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Taking a Chance Pays Off

Josh and Lawanna Salmon say adding beef sales raised the value of their calves

A Rising Star

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Changes on the Way for Antibiotics The FDA set to require prescriptions for remaining OTC antibiotics

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BOAC Awards made: Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn announced that 16 youth groups from across Missouri were awarded grants from the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s 2022 Building Our American Communities grant program. Eight local chapters of the National FFA Organization and eight Missouri 4-H clubs statewide have been awarded funds for their community service projects this year. Each of the 2022 awardees will receive $500 toward their projects. The 2022 grant recipients from the Ozarks are: Sheldon FFA in Vernon County, NEVC FFA in Vernon County. Learn A Do 4-H in Barton County and City Clover 4-H in Barton County.

Cattle producers from the Ozarks honored: Cattle producers who hail from the Ozarks were honored for their work in the promotion of cattle production at the 54th Annual Missouri Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show in Osage Beach, Mo. The top membership recruiter in 2021, recruiting 64 new members, was Ronald Rogers from Anderson, and Janet and Blake Crow of West Plains were the third-overall. Area producers who will serve on the association’s board of directors include: Warren Love of St. Clair County, representing Region 6, and Josh Worthington of Dade County who will represent Region 7. Other leadership elected includes Ted Sheppard of Texas County as the Dairy Industry Council Representative. Rod and Christine Lewis, of Sarcoxie were presented with the Pioneer Award, the highest honor given by the association and is comparable to a lifetime achievement award. Madeline Payne from Bolivar was crowned the 2021 Missouri Beef Queen.

Payne represented the Polk County Cattlemen’s Association and is the daughter of Kenton and Alisha Payne. Scholarships were presented to 25 high school seniors and college students. Those selected from the Ozarks include: Lucas Crutcher, Greene County; Bayleigh Hunziger, Hickory County; Courtney Keaton, McDonald County; Jadyn Lower, Hickory County; Madeline Payne, Polk County; Avery Schiereck, Cedar County; Cade Shepherd, Lawrence County; Emily Sinning, Wright County; Josie Toombs, Polk County; and Jade Williams, Dallas County.

Producer honored by association: Glendenning J Bar J Ranch of Lebanon, Mo., was recently named 2021 NALF Commercial Marketing Booster of The Year. Jack D. and his wife Vicky were married in 1991 and eventually began developing a herd of Limousin cattle on the family farm.

For a time, Jack also managed C&S Limousin for Chris and Sally Tegmeyer near Lebanon. With the help of their children and young grandchildren, Jack and Vicky now run registered and commercial Limousin and Red Angus cow-calf pairs. Jack served on the NALF Board of Directors for two terms and has served on the Missouri Limousin Breeders Association board for several terms. Additionally, he has been involved in the Heart of Missouri Limousin Association for 30 years. Jack D. and Vicky were inducted into the MLBA Hall of Fame in May 2020.

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y first tractor was a foreign-made, revonworC yrroffeJ yB brand machine, that served its purpose fairly well, for a number of years.

Unfortunately, I came to realize that Jerry Crownover farms every year, I would have to repair, in Lawrence County. He replace or reconstruct some major component of the is a former professor of implement for it to be useful for another year. By the Agriculture Education at time I traded it off for a good, American-made tractor, Missouri State University, I had replaced enough of its essential parts that I had and is an author and no problem in proclaiming it, “As good as new.” professional speaker.

A goodly number of health-related issues over the To contact Jerry, go to past couple of years have left me wondering, when ozarksfn.com and click I arise each morning, which body part I will need to on ‘Contact Us.’ have repaired, replaced or reconstructed. Such was the case this last Christmas Day. The kids had come out to the farm for the weekend, and Judy had been busy preparing the Christmas feast. Since we don’t have any grandchildren, our immediate family that gathers for any holiday is quite small. However, that does not prevent my wife from preparing enough delicious food to feed a platoon of soldiers returning from a 20-mile march. She rationalizes that enough food can be sent home with the kids to alleviate a need for them to cook, until sometime in March.

Regardless, there are enough tasty pies, cakes, candies and other treats scattered throughout the house that even after stuffing oneself on the main meal, you can justify, “Just a bite of this couldn’t hurt…much.”

At the conclusion of Christmas day, Judy had filled about two dozen plastic containers of food, to send home with the children. When all had left, I waddled off to bed, feeling as bloated and miserable as a cow that had just OD’d on Johnsongrass. As I lay in

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Julie Turner-Crawford There was the dirt road we took that went is a native of Dallas back to the farm where we bought several market hogs County, Mo., where to show when I was a youngster. I remember going to she grew up on her the farm to get those hogs because the farmer was the family’s farm. She is a first person I ever wrote a check to. It was $250 for two graduate of Missouri barrows; pretty big money back then for a 14-year-old.

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Continued from Previous Page special. We all know of a place or two just like it.

I went a little further, and there was the farm of one of my dad’s old cattle buddies. I remember very well the day D.R. stopped by the house and unloaded a pretty poor-looking bay mare that was supposed to be bred. My mom was not very happy with my dad or D.R. The mare was, in fact, bred and did produce a colt. She stayed at our place for many more years.

When she died, she was well into her 30s and is buried under “her” tree. Several dairy heifers came to our place courtesy of D.R. over the years as well. D.R. has been gone for many years, but I can still remember his voice and his mannerisms.

As I continued to drive, I remembered who lived down this road or that one, and memories of days gone by seemed like just yesterday. I can’t remember what I was doing 10 minutes ago sometimes, but I remember these places and the people.

After traveling that road, it made me want to venture into some other areas to revisit other memories.

Can I remember driving on a busy interstate or four-lane highway like I can the rural roads? Not so much. I don’t remember taking a particular exit to go here or there; it’s like I am just going through the motions to get from Point A to Point B. For me, there isn’t anything to remember or recall when you drive at 70 mph. Taking an exit isn’t the same as turning onto an old dirt road from a two-lane highway.

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Ryleigh Morris has longed for a big win in the ring Life is good for Ryleigh Morris.

The culmination of years of hard work recently paid off when she won Grand Champion Junior Breeding Heifer in the Red Angus Division with Lazy J Miss Hillary at the 2021 North American International Livestock Exposition Red Angus Junior Show and at the 2022 Cattlemen’s Ryleigh Morris, 17, picCongress Red Angus Junior Show. tured with her dad The Morris family purchased the winDustin and sister Kelsey, ning calf in the fall of 2020, at the Lazy Bar began showing at the J Ranch in Mina, S.D. Ryleigh, 17, worked age of 4. diligently with the calf, also known as Ginger. Ryleigh, 17, is a junior at Ash Grove High School, Ash Grove, Mo. “Every since I was little, I’ve dreamed of Ryleigh showed the overall open female in winning in my breed at one of the largest 2019. shows in the country,” Ryleigh said. “It Morris Land and Cattle Company is was a humbling moment to say the least. I owned and operated by Dustin Morris. knew then all my hard work had paid off.” Dustin, Ryleigh’s dad, who is the fifth genRyleigh is accustomed to being in the eration of the Morris family to run the show ring, and she loves it. She made her farm, located in rural Ash Grove, Mo. It debut at just 4 years old showing various is a cow/calf operation where they run breeds and later settling on Red Angus and 200 cows. Ryleigh grew up on the family Limousin. She showed her first Red Angus farm with her dad, sister Kelsey (15), grandat 12, and didn’t show them again until she mother Sue and grandfather Dennis (dewas 15. Ryleigh has amassed a very impres- ceased). Ryleigh also owns her own regissive amount of accolades. Some of her big- tered side of the operation where she raises gest wins to date include the Ozark Empire and sells calves as show prospects.

Fair Supreme Champion Female in 2017, A typical day on the farm starts early for 2020 and 2021, and many additional top Ryleigh. five finishes throughout the years. She has “I’m usually outside by 6 a.m., feeding also earned the National Junior Limouand doing chores. I help my dad and sin Show and Congress, SuGrandma Sue with haying or movpreme Champion Showmen ing cows. After chores are done, I go in 2017 and 2020 and Grand back to my barn and start washChampion LimFlex cow/calf ing and working with my show pair 2021. At the National Jucalves.” nior Red Angus Show, she stood Kelsey is also very active in third overall in showmanship in Ash Grove, Mo. agriculture. In the summer, 2021 and at the Tulsa State Fair, she shows Boar goats at the FEBRUARY 7, 2022

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“That’s why I love being in the Red Angus business,” she said.

The Morris’ utilize rotational grazing moving the herd every five to six days.

They AI all the show heifers to expedite the breeding process. They utilize both fall and spring calving seasons.

Ryleigh plans to attend junior college focusing on livestock judging, and continue on to Oklahoma State University to study ag communications or ag business.

“I’m not sure what I want to do after college however, I want to continue being a part of this amazing industry and hopefully give back all it has given to me.”

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Josh and Lawanna Salmon say adding beef sales raised the value of their calves

Through the St. Clair County Cattlemen’s Association, longtime cattle Open cows are used for their beef stick program. producers Josh and Lawanna Salmon have been helping to supply lo“At the sale barn, an open cow will maybe bring $500, so by doing the beef sticks, we cal-raised beef to the school districts In St. Clair County, but when COVID can triple that,” Josh said. “We are just trying to find a way to boost our income. We hit, they looked at building their own beef market. should have done this way sooner. We had tossed around the idea of selling frozen beef “In May of 2020, when the cattle market was going down, he wasn’t coming in the in years past, but we were looking at it the wrong way. Instead of trying to sell a half, a house very happy,” Lawanna, who is a 23-year-employee in Education currently with whole beef, or a quarter to people who may only have a freezer on top of their refrigerthe Lakeland R-3 School District, said. She and Josh are also both members of the St. ator, we can sell them 5 pounds of hamburger, or 5 pounds of hamburger and a roast. It Clair County Cattlemen’s Board, with Lawanna serving as board secretary and Josh helps them, and it helps us.” currently serving as a state director. “We were going to have to figure out what to do to At this time, no wholes, halves or quarters are offered to customers. make the farm go. That’s when we decided to go with the farm-fresh beef. We currently “They will actually get more meat for their money with the frozen beef than if we sell help with the Mo Beef program, and I was the one organizing between the Cattlemen, them a lightweight animal because they are paying for bone and everything else,” Lawathe schools and the processor. We decided since we already had a relationship with the nna said. processor to get beef to the schools, so we were able to get appointments for ourselves.”

Josh said Lawanna is “a heck of a salesman.”

They had a beef processed and packaged “We load her truck up every Saturday for sale to see how things would go and go morning, and I think there is no way she’s it did. going to sell it all, but she does,” he said.

“We started putting the word out that we Two calves are processed each month for were going to do this. I literally picked that the frozen cuts, and two animals are going beef up, drove to the school, I had told into the snack sticks monthly, and Josh people what the drop-off time would be, said there is room for growth. and it looked like people going through “We have the room to feed them,” he said.

McDonald’s,” Lawanna said. “We did Calves going to the beef program are only hamburger meat that time, and peoprocessed at about 1,200 to 1,300 pounds ple pulled up to the back of our truck, told and are typically 18 to 20 months of age. us how many pounds they wanted, we Because the bulk of the herd is fall calving, gave them their packages of hamburger, the Salmons select calves of various sizes at they paid us and drove off.” weaning to filter calves through their proThey were convinced to start the beef cessing schedule. sales after that first day.

“When you have a smaller, younger calf, “It’s added value to our animals,” Josh he is going to get docked at the sale,” Josh said. “We are getting more than market said. “We have a 70-day calving window, so price for our cattle.” those younger calves will be smaller, and we To help improve their bottom line, Josh and Lawanna They now offer farm-raised beef directcan move them to the beef side.”

Salmon began direct beef sales. Pictured with the couple ly to customers through the Greater Polk Cheyenne, Kaitlin and JustinFall calves are their children Cheyenne, Kaitlin and Justin.

County Farmers Market, as well as at reare weaned in June or July, will typically regional delivery locations. In May 2021, Submitted Photo main on grass and are hand-fed a cracked the family also started their brand of beef corn ration twice a day. sticks, which are now carried in 60 locations.

“Right now, they are in the lot, but have access to hay and that cracked corn ration, Salmon beef is a part of Salmon Enterprises, LLC., which began in 2015 as a distribu- which they get about 18 to 20 pounds of a day,” Josh explained. tor for Old West Feed Company’s cafeteria-style, free-choice mineral.

Animals placed into the beef stick program are not offered any grain.

The Salmons own and rent a little more than 800 acres where they run “We keep them on grass,” Josh explained. “You don’t want to get those animals too their 250-head cow/calf operation of primally Angus and Angus-influfat.” enced females bred by Red Angus and Angus bulls selected for growth.

The key to any cattle operation is healthy cattle, which is why the Salmons follow While they still sell most of their cattle at the stockyards, the beef program a vaccination schedule. They also believe their cafeteria-style minerals help keep has allowed them to add value to animals that may not bring a high price at their cattle herd in good health. Josh said the herd is currently receiving nine the yards by placing them into the beef program. minerals, two vitamins and salt, and cattle can pick and choose what they Appleton “If we have an open cow or when we wean calves and have something like want.

City, Mo. a short tail, frozen ears or a bad eye are kept. They are perfectly healthy, but “We went from 80-percent conception rates to 96 percent, and we have they will get discounted at the sale barn,” Lawanna said. had some perfect years,” he explained. “Last year was a good test. We had

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The hair coat is better, the cows look better, the black cows are black and the red cows are red. Before the mineral, we had that brownish dead hair on our cows, but we don’t have that anymore.”

Cattle also move through a rotational grazing system.

“My dad started rotational grazing when I was a kid because he wanted to try it,” Josh said. “We put a drinker in the middle of 40 acres and divided it up into 10-acre paddocks. I was 10 or 12 years old, and I thought that was the worst idea ever because my job in the summer was to mow pastures, and I did that with a 7-foot sickle mower. I thought it was terrible because I was going to have four pastures and not just one big one to mow. He said if it worked, I wasn’t going to be mowing pastures as much, but I didn’t see it that way. After trying that first 40 acres, he divided up all his land. When I started doing my own thing, I divided my land into 10-acre paddocks with a drinker in the middle. I’m still not feeding hay this year because I have stockpiled grass. If it snows and they can’t graze, I will give them hay for a couple of days, then the snow melts, and they go back to grazing.”

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has helped his forages remain productive.

“I try not to bale any of our paddocks,” Josh said. “We try to bale hay on ground that’s not ours or buy it because I would rather graze it.”

Because of his vaccination schedule, breeding program and grazing system, Josh said his cows and calves should have what is needed to thrive with limited inputs.

“I don’t coddle them,” he said. “My cows are on grass, and I don’t creep feed; my calves are expected to grow on milk and grass. I have picked my bulls for growth because I still sell most of my calves at the sale barn. In the future, I may select more bulls for carcass, but right now, I need them to grow.”

Heifers are seldom retained from the Salmon herd. If replacement animals are needed, Josh prefers to buy groups of young cows that have already calved.

“I can buy a cow that will have a calf that fall, where when you save a heifer, she’s 2 before she has a calf, then you are looking at another year before you can sell that calf, then you have to get her to breed back. The bottom line is that you can buy a 4-year-old cow cheaper than it costs to keep a heifer.”

As the Salmon family, which also includes son Justin, and daughters Cheyenne and Kaitlin, move through 2022, they are hopeful to see continued growth on the farm because Lawanna has big plans for the future.

“I have nine years until I can retire, so it has to be up and running by then,” she said with a laugh. “Our last child will leave the house the same year I will retire, so I have to have something to do.”

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A once bustling Douglas County, Mo., community serves as a reminder of days gone by in the Ozarks

In the remnants of a small mill town called Topaz, history is alive and moving forward through the care and efforts of Joe Bob O’Neal and Betsy O’Neal.

The Topaz Mill and General Store, in Douglas County, Mo., are privately owned by Joe Bob’s aunt, Billie O’Neal.

Set back down a dirt road, 16 miles south of Cabool, Mo., Topaz was a thriving, little community at the time the store was built next to the mill in 1913. It was situated alongside the North Fork River on a 420acre farm. It already had it’s own post office since 1893, which was later relocated inside the sizable store. Additionally, there used to be a barber shop, blacksmith shop, canning factory and distillery.

“They were looking for lead ore deposits on the prairie,” Joe Bob said of the first published accounts of the Missouri Ozarks by Henry Schoolcraft. He explored the area with Levi Pettibone. There was a map in the store that detailed their journey. Joe Bob was rich with history of the area and happy to share and recommend resources for further study. Of the Topaz area he said, “Supposedly, they discovered this spring in 1818.”

The first mill at Topaz was built in the 1840s due to its proximity to Topaz

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Spring. The original owners were Aaron Posey Freeman and his wife Alabeth Ball Freeman. Little else is known about that first mill. In 1890, R.S. Hutcheson bought the farm, built the current mill in 1895 and the store in 1913. “‘You’ll never catch me spending one night in this place as long as I live,’” Billie, the current owner said, according to her nephew Joe Bob. It was her first sight of the place and the mill and store were in need of repair. She, her husband Joe O’Neal, and her inlaws, Clarence and Adith O’Neal took ownership of the farm from seeing it in a 1956 real estate ad in the Springfield newspaper, which is on display in the store. Much work went into repairing the buildings since the purchase. Betsy said of Joe Bob’s aunt, “Now she’s 90 and so glad that we live here, by her.”

Unlike most water driven mills, Topaz lacked the iconic water wheel. “This was always a turbine powered mill,” Joe Bob said, as he began a tour on the side of the mill.

A concrete raceway built by Joe Bob’s uncle still stands. It replaced an original, wooden one. Independent of the nearby North Fork River, spring water rushed along the concrete raceway from the spring to the mill. Once water hit the paddles of the turbine, the shaft would

Joe Bob and Betsy O’Neal are the care takers of the Topaz Mill and General Store, which are owned

by Joe Bob’s aunt, Billie O’Neal.

turn and the mill would grind to life.

“This is a 8 to 10 million gallon a day spring,” Joe Bob said of the nearby Topaz Spring. It opens 13-feet deep, at the aqua-colored center of a close-by pond.

To preserve the workings of the raceway, water was later diverted from the mill.

Being a third generation O’Neal at Topaz, Joe Bob was well versed in the milling process and about the equipment.

When he opened the doors to the mill, it was like stepping back in time and seeing the elaborate system of steel roller mills, bolter, smutter, belts and chutes.

“It goes up and down nine times from the time it’s a grain of wheat until it’s refined flour,” explained Joe Bob; from the basement to the third floor and around again.

The wheat was separated into bran from the outer husk, wheat germ, and the white, starchy endosperm. The germ goes in the shorts bin with a bit of bran and endosperm that didn’t get through the final process. A huge bin on the second floor held the refined flour. There was a chute on the

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first floor from where it fell into sacks that were weighed on industrial scales.

Since flour couldn’t be stored for long periods, the mill accepted and weighed the harvest of wheat that a customer brought in. They ground what was needed for the short term and weighed and gave a credit for the remaining wheat that they could later collect, as needed.

“You don’t have much time to grind grain by hand. It’s a real slow process,” said Joe Bob. Most of the custom fit equipment was from the Great Western Manufacturing Company, which has operated since 1858. They made and shipped the heavy equipment, along with a millwright, by train, from Leavenworth, Kansas to Mountain Grove, Mo. The passenger and load then made the 20-mile journey to Topaz in a time before trucks. Local carpenters collaborated on the installation.

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the top of a grinder, between grindstones, came out the bottom and passed through a screen. The O’Neals make cornmeal a few times a year, but the flour grinding, which engaged equipment on all three floors is no longer operational.

“The mill is where people congregate.

You can grow grain, but if you can’t grind it, you can’t use it to cook with,” Joe Bob said. As a necessary hub in a community, it made sense to have the store on site. They sold material, dry goods, tools, coffee and hardware among other necessities.

Betsy O’Neal gave a tour of the store, which is full of antiques from life there in the past. She gave histories of items and demonstrated how various toys and a foldaway bed functioned. Dishes, knickknacks, books used in the house, all lined old display shelves. ”When you went in the store, you had a list of what you wanted and you handed it to the storekeeper. They did your shopping for you,” explained Joe Bob. A walk-

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Framed collections of Indian arrowheads found on the property and a collection of axe handles, Joe Bob’s uncle crafted, were on display. Other artifacts and photos show Topaz in it’s heyday, like

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one of the Topaz Ball Club, with 20 men pictured in it from 1910. Betsy posts her photos on the Friends of Topaz Mill Facebook page and sells prints in the store.

She also drew a silhouette logo of the mill that was screen printed on items.

“A lot of people come in and sit down and play,” Betsy said of an antique pi-

ano at the center of the store. Over 350 guests have visited in the last year alone. As much as the O’Neals share the store’s history with visitors, many guests have come in and added to it with their own stories of Topaz or those of family members.

Some people like the setting so much that the O’Neal’s let them take engagement photos or host celebrations there, but they don’t cater or have a hall. Like a few lucky guests who were married at Topaz, Joe Bob and Betsy shared that honor, having had their own wedding there in 1981.

