion, the average consumer has no idea where their food comes from, so they depend on sometimes notso-reputable or less-than truthful groups and organizations that present “studies” formulated out of thin air.

When asked where they should get information, I recommended they simply ask their neighbor how he or she feeds their livestock, ask the guy who sells sweet corn every summer what variety of corn is the best for corn on the cob, or ask the lady who has a sign up at the end of her driveway advertising eggs for sale why the eggs she sells are brown instead of white.

As for me, I’m going to trust the folks I know best, the farmers, ranchers and gardeners from in the Ozarks.

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book,” that my father had assigned to the behemoth catalog. And, as soon as the newest issue would arrive, the old, out-of-date issue would be retired to our outhouse where it would lie until every page had been used. There, it was not a “wish book” unless you just wished there weren’t so many slick pages.

Sadly, the Sears Co. got out of the mail-order business many years ago. In my opinion, millions of kids were deprived of the Christmas-like feeling that I had enjoyed each year when the letter carrier would honk his horn, alerting us that the twine-tied bundle from Sears had finally arrived.

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lease from Sears, that the company would be closing 150 more stores and selling off a couple of their major brand names, in order to try to stay in business.

According to the news report, it is getting increasingly more difficult for the retailer to compete with on-line retailing giants that make it easier to sit down at the computer and order their goods with the click of a mouse and have those goods delivered to their doorstep in a couple of days.

Easy ordering and doorstep delivery, all from the comfort of your own home?

Hmmm. Who would have ever thought of such a crazy idea? Once again, we’ve come full circle.

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O’Neal Limousin Farm owner Gary O’Neal says his Lim-Flex cattle offer the best of both worlds Photo by Chuck McKinzie

Gary and Beth O’Neal live on a farm that has been a part of their family since his greatgrandfather bought the land.

His grandfather and father also raised cattle on the Branch, Ark., farm. His father also worked in the coal mines.

Gary admits that he was a little tired of farming by the time he graduated high school, and went to a trade school in Kansas City, Mo., for computers in 1964.

He worked at Russell Stover to put himself through school.

Gary and Beth eloped 51 years ago and are still very happy as partners in life and Gary O’Neal has spent the last severin the cattle business. Each one has their al years working to develop his own special gifts when it comes to eyeballing line of Lim-Flex cattle. His goal is to the cattle and judging what they want. be the top homozagous bull breeder Beth is a gifted artist, besides being in the state of Arkansas. able to look at a cow and know if something is wrong.

Gary stared his cattle operation with a crossbred herd in 1985, but always used

To any young people or anyone a Limousin bull. In 1992, he went with a purebred Limousin herd.

wanting to get started in genetics, During a three-year long battle with a look into buying embryos from the best rare cancer, Gary spent his “down time” researching the genetics of Limousin first, before putting huge amounts of and Angus cattle to develop his own money into one cow.

Lim-Flex line. He wanted to come up – Gary O’Neal with a 100 percent homogenous polled and black bull family. He has said the cross of Limousin and Angus offers the best of both worlds. looking for a little less than the best in Gary wanted docility and a sense of a two or three month break.

For Gary, the research was a labor of cattle, and then go from there, without calm in his cattle with no horns. He identified embryos from the best avail- love, but he offered some advice to those having to spend huge amounts of money to just get started.” able to develop his line of 100 percent searching for their perfect “match.”

“To any young people or anyGary’s ultimate goal is to have the best homozygous black and polled one wanting to get started in bulls in Arkansas to sell, and he would animals. Animals are DNA genetics, look into buying like to be the top homozagous bull tested to determine the hoembryos from the best first, breeder in Arkansas with repeat custommozygous trait.

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meet your neighbors The couple continued to live in Northwest Arkansas where career opportunities are more plentiful.

“Northwest Arkansas has offered us professional positions that make our involvement in the community and agriculture possible while allowing us to own and continually improve our farm in Missouri,” Heather said. “If that meant living and working away from the farm to be able to keep it successful for our future, then we were going to make that happen.”

The Keenens recently finished renovating their Missouri acreage, which now consists of multiple pastures of 8 to 15 acres each with fresh water cattle fountains with cattle groups numbering around 25 cows, the perfect size for one bull. The groups are moved according to weather and forage conditions. The herd is grass fed and supplemented with Vitalix tubs for vitamins, minerals and extra protein as needed. Their fescue, clover and orchard grass hay is purchased. A little Bermuda hay is also procured for horses and weaned calves.

“There may be a less expensive way to do this, but with everything we’re doing right now, buying hay makes the most sense,” Grant said. “I get to Missouri on the weekends and sometimes more often, especially when days are longer.”

Keenen Land and Cattle (KLC) grew significantly last year when the couple purchased the registered Brangus Polk Creek Farms herd in its entirety. Grant had known the Oden, Ark., owner, R.C. Smith, for several years. Smith messaged Grant about selling his cow herd because of a new career path. Grant told his wife about the call. Heather said, “Why not us? This is just the kind of opportunity we have been working off the farm for.”

Grant and Heather’s registered Brangus herd consists of 102 mommas and three primary herd sires with “others in the tank.”

The females are AI’d once and then bulls are used to cleanup. They run both

fall and spring calving seasons and are in the process of revitalizing the herd through culling and retaining heifers.

KLC markets registered bulls to commercial cattlemen and other registered breeders. They sold their entire crop of fall 2014 and spring 2015 bulls this year.

They currently have yearling, and 2-yearold bulls hand picked to cleanup breeding heifers and a select group of open and bred registered heifers available.

Grant’s off the farm job is managing George’s 500 to 600 head commercial herd at multiple locations in Northwest Arkansas. The herd is 100 percent black, both Brangus and Angus influenced and bred naturally. The calves are weaned, vaccinated, boostered and are sold in load lots which allows him a handful of different marketing tools.

“We currently use live auction, private treaty and video sales. We will be pursuing new marketing options in the near future,” Grant said. “The George family treats everyone who works with them well and with respect. They are very interested and invested in the cattle program. I am happy to put my knowledge and experience to work for them caring for their animals and managing their ranch investments.”

As business manager, Heather has helped Team Ag Real Estate & Appraisals grow. Team Ag is a full service real estate agency whose primary business is poultry farm appraisals. In the last five years they have expanded to a new retail office, grown their team and are now performing nearly 400 poultry farm appraisals per year. To add to that, Heather is a top selling Realtor, personally closing nearly $5 million in sales in 2016.

The Keenens have several Quarter horses both in Arkansas and Missouri.

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By Katrina Hine

Family’s historic homesite part of the fabric of history Photos by Katrina Hine

If only farm ground could tell the story of the feet that trod over it throughout history. While the land can only reveal glimpses of old cabins and barns; we can turn to those, either given to an inquisitive spirit or fortunate to have their heritage communicated through the years by dedicated ancestors, to glean the fascinating account of those who have gone before us.

What we do know for certain is every place and every person has a story to tell of determination, hopes for a better future and even of harrowing hardships. For Nancy Brown who owns 490 acres in extreme eastern rural Delaware County, Okla., it is the story of a 300-acre homesite that tells of family adversity and new beginnings.

Her family’s story weaves through the fabric of American history, dating back to the earliest settlements and our nation’s

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birthing pains. The farm became a culmination of a dark time in the nation’s past and the final resting place for prominent Cherokee leaders, Major Ridge, son John Ridge and later cousin, Stand Waite.

“Major is my fourth great-grandfather and John is my third great-grandfather,” Nancy explains. “They lived in Georgia where they were leaders in the Cherokee nation. Major was Speaker of the House for the Nation and John was a lawyer.

When the government decided to force the Cherokee from their lands, the Ridges moved to this property in 1837.”

Major Ridge had hopes of building a relationship between the Cherokee people and the blossoming United States. Fighting for the American cause in the War of 1812, he was honored by Andrew Jackson for his bravery. Never the less, later it was Andrew Jackson, now President, who would ignore Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

Nancy Brown lives on the farm that her Native American ancestors moved to in 1837.

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ozarks roots the Supreme Court’s ruling to honor the tribes right to own land in Georgia. John and their cousin, Elias Boudinot, represented the tribe’s case in that ruling.

In hopes of preserving the tribe, Major Ridge and other tribal leaders signed the Treaty of New Echota, knowing that their land in Georgia would be taken from them.

“Not all in the tribe agreed with the treaty and later would use the ‘Blood Law’ to seek revenge for giving up native lands,” Nancy added.

The Ridge’s moved to land allotted to them and began to build new lives for themselves in Oklahoma territory. The family farmed the land, raising goats, chickens, both dairy and beef cattle, as well as fruit trees. Honey Creek and two natural springs provided water for the family, their slaves, whom they later freed, and their livestock.

They also built a school and general store after relocation into Oklahoma. Many Cherokee stayed in Georgia not believing they would be forced to move, but history reveals what occurred and today what is known as the Trail of Tears began in 1838.