Topaz Mill is privately owned, but open to the public. While it is free, donations to the nonprofit Friends of Topaz Mill go toward the constant upkeep and repairs. For a tour with Joe Bob, Betsy and the friendly, canine host Addie, it is best to check ahead. Contact information and directions from Cabool are on the Friends of Topaz Mill Facebook page.

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“I would watch how local producers would bring their produce to the farmers market and sometimes there were a lot of customers and sometimes barely any,” Anita said. “Then the produce had to be thrown out despite the hard work and investment they had put into growing it.”

The wheels began to turn, and Anita turned to the internet to begin exhaustive research on ways to help the local producers and their potential customers.

The solution would need to be accessible not just on weekends and would also need to coordinate with multiple producers, and crafters, on a regular basis, 365 days a year, 24/7. A central location and point of contact made sense. By the fall of 2021, the answer to the conundrum was clear – a food hub.

According to the USDA website, a food hub is a centrally located facility with a business management structure facilitating the aggregation, storage, processing, distribution, and/or marketing of locally/regionally produced food products.

While the concept is not new, it has been underutilized until about 2008, even now

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there are roughly 226 actual food hubs across the nation. Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas only have two registered locations each and Missouri only has three.

By November 2021, Farms2Familes Bear Mountain was birthed.

With their current and past business experience and proximity to three of the four states, it made sense to create a centralized location while coordinating with local producers, compiling updated lists of products, then providing marketing and access to buyers through an e-commerce site. The couple offers local pickup at the Bear Mountain location or designated locations within a 20-mile radius of the farm on a schedule.

“We are a link between growers, producers, artisans, gardeners and the local consumers,” Anita notes.

From a business standpoint, the hub will consolidate all the qualities of a cooperative business model arrangement with the Burneys providing the coordination, planning, social media outreach, website management and sales collection for area clients. There will be memberships for potential customers with the benefit of all the coordination and marketing being handled in one location.

“On the heels of the recent issues facing the commercial food delivery system; economic impacts, supply chain delays, food scarcity and uncertainty whether certain products will ever recover. We realized that we have an untapped resource of growers FEBRUARY 7, 2022

meet your neighbors and producers that can supply our neighbors quite well if there was a way to collectively promote them,” Gary states.

The upside to locally-grown livestock or produce is customers know where the food is coming from and know they can receive their order in a timely and professional manner.

This concept fills a need for those finding themselves looking for local homegrown products and the producer who needs to sell their products, in which they have an investment out of pocket.

“This is not a replacement for area food pantries who fill a very important need for families at another level,” Anita said.

“But a way for safe quality food grown locally. At the same time also increasing the revenue of area growers with a return on their hard work and investment.”

The couple plan to also coordinate with area natural educators on cooking, composting, wool spinning and outdoor cooking techniques among other things. They will also feature homemade health care products made from natural ingredients, such as soap.

There will even be a space for families with no acreage to be part of the Grower Partnership program, where the Burneys provide the space, the water, a tool shed and will split the cost of seed. The member provides the labor and then split the harvest 50/50.

“We help the community find fresh produce and locally raised USDA-approved meat,” Anita offers. “By doing so, we are getting back to neighbors helping neighbors.”

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Jody LaMaster

By Julie Turner-Crawford

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In Town: Jody LaMaster has worked as a server in Branson, Mo., for several years. She currently works aboard the Showboat Branson Belle. She worked on the Belle for 12 years before going to the Branson Convention Center for 14 years and recently returned to the Belle.

Jody has also managed the University of Missouri Extension Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program in Taney County, Mo., offering free income tax preparation from January through April, for 18 years.

In the Country: Jody grew up in Clark County, Mo., where she showed goats, cattle and horses as a youth and into her adulthood.

“Sometimes life happens, and divorce happens,” Jody said. “I moved here and ended up moving into town, and it took a long time to get out to the country.” n Hometown: Jody said she could not afford to start a Reeds Spring, Mo. cattle herd, but she could afford goats.

“We used to look the Boer goats when n Family: they first appeared, and I thought they Four grown sons, were pretty awesome goats,” Jody recalled. four granddaughters “We went to the state fair every year, even when we lived in town, and I told be boys and one grandson we could do goats.”

Twelve years later, Jody has a herd of 17 does, with three being Alpine dairy does.

“I got them to substitute milk for the Boers,” Jody said, adding the dairy goats are also show animals for the granddaughter Lucy (who is pictured with Jody).

While her herd may be small, Jody said focusing on quality is her goal.

Kidding is typically Feb. 1 to Feb. 8, with the goal of kidding in a few days.

“When it comes time to sell the boys I don’t keep, I have a clump of kids,” she said.

Goat kids, both bucks and does, are sold as breeding or show prospects, or go to market as feeder kids.

“I retain a few does,” Jody said. “You can’t keep them all, but the ones that will be good for Lucy to show, I will keep those. She loves to show and be with the goats.”

Thanks to her job flexibility, Jody can closely monitor kidding, assist when needed, and quickly assess newborn health.

“The key is to keep them warm, dry and healthy, and their mommas milking,” Jody said.

When kids are a couple of weeks old, Jody administers vaccinations, including CDT. Raising goats, Jody said, is more than just having livestock.

“I like the value it brings to a family,” she said. “I grew ups showing animals and showed them as an adult, and I wanted to get my boys back into something that would get their feet on the ground and keep them on the ground.”

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FARM FINANCE The Inevitable is Upon Us

By Kim Light

Higher interest rates will be seen in 2022

Since 2008, the U.S., Economy has operated under a period of historic low-interest rates. These low rates were facilitated by the Great Recession of 2008/2009.

I was in Washington D.C., in September 2008 when news broke on the failure of Goldman Sachs, and it sent shock waves through the economic circles.

There was a sense of disbelief among legislators we met with that anything like this could ever happen to the U.S. Economy. The next few years brought a wave of bank failures, investment bank failures, mortgage company failures, business failures, and foreclosed homes.

Bank-owned homes in such prosperous locations as Arizona and Florida were selling for a fraction of their former value. The Federal Reserve Bank took immediate action and slashed the Fed Funds rate, the rate upon which banks can borrow money, to near zero. This slash led to a drop in prime rate to 3.25 percent, a historic low rate and as low as prime can go without forcing the economy into a negative rate environment.

This action was taken to try to reverse the significant default rate on home, commercial, and agricultural loans.

Fast forward to March 2020. The economy has rebounded nicely. Real estate has returned to historic high values, and the stock market is setting records monthly. Agricultural producers enjoyed a couple of years of historically high prices during this period. The talk among economists was that it was FEBRUARY 7, 2022

time to start applying the brakes and increase the interest rate gradually. Then came COVID, and the world changed dramatically again. All planned rate increases were delayed, and the government introduced stimulus programs such as the Paycheck Protection Program and numerous payment forgiveness programs. In addition, many people qualified for individual stimulus checks.

While economists assured us that this would not create a concerning increase in inflation, the results of these stimulus actions, which were probably necessary to some extent to try and stimulate the economy, have led to inflation rates not seen since the late 1970s and early 1980s. Many remember what this rate

of inflation did to interest rates. When I started my banking career in 1980, the prime rate was 18 to 20 percent.

What does this mean for agricultural producers and small business owners?

The Federal Reserve has announced that they anticipate three rate hikes in 2022 starting in March. If the skyrocketing inflation is not reversed, they are prepared for at least three more rate increases in 2023. These actions would lead to a prime rate of 4 percent by the end of 2022 and a prime rate of 4.75 percent by the end of 2023. This is assuming their rate increases are in .25 percent increments, as has been the tradition. They could bump it even higher and quicker than this. I predict we will see a prime rate in

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the 5.25-5.5 percent range by the end of 2023. If you are a producer or a business owner who has variable rate debt, you need to be factoring in what this type of increase will do to your debt repayment obligations. If you are considering a new purchase or planning to refinance existing debt, you should seek out possible fixed interest rates and lock those rates in for as long as possible. Many lenders are already adjusting their offering rates anticipating these rate increases, so the best financing opportunities may have already passed but be prudent and pursue all options available to lock in rates.

While a 5.25 percent rate is still an excellent rate historically, many people have a much higher debt obligation than in the past because of expansion and capital purchases. A 2 percent rate increase can have a significant impact on your payments. For example, a 2 percent increase in the interest rate on a $500,000 20-year mortgage adds about $500 a month to the monthly payment.

In conclusion, the long-anticipated increase in interest rates is upon us, barring another catastrophic event like the 2008 Recession or COVID; rate increases will start in the spring of 2022. Therefore, it is prudent to seek refinancing options to lock in interest rates for as long as possible and to factor in the reality of higher interest rates when considering any new financing or capital expansion.

Kim Light is the president and senior credit officer at Heritage Bank of the Ozarks. He may be reached at (417) 532-BANK.

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Staying Ahead of the Curveball

By Jessica Allan

Risk management in an uncertain world

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Farmers and ranchers are used to dealing with an uncertain world. After all, our very livelihoods depend on that most fickle of mistresses, Mother Nature.

But, since March 2020, that uncertainty has seemed to reach all new levels. A couple of friends put it this way – either we are living in the Twilight Zone or some level of The Hunger Games. No one knows what is going to come next and whether we’re going backwards, forwards or sideways.

One question on most everyone’s mind today is what interest rates are going to do in 2022 and is there anything a producer can do to protect their operation if and when rates rise? The latest report indicates that the Federal Reserve is planning at least three increases in 2022, with some members stating four increases are more likely to combat rising inflation.

Producers should be talking with their financial advisors about the options available to them to manage their debt in a rising rate environment. That may mean locking rates in now for longer periods if you’ve been working with a variable rate. It may also mean utilizing loan programs from the USDA, Small Business Administration and Farm Service Agency that have benefits for specific operators. Having these discussions with your financial advisor now can help you stay ahead of any curveballs thrown in 2022 and beyond.

Another method to mitigate risk to your agricultural operation is to look at alternatives to your usual methods. Perhaps instead of using commercial nitrogen in your farming operation, it’s time to consider poultry litter or a type of cover crop.

Have you seen the fertilizer prices? For the cattle producer, should you look at selling via video or contract instead of taking calves to the stockyards?

Maybe you’ve been one of the fortunate producers in the area who doesn’t seem to need crop or livestock insurance to protect your investments, or doesn’t need to uti-

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lize the markets with hedging, options and other price protection. But considering the volatility of inputs we’ve seen so far this year – and who knows what else is headed our way – this might be your year to at least consider, if not implement, these tools.

Another tool many use, and some are starting to use even more, is farm diversification. Historically, for most producers this meant the incorporation of both crops and livestock in the farm, but it’s become so much more than that. Cattle producers are beginning to sell straight to the consumer, literally farm-to-table, as the consumer is starting to take a greater interest in knowing where their meat originates. Farmers’ markets are growing by leaps and bounds as producers are discovering new ways to market their products, either in raw form or as value added. Some local farms have uncovered additional income sources by adding farm tours or activities like petting zoos, milking demonstrations, hay and corn mazes, and other creative ideas.

And, sadly for some, the changes to the farming landscape and today’s economic world may mean that it’s time to incorporate outside income into the farm. But with the changing employment landscape as well as the widespread lack of employees, it’s highly possible such a source of income could be worked from the farm – even tractor – instead of going to an office every day.

Whatever 2022 decides to throw our way, we know that farmers, ranchers and others in the agricultural community will persevere. How well we survive will depend on how well we use the resources and tools available to us. Employ your financial advisors and others whose input you trust and value to come up with plans that ensure your agricultural operation stays in business for years to come.

Jessica Allan is an agricultural lender and commercial relationship manager at Guaranty Bank in Carthage and Neosho, Mo. She may be reached at jallan@gbankmo.com.

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farm finance

Your Business Buckets

By Joel Maneval

‘Buckets’ come into play when considering how things should be structured in your business I visit with many people looking to start new businesses. They have spent countless hours analyzing projections, vetting vendors and suppliers, haggling with leasing agents, crunching the numbers and crunching the numbers again.

I listen and ask questions and then ask them, “Have you been thinking about your buckets?”

Their common answer: “Huh?” Many business owners come to their banker with a total amount needed to start their new business. They have not thought about how the total amount needed should be structured. This is where the buckets come into play. I ask them to think about startup costs in terms of different buckets.

BUCKET 1:

The long-term bucket

The funds in this bucket are used to purchase long-term assets such as real estate. The expected payback period of this bucket is 15 to 20 years.

BUCKET 2:

The mid-term bucket

The funds in this bucket are used to purchase assets such as vehicles, furniture, fixtures, equipment, and location finish-out. The expected payback period of this bucket is 4-7 years.

BUCKET 3:

The short-term bucket

The funds in this bucket are used to facilitate a business’ normal operating cycle.

These funds are normally structured as a revolving line of credit. As the business experiences cash-flow needs throughout its cycle (timing of receivables and payables), it is able to draw on the line when funds (working capital) are needed and pay down the line when excess funds are on hand.

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BUCKET 4:

The purchasing power bucket

Businesses need to purchase many things, all the time. Having the correct purchasing structure helps the business hold onto it cash longer, as well as take advantage of incentives that come with corporate and purchasing cards.

I never want to see customers carrying a balance on their corporate/purchasing cards (funds from bucket 3 are usually used to pay off the card balance at the end of the billing cycle), but maximizing a business’ spend on their card can result in holding onto cash longer and utilizing the incentives (awards, cash back).

As I talk about these different buckets, I can see some of the customers thinking, “Why does this matter?” It matters because it determines the structure of the proposed financing, and it also allows the business to more accurately project what its working capital needs will be in the future.

You wouldn’t want to finance a new dump truck or piece of machinery on your line of credit. That financing piece needs to be longer term with set, predictable payments.

Matching financing structure (loan terms, maturity, etc.) to financing needs is critical to projecting and analyzing the business’ cash-flow needs.

As you work on your budget for your new business or expanding your existing business, think about the four buckets and how you would fill each one. Working through this exercise will provide greater insight into your future working capital needs and will set the framework for proper bank financing.

Joel Maneval is a commercial banker for Arvest Bank. He can be contacted at jmaneval@ arvest.com.

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slaughter

cows

beef

(Week of 1/23/22 to 1/29/22) Buffalo Livestock Market

55.00-86.50*

Douglas County Livestock Auction

40.00-82.50 †

Four State

Interstate Regional Stockyards

35.00-82.00 † 60.00-79.50 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

40.00-81.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

47.00-83.00 †

Ozarks Regional

21.00-85.00 †

South Central Regional

27.50-86.50 †

Wright County Livestock Auction

0

sheep &

30.00-77.00 †

Springfield Livestock

10

50

slaughter

bulls 70

90

110

(Week of 1/23/22 to 1/29/22) Buffalo Livestock Auction

70.00-108.00*

Douglas County Livestock Auction

88.00-107.00 †

Four State

45.00-107.00*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

78.00-102.50

Joplin Regional Stockyards

76.00-110.00 †

Mid Missouri Stock

50.00-108.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

80.50-112.00 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

74.00-118.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards

75.00-84.00 †

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

84.00-112.00 †

Wright County Livestock Auction

20

†

84.00-114.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

40

82.00-109.00*

60

80

replacement

cows 100

120

140

Prices reported per cwt

(Week of 1/23/22 to 1/29/22) Buffalo Livestock Market

900.00-1050.00*

Douglas County Livestock Auction

750.00-1350.00 †

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

1010.00-1490.00*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

None Reported †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

950.00-1200.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

Ozarks Regional

None Reported † 300.00-1250.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna Springfield Livestockk Wright County Livestock Auction

200

None Reported † 325.00-1200.00 † 925.00-1250.00*

700

cow/calf

pairs 1200

1700

2200

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

(Week of 1/23/22 to 1/29/22) Buffalo Livestock Market Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

None Reported

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

None Reported*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

None Reported †

None Reported*

Joplin Regional Stockyards

800.00-1400.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

None Reported †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

1000.00-1450.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

None Reported †

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

975.00-1500.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

None Reported

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Wright County Livestock Auction

20 20

300

†

800

†

None Reported † None Reported*

1300

1800

2300

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards Sheep/Goat

1/22/22

Receipts: 652 Compared to the sale last month slaughter lambs traded steady to 10.00 higher. Replacement ewes traded 40.00-100.00 per head higher. Feeder and slaughter kid goats traded steady. Not enough replacement goats for a market comparison. Supply light with very good demand. Supply included: 63% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (2% Wooled & Shorn, 89% Hair Breeds, 2% Hair Ewes, 7% Hair Bucks); 12% Replacement Sheep/Lambs (100% Hair Ewes); 6% Feeder Goats (90% Kids, 10% Wether Kids); 16% Slaughter Goats (62% Kids, 13% Nannies/ Does, 10% Bucks/Billies, 4% Wethers, 12% Wether Kids); 4% Replacement Goats (100% Nannies/Does).

Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Wooled & Shorn - Choice and Prime 1-3 (per cwt): 320.00.

Wooled & Shorn - Choice 1-3 (per cwt): 300.00.

Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3 (per cwt): 370.00540.00.

Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3 (per cwt): 300.00-360.00.

Hair Ewes - Good 2-3 (per cwt): 185.00-250.00.

Hair Bucks - 1-2 (per cwt): 170.00-250.00.

Replacement Sheep/Lambs: Hair Ewes - Small and Medium 1-2 (per head): 275.00525.00.

Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 417.50-555.00.

Wether Kids - Selection (per cwt): 425.00.

Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 380.00-480.00.

Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2 (per cwt): 255.00-340.00.

Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2 (per cwt): 240.00-340.00.

Wethers - Selection 1-2 (per cwt): 285.00-287.00.

Wether Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 440.00.

Wether Kids - Selection 2 (per cwt): 320.00.

Replacement Goats: Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2 (per head): 270.00-335.00.

National Sheep Summary

1/28/22

Compared to last week slaughter lambs sold mostly steady to 25.00 lower. Slaughter ewes were mostly steady to 15.00 higher. No comparison on feeder lambs. At San Angelo, TX 4,888 head sold. No sales in Equity Cooperative Auction.

Western Video Auction sold 1740 feeder lambs in California and 500 feeder lambs in Oregon. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 4,557 lamb carcasses

traded with no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless specified.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3: San Angelo: wooled and shorn 100-160 lbs 240.00-265.00.

New Holland, PA: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 245.00335.00, few 340.00-400.00; 150-175 lbs 220.00-295.00.

Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 110-130 lbs 277.50280.00, few 365.00; 155-165 lbs 215.50-220.00.

South Dakota: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 231.00245.00, few 280.00-320.00; 150-160 lbs 221.00-231.00.

Kalona, IA: wooled and shorn 100-140 lbs 235.00-305.00; 150-175 lbs 240.00-253.00.

Billings, MT: wooled and shorn 100-140 lbs no test.

Missouri: wooled and shorn 100-110 lbs no test.

Equity Coop: no sales.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 390.00-420.00, few 430.00; 60-70 lbs 382.00-414.00; 70-80 lbs 370.00-396.00; 80-90 lbs 344.00379.00; 90-110 lbs 330.00-336.00, few 370.00. wooled and shorn 59 lbs 398.00; 60-70 lbs 394.00-400.00; 74 lbs 392.00; 80-90 lbs 340.00-372.00.

New Holland: wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 430.00-445.00; 50-60 lbs 410.00-435.00, few 440.00; 60-70 lbs 400.00-440.00; 70-80 lbs 370.00-395.00, few 440.00; 80-90 lbs 360.00-390.00; 90-100 lbs 320.00-385.00, few 408.00. hair 40-50 lbs 400.00450.00; 50-60 lbs 395.00-415.00; 60-70 lbs 360.00-375.00; 70-80 lbs 345.00-390.00, few 400.00-420.00; 80-90 lbs 327.00360.00; 90-100 lbs 315.00-340.00.

Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 70 lbs 395.00; 98 lbs 320.00. hair 73 lbs 385.00; 89 lbs 350.00.

Kalona: wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 430.00-435.00; 60-70 lbs 380.00-400.00; 70-80 lbs 365.00-375.00; 80-90 lbs 350.00-365.00; 90-100 lbs 340.00-350.00. hair 40-50 lbs 422.50-460.00; 50-60 lbs 415.00-430.00; 64 lbs 420.00; 70-80 lbs 350.00-390.00; 90-100 lbs 325.00-351.00.

South Dakota: wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 400.00-410.00; 61 lbs 405.00; 70-80 lbs 375.00-385.00; 80-90 lbs 350.00380.00; 90-100 lbs 340.00-350.00. hair 67 lbs 295.00; 88 lbs 330.00.

Billings: no test.

Missouri: hair 40-50 lbs 400.00-455.00; 50-60 lbs 395.00465.00; 60-70 lbs 380.00-445.00; 70-80 lbs 370.00-435.00; 87 lbs 375.00. wooled and shorn 50 lbs 435.00; 78 lbs 320.00.