On June 22, 1839, Major, John and Elias were murdered at approximately the same time, according to a Cherokee penalty for selling tribal land. His father, Major, was ambushed on his way to Arkansas. Both men would be the first to be buried in what is now Polson Cemetery.

The land remained in family hands for many years with a lapse of exact details during the late 1890s. Nancy moved to the current home place in 1979, which sits on the site of a home built in 1895 but a fire a few years ago, forced her to rebuild.

Today, Nancy owns 150 head of Limousin/Charolais cross cattle that run the gentle slopes and pastures next to Honey Creek, just as those of her ancestors did all those years ago. With the help of friend, Ronnie Walker, they averaged 700 bales of hay last spring.

Nancy’s two sons, Ridge, who lives in Rhode Island and Matthew, who lives in Tulsa, Okla., hope to return to the home place one day with their families. But until then there is no doubt that the deep roots of this family will stay engrained in the soil, fertile with stories of the difficult days in early Oklahoma but also as a demonstration of hope for those to follow as caretakers of the land.

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History: “I grew up in Little Flock, Ark., and went two years to the University of Arkansas before attending Oklahoma State for veterinary school. I graduated in 1973 and started practicing in Prairie Creek, Ark., with Dr. Glenn Corley. We then built this facility and opened it in November 1976 and I have been here ever since. During the ensuing years several associates have come through this facility, including my son Chris. I am currently working by myself, with Dr. John Mueller from Eureka Springs working as relief for me.”

Products and Services: “Veterinary medicine around here means both large and small animals. I work with livestock, especially cattle and horses, also some sheep and goats. In terms of cattle, my focus is on herd health and troubleshooting with issues such as pneumonia or black leg. I also get occasional cases of nitrate toxicity. My equine business is rather large with lameness being the main issue often requiring drugs, treatment or even surgery. As hobby farmers are becoming more prevalent, so are sheep and goats in my business, mainly in terms of parasites. I occasionally go out to the farms but that is sometimes difficult because we are so busy. We also provide care and services for dogs and cats. We have a good surgical unit and I have done some unusual procedures such as spaying a flying squirrel and a potbellied pig.”

Philosophy and future: “My philosophy was something that was emphasized during my schooling. A veterinarian needs to supply quality service at reasonable fees, especially in regards to livestock producers. I am a tool for the farmer who has to make a profit. If he can’t make a profit, he doesn’t need me; and there is room for us both to make a living. In terms of small animals, they are often family members. Consequently I try to be compassionate with both the animal and the owner when providing care and advice. My plan is to add Vanessa Sparkman in 2017 and Matt Finney in 2018 to take over the business with me working for them when I want. I picked these two upcoming veterinarians because our philosophies are very similar.”

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By Terry Ropp

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“Our goal is to provide the very best breeding stock so our customers can make more money and improve the quality of their herds,” Ricky said. “People can make money year after year if they pay attention to detail.”

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A critical component of this transforbegan. After he passed away three years ago, the tight-knit family of wife Bobbie, mation was the use of Select Sires. Ricky daughter Sara, sons Jimmy and Ricky, said, “When I was using AI on only a few along with grandson Brock and Ricky’s cows, Select Sires was the company that responded promptly and effecwife Tammy embraced a tively and had the best choice purebred Angus operation Berryville, Ark. of bulls for our program.” with its first production sale The Smith process is both on November 12, 2016 at precise and vigorous. First, SeNorth Arkansas Livestock lect Sires comes and evaluates Auction in Green Forest.

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Town Life: “I began my career by working in auto parts and moving on to the wholesale-retail tire business before I opened Worley Tire here on Trimble Street in Berryville, Ark., 28 years ago. We now have two locations with my son Brad running the Harrison side and tire service trucks. I also have Worley’s Equipment Rental also in Berryville where we rent smaller construction equipment such as backhoes and excavators mostly to farmers. My wife Mitzi has worked for 36 years at Mercy Hospital as an office manager for Dr. Flake.”

Country Life: “Mitzi and I own 90 acres and lease an additional 900 for our 130 cow/calf operation. Our mommas are black and bred by eight registered black Angus bulls.

I like the breed because of calving ease and pay attention to EPDs, especially birth weights and weaning weights when selecting a bull. My bulls usually come from Jack’s in Pea Ridge, Ark., because past good experiences I’ve had with his bulls or from Smith Registered Angus because he has high quality animals and is local. I like spring calves best because I get better weaning weights though I do have a smaller number of calves in the fall. I run groups of 30 or less and work the calves twice, giving shots, worming and castrating while the mommas and bulls receive lepto once a year. I typically keep bulls for five years to maintain productivity and genetic diversity. I keep 30 heifers a year now that the prices are down but sell the steers and remaining heifers at North Arkansas Livestock Auction in Green Forest, Ark., or at Joe Pat Youngblood’s, a local buyer at the edge of town. I fertilize in the spring with ammonia nitrate and use mixed fertilizer and a bit of chicken litter as determined by routine soil testing and broadcast spray for weeds in the spring brush hogging what remains.

I hay 2,300 round bales a year off of 300 acres and sell the surplus.”

Future: “We had six sets of twins this year and two of those calves are in my daughter’s backyard where granddaughters Sadie and Sophia are in charge of bottlefeeding. In the future, I hope to turn the tire shops over to Brad so I can farm fulltime, which I will do as long as I can.”

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FEBRUARY 13, 2017

FARM FINANCE Make New Resolutions

By Kathy Daily

Take time to evaluate expenses and where you can make changes Another year has come and gone and you are still struggling with the same bookkeeping issues. You know it is important to keep good records, but time hasn’t been your friend this year, or for whatever reason you put it off again. Maybe the thought of getting started is just too overwhelming, because after all, you got into this business because you liked to farm, not because you liked to do paper work.

Let’s look at it from a different perspective. You have a construction company that does remodeling. Your customers pay you when the work is complete. To get you through between projects you have a credit card that you use for material purchases and for living expenses. At the end of the job, when you get paid-you pay the credit card off and you are good until the next project is completed. Do you see any potential problems with this particular scenario? Here are a few that come to mind: 1. How do you separate living expenses from business expenses?

2. What happens if material costs are more than projected?

3. What happens if the job takes longer than you thought, which delays when you get paid?

4. How do you make sure you are staying within your budget?

5. What if you have two jobs running at once? How do you keep them separated?

6. If you have employees, are they charging things too? How do you know they are business related?

I think you see the problem, as well as, the similarity with farming. Bookkeeping can’t be put off until you have time to get to it, or until the end of the year.

Like it or not, you run a business which needs constant monitoring.

Here are a few resolutions for 2017 to help you get started:

1. Know your Costs – You can’t control what you don’t measure. Make it a point of categorizing expenses when they are received. Use the categories that are on the Schedule F of your taxes. Get in the habit of reviewing every bill and making a note of the expense category, initialing it if it is correct, and noting the date it needs to be paid.

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ning to set it up, but it will be a huge timesaver after the initial set up. An accurate set of books is one that is reconciled to invoices, especially co-op bills where multiple things are purchased. It is also helpful to code your expenses based on the crop in which it is used like corn, soybean, wheat, etc. This allows you to know your actual cost of production for each commodity.

3. Control Family Living – Family living expenses are the most underestimated expense on the farm. You estimate the fuel that it takes to plant and harvest your crop each year, but how do you estimate the fuel your family uses for personal needs? As you see farm earnings decline, you need to pull back on personal expenses as well.

4. Evaluate your debt load – It is a simple fact that you must be bringing in more income than you are spending. If you aren’t – you may need to look at selling some assets. More than likely, this will also mean that you will encounter increased taxes. Although that may seem counterproductive, it is a one-time expense. If indications are showing that you are in a prolonged down cycle, it is important to get your debt under control as soon as possible.

5. Be Mindful of Your Input Costs – Remember when the local equipment dealer talked you into buying that new combine with all the new monitors and gadgets? Are you actually using those devices to control your cost of inputs? Shop around for your inputs to make sure you are getting the best price. You will be surprised how much suppliers will sharpen their pencil when they realize they have competition.

6. Renegotiate Lease Agreements – Go to your landlords with numbers to support reducing the rent. It is hard to tell a landlord, whose taxes continue to go up each year, why you need to reduce the rent. There are no easy answers, and there is a good possibility that someone else is willing to pay more. Maybe their costs aren’t as much as yours, or maybe they have another motivation. But the bottom line is you need to remember you are farming to make a profit.

I think sometimes it is difficult for farmers and ranchers to realize the size of the business they are operating. A great deal of you are running million dollar enterprises with a fraction of the staff of a typical CEO. For that reason alone, you need to make the most of your resources when it comes to farm financials.

I will leave you with what a mentor once told me. “You can’t control what you don’t know.” Make it a point in 2017 to learn more about what you can control.

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When thinking about loans and credit, it’s important to maintain focus on the basics or the 5 Cs of Credit. Understanding the 5 Cs and its characteristics are applicable to lenders and borrowers alike.

Capital represents the general overall financial position of the borrower or of the credit presentation. Capital is generally reflected through the balance sheet.

The balance sheet is a representation of one’s assets, debts and new worth at a single date and point in time. A balance sheet is a fluid, ever-changing document.

However, it represents a basic yet fundamental financial picture to your lender.

Capacity is an area that’s critical to credit analysis. Capacity or the ability to absorb and repay debt is of obvious importance to both borrower and lender.

When analyzing one’s repayment ability, it’s important to review both the financial return tied to the new debt and look at the person or company’s overall income and repayment position. An engaged lender should analyze and share both aspects with the borrower. He or she should also stress the repayment to account for rate increases or additional debt.

Conditions represents an area where a lender can customize various loan parameters specific to that client or business. Given that each borrower, lender and loan is unique, it makes sense that the loan product should be customized to the borrower and to the loan purpose.

For example, one would not want a poultry or cattle loan on monthly or even on quarterly repayment terms if the source of repayment will necessarily come from the poultry and/or cattle production.

Likewise, one should expect monthly repayment terms on a loan where most of the borrower’s income is from regular, non-farm sources.

Conditions can also apply to rates, fees, repayment penalties, insurance and many other issues specific to that

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request. On larger, more complicated loans, it’s advisable to consult an Attorney or other real estate professional to review your loan documents prior to signing off at the closing table. Bottomline, make sure you understand the terms and conditions of the transaction before signing the closing documents.

Collateral represents the underlying asset that is used to help support the loan request. Collateral can be a great equity source and can be helpful in offsetting other credit areas that may be weaker.

A lender should be up front and clear with what’s expected in terms of loan security or collateral. A higher level of pledged collateral can really help if times get tough and you need an extension of time. This can be the cushion that gives a lender the room needed to take advantage of loan servicing tools they have at their disposal. Said another way, a tight collateral margin leaves your lender in a tough position should you need some help and extra time during the loan term.

Your lender will consider age, quality and condition of the collateral. On credit requests involving real estate, most loans will involve a State Certified Appraiser.

Character is fifth of the 5 Cs to consider. Character represents the history of one’s borrowing activity as well as the applicant’s level of honesty, ethics and moral capacity. Generally, your lender will do a credit check by ordering and analyzing a credit bureau report on all individual applicants.

Like every other area of life and business, communication is key to a successful, lender/borrower transaction. Be inquisitive and comfortable in asking a lot of questions and you’ll be rewarded with a quality lender relationship that can last a lifetime.

Ken W. Knies is a senior business develop coordinator with First National Bank of Northwest Arkansas, and an agricultural and rural consultant.

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

farm finance

The Cycle of the Industry

By Jessica Allan

Is the glass half full or half empty for those in the cattle industry?

Here we are again at the beginning of the year, and what an odd beginning it is. We have had some cold snaps, but for the most part we have had an unusually warm winter so far. Just a few weeks ago at Christmas, many were wearing summer clothes. Once you get used to one set of temperatures, another swoops in and changes it all, and our health and that of our animals, goes topsy-turvy. It reminds me a lot of the cattle market and our financial health in recent years.

If you’re in the cattle industry, you know margins are historically tight. Unless you run several hundred head or have “fancy” cattle, more than likely you lose more than you make on your herd year after year. Then 2012 happened. The drought forced several livestock herds to liquidate. Females that should have gone into production were instead sent to slaughter, bringing a significant decrease to production age females. Prices started climbing. In 2013, the average Oklahoma City price for 6-650 weight feeder steers was $158.84 per hundredweight. By the end of 2014, the price had shot up to $255.07 per hundredweight, a 41.7 percent increase.

We cattle farmers began keeping back heifers.

The national herd reversed course and began growing again. Beef production, which fell a dramatic 5.7 percent in 2014 (as opposed to a mere 0.8 percent in 2013), started creeping up. Projected 2016 numbers show a 5.4 percent increase in production, with another 3.6 percent increase for 2017. The increase in production isn’t merely a reflection of carcass weight but also an increase of numbers headed to slaughter. Those heifers we kept back? Their calves are now headed to the feedlots.

Basic economics teaches us that supply FEBRUARY 13, 2017

and demand are inextricably linked with prices. When supply goes down, prices go up, and vice versa. When we saw beef production decrease in 2014 as a result of the 2012 herd liquidation, we also saw prices rise. We began holding back heifers, increasing beef production by 2016 when we saw an almost 32 percent decrease in Oklahoma City feeder steer prices. It takes about two years for a calf to go from one end of the cycle to the other, and the supply and prices have reflected that cycle. We were watching the interaction of biology and economics in our industry playout before our very eyes.

In 2014-2015, analysts thought we might have reached a new plateau in cattle pricing. Economics revealed we were simply watching supply and demand at work. Today’s prices, while discouraging after recent years, are now back in line with the historical trend. Analysts now predict limited price increases in the next few years due to our production increase, but they also expect the market to stay close to the historical trend line.

So is it a good or bad time to be in the cattle industry? It depends on if you’re a glass half full or half empty person.

Or you can choose the philosophy that the glass just needs to be filled. We’ve weathered times like this before and we will again. We’ve chosen a lifestyle, not just a job, and most of us wouldn’t trade it for the world.

Jessica Allan is an agricultural lender at Hometown Bank in Neosho, Mo. A resident of Jasper County, she also is involved in raising cattle on her family’s farm in Newton County and is an active alumni of the Crowder College Aggie Club.

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(Week of 1/29/17 to 2/4/17) Arkansas Cattle Auction - Searcy

60.00-76.00 †

Ash Flat Livestock Barry County Regional Stockyards Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Cleburne County Livestock Auction County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Auction

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 116.00-120.00; wtd. avg. price 118.53.

Heifers: 116.00-120.00; wtd. avg. price 118.54.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 190.00-192.00; wtd. avg. price 190.01.

Heifers: 188.00-190.00; wtd. avg. price 189.88.

68.00-83.00 † 76.00-77.00 † Not Reported* Not Reported* 78.00-89.00 † 64.00-86.50 † 68.00-95.00 † 60.00-88.00* 69.50-88.50 † 65.00-93.50 † 80.50-84.50 † 72.00-103.00 † 75.00-85.00* 70.00-96.00 † Not Reported*

Welch Stockyards

30

50

70

slaughter

90

cows

110

(Week of 1/29/17 to 2/4/17)

35.00-64.00 † 3

Arkansas Cattle Auction

37.50-67.50 †

Ash Flat Livestock

Not Reported*

Barry County Regional Stockyards Benton County Sale Barn Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Cleburne County Live County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Auction

39.00-71.50 † 45.00-67.50* 35.00-58.00 † 39.00-65.50 † 3 Not Reported*

Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Farmers Livestock - Springdale Ft. Smith Livestock I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Stockyards Mid-State Stockyards North Arkansas Livestockk

Not Reported* 48.00-65.00 † 36.00-69.00 † 44.00-62.50 † 39.00-69.00 † 40.00-68.00* 35.00-65.00 † 48.00-68.00 †

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

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 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. 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

18 18

40

60

80

Ark. Cattle Auction, LLC - Searcy 1/31/17

Ash Flat Livestock

930 2-5 Lower

St-10 Lower

150.00-198.00 140.00-167.00 130.00-150.00 120.00-136.00 119.00-124.00 ----133.00-155.00 125.00-146.00 114.00-122.00 ----130.00-157.00 121.00-142.00 90.00-127.00 114.00-133.00 -----

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Cattlemen’s Livestock*

2/3/17 601

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200.00-235.00. Several Families with single and twin kids Selection 1 and 2 57.00-95.00 Per Head.

Replacement Does: Selection 1 and 2 150.00-250.00 Per Head.

Slaughter Does: Selection 1 70-228 lbs 140.00-165.00.

Selection 2 64-185 lbs 120.00-137.50. Selection 3 60-160 lbs 105.00-115.00.

Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1 and 2 85-170 lbs 140.00165.00. Selection 3 90-140 lbs 100.00-135.00.

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1/24/17

Receipts: 636 Supply was good and demand was good with a near standing room only crowd on hand. Feeder and Slaughter lambs were mostly steady compared to last month while the slaughter Diamond, Mo. • TS Whites Sheep and Goat Sale 2/2/17 ram markets dropped 10-20 cents. Feeder and slaughter kid markets rose on average 50-75 cents per pound and Receipts: 1636 Supply was good and demand was very good. Hair lambs slaughter does and bucks remained mostly steady compared were up 20.00-30.00, Feeder kids markets rose 40.00- to last month. The supply made up of 38 percent slaughter and feeder lambs, 19 percent ewes and rams, 28 percent 50.00, slaughter kids were up 20.00-30.00 with the kid goats, and 10 percent does and bucks. All prices are per remainder of the markets being mostly steady. Supply included 3 percent slaughter ewes and rams, 23 percent hundred weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise.