Slaughter Ewes: San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 188.00-216.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 200.00-220.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 170.00-210.00; Cull and

stocker & feeder

900.00-1000.00 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

300

1/25/22

Receipts: 676 Buffalo Livestock held their 1st sheep and goat sale since November. The market has changed so much since then, a price comparison would not be accurate. With many buyers in attendance demand was very good with a moderate supply. Supply included: 48% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (1% Wooled & Shorn, 76% Hair Breeds, 12% Hair Ewes, 1% Bucks, 10% Hair Bucks); 3% Replacement Sheep/Lambs (100% Hair Ewes); 14% Feeder Goats (100% Kids); 34% Slaughter Goats (81% Kids, 6% Nannies/Does, 10% Bucks/Billies, 3% Wether Kids).

Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Wooled & Shorn - Choice and Prime 1-3 (per cwt): 435.00.

Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3 (per cwt): 370.00495.00.

Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3 (per cwt): 320.00-375.00.

Hair Ewes - Good 2-3 (per cwt): 190.00-265.00.

Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3 (per cwt): 170.00.

Bucks 1-2 (per cwt): 175.00-240.00.

Hair Bucks - 1-2 (per cwt): 160.00-260.00.

Replacement Sheep/Lambs: Hair Ewes - Small and Medium 1-2 (per cwt): 320.00350.00.

Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 415.00-490.00.

Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 400.00-470.00.

Kids - Selection 2 (per cwt): 330.00-390.00.

Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2 (per cwt): 225.00-315.00.

Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2 (per cwt): 210.00-285.00.

Wether Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 460.00.

685.00-1750.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

0

goats

Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market Sheep/Goat

58.00-81.00*

30

1/10/22

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo, Nm, Mn) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 136.00-139.00; wtd. avg. price 137.04.

Heifers: 136.00-138.00 ; wtd. avg. price 136.63.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 218.00-218.00 ; wtd. avg. price 218.00.

Heifers: 217.00-217.00; wtd. avg. price 217.00.

32.00-73.50 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

cattle

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

11.00-88.00*

Joplin Regional Stockyards

market sales reports

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.

Four State Stockyards*

prices

Nation

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Barrow (inclu Nation On a N weight Nation Weste Weste

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Cow Power Behind Judd Ranch Bulls You can buy with confidence knowing that Judd Ranch bulls will sire efficient, fertile and productive daughters.

Behind every good bull is a good dam. Efficient, fertile and productive females are the foundation of the most successful cow herds. For 21 out of the last 24 years — 1998 through 2021 — Judd Ranch has been at the top of two prestigious American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) lists — breeder of Dams of Merit and Dams of Distinction and owner of Dams of Merit and Dams of Distinction.

In 2021, Judd Ranch was recognized as one of the top owners of Dams of Merit and Dams of Distinction with 19 Dams of Distinction and 64 Dams of Merit –– 83 total honored females.

In the breeder category, Judd Ranch was recognized with 97 honored females — with 20 Dams of Distinction and 77 Dams of Merit.

AGA Program The AGA’s Dam of Merit program recognizes cows that meet strict selection criteria including

early puberty and conception, regular calving intervals and aboveaverage weaning weights on at least three calves. The Dam of Distinction honor acknowledges cows that meet the same high standards for superior, long-term production with at least eight calves.

Dam of Merit and Dam of Distinction females must qualify each year. Thus, earning the No. 1 spot one year does not guarantee a repeat performance. It all depends on each cow’s performance and the performance of her offspring, year after year.

AGA requires each female designated a Dam of Merit or Dam of Distinction to earn her award. Only 5.3% of the registered females in the Gelbvieh breed qualified for 2021 Dam of Merit honors, and just more than 1.1% met the criteria for the Dam of Distinction honors.

AGA’s Dam of Merit/Distinction program recognizes breedleading, elite females that excel

in productivity and longevity, two key economic traits that contribute significantly to profitability in the cattle business.

But what do these honors mean to you? Bottom line: It means that Judd Ranch genetics are stacked with top-of-the-line performance, fertility and maternal power — and nowhere else can you get this combination in a bull package. Every purebred Gelbvieh and Balancer bull selling in this year’s sale has one or more Dams of Merit/Distinction in his pedigree. That’s extra maternal power for you. 

294 Bulls Sell March 5 170 17-19 month old Fall Yearlings and 124 13-14 month old Spring Bulls View sale catalog online after February 1 at www.juddranch.com

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This super stud, JRI Porterhouse 140G42 was photographed at the side of his third-calf dam, JRI Ms Sugar and Spice 140C32. Porterhouse posted the following phenomenal stats: 81 lb. birth weight, 996 lb. actual weaning weight, big ol’ 17.6 square inch yearling ribeye/carcass-plus 4.1 IMF score. March 5, Porterhouse’s homozygous polled purebred ET full brother, JRI Potomac 140H425 ET sells. His stats: scalebusting 1,085 lb. actual weaning weight with a big ol’ 16.7 square inch yearling ribeye.

The No. 1 honored Dam of Merit program for 21 of the past 24 years, 1998-2021.

JRI Triple Threat 285A209 grazes beside his first-calf dam just prior to being weaned. Triple Threat sold in the 2015 bull sale with an 80 lb. birth weight, 895 lb. 205-day weight with an actual 1,015 lb. weaning weight off his firstcalf dam. March 5, Triple Threat’s homozygous polled purebred brother, JRI Struttin My Stuff 285H809 sells. His stats: 833 lb. 205-day weight, whopping 975 lb. actual weaning weight with a mighty impressive 5.63 lb. ADG.

Don’t Miss Judd Ranch on

The American Rancher!

Judd Ranch will be featured on The American Rancher Monday, February 14 at 8 p.m. central time.

The episode will also air again at midnight February 14 and 11 a.m. Sunday, February 20.

The American Rancher, hosted by Pam Minick, is in its 18th year of broadcasting on RFD-TV. The series began in the fall of 2004 and brings audiences in touch with the people and places that make ranching an American lifestyle.

The half-hour television series reaches a vast audience through RFD-TV (DISH-231 & DirecTV-345). The American Rancher features a variety of topics including seedstock producers, genetics companies, breed associations, western heritage and more. Each week, viewers can enjoy a glimpse into the lives of hardworking men and women who contribute to America’s beef industry.

“We’re excited to share the Judd Ranch story on The American Rancher,” says Roger Gatz of Cattlemen’s Connection and Judd Ranch consultant. “The episode will feature footage from around Judd Ranch including females and bull calves on pasture.”

Set your DVRs, you won’t want to miss the Judd Ranch feature on RFD-TV the week of February 14.

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Consider Free Sight Unseen Program Judd Ranch offers free sight unseen program with 100-percent satisfaction guarantee.

The Judd family understands their customers are busy. For those who cannot be in the seats, the Judds offer a sight unseen (SUS) program.

It’s a free service allowing individuals to participate in the bull sale on an absentee basis.

Ranch Consultant Roger Gatz handles the SUS program. Roger has worked with the Judd Ranch family for 30-plus years. Roger helps decide all the ranch matings and keeps in-depth records on every female on the ranch. Thirty days prior to the sale Roger personally goes through and writes detailed physical notes on every bull, a process that usually takes him five to six days.

Anyone can use the SUS program. In addition to those who have a date conflict, it’s also for individuals who prefer not to travel to the sale. You don’t have to have a specific reason to use the SUS program.

“When you use our sight unseen program, a person represents you in the bleachers and does your bidding for you,” explains Gatz. “Your proxy bidder knows what bulls you want to bid on and your maximum bid for each bull and tries to purchase the bulls on your behalf.

Never does the bidder go over your maximum amount.”

The program is so popular that in past years, 20 to 25% of all bulls offered in the sale were sold to SUS customers.

The SUS program, which has been in operation for more than 10 years, takes the risk out of purchasing bulls as it comes with a customer satisfaction guarantee. You either like the bull(s) purchased for you or they are returned to the ranch at no cost to you.

Bull buyers who use the SUS program typically use it for one of three key reasons: 1) They have a conflict on sale day and can’t make the sale.

2) They live a significant distance from the sale and this service saves them time and money driving to and from the sale and allows them

to spend the day as needed.

3) They’ve used the SUS program before and liked the bulls purchased for them better than if they had attended the sale and chosen bulls for themselves.

SUS bidding assignments are handed out, so proxy bidders do not know what bulls fellow proxy bidders are seeking. In addition, there are no “rafter bids.”

“The program has been built on honesty, and it is in everyone’s best interest that we keep the program honest,” Dave Judd explains.

Gatz adds, “If we can purchase a bull for less money than a sight unseen customer has given us, we will, and numerous bulls are purchased for less than their SUS customers’ maximum bid.”

Past SUS customers’ experiences Nick Scott, a commercial cattleman located near Checotah, Oklahoma, purchased his first Judd Ranch bulls in 2018. Before the sale, he says he contacted Gatz and visited with him about the bull offering and explained what he was looking for. “Roger suggested several bulls he thought would fit my program,” Scott says. “I intended to buy one that day but ended up buying two and I’m very pleased with how they have worked in my program.”

Happy with the results, Scott was looking for another bull to add to his battery in 2021. He reached out to Gatz again to discuss the offering. Unable to attend the sale, this time he utilized the SUS program giving Gatz a bid and a list of bulls. He was able to get the bull he wanted for $5,250, a savings of $850 off his max bid.

Scott’s herd includes 120 head of mostly Angus-influenced cows.

He calves about 80% in the spring and 20% in the fall. He retains his calves through the stocker phase as well as keeps replacement females to improve his herd. He says the Judd bulls have improved growth in his steer calves as well as produced

outstanding replacements to keep in his herd.

Scott says he would recommend the SUS program to other producers in a heartbeat. He complimented Gatz’s knowledge and quick response.

Likewise, Iowa commercial producer Willis Jones is a satisfied Judd Ranch customer.

Jones says he visited the Judd Ranch about three years ago on a bus tour. “I had the opportunity to meet the people and see the cattle.

The Judds treated us like family during the tour and they are the type of people I want to do business with.”

The Jones herd includes about 125 commercial cows that are all Red Angus-based.

He said the SUS option worked well for him since he calves in the spring and it is hard for him to leave his farm at that time.

Sold on the cattle and the people after his visit, he says he felt comfortable working with Gatz and the SUS program to purchase a bull in the 2021 sale. Prior to the sale Jones dis-

What a scalebusting bull calf! This is JRI Black Panther 214G44 photographed at the side of his 9-year-old Dam of Merit honored dam, JRI Ms Peek A Boo 214Y34. This homozygous black, homozygous polled purebred sold in last year’s sale. Black Panther’s stats: 888 lb. 205-day weight, actual 1,020 lb. weaning weight, 1,465 lb. 365-day weight, 6.06 lb. ADG and the scalebuster posted a big ol’ 18.3 square inch yearling ribeye. cussed the Red Angus offering with Gatz and narrowed down his choices and placed an order. Jones’ SUS proxy bidder purchased Lot 296 for $2,500 less than his maximum bid.

“The SUS program sure worked well for me,” he summarizes. “I look forward to my first Judd Ranch-sired calves hitting the ground in March.“ Call sooner rather than later Because the key to a satisfied SUS customer is knowing what that person wants, Gatz asks that anyone wanting to use the SUS program call and talk to him about their bull(s) as soon as possible.

“I can give a person the time and

Sight Unseen Customers: Please call two to three weeks before the sale to discuss your bull needs. The sooner you call, the more time Roger has to help identify the best bulls for your program.

All Sight Unseen orders must be placed with Roger by noon on Friday, March 4 (the day prior to the bull sale).

Prior to sale week, please call Roger’s toll-free office number:

1-800-743-0026.

During sale week, please call Roger on his cell phone:

785-547-6262.

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attention he or she deserves when I’m called two or three weeks prior to the sale,” Gatz explains. “Calling as early as February 11 would help us both big time. These conversations can last 30 minutes or so. I don’t like to hurry when it comes to helping a person find the bulls that will best fit their situation.”

Calls made to Gatz to learn more about the SUS program and to talk about the bulls in the sale prior to sale week need to be made on Roger’s toll-free office number: 800-743-0026.

Calls made to Gatz during sale week should be to his cell: 785-5476262. Because SUS orders need to be organized and proxy bidders assigned, Gatz requests that all SUS orders be placed by Friday noon, March 4. 

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JUDD RANCH PRIORITIES: Producing Stout Bulls, Developing Next Generation Three generations of Judds work together to raise superior Gelbvieh, Balancer and Red Angus cattle that exceed customer expectations.

The Judd Ranch story began in 1981 when high school sweethearts Dave and Cindy Judd purchased the ranch headquarters just west of Pomona in the picturesque Kansas Flint Hills.

Judd Ranch is home to stout bulls, fertile females and a family who works together to produce superior cattle for their customers.

As soon as you drive on the ranch you quickly realize it is a family operation, with three generations of Judds working together to raise quality seedstock for the commercial cattleman.

The Judd family has enjoyed decades of success and realize it all started with satisfied customers.

Along with providing solid, dependable cattle, customer service is a top priority.

“You can have the best cattle in the world, but, if you don’t have a person’s trust, then those cattle aren’t worth a dime,” Dave explains. “Cattle have to meet a customer’s expectations and you have to be a man of your word. Those two factors go hand-in-hand. One without the other doesn’t work.”

The Judds stand behind what they sell and are appreciative of the loyalty and repeat customers they have had through the years.

“Sometimes we take for grant-

Meet the Judd’s: (left to right), Nick and Ginger Judd with children Lacy, Levi and Lily; Ashley and Brent Judd with son Oliver (missing is daughter Avery Jo born in October 2016); and Dave and Cindy Judd. You are seeing the Judd Ranch family just as they often spend their day—on horseback.

That said, it takes a lot of coordination to get everyone together in one photo. Like most ranchers, the Judd Ranch crew prefers to be working rather than posing for a family photo. ed the miracles that happen in our business, such as a healthy, newborn calf or a good rain to green pastures up,” Dave says. “We feel especially rewarded when our customers return to us year after year to purchase seedstock.”

Judd family members agree that they are constantly trying to improve their genetics to meet customer demands. “We all have the same goal of producing a great product for our customers,” Cindy says, explaining customers to include those who buy beef at the grocery store and those who buy

Super mom JRI Ms Amber 017S9 flat knows how to raise babies and wowsa, note the testicular development on her fall 2011 bull calf. Amber’s homozygous polled purebred grandson, JRI Hyannis 017H58 ET sells March 5. His stats: 823 lb. 205-day weight, scalebusting 1,095 lb. actual weaning weight with a feed efficiency 5.31 lb. ADG.

Judd Ranch bulls and females.

In the beginning The original ranch purchase included a herd of Polled Herefords.

Brangus females bred to Gelbvieh bulls were quickly added to the herd. Impressed with the results of Gelbvieh-influenced calves, the Judds purchased a large number of half-blood and 3/4 blood Gelbvieh females in 1982 and began working toward a purebred Gelbvieh herd.

Dave says this decision was based on extensive research, including data from the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) that showed Gelbvieh produced more pounds of weaned calf per cow than any other widely used breed. Gelbvieh had also earned a reputation for its heat tolerance and maternal qualities, such as fertility and milk.

“Data from USMARC continues to show the power of the Gelbvieh breed,” Dave says. “Through the years, Gelbvieh has reduced mature cow size and research shows that Gelbvieh has the earliest age at puberty and has the lowest birth weight of the four main continental breeds.”

Since 1981, Dave and Cindy have built the Judd Ranch from the ground up, adding land and cattle while raising their family. Today, Judd Ranch with Gelbvieh, Balanc-

er and Red Angus seedstock ranks in the top 25% of seedstock operations in the country and both sons are back on the ranch with their families.

The Judds host two sales per year at the ranch — the Annual Bull Sale is the first Saturday in March, and the Annual Female Sale is the second Saturday in October.

Dave and Cindy have been members of the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) since 1983.

They have been very active, including Dave serving on the AGA Board of Directors from 20042009. The couple was inducted into the AGA Hall of Fame in 2016.

The Judd program Producing the complete package — calving ease, growth, carcass, fertility and being a source for heterosis — is the goal at Judd Ranch.

Strengths of the Judd Ranch cow herd are productivity, fertility, uniformity, calving ease, moderate frame, easy disposition and udder quality. The herd is genetically uniform and possesses a good balance of traits, due to stacking generations of like phenotypes and genotypes. Thus, the bulls they produce are deep bodied, thick and structurally sound.

Dave explains his focus has

always been the maternal traits.

“They make the cow-calf guy the most money, yet they are the least heritable. Milk and fertility can be antagonistic traits, so you have to select for both,” he explains. “We require our cows to be pregnant each year and bring in a big calf.”

The Judd Ranch program has both fall and spring calving seasons. About 90% of the females are artificially inseminated (AI), with the remaining 10% pasture bred to Judd Ranch herd sires. In addition to its extensive AI program, Judd Ranch’s top genetics are propagated via embryo transfer (ET), flushing 15-20 females three times a year.

Dave is a stickler for timing.

This attention to detail is why Judd Ranch has been the AGA’s No. 1 breeder of Dams of Merit and Dams of Distinction for 21 of the past 24 years.

In 2000, when customer demand revealed the need for a second breed, Judd Ranch chose Red Angus.

“Identifying a second breed required as much research as when we were looking for a breed back in the early 1980s,” Dave explains. “We chose Red Angus as our second breed because it complements Gelbvieh.

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Page 4 Look at the bull calf nursing this Judd Ranch honored Dam of Distinction female, JRI Ms Eternal Echo 148K60.

Eternal Echo produced scalebusting progeny for 15 years with a remarkable 366-day annual calving internal. Her homozygous black, homozygous polled Balancer grandson, JRI Ruger148H270 sells March 5. Ruger’s stats: 965 lb. actual weaning weight, 1,350 lb.

365-day weight and the meatwagon posted a sale leading 7.81 lb. ADG.

First-Time Sale Attendees: Travel Expenses Covered by Satisfaction Guarantee Not convinced Judd bulls are for you, but wanting to check them out?

If you like what you’ve read in this newsletter, talked to us about this year’s sale offering and are curious if the bulls are as described, then check us out by attending the sale.

If you are attending the sale for the first time and the offering is not as described to you, talk to us after the sale and we will reimburse your travel expenses.

“The Judds and I are confident in the program and my ability to accurately describe the bulls that a travel expense reimbursement customer satisfaction guarantee is offered to first-time sale attendees,” explains herd consultant Roger Gatz of Cattlemen’s Connection “We don’t care if you drive or fly to the sale. Judd Ranch will reimburse your travel expenses if the bulls don’t measure up to our assessment

of them to you.”

To qualify for Judd Ranch travel expense reimbursement program, you must call ranch consultant Roger Gatz prior to sale day and talk to Roger about your herd and your herd sire needs. The bulls will be described to you in detail. If you attend the sale and find that the bulls are not as described, then you will be reimbursed for your travel expenses.

It is that simple. “I can honestly say that the first comment of many first-time sale attendees is that they are extremely impressed with the bulls and the depth quality of the sale offering,” Roger says. “In fact, most say the bulls were better than how we described them.”

To learn more about this customer satisfaction guarantee or to discuss the sale offering, contact ranch consultant Gatz toll-free at 800-743-0026. 

Judd Ranch females are widely known for their superb teat/udder quality and this Judd Ranch Dam of Merit mama, JRI Ms Perfect Replica 140C76 ET flat knows how to raise babies. Perfect Replica’s black, homozygous polled purebred son, JRI Superstar 140H86 sells March 5. Superstar’s stats: 852 lb. 205-day weight, 975 lb. actual weaning weight with a feeder delight 5.73 lb. ADG.

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(Continued from Page 3) “Red Angus excel in carcass quality, and they have excellent maternal characteristics and moderate size. They also have great dispositions and feeding characteristics.”

With a Gelbvieh herd and a Red Angus herd, it was a natural fit for Judd Ranch to offer customers a third breed: Balancer. Balancers are the result of mating Gelbvieh with either Red Angus or Angus. A registered Balancer must be at least 25%, but not more than 75% Gelbvieh, with the remaining percentage either Angus or Red Angus. A Balancer combines the fertility, growth, muscle and leanness of Gelbvieh with the maternal and marbling qualities of Angus or Red Angus.

“Balancer bulls are an excellent option for cowmen who would like some benefits of heterosis, but don’t want 100% Gelbvieh influence,” Dave adds.

The ranch When Dave and Cindy put the ranch together, they tried to develop a balance of grasses.

The cattle run on native prairie and fescue grass. The bulls go through gain test in large, rocked pens. After gain test, they are turned out in pastures with no supplemental feed.

“We don’t pamper the cattle,” Dave says. “We don’t want feet problems. We want them ready to go to work for our customers.”

Cows carrying the Judd Ranch brand must thrive in both extremes when it comes to weather.

Summers at Judd Ranch can be extremely hot and humid, and the Kansas Flint Hills winters can be harsh with a lot of moisture. The ranch averages about 111 days below freezing each year and averages 38 inches of precipitation.

With females and bulls selling to herds across the country, customers report that Judd Ranch cattle thrive and breed well in all parts of the U.S. In addition to the seedstock operation, Judd Ranch has a diversified farming operation, consisting of corn, beans and alfalfa, producing its own feed. In good weather years, the family also markets a large portion of the ranch’s alfalfa, prairie and brome hay.

Built on years of data Numbers are important at Judd

Judd Ranch Ranch — not numbers as in who has the most cows or sells the most bulls, but numbers related to objective measurements.

The Judd Ranch program has more than 10 generations of objective performance data that it relies on when it comes to decision-making. Data includes birth, weaning and yearling weights, rate of gain and measurements for pelvic area, scrotal circumference, frame, back-fat and ribeye area. In recent years, DNA testing has been added to this data.

“At Judd Ranch, every cow is viewed as a factory,” Dave explains. “As a beef factory, each female’s job is to cycle, breed and calve on a regular basis and then to raise a calf that is genetically superior to her and the sire of her calf.

In addition to being extremely fertile and a high-quality factory, each female must be structurally correct, have a quiet disposition and have that all-important marketability.

We have to keep all traits in balance and can’t fall down in any area.”

While almost every ranch visitor is quick to notice and comment on the herd’s amazing teat and udder structure and their moderate frame, Dave adds, “our emphasis on the teat and udder structure of our cows is showing its rewards.

That said, teats and udders are constantly scrutinized.”

Ranch consultant Roger Gatz calls Judd Ranch “the No. 1 herd in the nation for teat and udder structure.”

Team approach It’s a team at Judd Ranch with each family member contributing their strengths to the success of the ranch.

Dave handles the overall management of the ranch and is the go-to man. He and ranch consultant Roger Gatz of Cattlemen’s Connection oversee all mating decisions and decide which animals go into the female and bull sales.

Judd Ranch’s matriarch, Cindy, serves as office manager and oversees night calving.

Dave and Cindy’s oldest son, Nick, graduated from Kansas State University in 2002 with an animal sciences and industry (ASI) degree.

He manages the ET center — including detecting heats on donors and recips — and is in charge of clipping sale cattle. He also manages hay sales and grain storage and handles the certification of

chemicals for crop and pasture management. His wife, Ginger, is a 2003 K-State graduate with an ASI degree. She manages the pen bulls for the National Gelbvieh and Balancer Pen Bull Show including halter breaking and preparing to show. She also helps with payroll.

Their three children are Lily (17), Levi (14) and Lacy (11).

Youngest son, Brent, graduated from K-State in 2005 with an ASI degree. He serves as AI technician, processes all newborn calves, pregnancy checks, heads up the row crop planting and assists with sale duties. His wife, Ashley, is a 2005 K-State finance graduate and a 2008 Washburn University School of Law graduate.

She handles cattle registrations, the ranch’s web site and projects such as submitting DNA tests and the female sale’s annual judging contest. They have two children — Oliver (8) and Avery Jo (4).

In addition to these specific tasks, each Judd Ranch family member chips in when and where needed — and that includes the grandchildren.

“I’m a super proud grandparent,” Cindy says. “Everyone works hard to get the job done daily. While working cows everybody has an ‘age appropriate’ job. As a family we help gather each morning, then at chute side, everyone has a station they are responsible for.”

Each grandchild has a role including tagging, keeping the alleyway loaded, collecting DNA samples, paperwork, etc. Even 4-year-old Avery is part of the action. “Avery makes sure we are good in snacks! That’s an important job,” Cindy explains. “It is definitely a team effort around here and all hands on deck.”

Oldest grandchild Lily says it is a privilege to be able to spend time with family working on the ranch.

Cindy also points out the great hired crew that also helps the family. “They help keep the operation going daily.”

Dave adds, “We raise cattle, grass, hay and feed around here, but the No. 1 thing we are doing is raising the next generation. We want our grandkids to feel like they are part of the operation and valuable to its success.” 

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Problem-Free Bulls

Customers can feel confident when buying Judd genetics; they are backed by a strong herd health program and are tested guaranteed to be problem-free.

The Judd family prioritizes herd health. They have two beliefs when it comes to herd health.

First, it’s better to prevent disease than to treat it, and Judd Ranch customers deserve disease-free females and bulls.

“Our herd health program starts the day a calf is born and continues throughout its lifetime or until an animal is on a buyer’s truck,” explains Dave Judd. “Our program integrates vaccination, medicine and management to prevent disease.

We keep disease at a minimum by preventing exposure to disease, and keep disease resistance high through nutrition, management and housing programs. While this takes a continual effort, it is worth the investment. We benefit, and our customers deserve this reassurance.”

Dr. Larry Mages, Cottonwood Animal Hospital, Ottawa, Kan., oversees the ranch’s day-to-day

veterinary service and has served as the ranch’s local veterinarian for more than 20 years. Dr. Mages is the guy you typically see at the settlement table on sale day signing health papers.

All bulls sell with a breeding soundness guarantee. Judd bulls are tested fertile and ready to go to work for you. All bulls are also tested negative for BVD-PI, so you can feel confident in better health and performance.

Negative for Brucellosis Judd Ranch tests all cows and herd bulls annually for brucellosis and is an Accredited Brucellosis Free Herd — Certification #271.

Judd Ranch has maintained this brucellosis-free status for more than five years.

Negative for Johne’s Disease The prevention of Johne’s dis-

ease, a silent chronic infection causing intermittent to continuous diarrhea and wasting in cattle more than two years of age, is always on Judd Ranch’s radar.

All sale bulls are free of known lethal genetic defects, have tested negative for BVD-PI and have passed a breeding soundness exam.

Even though Judd Ranch has never experienced, or even suspected, any cases of Johne’s disease in the herd, Judd Ranch has tested for Johne’s disease.

“I can say with confidence that we are an extremely low-risk Johne’s disease herd,” Dave says.

DIRECTIONS, MOTEL INFORMATION The Comfort Inn in Ottawa, Kan., is the official sale motel for Judd Ranch’s Annual Bull Sale. Located just off I-35 at the south end of Ottawa, the Comfort Inn has a heated indoor pool and offers a complimentary breakfast, including eggs, sausage, biscuits, waffles, muffins, coffee and fruit juice. An Applebee’s restaurant is within walking distance of the motel.

To reserve a room, call the Comfort Inn at 785-242-6150 or 785-242-9898, and request the Judd Ranch Bull Sale room block. Because rooms at the Comfort Inn will be blocked for Judd Ranch customers only until February 22, we suggest you reserve your room as soon as possible.

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Genetic Defect-Free Bulls Important When Michigan State University surveyed beef producers who purchased performance-tested bulls what they wanted when selecting a herd sire, topping the list was purchasing a bull “free of lethal genetic defects.” The next four popular answers were disposition, breeding soundness, negative for TB and negative for BVD. All of the bulls selling in Judd Ranch’s 44th Bull Sale are free of known lethal genetic defects, have tested negative for BVD-PI, have passed a breeding soundness exam and have passed a keep/cull disposition test.

“I wish I could say we’re a Johne’sfree herd, but no cowman can say that. We’re a Level 4 Johne’s-free herd.”

When it comes to herd health and Johne’s disease, only an elite group of U.S. beef herds can say that they are a low-risk herd, and testing shows Judd Ranch is among the herds that can make that statement with confidence.

Genetic Defect Free Dr. Ron Lemenager, Purdue University beef extension specialist, urges cattle producers to avoid purchasing animals that carry known genetic defects and can pass these defects to their offspring.

And, while a genetic defect is not a disease, a genetic defect is similar to a disease because it can cause significant problems in a herd.

“Almost every breed has one or

more genetic defects, and they can sneak up on you if you’re not careful,” Lemenager said.

He advises producers to study every animal’s pedigree and know which animals are free of genetic defects. The alternative is to only purchase breeding stock that have been DNA tested and declared free of known defects.

Ranch consultant Roger Gatz, Cattlemen’s Connection, and the Judd Ranch crew agree with Lemenager. That’s why Judd Ranch herd sires and AI sires have been tested for known genetic defects and are known free from known genetic defects.

Every bull selling through the Judd Ranch Bull Sale and every female selling at a Judd Ranch Cow Power Female Sale in the fall sells with a genetic defect-free guarantee for known genetic defects. 

To get to the Comfort Inn if you are coming from the north on I-35, take Exit 183B to the first stop light and turn right. The motel is on your right. If you’re coming from the south on I-35, you will get off on Exit 170.

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To reach the motel from Judd Ranch, travel east on Highway K-68 toward Ottawa. At the west edge of Ottawa, K-68 goes north.

Rather than going north, turn right on Eisenhower Road and go about 2 miles to 23rd St. Turn left or east on 23rd St. and go 1 mile. After you pass through the intersection, which has a stoplight, the motel is located down the road a bit on your right.

If you’re traveling using a GPS, the motel’s address is 2335 Oak Street, Ottawa, Kan. Additional rooms may be available at the nearby Super 8, 785-242-5551.

Oh my, checkout this 1,155 lb. actual weaning weight bull calf photographed with his Dam of Merit mama, JRI Ms Pure Elegance 254B451.

Pure Elegance’s black, homozygous polled purebred grandson, JRI Special T 254H310 sells March 5. Special T’s stats: 917 lb. 205-day weight, 1,045 lb. actual weaning weight and the beef machine pegged the yearling weight scales at 1,335 pounds.

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Judd Ranch Customers Profit from Selling on the Grid True or False: Gelbvieh-influenced and/or Balancer-influenced calves won’t grade and won’t work on the grid. If you answered “False,” you are correct. Judd Ranch bull customers who have been following their Gelbviehinfluenced and Balancer-influenced fat cattle on the rail and selling on the grid have found that their Judd Ranch-influenced Gelbvieh- and Balancer-influenced cattle outperform the U.S. industry average of 7 to 8% Prime and 70% Choice. And they either meet or surpass the averages of the American Gelbvieh Association’s 2017 Steer Challenge and Scale and Rail Carcass Contest when 85% or more of the 107 Balancer steers from across the country graded Choice or better.

Performing on the rail Commercial cowman Gerald Merz from Missouri had a “happy camper” experience selling his Gelbvieh- and Balancer-influenced fats on the grid. Every steer in Gerald’s first load of 36 head of fats in 2018 graded Choice or better, with 14 of the 36 grading Prime and 11 qualifying for the CAB program. Sired by Judd Ranch

purebred Gelbvieh bulls and out of Angus cows, these steers were what Gerald calls “the industry’s highly desired Continental X British crosses.”

In another group of Judd Ranch Gelbvieh- and Balancerinfluenced fats, 11 out of 18 went Prime and four or five went CAB. All were Choice or higher. The Missouri cattleman’s formula for success: Judd Ranch purebred Gelbvieh and Balancer bulls on Angus and Angus X Judd Ranchinfluenced females.

“I’ve been using performance bulls for more years than I can count and have been retaining ownership and selling on the rail for 15 to 20 years. I figure I can either get paid for my better genetics or someone else will,” Gerald explains. “With the dryness, I’ve been weaning the middle of August. The calves go on silage and a little corn. They stay on that ration, and I increase their corn as they get bigger. They’re 17 to 18 months old when they are harvested.

“As the kill sheets show, Judd Ranch Gelbvieh-sired and Balancer-sired cattle are definitely

performing mighty fine on the rail for me.”

Wowsa, check out the scalebuster nursing this Judd Ranch mama, JRI Ms Secretly Inspired 253Z53, photographed as a first-calf heifer. Secretly Inspired is currently a 9-year-old Dam of Distinction honored female with a 359-day annual calving interval. Her homozygous polled purebred son, JRI Bring It On 253H63 sells March 5. His stats: 71 lb. birth weight, 822 lb. 205-day weight and the scalebuster posted an actual weaning weight of 1,115 pounds.

Bill and Kathy Stoltz, BK Ranch, Wisconsin, are among the cow-calf producers who expect more from their Gelbvieh-influenced cattle and simply wouldn’t be happy if only 7 to 8% of their fat cattle went Prime. “We’re getting right at 50% Prime, and it’s been a long time since we had any cattle grade less than Choice,” Bill explains.

The cattle that have been performing so well on the rail for Bill and Kathy are “more Gelbvieh than anything else.” The Stoltz’s cow herd has a “bit of Angus” in them and a whole lot of Judd Ranch Gelbvieh. Bill adds that, the last five to six years, they have been using purebred Gelbvieh bulls.

“If people think Gelbvieh and Balancers won’t grade, then they might want to pick different bulls,” Bill interjects. “A lot of how cattle grade hinges on picking the right bulls. I am really fussy about buying bulls with good carcass values, and that has been paying off.”

Tracy Lake, a cow-calf producer from Idaho, has been using Judd Ranch bulls for close to 20 years. He’s also been feeding out cattle and selling them on the grid for the same amount of time.

His 1,500 head of mother cows are black crossbreds, primarily Gelbvieh X Simmental or Gelbvieh X Angus.

Using Charolais bulls on his Judd Ranch-influenced Gelbvieh cross females, his calves are averaging 61 to 64% on yield. Tracy estimates that, on average, his steers hit about 10% Prime and 70% Choice — or better.

“Genetics are important, and feed is equally important,” he tells. “We like to turn over the cattle. As soon as we think they will grade, they sell on the grid.”

Tracy attributes being successful on the grid to two factors: genetics and feed. And he’s adamant that it takes a darn good cow to produce a good calf that performs start to finish.

“We love our Gelbvieh-influenced cows,” he continues. “I can’t say enough good about our Gelbvieh crossbred cows. Their calves perform well on the rail.”

Mark Wray started feeding cattle when he got out of college. At first, he purchased what he thought were “really good calves” from the auction barn. But, despite the calves being Angus, he said they were missing the boat when they hung on the rail.

“Then I heard a guy giving a presentation say that the best animal you can feed is a Continental X British cross, and that got me to thinking,” Mark elaborates. “I knew Judd Ranch just down the road had the best Continental cattle out there and I could raise my own cattle and benefit from sell-

JRI Extra Sassy 140S65 is a typical Judd Ranch female. Photographed at 10 years of age, this homozygous polled purebred Gelbvieh female featured a profit-driven 365-day annual calving interval and her five sons to date have averaged a whopping 946 pounds on actual weaning weight.

ing them on the grid. Plus, I could improve my cow herd at the same time.

“So, I started buying Judd Ranch bulls — purebred Gelbvieh — and putting them on our 300 Angus mama cows. I knew that with Judd Ranch bulls I would get bulls that excel in maternal traits and growth traits and my calves would be that highly desired Continental X British cross.”

This commercial cowman from Kansas says his first set of home-raised Judd Ranch-influenced Continental X British cross calves hung on the rail “really well.”

“But the big benefit to using Judd Ranch bulls was once my Judd Ranch-influenced heifers were in production,” he explains.

“For the past three years, I’ve been putting Judd Ranch Balancer bulls on my crossbred (Angus X Gelbvieh) females and ‘Wow!’.

Our yield on those calves went up a full percent.

“That’s a $20 to $30 a head premium.”

Mark adds that, year in and year out, 10 to 11% of his calves are grading Prime and another 80% are grading Choice. That’s 90 to 91% consistently grading Choice or better. He points out that Judd Ranch genetics are giving him the yield he needs to sell on the grid, without sacrificing quality grade.

“We’ve been using Judd genetics to make better mama cows, and we’re picking up some yield at the same time,” Mark states.

“The myth out there that Gelbvieh or Balancers won’t sire calves that will work on the grid is not accurate. It’s just that — a myth. It’s a false belief.

“Our calves and the premium we’ve been getting are proof that Gelbvieh-cross and Balancercross calves work on the grid.

Heck, I sure enjoy that extra $20 to $30 per head.” 

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Worry Less, Sleep More

Manage calving stress by using Judd Ranch sires that deliver calving ease and much more.

Check out this beautiful 8-year-old Dam of Merit honored female, JRI Ms Mary Poppins 213A98 ET. Mary Poppins would be an ET full sister to herd sire JRI General Patton 213B97 ET who has 79 calving ease/meat machine sons selling on March 5. Mary Poppins’ black, homozygous polled purebred son, JRI Black Image 213H18 sells March 5. Black Image’s stats: 828 lb. 205-day weight, 975 lb. actual weaning weight. Mary Poppin’s also has four ET full brothers to Black Image selling and this foursome of beef machines feature a calving ease 76 lb. average birth weight with a whopping 949 lb. actual weaning weight average.

Calving ease and neonatal vigor are two significant traits in the cattle industry. A live calf that is born unassisted and gets up and nurses right away is important in any calving environment, but is critical in a heifer program.

Judd Ranch genetics are known for their maternal traits and calving ease. Using Judd Ranch bulls allows you to sleep easy at night.

“For cow-calf producers, calving ease is the economically relevant trait (ERT) associated with dystocia,” says Bob Weaber, K-State professor and extension cow-calf specialist. “Economically relevant traits are those that directly generate revenue or incur costs in beef production systems.”

For a commercial cow-calf producer, dystocia (or lack of “calving ease”) is what generates costs in a cow herd through direct losses of calves and their dams, increased labor costs and certainly lower reproductive rates among cows that have experienced dystocia.

Dystocia in heifers due to poor selection decisions can be a very

expensive mistake resulting in lost profits due to cow and calf death loss, extended postpartum intervals and poorer conception rates in rebreeding first-calf heifers.

Weaber explains birthweight is an indicator trait and provides some information on calving ease, but birthweight alone doesn’t directly generate revenue or incur costs independent of calving ease.

“Birthweight only accounts for 55 to 60% of the genetic variation in calving ease,” he adds. “So, selection for reduced birthweight alone won’t improve calving ease as much as selecting directly on calving ease. And since birthweight is strongly correlated with other growth traits, reduction in birthweight is usually associated with decreased growth performance at weaning and yearling.”

When selecting a sire for use on virgin heifers, Weaber suggests focusing on selecting bulls with calving ease EPDs in the top 20% of the breed or better.

“Combining the use of calving ease direct and calving ease mater-

nal EPDs in your selection system will help assure a successful calving season and decreased dystocia in your first-calf heifers,” Weaber summarizes.

According to the American Gelbvieh Association, calving ease is an important factor many cattlemen consider when selecting a herd sire. Cattlemen and women like to have peace of mind knowing their calves will be born unassisted and alive. Getting more live calves on the ground is the first step to getting more pounds of calf weaned per cow exposed and also equates to more potential for future profit. Gelbvieh and Balancers have lowered birth weights and increased calving ease to meet the demands of today’s beef industry.

“Rest assured, Judd Ranch sale bulls are equipped with excellent calving ease,” says Roger Gatz, Judd Ranch consultant. This year’s sale will include 142 purebred Gelbvieh bulls in the top 15% calving ease direct EPD. The 143 Balancer bulls feature top 20% calving ease direct EPD strength average. 

We are Listening: Survey Shows How Judd Ranch Bulls are Performing Look at the scalebusting bull calf at the side of this Judd Ranch first-calf heifer. This super stud pounded the yearling weight scales at 1,309 pounds while posting a 17.5 square inch yearling ribeye.

The pastures at Judd Ranch are filled with first-calf heifers with big strapping bull calves. The bull calf at side of this first-calf heifer pounded the yearling weight scales at 1,343 lbs.

Judd Ranch cares about how its bulls are working and wants to know how it can improve its bulls and customer service. After the 2017 Bull Sale, a two-page survey was mailed to all bull buyers who had purchased Judd Ranch bulls in the past five years.

Of the 507 bull buyers receiving a survey, 18 percent returned it.

That’s a darn good return rate, considering the average paper-based survey results is only a 10 percent return rate. Survey responses were received from cattle producers from 18 states: Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Georgia, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Of those responding, the size of cow herds ranged from 720 to 12 head. Producers responding to the survey indicated that they had been purchasing Judd Ranch bulls for an average of seven years. Additional

survey responses related directly to their bull purchases showed that: • 91% rate their Judd Ranch bulls as “extremely docile” or “docile.”

• 93% are “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with their Judd Ranch bulls and their offspring.

• Judd Ranch bulls boosted their average weaning weight by 68 pounds per calf.

The survey also asked the openended question, “what characteristics do you like best about your Judd Ranch-sired females?” The top five characteristics cited by the 57 respondents were docile disposition, milking ability, udder quality — with several noting “great teat/udder quality,” moderate size and maternal strength. Other qualities listed include feet and legs, easy fleshing, calving ease, “make good cows,” fertility/breed back, longevity, efficient, early puberty, good structure, genotype, phenotype and heterosis.

Asked to rate their Judd Ranch-

sired replacement females, 87 percent circled the answer “Top 10% of herd” or “above average.” Not one person returning a survey responded with a negative comment about their Judd Ranch-sired replacement females.

“This survey indicates that Judd Ranch bulls are working across the country and that commercial cowcalf producers with large herds and smaller herds are buying Judd Ranch bulls,” explains Roger Gatz, herd consultant for Judd Ranch.

Roger adds that other information gleaned from the survey will be used to help direct Judd Ranch’s program. “We pay attention to the survey responses regarding target birth weights, color preference, preferred Balancer percentage, traits most important to you, etc. This survey told us not only how you are using Judd Ranch bulls but what you want in a Judd Ranch bull. When you speak, Judd Ranch listens.” 