SHEEP: slaughter and feeder lambs, 46 percent kid goats, and Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1 25-35 lbs 265.00-275.00.

20 percent bucks and does. All prices are per hundred Medium and Large 1-2 27-41 lbs 197.50-210.00. weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise.

Slaughter Lambs: Wool Lambs: Prime 3-4 91 lbs 181.00.

SHEEP: Choice 2-3 120-135 lbs 110.00-125.00.

Slaughter Wool Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-4 45-55 lbs Hair Lambs: Prime 3-4 49-64 lbs 247.50-260.00; 80-100 lbs 260.00; 72-80 lbs 230.00; 91-96 lbs 180.00-195.00.

Hair lambs: Prime 3-4 49-66 lbs 250.00-270.00; 65-80 lbs 180.00-197.50. Choice 2-3 41-73 lbs 200.00-237.50; 84 lbs 235.00-247.50. Choice 2-3 55-80 lbs 225.00-240.00; 118- 160.00; 100-112 lbs 110.00-132.50. Good 1-2 50-79 lbs 176.00180.00; 85-100 lbs 100.00-101.00. Several drafts of fancy Bred 125 lbs 140.00-152.50.

Several families of Hair Ewes with single or twin lambs: Wool Ewes Medium and Large 1-2 110-130 lbs 195.00-200.00 per head.

92.50-95.00 Per Head.

Replacement Hair Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 130-152 Slaughter Wool Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 170-180 lbs 80.00-100.00. lbs 100.00-120.00.

Slaughter Wool Rams: Utility 1-2 160-225 lbs 61.00-83.00.

Slaughter Wool Ewes: Cull 1-2 135-150 lbs 82.00-85.00 Slaughter Hair Ewes: Good 2-3 130-160 lbs 82.50-95.00. Slaughter Hair Rams: Good 2-3 185-190 lbs 89.00-91.00.

Feeder kids: Selection 1 28-38 lbs 265.00-290.00. Selection 2 Utility 1-2 75-105 lbs 110.00-115.00.

30-33 lbs 205.00-225.00.

Replacement Hair rams: Medium and Large 1-2 87-150 Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 40-65 lbs 270.00-295.00. Selection lbs 100.00-122.50.

Slaughter Hair Rams: Medium and Large 1-2 115-215 lbs 2 40-76 lbs 225.00-252.50; 75-88 lbs 180.00-185.00. Selection 3 55-65 lbs 175.00-195.00.

80.00-95.00.

Slaughter Does: Selection 1 90-163 lbs 180.00-190.00.

Feeder kids: Selection 1 22-38 lbs 280.00-305.00. SelecSelection 2 55-145 lbs 135.00-157.50. Selection 3 67-85 lbs tion 2 25-38 lbs 250.00-275.00. Selection 3 23-39 lbs 122.50-130.00.

200.00-235.00; 35-43 lbs 47.50-52.50 Per Head.

Replacement Bucks: Selection 1 300.00 per head.

Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 40-70 lbs 285.00-300.00.

Selection 2 42-78 lbs 260.00-280.00. Selection 3 40-75 lbs Slaughter Bucks: Selection 2 100-155 lbs 120.00-137.50.

sheep &

goats

stocker & feeder

120

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1/24/17

Receipts: 655 The moderate supply included 2 small herd dispersals and the demand was moderate. There were 14 percent springer heifers, 13 percent bred heifers, 35 percent open heifers, 09 percent fresh and milking cows, 05 percent bred and springer cows and 09 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.

130 Springer Heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 1325.00-1650.00, crossbreds 1375.00-1500.00, Approved 1000.00-1300.00, crossbreds 900.00-1200.00, ind Brown Swiss 1250.00, Medium 850.00-975.00, ind Jersey 725.00, crossbreds 700.00-825.00, Common few 300.00-650.00.

Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 1300.00-1600.00, Approved 1000.00-1260.00, crossbreds 1050.00-1125.00, Medium 725.00-950.00, crossbreds 840.00-975.00, Common 500.00-625.00, crossbreds 400.00-625.00.

Heifers bred one to three months: Approved ind crossbred 1000.00, Medium 750.00-925.00, few crossbreds 700.00-900.00, Common few 400.00-410.00, crossbreds 250.00-635.00.

Open Heifers: Approved: 135-300 lbs 300.00-500.00, ind Jersey 310.00, crossbreds 210.00-510.00, 300-400 lbs 420.00550.00, crossbreds 440.00-510.00, 400-500 lbs 560.00-710.00, pkg 2 Jerseys 468 lbs 820.00, crossbreds 430.00-610.00, 500-600 lbs 560.00-750.00, crossbreds 660.00-800.00, 600-700 lbs few 760.00-800.00, crossbreds 710.00-870.00, 700-800 lbs 775.00975.00.

Medium: 500-600 lbs few 570.00-590.00, ind crossbred 590.00, 600-700 lbs ind 650.00, few crossbreds 580.00-610.00, 700-800 lbs ind 710.00.

Replacement Cows: Fresh Cows and Heifers: Supreme 1525.00-1625.00, ind crossbred 1400.00, Approved 1125.001475.00, ind crossbred 1325.00, Medium 680.00-900.00, ind crossbred 890.00, Common few 450.00-600.00, few Jerseys 290.00-370.00.

Milking Cows: Supreme few 1575.00-1675.00, ind crossbred

Barry Co. Regional Stockyards* -----

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Cleburne Co. - Heber Springs 1/30/17

County Line Sale Ratcliff 2/1/17

885

400

265

Uneven

Uneven

St-5 Lower

Uneven

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165.00-199.00 159.00-182.00 138.00-160.00 128.00-139.00 122.00

145.00-165.00 140.00-163.00 125.00-145.00 120.00-130.00 118.00-122.00

155.00-175.00 140.00-160.00 125.00-145.00 118.00-122.00 -----

160.00-185.00 142.50-155.00 143.00-147.50 130.00-138.00 110.00-137.50

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160.00-188.00 143.50-173.00 128.00-154.00 120.00-133.00 -----

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----125.00-145.00 117.00-134.00 110.00-120.00 105.00-112.00

----130.00-145.00 130.00-147.00 120.00-134.00 -----

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134.00-150.00 130.00-147.00 119.00-134.00 113.00-124.00 110.00-112.00

128.00-148.00 115.00-136.00 110.00-127.00 108.00-116.50 95.00-110.00

129.00-144.00 110.00-138.00 113.00-122.00 112.00-115.00 106.00-110.00

133.00-151.50 118.00-137.50 116.00-122.50 118.50-122.50 -----

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37.00-73.00 † Not Reported*

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42.00-63.00 † 40.00-72.00 † 56.00-68.00*

1500.00, Approved 1075.00-1375.00, ind crossbred 1325.00, Medium 825.00-925.00, ind crossbred 900.00.

Springer Cows: Approved 1000.00-1350.00, Medium few 2/5/17 825.00-950.00, crossbreds 800.00-975.00.

Bred Cows: Supreme few 1475.00-1600.00, Approved 1000.00-1350.00, ind crossbred 1150.00, Medium 750.00970.00.

Baby Calves: Holstein Heifers 70.00-210.00, Holstein Bulls 115.00-200.00, small 50.00-95.00, Crossbred Heifers 110.00-190.00, Crossbred Bulls 140.00-190.00, Beef cross Heifers 200.00-210.00, Beef cross Bulls 190.00-210.00.

dairy cattle

80.00-90.00 †

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

cattle

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

Not Reported* 70.00-86.50 † 60.00-92.00*

Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Farmers Livestock - Springdale Ft. Smith Livestock I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Stockyards Mid-State Stockyards North Arkansas Livestock - Green Forest

10

beef

65.00-92.00 †

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Joplin Regional Stockyards 1/30/17

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420

1,253

745

7,471

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Uneven

Uneven

Uneven

St-10 Lower

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165.00-183.00 160.00-164.00 135.00-142.00 122.00-136.00 125.00

166.00-185.00 151.00-169.50 137.00-163.00 119.50-140.50 118.00-124.00

162.50-177.50 143.00-177.00 133.00-145.00 119.00-130.00 119.00-126.00

172.50-180.00 150.00-182.00 130.00-159.00 125.50-143.00 121.00-130.50

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159.00-176.00 134.00-162.00 121.00-138.00 114.00-132.00 115.00-122.00

140.00-156.00 139.00-151.00 130.00-145.00 112.00-133.00 116.00-120.00

154.00-163.00 132.00-163.00 127.00-138.00 120.00-133.00 -----

----148.00-150.00 131.00-143.00 115.00 107.00-108.00

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131.00-158.00 125.00-136.00 115.00-127.00 114.00 -----

144.00-202.50 113.00-150.00 116.00-130.00 106.00-120.00 106.00-113.00

139.00-153.00 121.00-141.00 119.00-127.00 113.00-120.00 118.00

142.50-151.00 127.00-148.00 120.00-136.00 118.00-131.00 116.00-126.00

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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Utility 1-2 160-225 lbs 61.00-83.00. ood 2-3 185-190 lbs 89.00-91.00.