Judd Ranch 44th Bull Sale Offering Gelbvieh, Balancer & Red Angus 124 Spring-born 13- to 14-month-old Bulls Averages of Spring-Born Bulls JRI Triple Threat 285A209 sold in the 2015 bull sale with an 80 lb. birth weight coupled with a 1,015 lb. actual weaning weight off his first-calf dam. Triple Threat’s homozygous polled purebred Gelbvieh maternal brother, JRI Struttin My Stuff 285H809 sells March 5. His stats: 833 lb. 205-day weight, 975 lb. actual weaning weight with a mighty impressive 5.63 lb. ADG.

Birth Weight: 83# 205 Day Weight: 720# Actual Weaning Weight: 816# This group of bulls is on gain test. Remaining data will be available in mid-January

Additional Statistics

Breed & Number of Each Selling

100% JR DOM Cow Families (GV and Bal) 100% Polled 121 are Homozygous Polled 72 are Black & Polled 100% are Sired by breed leading AI Sires

30 Black Polled Purebred Gelbvieh Bulls 25 Red Polled Purebred Gelbvieh Bulls 47 Black Polled Balancer Bulls 12 Red Polled Balancer Bulls 9 Purebred 1A Red Angus Bulls

Sires of the Spring-born Bulls with Number of Sons Selling Gelbvieh & Balancer Sires

JRI In Pursuit 017B50 is a Judd Ranch homozygous polled Balancer herd sire and breed-leading AI sire. In Pursuit’s black, homozygous polled Balancer ET full brother, JRI Hyannis 017H58 ET sells March 5. Hyannis’ stats: 823 lb. 205-day weight, scalebusting 1,095 lb. actual weaning weight with a feed efficiency 5.31 lb. ADG.

JRI Marshall 214X2 sold in the 2011 bull sale and this breed trait leader for calving ease direct, (low) birth weight, calving ease maternal, docility and marbling annually ranks among the top selling AI sires in the breed. March 5th, Marshall’s ET homozygous polled purebred maternal brother, JRI Per Se 214H984 ET sells. Per Se’s stats: 837 lb. 205-day weight, 970 lb. actual weaning weight with a feed conversion-plus 5.94 lb. ADG.

JRI General Patton – 32 JRI Secret Instinct 2 – 19 JRI Optimizer – 4 JRI Secret Instinct – 5 JRI Secret Powers – 1

JRI Transformer – 1 JRI Remedy – 19 JRI Alan – 9 JRI Overachiever – 2 JRI Infiniti – 1

Basin Payweight – 9 Payweight Plus – 4 SAV Resource – 5 SAV Rainfall - 4

Red Angus Sires Domain A163 – 6 Merlin 018A – 3

Herd sire JRI Cowboy Cut 213S67 (deceased) left a tremendous impact at Judd Ranch. Cowboy Cut’s phenomenal Dam of Merit/Dam of Distinction honored dam, JRI Ms Pld Grand Prix 213G57 produced incredible sons, daughters and granddaughters. One such granddaughter, JRI Ms Extravagant 213T87 was honored numerous times as a Dam of Merit/Dam of Distinction female and her 2014 son, JRI General Patton 213B97 ET has 79 calving ease/powerhouse sons selling March 5th.

Saturday, March 5 at the ranch, Pomona, Kan.

Sale starts promptly at 12 Noon at the Ranch, located 1 hour southwest of Kansas City

170 Fall-born 17- to 19-month-old Bulls Averages of Fall-Born Bulls

Birth Weight: 81# 205 Day Weight: 781# Actual Weaning Weight: 894# 365 Day Weight: 1,195# Yearling Frame: 5.6 Yearling Pelvic: 184 cm

Yearling Scrotal: 37.7 cm Average Daily Gain: 5.14# Yearling Ribeye: 14.3 Yearling Rib Fat: 0.18 Yearling IMF: 3.4

Additional Statistics

Breed & Number of Each Selling

100% JR DOM Cow Families (GV and Bal) 100% Polled 157 are Homozygous Polled 107 are Black & Polled 99% are Sired by breed leading AI Sires

43 Black Polled Purebred Gelbvieh Bulls 44 Red Polled Purebred Gelbvieh Bulls 64 Black Polled Balancer Bulls 19 Red Polled Balancer Bulls

JRI On The Money 270F252 (photographed as a yearling) sold in the 2019 bull sale with a 1,317 lb. 365-day weight, big ol’ 16 square inch yearling ribeye/carcass-plus 4.5 IMF score. March 5, On The Money’s black, homozygous polled purebred maternal brother, JRI Epic 270H852 sells. Epic’s stats: 78 lb. birth weight coupled with a scalebusting 1,035 lb. actual weaning weight off his 8-year-old dam.

Sires of the Fall-born Bulls with Number of Sons Selling Gelbvieh & Balancer Sires JRI General Patton – 47 JRI Secret Instinct – 6 JRI Secret Instinct 2 – 30 JRI Secret Powers – 5 JRI Remedy – 7 JRI Pop A Top – 2 Hannibal – 2

JRI Pop A Top 2 – 3 JRI Optimizer – 11 JRI Painted Black – 17 JRI Secret Link – 3 JRI Transformer – 1 JRI Marshall – 3 JRI Overachiever – 5

JRI Top Protocol – 6 Basin Payweight – 1 SAV Resource – 7 Domain A163 – 1 SAV Final Answer – 2 SAV Catalyst – 9 KG Justified – 2

JRI Bandito 253H32 (photographed as a yearling) was Judd Ranch’s pick of the spring 2020 calf crop and this young Judd Ranch herd sire posted the following phenomenal stats. Calving ease 86 lb. birth weight, 955 lb. actual weaning weight, 1,377 lb.

365-day weight, 17.8 square inch yearling ribeye/5.1 IMF score.

March 5, two spring born ET full brothers to Bandito sell.

Complimentary Sale Day Lunch served at 11:00 a.m.

Sale starts promptly at Noon.

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This Judd Ranch herd sire, JRI Secret Powers 254C821 (photographed as a yearling) posted a 78 lb. birth weight, 819 lb. 205-day weight, 1,342 lb. 365-day weight. March 5th, four powerhouse spring born ET full brothers to Secret Powers sell. Their calf raising machine donor dam, JRI Ms Poppy Love 254Z72 has been honored as a Dam of Merit/Dam of Distinction female in every year of eligibility.

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Judd Genetics Make an Impact: Improve Weaning Weights, Docility Judd Ranch bull customer Mike Jenkins says he purchased his first Judd Ranch bull in 2011.

“My wife and I took a road trip to Judd Ranch in March of 2011 and purchased a red Pop A Top bull,” he says. “We called him Big Red and he stayed in the bull battery for nine years. Big Red made a major impact on my herd and we have purchased several bulls from Judd Ranch since that time.”

Jenkins explains that his East Texas farm/ranch has been in his family since 1904 when his grandfather purchased 200 acres just south of Hughes Springs. “My father started working the farm/ ranch in the late 1930s and purchased adjoining property accumulating just over 1,500 acres,” he adds. “I came to the farm/ranch in 1967 and also purchased adjacent property accumulating just over 2,000 acres.”

Mike’s cow herd includes

250 mostly Angus and Brangus females. He says his decision to buy a Gelbvieh bull was because of the value of heterosis and how the hybrid vigor of a Gelbvieh cross would benefit his operation.

“The Gelbvieh bulls have added approximately 85 lb. to all my weaning weights; they have added muscle, depth of body and all the replacement females are usually the first to breed in my herd,” Jenkins says with pride. “My replacement Gelbvieh females are smooth, easy keepers with good udders, good feet and legs and raise good calves. What else could I ask for?”

After fall weaning, Jenkins keeps his calves on feed until about February before he starts any marketing. “Most of my heifers are sold as replacement females and I market my steers through internet sales, off the farm, and sometimes I ship to the Oklahoma City sale for marketing,” he explains.

Jenkins admits attitude can be a problem with his Brangus cows and some of their offspring will carry that gene. “The Gelbvieh bulls and 50% females are all docile and easy to handle with a few exceptions,” he says.

Jenkins has sold a few 50% Gelbvieh bulls to his neighbors.

“They all say when they look at the hindquarters, they can always pick out the Gelbvieh crosses,” he adds.

Jenkins is sold on Judd Ranch bulls. Increased weaning weights, improved docility and daughters that are easy keepers, good uddered, good legged and raise good calves keep him coming back.

“I am very pleased with the Gelbvieh influence on my cow herd,” Jenkins summarizes. 

JRI Ms Bella 148Y44 was photographed here as a first-calf heifer and note her powerhouse son that weaned off with an actual 990 pound weaning weight.

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Scrotal Circumference, Fertility Linked

by Dr. Larry W. Olson, Extension Animal Scientist, Research & Education Center, Clemson University Reproductive efficiency certainly plays a major role in determining profit potential for beef herds. Since most heifers are now bred as yearlings, age at puberty is of critical importance to reproductive efficiency. Cattle with inherent ability to reach puberty at earlier ages will most likely reach puberty with less investment of feed dollars and management effort than cattle with a later inherent age at puberty.

Judd Ranch’s purebred 1A Red Angus genetics possess the same natural fleshing ability and teat and udder excellence as their breed-leading Dam of Merit Gelbvieh and Balancer program. This foundation purebred Red Angus female’s red, homozygous polled Balancer grandson, JRI Sir Loin 47H37 sells March 5. Sir Loin’s stats: 881 lb. 205-day weight, 1,080 lb. actual weaning weight off his first-calf dam and the meat machine hammered the yearling weight scales at 1,359 pounds.

Oh man, check out this beautiful 7-year-old Judd Ranch mama, JRI On Cue 254B93 and she’s mighty fertile with a 355-day annual calving interval.

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170 fall yearling bulls averaged 37.7 cm at yearling Puberty in heifers is a heritable trait — probably 30 to 40 percent heritable — that can and should be selected for directly.

For a long time now, we have preached about scrotal circumference in bulls and relationships between scrotal circumference and measures of male fertility. Overwhelmingly, data indicate bulls with larger testicles produce more semen, and all measures of semen quality improve as scrotal circumference increases.

I’ve been asked ‘How do puberty in heifers and scrotal circumference relate?’ In the early 1970s, studies reported in both sheep and mice indicated that as testicular size of a sire increased, his daughters ovulated more eggs and both twinning rates in sheep and litter size in mice were higher.

This really should not be surprising, since the gonads (ovaries in female and testicles in male) are stimulated by the same hormones and appear to be under the same genetic control.

These studies prompted researchers in Montana, Colorado and North Carolina to look at relationships between scrotal circumference in bulls and reproduction in sisters and/or daughters. While the North Carolina group did not look at puberty directly, they did look at which replacement heifers became pregnant when placed with bulls during the normal breeding season as heifers neared yearling ages. They found a correlation of -.39 between scrotal circumference and age at first breeding (correlations range between 1.0 and -1.0). In this case, a ‘negative correlation’ is favorable since it indicates that as scrotal circumference in bulls increases, age at first breeding in their sisters and/ or daughters decreases.

Researchers in Colorado and Montana actually measured age at puberty directly and reported correlations of -.71 to -1.0, respectively.

Again, the negative correlation is favorable in this situation.

What does all of this mean to you as a beef producer? I will not bore you with calculations of formulas involved with statistics, but here is what you can expect to occur: If you buy a bull with a scrotal circumference 4 cm larger than average, his sons will have a 1 cm larger scrotal circumference and his daughters will reach puberty 15 days earlier.

Buying a bull with 4 cm larger scrotal circumference is a pretty easy way to select for heifers which reach puberty earlier.

Editor’s Note: The 170 fall bulls selling in this year’s sale averaged 37.7 centimeters on yearling scrotal. Industry average for bulls measured at one year of age should be at least 32 centimeters, and preferably 34 to 36 cm.

Because the spring-born bulls will not be measured until January, their scrotal circumference average was not available at the printing of this publication. Each yearling bull’s scrotal circumference measurement will be printed in the sale catalog. 

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Increase Calf Crop Profit Using Homozygous Polled Bulls Judd Ranch is always striving to add more value to your next calf crop. Homozygous polled bulls can reduce management issues and increase the value of your calves in the marketplace.

Are you confused about the genetics associated with horned, polled and scurred cattle? If so, you’re not alone. There are a lot of misconceptions and confusion about horned/polled/scurred cattle.

Darrh Bullock, University of Kentucky extension professor, explains, “Horned feeder calves are not desirable; they are potential hazards for other cattle and the humans working them. For this reason, calves with horns are discounted at the sale barn.”

278 of the 294 bulls selling on March 5 are Homozygous Polled Even though scurs pose no danger to other cattle or humans they are still discounted by many buyers.

To avoid these discounts, beef producers either have to breed them to be smooth polled or dehorn/de‐scur their calves.

“If you plan to breed for smooth polled cattle it is important to understand the genetic action of the poll/ horn gene and the scur gene; however, you will learn that avoiding horns is relatively easy, but eliminating scurs can be much more difficult,” Bullock says.

The basics of genetics tell us that since the polled gene is dominant over the horned gene, animals with one copy of the polled gene and one copy of the horned gene will not

Wow, check out this beauty, JRI Ms Striking Image 254E325 photographed as a first-calf heifer with her awesome heifer calf at side. Striking Image’s, homozygous black, homozygous polled maternal brother, JRI Ante Up 254H326 sells March 5. Ante Up’s stats: 79 lb. birth weight coupled with a scalebusting 1,010 lb. actual weaning weight.

have horns, and a naturally hornless animal can be created in one generation; it also means it is easier to make more polled animals faster than if the polled gene was recessive.

An animal can have one of three combinations for the polled/ horned gene: PP = homozygous polled — this animal has no horns, and all offspring from the animal will be born without horns Pp = heterozygous polled — this animal does not have horns, but offspring may or may not have horns depending on their mate pp = homozygous horned - will pass on the horned gene to offspring that may or may not exhibit the gene depending on the other parent Since polled is dominant over horned, if you mate a homozygous polled bull to a group of females all of the offspring will be polled, regardless of the genotype of the cows. However, when mating a heterozygous polled bull (Pp) to heterozygous polled cows (Pp) there is a 25% chance the calves will be homozygous polled, 50% chance they will be heterozygous polled and a 25% chance of being homozygous horned. This means about 75% of the calves will be polled and 25% horned, even though the bull and cows were polled.

Cow-calf producers who have horned calves that require dehorning are familiar with the time and labor involved with dehorning and understand the stress calves undergo

in this process.

University of Tennessee researchers found that calves dehorned when they are more than two months of age can require up to two weeks to return to their predehorning weight. Calves dehorned at six months of age or older incur a setback in performance of more than 100 days. Dehorning at three months also showed a negative performance response, although it was less than calves dehorned at six months.

While working with a Wyoming seedstock producer who weighed his spring-born calves twice in the fall, Judd Ranch Consultant Roger Gatz put pencil to paper and found calves that were dehorned and castrated never gained in the three- to four-week period between the first and second weighing.

“While I realize castrating is a big event in a calf’s life, so is dehorning,” Gatz explains. “Freshly dehorned calves tend to be depressed. They don’t eat or gain as they would during a non-stressful time.

“That’s leaving money on the table when you consider you can dehorn genetically with homozygous polled bulls and not be bothered with manual dehorning. Plus, dehorning beef cattle via genetics is a welfare-friendly practice that everyone in the industry should embrace and support.”

Judd Ranch DNA tests individual herd members for the homozygous polled factor. While each test comes with a price, Dave Judd calls

the amount spent “an investment in what our customers want.”

To date, more than 95% of Judd Ranch animals that have been DNA tested have proven to

be homozygous polled. This year’s sale features 278 homozygous polled bulls — bulls that can help Judd Ranch customers add profit to their calf crop. 

Oh my, look at the bull calf on this honored Judd Ranch Dam of Merit female.

Join us for

Burg ers on March 4!

Plan to join us Friday evening before the sale for our

Judd Ranch Customer Appreciation Hamburger Fry. Come early and view the bulls at the ranch and then enjoy a burger and fellowship.

Hamburgers will start coming off the grill around 5 p.m. and will continue to be served until 7:30 p.m. We invite you to come to the ranch Friday afternoon, look over the bulls, narrow your choices, then join us for a grab-and-go meal. There will be tables set up to enjoy the meal.

The Judd Ranch crew will be on hand to talk bulls all day and evening. “Guests can eat and then go back to look at bulls or visit with our crew about the bulls,” Cindy Judd explains. “This format actually gives people more of an opportunity to speak one-on-one with our family and crew.”

Please RSVP and indicate the number of people planning to attend so sufficient food and beverages will be on hand. You can RSVP when you complete the sale catalog request form, returning it to ranch consultant Roger Gatz.

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CROSSBREEDING:

Increase Performance, Profitability The goal of every cattleman is to increase profitability. To increase profit, producers can increase the volume of production (pounds marketed), or increase quality or value of the products produced, or both.

The reduction of production costs, and thus breakeven prices, can also improve profitability. For commercial producers, the implementation of technologies and breeding systems that increase the quality and volume of production and reduce input costs is essential to maintain or improve the competitive position of the operation.

More and more producers are finding that a structured crossbreeding system helps them achieve their goals of increasing productivity and reducing production costs.

Bob Weaber, K-State professor and Eastern Kansas Research and Extension Centers head, says there are two primary benefits to crossbreeding: heterosis and breed complementarity. Understanding these advantages and how they can be applied to individual systems is key.

“Heterosis is the advantage in performance that crossbred individuals have over the average of their purebred parents,” Weaber explains. “Whether the crossbred animal is composed of two, three or more breeds, that little boost is often noticed in economically relevant traits, which in turn contributes to the overall bottom line.”

Crossbreeding also allows the producer to take advantage of the strengths of multiple breeds to have offspring with superior performance in a variety of traits through breed complementarity. Crossing breeds with different strengths is designed to optimize performance for a given environment and breeding objective.

“The value of heterosis affects every cow on your outfit, and it is value you can capture every year no matter how you sell calves,” Weaber adds. “More importantly, it’s not a $20, $40 or $60 premium per head you might get for selling calves or carcasses ... the heterosis premium is much, much more.”

Weaber says each producer’s marketing practices and whether replacement females are raised or

purchased will influence selection of a crossbreeding system. He encourages producers to implement a system that fits their unique operation and goals, and is as simple as possible to adopt. He says a well-constructed crossbreeding system can have positive effects on the ranch’s bottom line, not only by increasing the quality and pay weight of calves sold, but also by increasing the durability and productivity of the cow factory.

“A variety of crossbreeding systems yield 20 to 30% improvements in weaning weight per cow exposed, not including the additional value generated through sire selection within the breed,” Weaber explains. “This represents a substantial change in output given relatively constant input. Simple examples of a 23% increase in weaning weight per cow exposed using a terminal sire/F1 (two-cross) cow can generate $150 to $200 additional revenue per cow per year. I’m not aware of any set of calves that have generated carcass premiums of $150 premium per cow exposed regardless of breed or grid. With today’s calf prices, the value of heterosis for a herd of 100 cows is $15,000 to $20,000 per year and represents a decrease in break-

even costs of more than $30/cwt. on 500-lb. calves.”

Crossbreeding combines the strengths of two or more breeds producing offspring with optimum performance levels. As an example, one breed may excel in marbling potential whereas Gelbvieh are superior for red meat yield (cutability), as proven with data collected at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center. Combining the breed types results in offspring that have desirable levels of both marbling (Quality Grade) and retail yield (Yield Grade). Similarly, milk production and growth rate may be most effectively optimized by crossing two or more breeds.

Looking to offer customers the opportunity to benefit from crossbreeding, Judd Ranch added Red Angus genetics to its breeding program in 2000. The Judds also raise and offer Balancer bulls and females, which are at least 25%, but not more than 75% Gelbvieh, with the remaining percentage either Angus or Red Angus.

“The objective,” Weaber summarizes “should be to optimize everything except profit. Profit is what we want to maximize.” 

Whoa, look at the bull calf nursing this Judd Ranch first-calf heifer.

Oh man, look at the awesome heifer calf nursing this Judd Ranch first-calf heifer.

Check Out JuddRanch.com

This many-time honored Judd Ranch Dam of Merit female JRI Ms Freedom 9M11, produced big ol’ strapping calves for 15 plus years.

All photos used in the newsletter are Judd Ranch bred and raised.

Did you know you can find Judd Ranch online at JuddRanch. com? We invite current and potential customers to visit the ranch virtually at JuddRanch. com. When you arrive at the site you will first see a “Watch Now” button that takes you to a video to see what customers are saying about Judd Ranch.

On the site you’ll also find Judd Ranch herd bulls and upcoming sale information, as well as information about the Judd Ranch herd health and Balancer breeding program.

The “Ranch Tour” page is a collection of photos from around the ranch. The “News” page has links to Judd Ranch newsletters and other news releases about the ranch. The “Contact” page has a map and directions to the ranch, contact information for the Judd family and a form for visitors to

request a catalog or other information.

The “March Bull Sale” page includes information about the upcoming Judd Ranch 44th Gelbvieh, Balancer and Red Angus Bull Sale. Watch this site for the sale catalog and updated offering information as sale time grows closer.

The Judd Ranch website was named the 2019 Livestock Publications Council first-place breeder website.

“Our goal with the Judd Ranch website is to provide you with an in-depth look at Judd Ranch’s No. 1 honored Dam of Merit program,” says Roger Gatz, Judd Ranch consultant.

“The site allows current and potential customers 24-hoursa-day, 365-days-a-year access to Judd Ranch genetics and sale information.” 

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Judd Genetics Improve Carcass Quality, Add Pounds Transitioning to Judd Ranch bulls improved the Olson family’s quality grade from 75% Choice or better to 86% while also improving performance.

South Dakota cattleman Travis Olson was looking to improve both carcass quality and increase performance. He was a believer in using Gelbvieh bulls on his Angus-based females.

“We are still paid by the pound, it is a guarantee to get more money if you produce more pounds of beef,” Travis says.

Triple O Ranch is located near Langford, South Dakota. A multigenerational family operation, Triple O Ranch includes Travis and his wife, Lisa; Travis’ dad, Milo, and mother, Connie; his uncle Neil; and his brother and sister-in-law, Troy and Angie. Travis and Lisa’s son, Chance, will finish college in December and plans to return to the farm. Their daughter, Chesney, is a sophomore in college.

Along with the 300-head cow herd, the Olsons farm corn and beans as well as puts up alfalfa.

The Olson family feeds out all 300 calves each year in their onfarm feedlot. This has been their marketing strategy for 25 years.

Typically, the calves are harvested at the Tyson plant in Dakota City.

Prior to buying Judd Ranch bulls, Travis was concerned with how he was losing performance while improving carcass quality with his current bull battery.

Six years ago, wanting it all – performance (pounds) and carcass quality – Travis started looking for a new bull supplier. He says he first learned about the Judd Ranch program reading the Gelbvieh World. Intrigued with what he read, he did more research reading the Judd Ranch newsletters. This led

him to making the 600-mile drive to Pomona to check out the Judd Ranch program. Impressed with what he saw, the Olsons have been a customer ever since.

Travis says the Judd bulls increased average finished weights 50 to 75 lb. per head. That’s more than 15,000 total pounds — money in the bank.

As farmer-feeders, the family’s goal is to finish calves at 13 months of age. Prior to buying Judd Ranch bulls, they were averaging 76% Choice or better and were losing performance at the same time. The family is excited about the carcass results of their 2020 calf crop that averaged 86% Choice or higher and 85% Yield Grade 2s and 3s.

(See sidebar graphic for complete results.)

The Triple O Ranch herd includes 300 Angus cows. To maintain a consistent, productive cow herd, they have bought 80 replacement heifers from the same ranch for the past 15 years. A 100% spring-calving herd starts calving April 10 with typically 90% calving during the first cycle and all are done by June 1.

All Triple O females are bull bred. For the most part Travis says they maintain a 100% black bull battery. They are using Balancer bulls on the heifers and purebred Gelbvieh on the mature females.

Today all 35 bulls used in the Triple O Ranch pastures were purchased from the Judd Ranch.

Along with increased performance and carcass quality, another trait Travis says he appreciates from Judd Ranch bulls is their

docility.

“It is pretty amazing how docile these bulls are, and you see that trait carried through to their offspring.

We have definitely seen improvements in that trait as well.”

Travis also appreciates the longevity of a Judd Ranch bull. They are bred to last. He says three of the original bulls he bought six years ago are still working and doing their job.

Along with the genetics, Travis also appreciates the customer service at Judd Ranch. “Their customer service is second to none,” Travis explains. “I appreciate their willingness to work with you and learn about your program.”

A few years ago, Roger Gatz, Judd Ranch consultant, visited the Triple O Ranch. “He understands now what I’m looking for and what will work in our program. After I make the first sort from the catalog, I can now visit with Roger and he can help me narrow down to 20 bulls to then visually appraise.”

Travis adds that one year he could not attend the sale due to weather and he felt comfortable having Roger buy for them when he couldn’t be there in person.

Sold on the Judd Ranch program, Travis summarizes, “If you are feeding and finishing straight Angus cattle, I highly recommend you try a Judd Ranch Gelbvieh bull and see how much you will gain.” 

This Judd Ranch beauty was photographed as a first-calf heifer and wowsa, note her natural fleshing ability and teat and udder excellence.

Judd Ranch genetics are bred to perform and note the meat machine bull calf at the side of this first-calf heifer.

184 Black Polled Bulls sell March 5

2021 Triple O Ranch Carcass Data Avg. Harvest Weight

Average ADG

Average Yield

Average Quality Grade

155 Heifers

1,300 lb.

3.33 lb./day

63%

87% Choice or better

145 Steers

1,425 lb.

3.65 lb./day

63.25%

86% Choice or better

*Calves were harvested at 13 months of age and 85% were Yield Grade 2s or 3s.

Oh my, look at the whopping heifer calf nursing this Judd Ranch honored Dam of Merit mama. Cow efficiency is all part of “The Complete Package” at Judd Ranch.

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COW EFFICIENCY:

Converting Grass to Pounds The measure of output per level of input is perhaps the greatest single factor that affects a beef producer’s profitability. Whether marketing or feed prices are high or low, efficiency determines whether a producer makes a profit or takes a loss.

Health status, culling rates, reproductive efficiency, management restrictions, genetics and feeding practices are all factors that affect beef cow efficiency. And, there’s the end product value to consider. Increasing biological efficiency can be antagonistic with economic efficiency if the end product doesn’t match customer needs.

If your cows weaned calves that were close to 50% of their mature weight every 365 days, would you be happy? After all, numerous beef specialists and nutritionists think achieving that goal is pretty darn good.

“That 50% figure wouldn’t work for us,” explains Dave Judd.

“We’ve put too much work into our cow herd to be satisfied with cows just weaning 50% of their body weight. We’ve worked hard at reduc-

Curious about the sale offering?

Roger Gatz, ranch consultant, has worked with Judd Ranch for more than 30 years and has visually inspected every bull in the sale. He will share his open and honest opinion about any bull in the sale.

Call him today at 800-743-0026.

ing cow size and increasing cow efficiency.

“Our fall cows and fall firstcalf heifers typically wean more than 60% of their body weight. The spring cows typically average more than 55%, and the spring first-calf heifers typically average weaning 65% or more of their body weight.”

Touring the Judd Ranch pastures, visitors find moderateframed, beef-producing machines that excel in teat and udder structure and know how to convert grass to pounds. A check of the 294 bulls selling in this year’s sale shows they averaged 82 pounds at birth, 756 pounds at 205-days and averaged 862 pounds when weaned off their dams. That 862 pounds is actual weaning weight average straight off their dams.

Judd Ranch’s cows are not big cows. They are moderateframed with significant depth of body and capacity — cows that fit what researchers discovered at U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) in Clay Center, Neb. When USMARC researchers studied cow size, they found

that Gelbvieh females posted the lowest average mature weights of 4-year-old cows of the six breeds evaluated. Simmentals had the largest average cow size at 1,353 pounds, followed by Hereford at 1,348 pounds, Angus at 1,342 pounds, Charolais at 1,339 pounds and Limousin at 1,330 pounds. The average mature weight of 4-yearold Gelbvieh cows at MARC was just 1,282 pounds.

“Our pastures are filled with moderate-framed females that convert grass to pounds,” Dave explains. “That’s what it’s all about — each Judd Ranch female is a factory and we want the most output possible from the least amount of input.”

Herd consultant Roger Gatz of Cattlemen’s Connection adds, “No matter what breed we’re talking about, Judd Ranch has some of the best females in the country.

If you want to produce moderateframed, highly efficient, highly fertile replacement heifers that excel in teat and udder structure, then be at this sale and take home a Judd

JRI Ms Hot Pursuit 207U33 is a many-time honored Judd Ranch Dam of Merit female known for producing tremendous daughters and beef machine sons. To date, 207U33’s six beef machine sons have averaged a scalebusting 989 pounds on actual weaning weight.

Man oh man, note the powerhouse bull calf on this Judd Ranch first-calf heifer.

Ranch bull.” 

Hybrid Vigor Simplified

Balancers offer a simple and powerful way to maintain hybrid vigor and the proper blend of British and Continental genetics in your cow herd without complicated crossbreeding systems.

Balancer cattle are registered hybrid seedstock and have documented pedigrees and expected progeny differences (EPDs). Balancers are 25 to 75% Gelbvieh, with the balance Angus or Red Angus. Producers can choose the percentage of each breed to best suit their marketing target for their calves.

According to the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) website, “Balancer cattle combine the Gelbvieh growth, muscle, leanness and fertility with the maternal and marbling of Angus.”

The sire and dam must be recorded by an officially recognized organization — AGA, American Angus Association or Red Angus Association of America.

At least 75% of the pedigree must be known and documented by the AGA and/or another officially rec-

ognized registration association.

Why Balancers?

Producers can use registered Balancer bulls to take advantage of management convenience and hybrid vigor in a single package while producing cattle that fit the pasture, the feedlot and the meat case.

48% of all bulls selling March 5 are Balancers Documented research proves that Balancer hybrids offer the same consistency as their purebred parents with improved uniformity of composition. Balancers are registered seedstock, complete with documented parentage and EPDs. Balancer bulls possess paternal heterosis, resulting in improved productive and reproductive traits.

The benefits of paternal heterosis include increased servicing capacity, higher pregnancy rate and weaning rate, greater sperm concentration, larger scrotal circumference and reduced age at puberty.

Research proves the reproductive advantages of crossbred bulls.

Purebred Gelbvieh bulls used on high percentage Angus or Red Angus commercial cows produce Balancer calves that meet all industry demands from the pasture to the feedyard to the rail.

Registered Balancer hybrids combine Angus advantages with Gelbvieh growth, muscle leanness, fertility, moderate mature cow size and unequaled pounds of calf per cow exposed in a single animal.

Research proves that Balancer hybrids offer consistency with improved uniformity of composition.

“Take a look at the largest, most

successful commercial operations and you’ll find crossbreeding is the standard rather than the exception,” explains Matt Spangler, beef genetics extension specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

“Commercial cattle producers must realize that no single breed excels in all areas that affect profitability.

Breed combinations can be engineered to accommodate environmental constraints and meet marketing objectives.”

Use registered Judd Ranch Balancer bulls and take advantage of management convenience and hybrid vigor in a single package backed by the Judd Ranch name.  100% of the Gelbvieh and Balancer sale bulls feature JR honored Dam of Merit Cow Family genetics.

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2021 Judd Ranch Bulls Sold Into 21 States

This Judd Ranch female was photographed at 12 years of age. Yes, longevity, fertility and teat and udder excellence are all part of “The Complete Package”.

Annually, commercial cattle producers purchase 98% of Judd Ranch bulls. In last year’s bull sale, 35 of the top-selling 40 bulls went to commercial producers. In 2019, 44 out of the top-selling 50 bulls were purchased by commercial cow-calf producers. And these commercial producers have herds larger than 50 head.

Judd Ranch bulls in last year’s sale sold into 21 states: Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Ten-

nessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. There were attendees from 26 states and Canada.

Many of these buyers were repeat buyers.

Last year’s sale offered 282 bulls and had 354 registered bidders, with 188 producers taking home one or more bulls. As might be expected, 28% of buyers were from Kansas and 21% were from Missouri. Oklahoma cattle producers accounted for 14% of the buyers.

A check of the last 28 sales shows that bulls sold into an average of 20 states.

What does this mean to bull buyers? Two things: 1) Judd Ranch bulls selling into so many states, year after year, indicates that they work in all kinds of environments and climates, and 2) With bulls being hauled across the country and often into Canada, trucking costs can be kept very reasonable.

While a purchase of $20,000 or more entitles a buyer to free trucking, buyers purchasing one, two or three head — or less than $20,000 worth of bulls — can save on trucking fees since bulls are typically hauled across the country. 

Watch and Bid Online

"Because every bid counts"

The fastest real-time online broadcasting bidding and viewing

• Go to www.liveauctions.tv • Find “Judd Ranch March Bull Sale” (sales listed by date) • Click “watch this event” (will take you to log-in page) • If you have an account, log in. If not, click “create new user” If you do not see the ranch logo, ranch address or Username/Password login box you most likely need to update flash in your web browser (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Firefox, etc.) and there are examples of this on the Support tab at the top of the LiveAuctions.tv home page. Another solution may be to simply use another web browser.

Mercy, look at the powerhouse bull calf nursing this calf raising machine Judd Ranch honored Dam of Merit mama.

After logging in, you are able to view the sale. If planning to bid, register for a buyer number by clicking “register for a buyer number” in the top right-hand corner. Fill out the registration information, and click “register now”. You will then be “pending approval”. Once approved, a bidder status approval email will be received and the bidding number will appear in the top right of the sale page. We recommend registering for a buyer number at least 24 hours in advance of an auction. Sale day requests may still be accommodated.

Buyers – You will be contacted by the ranch after the sale to settle payment and confirm your shipping plans.

Proxy Bidding – for those not able to watch in real-time, bids can be placed using the blue video tabs on the right of the log in screen.

Support – for support during the sale broadcast, chat live with one of our representatives. Otherwise, our support team is available @ 817-725-8595.

For those users on a phone or tablet download the LiveAuctions.TV App

Sale Catalog Request Please send me a sale catalog for Judd Ranch’s 44th Bull Sale, Saturday, March 5.

I would like to learn more about Judd Ranch’s Sight Unseen Program. Please call me.

I/We plan to attend Judd Ranch’s Customer Appreciation Hamburger Fry on Friday evening, March 4. Number of people attending: Name Ranch Name Address Town

State

Telephone w/Area Code

ZIP Best time to call

Please return to Cattlemen’s Connection, PO Box 156, Hiawatha, KS 66434 or fax to (785) 742-3503

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Judd Ranch 44th

Gelbvieh, Balancer & Red Angus Bull Sale Saturday, March 5, starting at Noon at the ranch, Pomona, Kan. (1 hour southwest of Kansas City) 294 Gelbvieh, Balancer & Red Angus Bulls Sell 142

Sale Offering: ● 184 BLACK and POLLED bulls ● 278 HOMOZYGOUS POLLED bulls ● All sale bulls are Judd Ranch born & raised. ● 100% of Gelbvieh & Balancer bulls feature Judd Ranch honored Dam of Merit/Dam of Distinction genetics

Purebred Gelbvieh

143

Balancers

● 99% are sired by breed-leading AI sires

9

Purebred Red Angus

● Sight Unseen purchases are backed with Quality Acceptance Guarantee ● Every animal photographed in this publication is Judd Ranch born and raised.

Bull Offering

by Age

● Trucking is typically extremely affordable as Judd Ranch bulls annually sell into more than 20 states ● Free Delivery in the continental U.S. on purchases of $20,000+

170 Fall-born, 17- to 19-month-olds

124 Spring-born,

“The Complete Package”

13- to 14-month-olds

Calving Ease ▪ Growth ▪ Carcass ▪ Fertility Ranch Consultant Roger Gatz Cattlemen’s Connection Call today for a sale catalog:

1-800-743-0026

Judd Ranch Inc. Dave & Cindy Judd Nick & Ginger Judd & family Brent & Ashley Judd & family 423 Hwy. K-68, Pomona, KS 66076 Phone: 785/566-8371 www.juddranch.com

WOW!

Birth-to-growth spread average on the 294 sale bulls: 82-lb. birth weight & 862-lb. actual weaning weight off dams!

Call toll free 1-800-743-0026 for Your Judd Ranch “Complete Package” Bull Sale Catalog

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✝ USDA Reported * Independently Reported

$214

1/31/22

Barrows and Gilts Purchased Swine (including Packer Sold) National Head Count: 5,022 On a National basis, compared to the previous day’s weighted average (LM_HG200): Not Reported.

National Price Range: 63.00-90.00.

Western Cornbelt Wtd Avg Price: 85.93.

Western Cornbelt 5 Day Rolling Avg: 76.22.

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Another week of winter type weather across the state and continued hay feeding. Overall not much has changed, there continues to be plenty of hay to be found for the few that are in the market for hay in the state. Most folks have decent supplies and should have no issues making it till grass comes and this feeding season ends. A lot of question about what the next year will bring as moisture has been limited this winter and it is questionable how much fertilizer will be applied to pastures and hay fields given the record price levels. Over all moisture conditions in Missouri continue to be in much better shape than nearly all the rest of the states west of the Mississippi. The supply of hay is moderate and demand is light to moderate and prices mostly steady. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ for listings of hay http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ Alfalfa - Supreme (Ask/Per Ton): Medium Square 3x3: 200.00250.00.

Alfalfa - Supreme (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 8.00-12.00.

Alfalfa - Premium (Ask/Per Ton): Medium Square 3x3: 160.00200.00.

Alfalfa - Good (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 120.00-160.00.

Alfalfa - Good (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 5.00-9.00.

Alfalfa - Fair (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 100.00-125.00.

Alfalfa/Grass Mix - Good/Premium (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 6.00-8.00.

Mixed Grass - Good/Premium (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 80.00-140.00.

Mixed Grass - Fair/Good (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 60.00100.00.

Mixed Grass - Fair/Good (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 4.006.00.

Mixed Grass - Fair (Ask/Per Bale): Large Round: 25.00-55.00.

Straw: Wheat (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 4.00-6.00.

Soybeans

steers 550-600 LBS.

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Daily Direct Hog Report

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1/28/22

Receipts This Week: 101,194 Early weaned pigs 6.00 per head higher. All feeder pigs 2.00 per head higher. Demand moderate for moderate offerings. Receipts include 59% formulated prices.

Volume By State Or Province Of Origin: Missouri 2.6% Total Composite Weighted Average Receipts and Price (Formula and Cash): All Early Weaned Pigs: 94,804 head, wtd. avg. 63.34.

All Feeder Pigs: 6,390 head, wtd. avg. 97.68.

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.7425 and 40# blocks at $1.7900.

The weekly average for barrels is $1.7125 (-0.1600) and blocks, $1.7610 (-0.0834).

Fluid Milk/Cream: Milk production across much of the United States is steady to higher. However, frigid temperatures in the Upper Midwest and Northern Plains have subdued milk output in those regions. Milk handlers report steady to strong demand from all Classes, but transportation delays and staffing shortages are reducing processing output in some locations.

Condensed skim availability is mixed. Cream supplies are generally adequate to meet processing needs. Demand for cream is steady, and some contacts report continued interest from Midwestern buyers to purchase additional loads of cream out of the West. F.O.B. cream multiples are 1.15-1.32 in the East, 1.25-1.33 in the Midwest, and 1.05-1.26 in the West.

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Midwestern U.S. - $3.7367 - $3.8230.

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hog markets

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prices

Utility 1-2 (very thin) 130.00-145.00; Cull 1 120.00-125.00.

New Holland: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 160.00-235.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 150.00; Cull 1 no test.

Ft. Collins: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 135.00-160.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 165.00-202.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 150.00-175.00; Cull 1 no test.

South Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 145.00-170.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 155.00-170.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 138.00-175.00; Cull 1 42.00-100.00.

Kalona: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 160.00-205.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 147.50165.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test.

Billings: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test.

Missouri: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 185.00-265.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 170.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) no test.

Equity Coop: no sales.

Direct Trading: No sales.

Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: no test.

Ft. Collins: 66 lbs 400.00; 85 lbs 345.00; 96 lbs 320.00.

Week of 1/23/22

no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold weight (CWT) unless specified. mbs: Choice and Prime 2-3: wooled and shorn 100-160 lbs 240.00-265.00. d, PA: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 245.00340.00-400.00; 150-175 lbs 220.00-295.00.

O: wooled and shorn 110-130 lbs 277.50365.00; 155-165 lbs 215.50-220.00. a: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 231.00280.00-320.00; 150-160 lbs 221.00-231.00. wooled and shorn 100-140 lbs 235.00-305.00; 240.00-253.00. : wooled and shorn 100-140 lbs no test. oled and shorn 100-110 lbs no test. : no sales. mbs: Choice and Prime 1-2: hair 40-60 lbs 390.00-420.00, few 430.00; 60-70 14.00; 70-80 lbs 370.00-396.00; 80-90 lbs 344.0010 lbs 330.00-336.00, few 370.00. wooled and 398.00; 60-70 lbs 394.00-400.00; 74 lbs 392.00; 0.00-372.00. d: wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 430.00-445.00; 0.00-435.00, few 440.00; 60-70 lbs 400.00-440.00; 0.00-395.00, few 440.00; 80-90 lbs 360.00-390.00; 20.00-385.00, few 408.00. hair 40-50 lbs 400.000 lbs 395.00-415.00; 60-70 lbs 360.00-375.00; 5.00-390.00, few 400.00-420.00; 80-90 lbs 327.0000 lbs 315.00-340.00. wooled and shorn 70 lbs 395.00; 98 lbs 320.00.