28-38 lbs 265.00-290.00. Selection 2

n 1 40-65 lbs 270.00-295.00. Selection 0; 75-88 lbs 180.00-185.00. Selection 0. n 1 90-163 lbs 180.00-190.00.

5.00-157.50. Selection 3 67-85 lbs

ection 1 300.00 per head. on 2 100-155 lbs 120.00-137.50.

500

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1500

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136.56

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145.59 136.23 157.50 *

126.36 119.59 117.19 118.63 119.76

139.09 149.91

129.92

141.25

117.12

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825.00-1800.00 † 1100.00-1600.00 * 1200.00-1525.00 †

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158.51

128.25

142.08

123.93

141.92 *

Not Reported †

2000

125.56 *

140.49

2500

Tulsa Livestock Auction 1/30/17

Welch Stockyards*

1/31/17

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7,471

486

852

9,772

302

4,219

747

3,882

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St-10 Lower

St-7 Lower

St-10 Lower

St-6 Lower

St-7 Lower

Uneven

4-10 Lower

Uneven

0 0 0 0 0

162.50-177.50 143.00-177.00 133.00-145.00 119.00-130.00 119.00-126.00

172.50-180.00 150.00-182.00 130.00-159.00 125.50-143.00 121.00-130.50

150.00-193.00 133.00-169.00 130.00-149.00 130.00 118.00-122.00

155.00-165.00 146.00-172.50 134.50-151.00 125.00-136.50 120.00-126.00

180.00-190.00 155.00-180.00 152.00-163.00 124.00-143.50 122.00-136.00

165.00-190.00 133.00-159.00 134.00-139.00 124.00-133.50 120.00-124.00

157.00-185.00 140.00-167.00 134.00-160.00 128.00-145.00 124.00-137.00

146.00-171.00 134.00-160.00 116.00-148.00 103.00-144.00 90.00-123.00

170.00-185.00 156.00-170.00 148.50-165.00 126.50-140.00 113.00-127.75

0 0 0 0 0

154.00-163.00 132.00-163.00 127.00-138.00 120.00-133.00 -----

----148.00-150.00 131.00-143.00 115.00 107.00-108.00

150.00-170.00 129.00-154.00 112.00-135.00 108.00-119.00 97.00-107.00

150.00-160.00 146.00-157.00 128.00-144.00 119.00-126.00 111.00-118.00

178.00 148.00-179.00 141.50 126.50 -----

177.00 137.00-142.00 128.00-139.00 118.00-128.00 118.00

150.00-165.00 138.00-150.00 131.00-137.00 121.00-128.00 -----

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162.50-173.50 157.00-168.00 140.00-159.50 113.50-130.00 109.50-117.00

0 0 0 0 0

139.00-153.00 121.00-141.00 119.00-127.00 113.00-120.00 118.00

142.50-151.00 127.00-148.00 120.00-136.00 118.00-131.00 116.00-126.00

135.00-152.00 120.00-141.00 116.00-127.00 108.00-119.00 -----

132.00-149.00 125.00-143.00 116.00-130.50 117.00-123.00 107.00-115.00

153.00-170.00 131.50-155.00 126.00-137.75 120.00-133.75 117.00-123.00

136.00-157.00 124.00-137.00 115.00-126.00 116.00-125.00 107.00-113.00

136.00-153.00 129.00-143.00 120.00-132.00 117.50-128.00 117.00-121.00

124.00-156.00 106.00-138.00 90.00-151.00 90.00-119.00 85.00-109.00

144.00-172.50 130.00-149.00 119.50-137.00 111.00-125.25 101.00-118.50

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120.56

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145.41

128.96 121.61

139.34 148.94

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129.33 142.99 139.82

OKC West - El Reno, Okla.

2/1/17

Joplin Regional Stockyards 1/30/17

127.04 119.00

137.09

N. Ark. Livestock Green Forest 2/1/17

I-40 Livestock Ozark 2/2/17

146.46 135.23

900.00-1275.00 †

1500

126.74 115.65

1000.00-1450.00 †

1000

116.95

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Not Reported * 1200.00-1440.00 †

Welch Stockyards

0

133.60

132.09 141.27

Mid-State Stockyard North Arkansas Livestock - Green Forest OKC West - El Reno 1125.00-1750.00 † Ouachita Livestock Auction None Reported † Ozarks Regional Stockyards 825.00-1500.00 † Stilwell Livestock Auction None Reported * Tulsa Livestock Auction 1425.00-1660.00 †

3.86

113.50 147.08

Not Reported*

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

10.49

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

135.06

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770.00-1150.00 †

Decatur Livestock Auction Farmer’s & Ranchers

Corn

Nov. 16 Dec. 16 Jan. 17

150.27

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Soft Wheat

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

148.00

825.00-1300.00 † Barry County Regional Stockyards Not Reported* Benton County Sale Barn 1025.00-1725.00 † Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction 900.00-1125.00 * Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs None Reported † County Line Sale 700.00-1225.00 †

Soybeans

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avg. grain prices

pairs

2000

Apr. 16 May 16 June 16 July 16 Aug. 16 Sept. 16 Oct. 16

Week of 1/15/17

and Large 1 25-35 lbs 265.00-275.00.

7-41 lbs 197.50-210.00.

Lambs: Prime 3-4 91 lbs 181.00.

10.00-125.00.

9-64 lbs 247.50-260.00; 80-100 lbs -3 41-73 lbs 200.00-237.50; 84 lbs 00-132.50. Good 1-2 50-79 lbs 176.000-101.00. Several drafts of fancy Bred Large 1-2 110-130 lbs 195.00-200.00

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Week of 1/22/17

mand was good with a near standing d. Feeder and Slaughter lambs were to last month while the slaughter -20 cents. Feeder and slaughter age 50-75 cents per pound and s remained mostly steady compared ly made up of 38 percent slaughter rcent ewes and rams, 28 percent t does and bucks. All prices are per unless noted otherwise.

$80

131.81

154.03

119.21

140.12 140.85

121.28

127.20

Week of 1/29/17

1/24/17

Ash Flat Livestock 575.00-1050.00 † Barry County Regional Stockyards Not Reported* Benton County Sale Barn 800.00-1275.00 † Cattlemen’s Livestock 825.00-1250.00 * 50.00-76.00 † Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs County Line Sale - Ratcliff 1040.00-1210.00 † Decatur Livestock Auction Not Reported* Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Not Reported * Farmers Livestock 825.00-1300.00 † Ft. Smith Livestock 620.00-1350.00 † I-40 Livestock - Ozark 650.00-1250.00 † Joplin Regional 550.00-1550.00 † Mid-State Stockyard 700.00-1210.00 * North Arkansas Livestock 900.00-1500.00 † OKC West - El Reno 800.00-1575.00 † Ouachita Livestock 735.00-1125.00 † Ozarks Regional 550.00-1475.00 † Stilwell Livestock Auction None Reported * Tulsa Livestock Auction 900.00-1450.00 † Welch Stockyards Not Reported *

Week of 1/8/17

ock Market

2/3/17

$120

710.00-1090.00 †

Arkansas Cattle Auctionn

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.7075 and 40# blocks at $1.7400. The weekly average for barrels is $1.5920 (+.1250) and blocks, $1.7475 (+.0950).

Fluid Milk: Overall, milk production is steady to higher nationwide this week. Wintery and rainy weather conditions in most regions cleared up, leaving almost no impact on milk production. In California, recent rains increase the likelihood of water availability for the upcoming spring/summer growing seasons. Bottling milk demand is mixed. In the East region, the demand for Class I is down. In the Central region, bottling demand is unchanged as bottlers note the school pipelines are refilled. In the West, bottled milk interest is improving with retailers increasing their orders to restock shelves.

Spot milk prices range from $2 under to flat Class in the Midwest, due to commodity cheese manufacturers stopping their intake of additional milk loads. The supply of cream is steady to readily available. In the East, spot cream loads are available. Cream demand is light in the West; as a result, some spot loads are clearing into the Midwest for Class II uses. Cream multiples range .90-1.15 in the east, 0 1.05-1.18 in the Midwest, and .97-1.19 in the West.

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT F.O.B. producing plants: Upper Midwest - $2.3179-2.6049.

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Prices Prices reported per cwtper cwt reported

Week of 1/15/17

ction 1 and 2 85-170 lbs 140.00140 lbs 100.00-135.00.