85.00; 89 lbs 350.00. oled and shorn 50-60 lbs 430.00-435.00; 0.00-400.00; 70-80 lbs 365.00-375.00; 80-90 65.00; 90-100 lbs 340.00-350.00. hair 40-50 lbs 0; 50-60 lbs 415.00-430.00; 64 lbs 420.00; 70-80 90.00; 90-100 lbs 325.00-351.00. a: wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 400.00-410.00; ; 70-80 lbs 375.00-385.00; 80-90 lbs 350.0000 lbs 340.00-350.00. hair 67 lbs 295.00; 88 lbs

est. ir 40-50 lbs 400.00-455.00; 50-60 lbs 395.000 lbs 380.00-445.00; 70-80 lbs 370.00-435.00; 87 ooled and shorn 50 lbs 435.00; 78 lbs 320.00. wes: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 00-216.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 0; Utility 1-2 (thin) 170.00-210.00; Cull and

550-600 lb. steers

24 Month Avg. $252

143.45 110

128

146

164

182

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* No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale - Weather Prices Based on Weighted Average for Steers and Heifers 550-600 lbs.

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Estate planning for a farm family should in-

Many times landowners use beneficiary designations such as Payable on Death (POD), Transfer on Death (TOD) or beneficiary deeds. Others add family members as joint owners of their assets. Doing this can sometimes result in unintended owners, unequal inheritances and family quarrels. In addition, outright distributions may not be protected from creditors, divorce or lawsuits.

Using business entities such as corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies may offer better protection for the owners during their lifetime and allow them more control in addition to less liability exposure.

Farmers and landowners should also pay close attention to changing estate tax legislation as well as current land values. Some owners do not consider the effect of probate fees and estate taxes on the value of their

Farmers and landowners should also pay close attention to

CHANGING ESTATE TAX LEGISLATION as well as current land values.

clude planning for the death of the primary owner(s), but also for a situation in which the owners would become mentally or physically incapacitated. The plan may require tough decisions to be made such as who inherits the land, livestock, farm equipment and other assets. These can be difficult decisions to make and sometimes people choose to avoid them completely. Other people may work with professionals to get an estate plan put in place, but fail to revisit the plan when life circumstances change. Life changing events happen – marriage, divorce, births, deaths, illnesses, bankruptcies, lawsuits, job changes, and relocations. In addition, there are often changes in the tax laws that effect an estate plan. When these changes take place, the estate plan needs to be reviewed to make sure it still works for all parties involved.

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assets at death. Everyone has heard the horror stories of family farms being sold off so the heirs could pay the taxes that were due.

Fortunately, many farmers today are not affected by estate taxes, but it is important to be aware of the current exemption amounts and have a plan to pay those expenses if one has an estate that could possibly be exposed to these liabilities.

Working with a solid team of professionals to develop, implement and monitor a plan is so important and oftentimes overlooked.

A team should include an estate planning attorney, accountant, insurance professional and perhaps a corporate trustee.

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Understanding Interest Rates

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How to best prepare for future changes The last two years have been unique to say the least. As you look forward to 2022, you may be concerned about the current economy, inflation and debt alongside the continuing pandemic.

These issues are probably leading you to wonder how you can best prepare your operation for future changes.

The Federal Reserve sets interest rates.

They do so in a strategic manner to assist the economy. With the uncertainty of today, now is a good time to consider how interest rates can affect your loans and the long-term viability of your operation.

Fixed, adjustable, and variable are different types of interest rates. Understanding the differences in the types of interest rates and what that can mean to your farm during unsettled times is an important management strategy.

A fixed interest rate is the most easily understood. If you have a 20-year real estate loan with a fixed rate, you will pay that interest rate for the life of the loan. Fixed rates provide the least amount of risk but may be higher than the other interest rate options. Currently, rates are still low. It could make sense to switch to fixed rates if you anticipate rates increasing.

An adjustable interest rate is as it sounds, a rate that will adjust over time.

Often an adjustable-rate loan provides an established rate for a specific amount of time. After that time period, the pricing matures, and the new interest rate is based on the current market. For example, a 20year real estate loan with a five-year adjustable rate means that the interest rate is locked in for the first five years and after that it will be adjusted. Some organizations may refer to this type of rate product as a fixed rate, calling the rate in the example a five-year fixed rate. A true fixed rate loan is fixed for the life of the loan.

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rates and the difference between the amortization period and the maturity date of the note. Ask your lender how many years the interest is locked and have them explain the specific terms and renegotiation process. If you have adjustable rates, it is time to consider what increased rates over the life of the loan may look like for your operation. Develop what-if scenarios to see what your operation can handle.

The third type of rate is a variable interest rate. This rate is always changing because it is never locked in. These rates are usually tied to a margin set above a specific index such as the prime rate, discount rate, treasury rate or a rate that is established by the lender. Whenever the identified index moves, the borrower’s rate moves. Some variable rates establish a floor. This is a minimum rate that the variable rate will never fall below. If you have a five-year variable rate machinery loan with a floor of 2.5 percent, your rate will never go below 2.5 percent. Again, it may benefit your bottom line to look at what increased variable rates will do to your operation. If you are considering purchases tied to variable rates, be sure to talk with your lender and revise your business plan as needed.

Finally, as you consider your options you should analyze the volatility of the current financial environment and historical trends. Your risk tolerance, cash flow and size of debt are also factors to consider. Determine if your cash flow is strong enough to absorb a 2-3 percent change and still be viable. Look at the size of the debt. The larger the debt the more risk to the cash flow when the rate moves.

As you update your business plan for 2022 and consider what-if scenarios, you will want to work closely with your lender.

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meet your neighbors Jeff and Kristy Viles, pictured with their son Jarrett, began a Gelbvieh and Balancer operation in 2019.

Building a Good Reputation

By Julie Turner-Crawford

Photo by Julie Turner-Crawford

Viles Farm is working to produce high-quality Gelbvieh and Balancer bulls When Jeff and Kristy Viles began to expand their farm, they wanted a way to make their newly-acquired land help pay for itself. After a little thought, they started a registered Gelbvieh and Balancer operation, focusing on producing high-quality seedstock.

“It’s nothing big, nothing fancy; it’s just kind of what we do,” Jeff said, who did not grow up on a farm but was always around cattle because his grandparents farmed.

The first registered Gelbvieh bulls came to the farm in 2014.

“Her dad (Terry Davis) had bought a couple of Gelbvieh bulls, and I really liked their disposition and performance. I thought I would raise a bull here and there and a few heifers because I enjoy doing it and seeing what they do,” Jeff said.

In 2019, the couple had the opportunity to purchase a neighboring farm and decided to get serious about the seedstock business. They bought their first group

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of registered females at a Heart of Ameri- have anything. Gelbvieh isn’t something ca Gelbvieh Sale that same year. Among everyone has, yet people are in the market those females purchased are three Dam of for Gelbvieh and Balancers to put in with Merit in the American Gelbvieh Associa- their commercial herds. I think we have tion. To be considered a Dam of Merit, fe- some bulls that will go well into a purebred males must raise three calves that achieve herd and do the job too, but it just depends specific criteria set forth by the association. on what they need.”

“Most of what we bought were BalancAnd their bulls do sell. They recently ers,” Jeff said. “We are breeding those Bal- sold the last of their 2020 spring bull crop ancers to purebred bulls, and those cows and have 11 bulls in development. Bulls are a high enough percentage Balancer they feel not best represent their breeding that we are getting purebred calves from program well are steered and marketed as them. The Balancer demand is high so we feeders. are adjusting breeding to produce more “If you want quality, you have to cull,” Balancers.”

Jeff said. “He might be out of a good “People want quality bulls momma, but if he hasn’t got it, he has to get pounds on the ground. to go.”

I want to produce a bull that is Jeff admitted his first bull sale going to do that for them, and if caused a little anxiety.

I don’t have quality, I’m not do“I just thought, ‘Man, I hope ing anything. If you don’t have Bolivar, Mo. he does good,’” he recalled. “I a bull that’s out there doing his don’t want to sell something job for several years, you don’t that isn’t going to perform like Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

he is supposed to because without a good reputation, I don’t have anything. I could sell junk bulls and be out of business pretty quick. A year down the road, when I really know how my bulls performed, then I will be a little more at ease. I’m pleased with what we are doing, but a year down the road, I will be a little more seasoned at it.”

There is no specific target age or weight when the Viles begin marketing their bulls.

“They are all for sale right now,” Jeff said with a laugh of his 10-month-old bulls.

“People want to get a bull when they are 15 months old. The last ones we sold were about 20 months old. All of our bulls must pass a breeding soundness exam, or they go to the feeder sale.”

The majority of the females are bred through AI for spring calving.

“That’s how we keep those new genetics coming in,” Jeff said. “As the calves grow and we see how they develop, we will see what path we want to take, and we can FEBRUARY 7, 2022

meet your neighbors switch things up without going out and buying 16 different bulls. AI works well for us because we can select a bull for each female.”

When determining breeding pairings, Jeff said it was important not to focus on a single trait or EPD number to find a balancing point.

“Some people get focused on calving ease, others on milk, others just want growth,” he said. “It’s all about what your herd needs. Right now, I want to breed a well-balanced bull and in the future, we can do a little more of this or that, depending on what customers want.”

The family, which also includes daughter Jenna (19), and sons Justin (22) and Jarrett (17), closely monitors the calves and the dams after calving.

“I want Mother Nature to do her job,” Jeff said. “If it’s a calf that I have to doctor right off the bat, chances are that’s going to continue. I want Mother Nature to get it here and get it growing; then, we will vaccinate as we need. If they hit the ground healthy, and they are good and strong, and they stay that way; that’s just good genetics.”

Another aspect of those good genetics is raising calves on grass.

“My cows get a few cubes once in a while just to keep them smiling,” Jeff said. “I don’t do any creep feeding because that is money out of my pocket. If I have to feed my calves like that, my customers will have to feed their calves like that. If they grow on momma and grass, that’s a pretty low input.”

Jeff and Kristy keep the same philosophy as the bulls develop, offering only enough feed to help the animals grow, not get fat.

“I don’t want that reputation either, so if it takes a little longer for my bulls to get bigger and for someone to say he’s a good-looking bull, then I guess it does. I’m not going to sell a bull that goes out and falls apart; I don’t want that,” Jeff said.

“We don’t push the bulls too hard, yet get enough gain on them that they are goodsized. So far, I think we are getting along with that.”

Calves are typically weaned at about 8 months of age, but there are times calves are closer to 9 months at weaning.

“We had some good weaning weights at 9 months,” he said. “We had one bull wean off at 930 pounds.”

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At weaning, bulls get about 6 pounds a day of a locally-purchased beef ration and mineral sourced from Vita-Firm.

“Having a good mineral program is important,” Jeff said. “And having good quality hay. We bale our hay and try to do it right. Good grass is also big. You’re going to get better growth on your calves with good grass. My worst grass standing is still better than my best hay.”

To get that grass, the Viles’ have a rotational grazing system in place on 99-acres and are still offering stockpiled grass to their herd. Pastures and hay ground are primarily a grass/clover/orchard grass mix and whatever else might come up.

This year, the Vileses are offering replacement heifers for the first time. Like the bulls they sell, the couple is selective about the heifers they offer fellow producers.

“We want to let momma raise them, then supplement a little at weaning, but not overdo it, just like the bulls,” Jeff said. “I want to raise good heifers that do well. If she’s somewhere and doesn’t breed, that buyer isn’t going to come back.”

To be considered as a sale prospect or to be retained in the Viles’ herd, heifers must be visually appealing and have well-balanced EPDs. “It’s a continual balancing act,” Jeff said.

“Above all, I want her to be a good-quality mom and produce a good calf.”

Jeff and Kristy purchase females to build their herd and for fresh genetics.

“I want to keep new blood coming in,” he said. “We bought two last year and hope to buy a couple more this year. That helps keep new product coming in. When we find a good cow family, we try to keep a good heifer or two out of her. Right now, we have some that are 2020 (born heifers), and we are excited to see what they do because they look better than their moms do.

I want to improve each generation.

“I don’t know when you get to the perfect spot, but you need to try and improve, or you won’t get anywhere; it’s a never-ending process. The same bull can go in with the same cow year after year, and the people who buy your bulls and heifers might say it’s not working for them and get them from someone else. I hope to stay on the front edge enough to keep people satisfied.

If I don’t keep my customers satisfied, I might as well get out of the registered business and raise feeders.”

Jeff and Kristy hope to continue to grow their herd but do not sacrifice the quality they are working to achieve. Another goal is to make the seedstock operation profitable enough to be self-sufficient when Jeff eventually retires.

“My land can only handle so many head.

I’m not sure what that number is yet, and I

would like to add more cattle, but my goal will remain quality. I don’t want someone to go to the coffee shop and say, ‘Did you see that thing the Viles had out there?’ I don’t want that. I want them to say, ‘Let’s go out by the Viles’ because they got some pretty good cattle.’ That’s what I want. I guess we will find out in the future.”

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fter the new year, we are headed for calving season soon. But first, we see grass tetany. I have already had my first call.

I have always said we need to switch to a Hi-Mag mineral at Christmas. Normally, we should be offering a 10 percent magnesium mineral this time of the year.

I recommend feeding that higher mag mineral until May 1 at least. Then we can drop down to a 2 percent magnesium mineral until Christmas.

We must remember that fescue ties up a lot of minerals, and so does potash, which is potassium. Potassium Dr. Tim E. O’Neill, is a highly-positively charged cation that will attract all DVM, owns Country weaker charges to it. We have a high amount of potash Veterinary Service in our soil, and generally, we will add it to the fertilizer. in Farmington, Ark. Litter also has a high level of potash in it. This should To contact Tim go to explain why we need to add magnesium to our mineral. ozarksfn.com and click Most of us know the clinical signs of grass tetany. on ‘Contact Us.’ They are generally down or at least very wobbly and want to fight.

Unlike milk fever, where they are down and very dull, which is low blood calcium instead of magnesium. Everyone also needs to be very careful around these animals because they want to hurt you.

I have literally been chased and/or had them trying to butt me. Please, be careful.

Now, if we run too much or too fast if we are intravenously treating them, they can die. I have even seen them get shocky from cold solution. I like my solution at least room temperature. Just think about it if someone was running ice-cold solution into your veins. Sorry, just a little of my old fashion country boy common sense.

Now, the answer may be in a bottle to save your cow, but the answer to get her totally over it is in the mineral and her mouth. Normally, they should average a quarter-pound of mineral per head per day. Now, normally cattle do not eat quarter-pound every day, but they will eat around about 1 pound per head per day for about three weeks and then maybe nothing for a few weeks.

Then back to eating you out of house and home with feeding mineral. Therefore, I always say we need to check mineral and put out what they will eat in three days and do it twice a week, year round. Then we are not wasting any mineral or letting it get caked up and have the micro-nutrients leach out. Good luck, and may everyone have a good spring!

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Building blocks for animal health

Most farmers would likely agree, it would be great if someone handed them a quick guide containing every best kept secret in the business. The daily challenges and constant unknowns in farming, make it a tough profession to master. Despite the seemingly complicated nature of the business, livestock experts agree there are some simple universal management strategies essential for overall animal health.

Record Keeping: Carving out time dedicated to documenting animal health information can save producers headaches in the long run. Keeping animal health records enables producers to accurately monitor symptoms, document prevention measures and record treatments. Experts recommend producers keep records of current animals and request written health records for purchases. “This emphasizes the need to purchase from known sources with good health protocols,” Rosslyn

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“I would say to use a low birthweight bull, but a bull that grows out well.”

Biggs, DVM, assistant clinical professor, director of continuing education and beef cattle extension specialist at Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, said.

Know Your Veterinarian: Producers need to make sure they have established a good relationship with a veterinarian prior to calling on the veterinarian’s help in the case of an emergency. The veterinarian should be familiar with the producer and the producer’s livestock operation.

A solid relationship with a local veterinarian is critical to optimal herd or flock health. “Due to the lack of veterinarians in many areas, unless you have a good veterinary-client-patient-relationship and are in good financial standing with the veterinary practice, producers may find that a veterinarian will not see them,” Biggs explained.

Biggs said producers may want to consider sitting down with their veterinarian

“For me on a heifer, I would have to say a low birthweight.”

Jim Reid Pulaski County, Mo.

“EPDs and, obviously, a light birthweight because you can mess up a heifer if she struggles getting that first calf out.”

“We pelvic measure all heifers we breed to help reduce calving problems. We also try to select the calves born during the first cycle.”

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to develop goals and to create a plan to minimize health issues.

Basic Animal Husbandry:

Though many producers may think there is a secret to herd health success, livestock experts state sticking to the basics goes a long way in maintaining a thriving herd.

“Many animal owners want a magic medication to fix disease when the basics of animal husbandry: clean water, adequate nutrition, biosecurity, shelter, and choosing genetics suitable to your operation environment make a tremendous impact,” Biggs explained.

The emphasis on proper nutrition is of utmost importance this time of year.

“In cold weather, animals are expending a lot more energy to keep warm,” Bryan Kutz, Ph.D., professor in the Animal Science Department at the University of Arkansas, explained. Though producers may not forget about proper nutrition, at times they may underestimate how important it is to optimal animal health.

Vaccinations: A consistent vaccination program can keep severe illness at bay. Depending on the age and type of animals in a producer’s operation, annual vaccinations may be necessary. In addition, during particular production stages, animals may require additional vaccines.

For example, Kutz recommends producers should make sure pregnant ewes receive vaccination for clostridium perfringens types C, D and tetanus, two to four weeks prior to lambing. “It is basically an overeating disease, but it is a passive immunity that they get and pass on to their babies through that first 24 hours of colostrum,” Kutz said. “It is extremely important that pregnant ewes get vaccinated two to four weeks prior to lambing, so they can pass that immunity on to their babies.”

Practicing Good Biosecurity:

Biosecurity basics make up another building block for healthy animals. One biosecurity measure includes testing animals for diseases of concern prior to purchasing them. Additionally, isolating animals when they arrive at the farm or ranch.

Recently, Beef Quality Assurance added to its website fillable templates that help producers develop plans.

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The FDA Sets to Require Prescriptions for Remaining OTC Antibiotics The U.S. government recently announced the final wave of guidance in its move to require livestock producers to obtain prescriptions for antibiotics used to treat their animals. The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has released the list of the remaining OTC (over-thecounter) antibiotics that will need a prescription starting next year.

The transition of antibiotics from OTC to Rx (prescription) has been ongoing for several years and is set to be completed by June of 2023. However, exactly when producers will feel the direct impact of the latest part of the initiative is still unknown.

“What is uncertain at this time is when we will see the changes first appear in the marketplace,” Craig Payne, DVM, extension veterinarian with the University of Missouri, explained.

Why the Transition from OTC to Rx

According to the FDA-CVM, the purpose of bringing medically important antimicrobials under veterinary supervision is to guide the judicious use of antimicrobials and slow the development of antimicrobial resistance. The multi-year plan includes steps to address the challenge of bacteria becoming resistant to antimicrobials and to monitor the effectiveness of antimicrobials.

Over the past couple of years, most antibiotics used to treat livestock have moved under the jurisdiction of veterinarians. In the final step of the process, injectable antibiotics along with some intramammary tubes and boluses will no longer be available without a prescription. These changes are set to take place in 2023.

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How to Prepare for the Changes

Most producers have been witnessing the changes as the federal government has rolled out its plan through the years. But now the initiative is in its final stages.

If they haven’t already, producers need to prepare for changes. “Considering this will end over-the-counter sale of antibiotics, producers will need a veterinarian-client-patient-relationship (VCPR) with a veterinarian to ensure they have continued access to antibiotics in the future,” Payne said.

According to Dr. Payne, a VCPR means a veterinarian is familiar with the care and keeping of animals on an operation.

If producers have further questions about what a VCPR entails, they should contact a local veterinarian.

Cost to Producers

Whether this will impact a producers’ pocketbook depends on the current status of their VCPR. If producers have not yet established a VCPR, there will be some additional costs associated with that process. A local veterinarian can walk producers through the details of a VCPR and the cost of setting it up.

Producers Impacted by the Plan

According to Dr. Payne, the changes should have little impact on producers who currently have a VCPR established with a veterinarian. Their veterinarian will be able to issue a prescription for antibiotics if the need arises. “On the other hand, if a VCPR is non-existent or you’re unsure what is required, now is the time to find a veterinarian willing to work with your operation so you will continue to have access to antibiotics in the future,” Payne stated.

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Detecting Pneumonia in Cattle

By Cheryl Kepes

Experts weigh in on treatment and prevention The winter months usher in a variety of challenges for cattle producers. Mother Nature’s blustery shenanigans constantly keep producers on their toes.

The frigid temperatures and unpredictable weather patterns can put a strain on an animal’s immune system. During cold spells and throughout the rest of the year as well, bacterial pneumonia is a herd health issue that can be troublesome for producers.

Signs of Bacterial Pneumonia

Dr. Craig Payne, extension veterinarian with the University of Missouri, advises producers to remember the acronym DART when looking for clinical signs of pneumonia in cattle. Depression, decreased Appetite, increased Respiration, and increased Temperature are all warning signs the animal could have pneumonia.