National Dairy Market at a Glance

cows

(Week of 1/29/17 to 2/4/17)

550-600 lb. steers

$200

Week of 1/22/17

ion 1 70-228 lbs 140.00-165.00.

120.00-137.50. Selection 3 60-160

replacement

dairy sales

Families with single and twin kids 0-95.00 Per Head. lection 1 and 2 150.00-250.00 Per

12 Month Avg. -

$240

Week of 1/29/17

es reports

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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124.66

150.85

122.16

142.29

125.22 200

Prices Based on Weighted Average for Steers and Heifers 550-600 lbs.

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116.72

139.76

100 125 150 175 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

127.44 117.58

120.09

137.89 148.32

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116.29

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95 115 135 155 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

175

Prices Based on Weighted Average for Steers and Heifers 550-600 lbs.

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For those of us in the agriculture business, it’s no secret that 2015 and 2016 were challenging years.

Maybe some of the most challenging we’ve seen in quite some time. And truth be told, 2017 is looking like it will follow suit. In an industry known for its optimism, you would be hard-pressed to find anyone overly positive about what lies ahead this year. But I always think there is promise on the horizon if we can push through these challenging times and enjoy the prosperity that will certainly come. In the meantime, there are some steps that producers can take to adequately prepare for 2017 and beyond.

Know Your Numbers: As lenders work with you to project what the next year will look like and how they can best serve you, it will help to be prepared with key data points, including: • Planting intentions – Know your acres, crop type and fertilizer application plans • Working capital needs – Know what is changing and some ways to improve your working capital • Break-even analysis – Know your input costs, conservative bushel projections and sales triggers • Expense management – Know what specific changes are being made in your operation to endure lower prices and what further trimming can be done in the year ahead • Balance sheet basics – Have a good understanding of your current amount of working capital, your overall debt-to-equity ratio and value of your unencumbered real estate Be a Tough Negotiator: With the significant price changes we have seen in the grain complex, those who sell to farmers are having a harder time making the next sale. That

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means you have an opportunity to attain better prices when you spend money.

• Cash rents – In general, landowners will need to make some concessions on cash rents. Be willing to negotiate but not afraid to walk away if the math doesn’t work for you at renewal time.

• Equipment – There are definitely deals to be had on used iron, but only do what makes sense for your operation. Also, aggressive lease terms are being offered and in many cases may lower cost, or improve cash flow, throughout your operation.

• Basic purchases – Those who sell you crop insurance, seed, fertilizer, chemical, parts, equipment and a whole host of other products will need to know that farmers are carefully weighing each purchase. Loyalty to such suppliers is wonderful but it is also okay to encourage competition for your spending dollars.

Sell Items that are Not Contributing: The truth is there are some things that just need to go.

Whether it is a poor piece of land that isn’t producing, a tractor that might not be essential or a trailer that is collecting dust, take stock of what you have and determine what needs to go.

During this period in which some producers will have limited working capital and struggle to service debt, it is imperative to critically examine your assets.

Working capital and liquidity have become – and will continue to be – critically important in the coming years. Any asset sale that bolsters your liquidity position will improve your ability to endure the current commodity prices as we look forward to better days.

Lance Albin is vice president, agribusiness commercial lending officer at UMB Bank and has more than nine years of experience in agriculture financing. He has a master’s degree in business administration from Fort Hays State University.

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Improve Hay & Pasture Yields Now is the time to talk to a Farmers Coop professional to avoid weed problems and determine your fertilizer needs.

By Bob Moreland

Picking the bank that works best for your farming operation You know choosing the right bank is important. Even more important is the relationship you have with that bank and your banker. They fill a critical role for your farm or business, so it makes sense they should be someone you trust and who understands you and your business. The right bank should be your ally, advocate and advisor. It can take time to find the right fit, but it’s worth it.

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Honestly assess your needs: Consider your personal needs and those of your farm now and into the future. Where do you want your business positioned five years from now? What are your personal long-term goals? The right banker will listen to understand where you’re hoping to be down the road. They should help you assess your growth potential and work to support business and personal financial growth.

Technology for the long-term: Thoroughly evaluate a potential bank’s technological capabilities. Many banks may offer the latest innovations but don’t ask the right questions to see if these innovations are right for you. The technology they recommend should help you manage your business better. If you’re a smaller operation, you may only need something like online banking to track transactions and move money between your business and personal accounts. Ask your bank if they have the technology you need for your business today, and as you grow.

Know your expectations and share them: Once you’ve identified several banks that meet your criteria

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for current and long-term needs, arrange for a banker from each organization to meet you and your team at your farm or place of business. A frank discussion of your situation and goals will help facilitate an understanding. With more information, those involved will better understand each organization’s goals, expectations, and capabilities.

Determine your potential banker’s passion for their business…and yours: Look for a banker who is passionate about your business. They will make a superior financial partner because they care about your success and they understand the unique nuances of your industry. They’re willing to go the extra mile to find banking resources and services that best fit your needs, personally and professionally, now and in the future.

As a business owner – look for experience: Banks often offer specialty areas, and you’ll want to look for one with knowledge in farming and agribusiness. The more a banker knows about your industry, the more they can tailor strategies and solutions to meet your unique situation. Your banker should be able to help you anticipate challenges, whether it’s government regulation or cash flow, and make helpful suggestions. One of the best ways to identify a banker who understands your industry is to ask other farmers with similar size operations for a reference.

The right bank provides more than money. It provides a true financial partner who cares about your business and your personal success. A good banking relationship supplies support, service, and structure – everything you need to succeed with financial matters.

Bob Moreland is the community president of Commerce Bank in Bolivar. Mo.

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meet your neighbors A Father’s Legacy Continued from Page 13 each cow in order to select a sire that complements her exact specifications resulting in calves with the best possible EPDs. Attention is paid to docility, calving ease and fleshing ability. Further, those calves as well as their mothers must be highly adaptable to local conditions which include rough terrain and low-quality forage.

Smith Angus Ranch’s AI conception rate is approximately 75% requiring only three top-quality registered cleanup bulls.

The Smith cattle are also subjected to ultrasound testing for ribeye size, fat and marbling as well as the 50 K DNA test to increase EPD accuracy and ensure customers get exactly what they pay for.

EPDs can indicate a genetic tendency towards docility but that tendency needs to be reinforced and augmented by personal care. Tammy usually hand fed the bulls 5 to 7 pounds of a 14 percent protein and 4 percent fat mix daily. The controlled level of fat ensures an athletic animal, ready and able to perform without breaking down. The cattle also receive free choice Concept-Aid mineral and salt. Cows and young calves receive one pound of feed per day in order to check them and to maintain docility. Part of the family’s responsibilities is administrating vaccinations with mature animals receiving one round per year and young bulls and heifers three rounds: at three months, again at six months, and again as yearlings. Worming is done twice a year.

Intensive rotational grazing is another feature of the Smith operation. They have extensive electrified cross fencing and keep the cattle in groups of about

20. According to Ricky, most farms use approximately 30 percent of their land’s capacity, but through their carefully constructed system, Smith Angus Ranch uses around 70 percent. The land, comprised of Bermuda, fescue and orchard grass as well as naturally occurring clover, is on the five year program from the ASC’s office and is fertilized once a year either with chicken litter or commercial fertilizer depending upon price and local availability. The pastures are sprayed once in the spring. Ricky said, “Because we have been so persistent year after year, this is really more of a maintenance process because our pastures are basically pretty clean.”

According to Ricky, buying a highquality registered bull adds important value to a farmer’s herd. The farmer not only profits from the extra weight of each calf plus additional money per pound for producing a good calf but also from retained heifers with improved genetics. Changing bulls every couple of years prevents any breeding complications with the replaced bull retaining good value when resold.

The Smith family demonstrates their father’s belief in hard work by each having an off-the-farm job. Sara has a commercial laundry, while Jimmy remodels and repairs homes and Brock works at Carroll Electric.

Ricky owns RGS Electrical Contractors, which specializes in health care facility electrical needs whether for new construction or renovating existing facilities.

“The secret to success in agriculture and in business is to find a niche and stick with it,” Ricky said.

Did You Know?

George Grant imported four Angus bulls from Scotland to Victoria, Kan., in 1873. The black polled bulls, probably from the herd of George Brown of Westertown, Fochabers, Scotland, made a lasting impression on the U.S. beef industry.Today, the breed forms the majority of the U.S. cow herd thanks to the commitment of American Angus Association breeders and their commercial customers.

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Former Razorback Athletic Director leaves the city life for a sheep farm Bill Gray of Farmington, Ark., retired as the Razorback Associate Athletic Director and thought “the good life” was ahead of him.

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Peggy laughed, “I thought maybe golf enough milk to raise those twins.

Informing Peggy he was going to buy or tennis. Never in a million years would I have figured that was what he was go- four or five for a starter herd, he came home with eight sheep, four of them ing to say.”

The couple looked for a year while Bill pregnant. At one sale, he saw some Kadevoured everything he could find about tahdins that were longer and heavier. He made a point of meeting the goats and sheep because he seller, Howard Brown from did not come from a farmFarmington, Ark. Prague, Okla., one of the top ing background. One of the five breeders in the country. most useful pieces of advice Bill read about Howard in he ever received was choosthe “Katahdin Herald” and ing the animal that fit his 10 knew the breeder had an exceedacres of land. Sheep were the ingly good reputation. Realizing obvious choice because his

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he was 70 and could not sell off his own reputation, Bill decided to buy Howard’s sheep exclusively so that he could say the roots of all his stock and meat come from the Brown farm.

Consequently, people knew the quality of his meat and breeding stock, and he usually sells out of his breeding stock quickly.

At this point, Bill has 28 purebred registered Katahdin breeding females and hopes to increase to 36 by next year topping out at 40 in the nearby future, which would mean 80 lambs. His sheep produce twins 95 percent of the time.

Any female who gives birth to only one lamb is culled. The females are bred by two registered rams in October and May, with lambs born in January and May. The Grays sell their USDA inspected meat at the Springdale Farmers Market and to individuals off the farm.

Needless to say, running an operation on 10 acres requires meticulous and systematic organization. The 10-acre farm contains 10, one-half to three-quarter

Katahdin sheep are a breed of hair sheep developed in the United States. The Katahdin breed originated at the Piel Farm in north central Maine where Michael Piel was an innovator and amateur geneticist who enjoyed raising livestock. His first intentions related to establishing a sheep enterprise were to use sheep to graze power lines instead of spraying or mowing the vegetation. He then developed other ideas on how to employ sheep for land management. acre pastures. Sheep are rotated once a week in prime growing season and then according to conditions so the grass is never below 2 inches tall. The system has numerous benefits: the minimal worming, full utilization of pastures rather than selective grazing, the elimination of chemical weed control and Bill having easy access to all areas of the farm through carefully designed fencing.

Bill over seeds his Bermuda and fescue pastures with winter rye, oats, Orchard grass and wheat to provide natural nutritional balance and fresh forage throughout the year. Bill uses a grain supplement made up of sheep mineral, corn and oats.

Females receive the grain two weeks be-

fore breeding and one week before giving birth in order to ensure high-quality milk. The grain is withdrawn two weeks before weaning so the new mothers start to dry up. Bill buys a few bales of hay each year and feeds his rams, and new mothers the first day after giving birth to give them an easier recovery time.

The first day after birth, the mothers and their babies are put in individual, small pens inside the barn. This procedure allows Bill to limit what the new momma eats that first day. It also allows momma and babies to become acquainted while Bill ensures each is getting sufficient milk. Vaccinations are administered to the lambs when they are 8 weeks old

and again at 12 weeks with the breeding stock receiving boosters once a year. The females receive their booster one month before lambing so they can hopefully pass on some of the immunity.

The Grays have embraced farming life.

They continually raise a Jersey cow for meat. They used to raise pigs but found their facilities were insufficient to manage the pigs. The Grays also have a large garden and 20 laying hens with the eggs for themselves and neighbors. Their young granddaughter Kaya earns $2 a week for collecting eggs and saved up $30 to buy a My Little Pony Castle.

“Most of our meat and vegetables come from right here which is how we like it,” Peggy said.

“I never expected Peggy to get so involved because this simply isn’t her, but she loves bottle-feeding babies and will never let me sell them. She and I worked together and we love this place,” Bill said.

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Bill Hamm’s family has been rasing Hereford cattle in Newton County, Ark., for decades.

Bill and Sarah operate their farm on Sarah’s homestead, and Bill’s dad Wayne operates the other farm nearby. Bill and Sarah represent third and fourth generation farmers.

A retired Fayetteville firefighter, Bill ily farm and Bill attended Mt. Judea manages the day to day oversight of school.

In the early 1970s, Bill’s parents, Rob- their operation. While Bill was on duty, ert Wayne and Patsy Hamm raised broil- Sarah was a stay-at-home mom managing, the farm and raising their ers for Tyson Food. Wayne two sons, James and Austin. purchased their first Polled When Bill retired, Sarah Hereford in 1973 and the Elkins, Ark. took a position with the Unirest, as they say is history. versity of Arkansas Extension, Sarah’s family farm (the where she works with 4-H on Swopes) history can be traced the county and state levels. back to the Great Depression “Like most small farms, we had to when her grandparents oper-

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meet your neighbors have off-farm income to supplement our income,” Bill said. “It has worked out well for Sarah and I. We have been fortunate to do what we love and to keep farming all these years.” When talking about his sons, Bill’s pride shows through. James works for Fed Ex while Austin is finishing his last semester at the U of A with a 4.0 GPA. He plans to seek his masters from Iowa State next fall.

The Hamms concentrate on three major goals for their 100 head Polled Hereford herd: (1) ease of birth, (2) birth weight, (3) milk.

Thanks to an intensive management program, Circle S experiences few birthing problems.“Our bull birth weight is phenomenal,” explained Bill. “Ninety-nine percent of our calves hit the ground at 70 to 78 pounds, and they grow exceptionally well with the milk their mommas produce.”

It all ties together in the intense management philosophy of pasture management, which includes spraying and pasture fertilization. This leads to better hay forage.

For Bill and Sarah, it is not just about raising registered Polled Herefords. They have been active in showing cattle since teenagers.

They did their first livestock show in 1967 and haven’t missed one since. Because of the intense herd management the Circle S Farm cattle show well.

Over the years the Hamm family has won numerous awards from the local to state level. Although their two sons are grown, they have no plans to stop showing cattle. Just like raising cattle, showing cattle is in the blood.

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FFA Chapter: Oologah FFA Advisors: Kadie Smith and Sammy Leonard Background in FFA: “I have been in FFA for four years, beginning in the eighth grade and was raised on a four-generation farm. I began by showing dairy heifers which I still show. We also raise forage crops including sorghum, Bermuda, yellow hop, Red and White Dutch clovers and alfalfa in addition to raising beef cow-calf pairs and feeding out beef calves. FFA is important because it gave me an understanding of agriculture beyond production including areas such as public speaking and research.”

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I won second in fruit production proficiency against older college contestants with larger operations. It is still hard for me to believe that last spring I was only a sophomore in high school and didn’t think I had a chance against high school seniors and college students to even place at the State space level. I was in the fruit category because pecans are considered fruit since the nuts form from a flower.” I also qualified with my national proficiency to apply with prepared essays and an interview for an International Travel Seminar abroad to Ireland this summer, which I won. I am excited to see what their agricultural industry looks like in comparison to where I live.

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nd we are headed for calving season. I have already had a couple start calving.

To prepare for calving season evDr. Tim E. O’Neill, DVM, eryone needs to make sure they owns Country Veterinary have a way that is easy for them and the cattle to Service in Farmington, catch them up. We do not want to have to take Ark. To contact Tim go all day or night to catch a cow in trouble trying to ozarksfn.com and to have her baby. This lot needs to be clean and click on ‘Contact Us.’ dry if possible.

If you have a chute in the lot, then it needs to be in working order. This can be done by spraying WD-40 on all of the proper joints and hinges. Then put some 80 weight oil on those joints, it will last a lot longer than the WD-40.

Next if you are going to try and help your mommas, you need either Nebraska calf straps or obstetric chains. These tools need to be clean and ready to go. A bucket and a bottle of liquid soap, for scrubbing the cow before going inside. This will eliminate most of the uterine infection later after calving. It will also help your cow later to breed back for the next year. I would recommend any liquid soap. This soap can also be used for lube while delivering.

Now for rules of thumb while watching cows having babies; we give cows three hours from the time they break water to produce a calf on the ground. Once we see parts of the calf then you should forget that rule of three hours and only give her 30 to 45 minutes to produce the calf on the ground.

If this is a heifer calving then we will give her up to four hours from breaking water to produce a calf on the ground. If we see parts of the calf with a heifer then the same rule for cows applies, (30-45 minutes to produce a calf on the ground).

Normally with these rules of thumb I have still had clients call me and we delivered a live calf most of the time. Every situation is different and may have a different set of problems during delivery. About the time I think I have seen it all, I will get thrown a new curve or knuckle ball.

If you have a calf jack, please, use it properly. Keep the breech plate up right at the bottom of the vulva so you have the best pulling angle with the least amount of force on the cow and calf. This will actually give you more torque.

Also, please pull just like the cow pushes the calf out; NOT straight down immediately. Until the feet are outside you need to pull slightly up at a 10 degree angle.

Then pull straight out until the shoulders are delivered. You can gently push downward some or tease down just to ease the forehead through the vagina and vulva, but then again straight out. When the shoulders are out a live calf will rotate about 45 to 90 degrees, (this is normal and needs to happen). NOW you pull down while the calf is starting to rotate. The calf’s hips are the widest part after the head and shoulders and the widest part of the cows pelvis is at a diagonal. This is why the calf rotates, easier to get the hips through the pelvis.