Depression – take note if an animal hangs back from the rest of the group, exhibits a droopy head and/or ears, or if the animal seems reluctant to move.

Appetite – watch for signs of weight loss, gauntness, or refusal to come up with the rest of the herd to eat.

Respiration – respiratory changes to keep an eye on include deep or labored breathing, coughing, and discharge from nose and eyes.

Temperature – livestock experts state, generally animals with temperatures higher than 104 degrees Fahrenheit may need treatment.

Veterinarians encourage producers to observe their herds closely on a regular basis. The particular symptoms will be different from animal to animal. “Animals will exhibit varying degrees of clinical signs depending on the severity of disease and the individual animal,” Dr. Craig Payne, explained.

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al is often warranted. It is necessary to consult with your veterinarian to determine the best treatment plan. The sooner the illness is detected and treated, the better the outcome for the animal. If it is left untreated for too long, pneumonia can be fatal.

Preventing Pneumonia

Two factors to consider when looking at preventing pneumonia are immunity and biocontainment. In order to help support and improve immune function, producers should provide their herd with adequate nutrition, minimize stressors and ensure animals receive their vaccinations.

According to Dr. Payne, biocontainment refers to management practices that are implemented to reduce the spread of an infectious agent within a livestock operation. Biocontainment requires producers to obtain an understanding of disease dynamics and may require additional management procedures.

Though it may be added work, biocontainment can be highly effective in the prevention of pneumonia and other illnesses.

“One thing I encourage producers to think through are the strategies that can minimize or eliminate contact between animals that are at highest risk for shedding pathogens and those that are at highest risk for being impacted,” Payne stated.

For example, Dr. Payne suggests in order to decrease risk of exposure to respiratory pathogens in newly weaned calves, do not commingle or place them in a pen next to a group of calves that were weaned a week prior. The reason for this is that the seven-day weaned calves could be in the beginning phases of a pneumonia event, therefore exposing the newly weaned calves to high levels of pathogen.

Additionally, livestock producers who are looking to establish a pneumonia prevention plan should seek advice from a local veterinarian who is familiar with their operation.

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Quarantining for Overall Health

By Cheryl Kepes

The importance of isolating a sick animal

Treating sick animals simply comes with the job of raising livestock. It can be devastating if a disease makes its way through some or all of a producer’s animals. But take heart – there are management practices that can help reduce the spread of illnesses through a herd or flock.

Livestock experts hold several schools of thought on the issue of isolating sick animals. Producers need to assess a variety of variables before determining whether to isolate, and if so, for how long.

Isolating a Sick Animal First, consider the advantages of separating a sick animal from its counterparts.

“Producers should isolate an animal that is sick so that disease spread is as limited as possible,” Rosslyn Biggs, DVM, assistant clinical professor, director of continuing education and beef cattle extension specialist at Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, said.

According to Biggs, an isolated animal should be as far as possible from other animals, at a minimum 30 feet. “This distance may not be enough though depending on the infectious agent and route of spread,” Biggs said. “Nose-tonose contact and sharing of feed, hay and water should be avoided altogether.”

New to the Farm Experts recommend producers sequester animals brought in from other areas. “If you bought a breeding animal and are bringing them into your herd, I would definitely isolate them for 30 to 60 days,” Bryan Kutz, Ph.D., professor in the Animal Science Department at the University of Arkansas, explained.

The length of proposed isolation is due to the incubation period of many infectious agents. While an animal may seem healthy upon arrival, symptoms of illness may not emerge for quite some time.

Born and Raised on the Farm There are times when producers can make an exception to the isolation practice. This occurs when the animal has been on the farm since birth. “There is no reason to isolate them if they have been with them their whole life,” Kutz stated.

However, many times producers will want to bring the sick animal to a pen or barn for treatment. The animal may stay in those quarters for a period of time to facilitate healing. “That is more about getting the animal well, than about isolating them from the whole herd, because they have been with them the whole time,” Kutz said.

Sick Pen Biosecurity Measures It’s not just the sick animal that can spread illness and disease, producers can too. According to Dr. Biggs, the following biosecurity measures are a good place to start to protect healthy animals.

4 Written biosecurity plans can and should be developed with the herd/flock veterinarian.

4 Healthy animals should be cared for first and always with clean attire and footwear.

4 Isolated and sick animals should be cared for last.

4 In an ideal situation, there should be separate people caring for each group.

4 Equipment to care for animals should not be shared.

If it must be shared, it should be cleaned and disinfected between groups of animals.

4 Common water and feed sources should not be shared between sick and healthy animals.

4 Drainage from isolated animals should not flow into areas housing healthy animals.

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Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 2-4 p.m. – Rotary Club Building of Clinton, Clinton, Mo. – to register call 660-885-5556 or go.ozarksfn.com/u8g 21 Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 6-8 p.m. – Rotary Club Building of Clinton, Clinton, Mo. – to register call 660-885-5556 or go.ozarksfn.com/u8g 22 38th Annual Southwest Missouri Spring Forage Conference – Oasis Convention Center, Springfield, Mo. – register by Feb. 14 – for more information and to register visit www.springforageconference.com 22 Hands-On Farrowing Clinic – 5:30 p.m. – Carroll County Youth Building, 101 Walnut Hills, Carrollton, Mo. – register by Feb. 18 – 660-542-1792 or hconrow@missouri.edu 22-3/8 Missouri Woodland Steward: Winter Webinar Series – Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m.

– Cost: Free – for more information contact Sarah at 573-458-6260 or havenss@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/mza 24 2022 KOMA Beef Cattle Conference – 4-9 p.m. – MU Southwest Research Extension and Education Center, Mt. Vernon, Mo. – register by Feb. 18th – Cost: $30 – for more information contact Patrick at 417-276-3313 or DavisMP@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/5qo 24 Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 2-4:30 p.m. – First Baptist Church, Osceola, Mo. – to register call 417-646-2419 or visit go.ozarksfn.com/wtk 24 Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 6-8:30 p.m. – Salem, Mo. – to register call 573-729-3196 or visit go.ozarksfn.com/a1m 24 Starting a Garden? 5 Things You Need to Know – 6-8 p.m. – Online via Zoom – Cost: Free – for more information contact Justin at 573-324-5464 or justin.keay@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/9n9 25 Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 9 a.m.-noon – Clever First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, Clever, Mo. – to register call 417-581-3558 or visit go.ozarksfn.com/yky 26 Chicken Raising for Beginners – 1-3 p.m. – Lone Star Annex Texas County Extension, 114 West Main Street, Houston, Mo. – Cost: Free – to register call 417-967-4545 or visit go.ozarksfn.com/bon 26 Timber Harvest Workshop – 9 a.m.-3 p.m. – Laclede County MU Extension Office, 186D N. Adams Ave., Lebanon, Mo. – for more information contact Jonetta at 417-532-7126 or shaverj@missouri.edu – register online at muext.us/TimberHarvestWorkshop

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March 2022 1 Advanced QuickBooks Online – 6-9 p.m. – Camdenton Chamber of Commerce, Camdenton, Mo. – Cost: $39 – to regiser visit missouri.ecenterdirect.com/events/23474 1-3/1/23 Crop Scouting Program – Lamar, Mo. – for more information contact Jill at 417-682-3579 or scheidtjk@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/re7 1 Pesticide Applicator Training – 6 p.m. – West Plains, Mo. – 417-256-2391 1 Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 6-9 p.m. – Lebanon, Mo. – to register call 417-532-7126 or visit go.ozarksfn.com/u8z 1 Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 6-8:30 p.m. – Fairgrounds Home Ec Building, Nevada, Mo. – to register call 417-448-2560 or visit go.ozarksfn.com/nmu 1 2022 Taney County Livestock & Forage Conference – 6-9 p.m. – Forsyth High School Cafeteria, Forsyth, Mo. –pre-register by Feb. 25 – to register call 417-546-4431 or online at bit.ly/Taney22 3 Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 2-4:30 p.m. – Cedar County Library, Stockton, Mo. – to register call 417-276-3313 or visit go.ozarksfn.com/3a0 4 Central Missouri Forage and Beef Conference – noon-6:30 p.m. – Knights of Columbus Hall, Vienna, Mo. – Cost: $10 per person, dinner included – register by Feb. 25 – 573-422-3342 or go.ozarksfn.com/znd

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February 2022 9 Broberg Charolais 5th Annual Bull Sale – at the Farm, Tilden, Neb. – 785-672-7449 12 Bradley 3 Ranch Home of the Wide Body Sale – at the ranch, Estelline, Tx – 940-585-6471 or 940-585-6171 12 Crooked Creek Angus Sale – Clarinda, IA – 734-260-8635 12 13th Annual Genetic Power Gelbvieh and Balancer Bull Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 334-695-1371 12 J&N Ranch Black Herefords 36th Production Sale – at the Ranch, Leavenworth, Kan. – 913-727-6446 or 816-225-1246 12 Stewart Charolais & Red Angus 15th Annual Bull Sale – Madison Sale Barn, Madison, SD – 605-860-1187 or 507-215-1470 14 Iowa Beef Expo 58th Annual Charolais Sale – Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa – 281-761-5952 15 27th Annual Bina Charolais Powerhouse Bull Sale – Jamestown Livestock, Jamestown, ND – 701-252-2111 18 Galaxy Beef Production Sale – Macon, Mo. – 734-260-8635 18 R Lazy B Ranch 2022 Annual Production Sale – Aberdeen, SD – 701-924-8876 19 Byergo Family Angus Sale – Savannah, Mo. – 734-260-8635 19 63rd Annual Magnolia Hereford Association Sale – SAU Story Arena, Magnolia, Ark. – 870-818-7067 25 Jamison Herefords Total Performance Bull Sale – Jamison Ranch Sale Center, Quinter, Kan. – 785-299-0441 25 Wieczorek Limousin 42nd Annual Bull Sale – Mount Vernon, SD – 605-227-4601 26 Lonely Valley Limousin Keepin’ Kind Bull Sale – at the farm, Creston, Neb. – 615-330-2735 26 Seedstock Plus North Missouri Bull Sale – Kingsville Livestock, Kingsville, Mo. – 877-486-1160 27 65th Missouri Angus Breeders’ Futurity Sale – Online – 734-260-8635 March 2022 4 Express Annual Spring Bull Sale – Yukon, Okla. – 734-260-8635 4 Sandmeier Charolais 41st Annual Bull Sale – Bowdle, SD – 605-281-1259 5 Hilltop Farms Gelbvieh & Balancer Bull & Female Sale – Asbury, Mo. – 417-529-0081 5 Judd Ranch 44th Gelbvieh, Balancer & Red Angus Bull Sale – Pomona, Kan. – 785-566-8371 5 Linhart Limousin Business Done Right Bull Sale – at the Farm, Leon, Iowa – 402-350-3447 or 320-287-0751 5 Mead Farms Performance-Tested Bull Sale – Mead Sale Headquarters, Versailles, Mo. – 573-302-7011 or 573-216-0210 5 Peterson Farms Charolais Bull Sale – Mtn. Grove, Mo. – 417-926-5336 5 Satterfield Charolais & Angus 11th Annual Bull Sale – at the Farm, Evening Shade, Ark. – 870-499-5379 or 281-761-5952 5 Seedstock Plus Arkansas Bull Sale – Hope Livestock Auction, Hope, Ark. – 877-486-1160 11 Schlager Angus Production Sale – Palmyra, Mo. – 734-260-8635 12 Coyote Hills Ranch Bull Sale – at the Ranch, Chattanooga, Okla. – 515-229-5227 12 Flickerwood Angus Sale – Jackson, Mo. – 734-260-8635 12 Heart of the Ozarks Angus Association Sale – West Plains, Mo. – 734-260-8635 12 Sampson Cattle Company Bull Sale – Kirksville, Mo. – 660-216-2207 or 660-216-1522 12 Seedstock Plus RED Reward Bull & Female Sale – Wheeler Livestock, Osceola, Mo. – 877-486-1160 12 Wright Charolais Bull Sale – Kearney, Mo. – 816-776-3512 or 816-456-3792

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Schrader Ranch 20th Annual Bull Sale – Wells, Kan. – 785-488-2135 or 785-488-7204 Valley Oaks Production Sale – Chilhowee, Mo. – 573-280-2351 or 816-244-4462 Henke Farms Sale – Salisbury, Mo. – 734-260-8635 Marshall & Fenner Farms Sale – Boonville, Mo. – 734-260-8635 Aschermann Charolais Production Sale – at the Ranch, Carthage, Mo. – 417-358-7879 Brinkley Angus Ranch Bull Sale – Green City, Mo. – 734-260-8635 Full Circle Cattle Company 2nd Annual Bull Sale – Dodge City, Kan. – 620-260-6815 or 620-272-2819 or 281-761-5952 Mississippi Valley Angus Sale – Palmyra, Mo. – 734-260-8635 Pinegar Limousin Herdbuilder XXVIII – at the farm, Springfield, Mo. – 417-839-5849 T and S Strnad Charolais Production Sale – Formoso, Kan. – 785-794-2471 or 785-243-8600 Hinkle’s Prime Cut Angus Sale – Nevada, Mo. – 734-260-8635 GenePlus Production Sale – Suhn Cattle Company, Eureka, Kan. – 620-583-3706 Superior Beef Genetics Sale – Lamar, Mo. – 734-260-8635 3C Cattle Company Sale – Carrollton, Mo. – 734-260-8635 8 Story Farms Production Sale – Gallatin, Mo. – 660-749-5834 Arkansas Bull Sale All Breeds Registered Bulls & Commercial Female Sale – Heber Springs, Ark. – 205-270-0999 Geyer Cattle Company Bull Sale – Huron, SD – 605-860-2081 Seedstock Plus South Missouri Bull & Female Sale – Joplin Regional Stockyards, Carthage, Mo. – 877-486-1160 Soaring Eagle Farms Spring Bull Sale – Springfield, Mo. – 734-260-8635 Wakefield Farms Performance Tested Bull Sale – Dunlap, Iowa – 281-761-5952 or 507-402-4640 Wild Indian Acres Bull Sale – Cuba, Mo. – 937-418-2275 Worthington Angus Sale – Dadeville, Mo. – 734-260-8635 Southwest Missouri Performance Tested Bull Sale – Springfield, Mo. – 734-260-8635

April 2022 1 Meyer Cattle Company Performance in the Pasture Sale – Bowling Green, Mo. – 734-260-8635 2 Bennett, Biggs & Switzer Production Sale – Green City, Mo. – 734-260-8635 2 BF Cattle Company Annual Bull Sale – Butler, Mo. – 660-492-2808 2 Double A Land & Cattle Bull Sale – Nevada, Mo. – 913-558-7966 2 Four State Angus Association Sale – Springfield, Mo. – 734-260-8635 2 Magness Beef Bulls Western Slope Annual Bull Sale – Loma Livestock, Loma, Colo. – 402-350-3447 or 320-267-0751 2 Ridder Farms Bull & Female Sale – Hermann, Mo. – 281-761-5952 3 Ridder Farms Online Sale – Hermann, Mo. – 573-943-6462 or 573-680-4691 4 Brockmere Farms Inc. Sale – New Cambria, Mo. – 734-260-8635 5 44th Annual Coleman Limousin Ranch Production Sale – Five Valleys Livestock, Missoula, MT – 402-350-3447 or 320-287-0751 5 Hubert Charolais Ranch 43rd Annual Bull Sale – Oakley, Kan. – 785-672-2540 7 Hunter Angus Sale – Fair Grove, Mo. – 734-260-8635 7 Pharo Cattle Company Missouri Spring Sale – Springfield, Mo. – 800-311-0995 7 Wulf Cattle Opportunity Sale of 2022 – Online Only – 320-392-5802 or dvauction.com 8 Howard County Angus Association Sale – Boonville, Mo. – 734-260-8635 9 Dybdal Charolais 11th Annual Bull & Female Sale – Newcastle, Neb. – 402-692-3704 or 402-841-9784 9 Fink Beef Genetics Bull Sale – Randolph, Kan. – 785-293-5106 or 785-532-9936

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— ZONE A AUCTIONS —

2/13 Industrial Refrigeration System Auction – Clinton, Mo. • Crawford Auction Service, 417-998-6629 • See Our Ad on Page 39 2/19 Gary & Susie Walden Estate Auction – Pittsburg, Mo. • Crawford Auction Service, 417-998-6629 • See Our Ad on Page 39 2/25 Moses Kinsinger and David Kinsinger Moving Auction – Dunnegan, Mo. • Martin Auctions

— ZONE B AUCTIONS —

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Clock Workshop & Auction – Versailles, Mo. • Show-Me Auction Center 2/10 Weekly Good ‘Ol Fashion Auction – Osage Beach, Mo. • Bryant Auction, LLC 2/12 Farm Auction – Lebanon, Mo. • Chadwell Auctions LLC 3/5 Kilmer Farm Equipment Consignment Auction – Versailles, Mo. • Wheeler Auctions & Real Estate 3/26 Outstanding Farm Auction – Falcon, Mo. • Chadwell Auctions LLC

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Estate Auction – Cassville, Mo. • Stumpff ’s Realty & Auction Service, Inc. Auto’s, Tractor, Implements, Tools, Instruments, Furniture Auction – Ozark, Mo. • Melton Auction Co., LLC Personal Property Auction – Strafford, Mo. • Easterly Auction Company Public Auction – Neosho, Mo. • Circle L Auction Service Public Auction for Owner Benny Vigil – Seligman, Mo. • Holders Auction Service Public Auction – Snell Knob, Mo. • Stumpff ’s Realty & Auction Service, Inc. Gold and Silver Coins, Guns, Collectibles Auction – Mt. Vernon, Mo. • Cedar Lane Auctions

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2/26 Estate Auction – Sarcoxie, Mo. • Essick Auction & Realty 3/5 Move In Ready 3 Bedroom, 2 1/2 Bath Home – Republic, Mo. • Glenworth Auction & Realty, 417767-4345 • See Our Ad on Page 39

— ZONE D AUCTIONS —

2/12 Antique and Collectible’s Auction – Peace Valley, Mo. • Reid Auction 2/19 UTV, Farm Equipment, Hay, Furniture, Antiques, Primitives Auction – Licking, Mo. – Melton Auction Co., LLC 2/26 Carol Barengo Trust Auction – Mansfield, Mo. • Chadwell Auctions LLC 3/5 Real Estate/Estate Auction – Mansfield, Mo. • Chadwell Auctions LLC 2/7 2/8 2/12 2/12 2/14 2/19 2/19 2/19

— OUTSIDE AREA — AUCTIONS

Laubinger Lifetime Fishing Tackle Collection Online – Union, Mo. • M.R. Clark Auction and Appraisial LTD Premier Mid West Turn Key Cattle & Row Crop Farm – Thompson, Mo. • United Country Missouri Land & Home Block Estate Farm Auction – Tipton, Mo. • Dick Hutchison Auction and Real Estate LLC Farm Auction – Bertrand, Mo. • Brucker Auction Service Contractor Liquidation STL Auction – St. Louis, Mo. • Have Gavel Will Travel Absolute Farm Machinery Auction – Bernie, Mo. • Jacob Goodin Auction Service Block Brazito Area Farm Real Estate Auction – Jefferson City, Mo. • Dick Hutchison Auction and Real Estate LLC Farm Auction – Leopold, Mo. • Brucker Auction Service

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2/19 Tractors & Equipment Auction – Hamilton, Mo. • Eddie Pickett Auction Service, Inc. 2/21 President’s Day Auction – Linn, Mo. • Richard Moffat Auction Service 2/24 Knox County, MO Land Auction – Ewing, Mo. • McAfee Auction Service, LLC 2/24 Lewis County, MO Land Auction – Ewing, Mo. • McAfee Auction Service, LLC 2/25 James Tomesak Estate Online Real Estate Auction – Sullivan, Mo. • Brehe Auctioneering Service 2/26 Annual Spring Consignment Sale – Hawk Point, Mo. • Allen Auction & Real Estate LLC 2/26 Duck Hunters Dream Auction, Decoys, Calls, Taxidermy – Wright City, Mo. • U Bought it LLC Auction Service 2/26 Farm Auction – Marquand, Mo. • Brucker Auction Service 2/26 Quinn Farm Equipment Auction – New Cambria, Mo. – Missouri Land and Farm Dave Atkinson 3/2 Henry Borgmeyer’s Retirement & Consignment Sale – Montgomery City, Mo. • Vomund’s Auction Service

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60TH ANNUAL WESTERN FARM SHOW American Royal Complex, 1701 American Royal Ct., Kansas City, MO 64102

February 25–27, 2022

Friday & Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Over 400 exhibitors, livestock handling demonstrations, the latest in farm and ranch technology, the Family Living Center, the Health and Safety Roundup – it’s all under one roof. This is the place to be! We’ll see you at the show.

Show Highlights FFA Day

Friday, February 25, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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Saturday, February 26, 10:30 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. — SPONSORED BY MFA, INC.

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Sunday: all first responders, veterans and military attend FREE (with proper I.D.) More information at www.westernfarmshow.com Like us on Facebook: Western Farm Show Follow us on Twitter: @WesternFarmShow

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