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How to help your cattle fare well during the winter months Winter is cold, and can be rough on everyone. With the struggles that encompass winter, it’s no wonder that sometimes cattle in the Ozarks drop in condition. But producers can keep their cattle in good shape by closely monitoring their herd, and keeping up their weight and health before it gets cold.

How Can You Tell If Cattle Are Suffering From Winter Stress? “There are several outward signs that can be good indicators of the stance of a herd’s nutritional plane. The first thing to look at is body condition score,” explained University of Missouri Extension Livestock Specialist Andy McCorkill. “When evaluating body condition score, we look at the amount of fat cover over several parts of the body. For beef cattle, we look over the back and hip bones, through the ribs, the tail head and in the brisket. Different species have different number scales but the principles are very similar. This fat cover is God’s gift to us in a way for our animals to store energy reserves for times of the year when feed is short and the days are cold.”

“Another sign I encourage folks to look at is the manure their animals leave behind,” said McCorkill said. “With cattle, we like to see manure with a consistency of pancakes, where it lies relative flat on the ground. If it starts to pile up and look more like a wedding cake, that is an indicator that the pasture or hay they are eating is has too much fiber and we need to look at supplementing with some sort of more nutrient dense source of feed, such as grains and grain byproducts or alfalfa hay.”

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“Because we don’t take our horses anywhere, our biggest concerns are flies and hoof health as well as West Nile virus. I spray and dust for flies and check hooves frequently.

We allow no standing water to limit the chance for West Nile.”

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Be sure the hay livestock is receiving is high-quality enough to keep them in good condition. “Looking at the hay you are feeding can tell you a lot about how your animals might perform through the winter,” McCorkill said. “If it has a lot of stems and seed heads in it, that is an indicator that it was baled too mature and some added energy will be required. Of course, the best evaluation method is to test the hay you are feeding and compare its feed value to the nutritional requirements of the animals you are feeding.”

Gaining Condition Back: If your cattle do lose condition in the winter, don’t despair – there are management practices that can help you get your cows back on track.

“One often overlooked option that many times is one of the more economical options is a few pounds of alfalfa hay,” McCorkill said. “Generally, 5 to 10 pounds of alfalfa per day is what is needed to fill the gaps between lower quality hays and the beef cow’s requirements.”

During extremely cold or windy weather, cows should be given all the hay they’ll clean up, or a protein supplement on dry pastures to encourage them to eat more. As long as protein is adequate, cows can process/ferment sufficient roughage to provide energy and body heat. Access to good windbreaks during severe weather is important to reduce cold cows’ stress and energy requirements, as well.

According to information from Dave Sparks, DVM at – USDA photo Oklahoma State University, water is the first limiting nutrient and although daily intake goes down in cold weather, adequate consumption every day is still vital.

“For me, I think fly control is the most important because it has the greatest overall effect on growth.”

“All of it is important or I wouldn’t do it, but for me deworming comes first.”

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If your livestock happens to be calving, lambing or kidding during the winter, it pays to know how to re-warm cold babies in the event of an emergency.

Newborn animals are very susceptible to cold and can die from prolonged exposure to freezing or below freezing temperatures.

How Cold Is Too Cold? Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Emeritus Livestock Specialist Glenn Selk warns that newborn calves that are not found for several hours after birth and that have been exposed to exceedingly cold temperatures may become hypothermic or extremely stressed.

“There are several factors that play into the equation when considering the “critical point” when cold really harms a calf,” Andy McCorkill, Univesity of Missouri Extension livestock specialist, said.

Where newborns begin to have problems, McCorkill said, is having a wet hair coat.

“Whether it be from a cold, nasty rain or from just being born can, in many instances, be the variable that pushes a calf over the edge where cold stress can be detrimental,” he said. “Wind is another environmental factor that comes into play. In general, as long as the calf is dried off and on dry ground with some cover from the wind and other elements, it can handle some pretty cold temperatures without much impact other than maybe a frostbitten ear or tail switch. In some extreme cases, a toe or foot can be permanently damaged by frostbite as well.”

What Should You Do When You Discover a Too Cold Newborn? Quick action needs to

be taken if you find a newborn that is cold stressed or suffering from hypothermia.

“If the calf is wet, such as a freshly born calf or in a cold rain or snow, you have to do what you can to get the calf dried and warmed up. Sometimes it can take as little as just moving it to a drier place and maybe putting some straw or hay around it to

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protect it from the elements other times, where in more extreme cases, it is advised to bring the calf to the house and take more long-term measures,” McCorkill said.

“Some people get pretty creative when it comes to getting a calf warmed up.”

He continued by saying there are several calf warmers on the market that employ electric heaters in a small enclosed chamber.

“I have seen stocking cap like apparatuses and earwarmers made to slip over a calf’s head to help keep some heat in and keep ears from getting frostbit,” McCorkill said.

“Some bring them in the house or barn and keep them in an old crib or a water tank or some other pen in a warm place until they are able to take the elements and are returned to momma. Many times, it is advisable to get some warm colostrum or milk in them to warm them internally too.”

Taking Preventative Measures: An ounce of prevention is bet-

ter than a pound of cure, and taking a few extra steps to make sure you’re ready for winter birthing can go a long way.

“Be prepared for the worst and hope for the best,” McCorkill advised. “Always keep some rags handy for drying off a calf if necessary on a cold day and some milk and colostrum replacer, and electrolytes.”

Being mindful of where livestock is located during birthing time can help newborns stay protected.

“If possible try and calve in a pasture that has some protection from the elements, particularly providing wind breaks, and hopefully some protection from falling precipitation if it happens to fall during calving time,” McCorkill said.

Preparing a sheltered area, even if animals are out on pasture, can also help quickly warm newborns.

“Have a plan for if the need arises to keep a calf up to warm it for an extended period of time; this may include having some maternity pens in a barn to keep the cow and calf together, a calf warmer of some sorts or a corner of the house and perhaps all three,” McCorkill said.

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VFD Questions Still Loom

By Julie Turner-Crawford

Producers, veterinarians continue to wade through new antibiotic mandates Changes in federal regulations relating to antibiotic use in livestock began Jan. 1, but there are still many producers who are unaware of what they can and cannot purchase without a Veterinary Feed Directive from their veterinarian.

The regulation changes limited the use of medications as a feed or water-additive that are deemed medically important antimicrobials – including penicillins, tetracyclines, macrolides, lincosamides, streptogrammins, aminoglycosides and sulfonamides.

“Feed grade antibiotics that are important for human medicine are the drugs that will now require a VFD order (if in feed) or a prescription (if in water). The FDA is targeting oral antibiotics used in animal agriculture for two reasons: to reduce the occurrence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the animal (which can infect humans as a food-borne illness) and to reduce the occurrence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the environment, which happens when antibiotic is excreted by the animals in urine and/ or feces,” said Dr. Heidi Ward, assistant professor and veterinarian with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service.

Perhaps one of the biggest misconceptions about the regulation change is that injectable antibiotics are no longer available over-the-counter.

“Injectable antibiotics that have been over-the-counter will remain OTC and injectable antibiotics that were previously prescription will remain prescription,” Ward said. “However, injectable antibiotics are regulated by state pharmacy boards. California is the only state that has decided to make all medically important injectable antibiotics prescription starting in 2018. “ Some retailers are no longer offering antibiotics of any type. Ward said some FEBRUARY 13, 2017

stores have opted to no longer carry the products, but they have not been forced to discontinue sales.

“The retailer has the decision whether or not to sell medicated feed or prescription feed grade antibiotics,” she explained. “In order to sell these items, the retailer must write a letter of intent to distribute medicated feed to the FDA. They must also retain copies of the VFD orders for two years.”

Producers who did not have a relationship with a veterinarian prior to Jan. 1 are now required to obtain a Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship, or VCPR, in order to obtain feed additives and water-soluble antimicrobials.

“To obtain a working VCPR, the producer must either have a veterinarian come to their farm for a consultation or bring representative animals (not all of them) to the veterinarian for an examination,” Ward explained. “There must be documentation in the veterinarian’s record of one of these events in the past year in order to write a prescription or a VFD order. The veterinarian must provide justification for the use of the antibiotic in their records and keep the original VFD order for three years to be compliant with the Arkansas law. Only a licensed Arkansas veterinarian can write a VFD order for Arkansas animals.

Producers who have established relationships with a veterinarian from another state must ensure that the veterinarian obtains an Arkansas veterinary license if they are to write a VFD order for them.”

The requirement of a prescription of certain medications, however, is not a new concept.

Drugs like Baytril, Draxxin and Nuflor required a VCPR prior to Jan. 1. The drugs remain perscription only.

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