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should be finished with spring calving, but I have one farm where there are still about a half-dozen cows that didn’t get the memo.

Because there are still expectant mothers at that place, I try to make a quick drive-through each morning before I start with the regular farm work that has to be done this time of year.

Last Sunday, as I drove through the herd and counted cows, I came up one cow short. Assuming one had calved and was off by herself, I crossed the creek and drove along the edge of the first wooded area. Hearing a cow bawling behind me, I turned the truck to see a black cow coming back to the main herd, allowing my total cow count to be accurate. Checking my records, I ascertained that the cow in question had already calved on March 4th and since she was heading toward the group of calves gathered along the creek, I quickly surmised that she was rejoining the group and would find her calf.

Considering the size of her udder, I knew she needed some relief as much as her calf needed the nourishment. All seemed well, so I left.

On Monday, I loaded up the spray rig and headed to that farm first to begin my

annual assault on musk thistles. As I drove through the herd on my way to the back side of the place, I counted cows and the number was correct. I had hardly started my spraying job when I noticed the same black cow that had caused me concern the day before. She had followed me the half-mile to the back side of the farm and was once again bawling. I drove down to where she stood and observed her looking towards the creek and mooing as if she were a missing her calf. If her udder had been large on Sunday, it could now be classified as huge. Now, my rather slow-processing brain realized there was a problem.

Driving my ATV through the woods that border the creek, I finally found #48, a red bull calf that weighed around 250 pounds with its head stuck in a knothole near the base of a hollow tree. As I approached the calf, I could tell he was terribly weakened from the ordeal and was desperate to be free. The mother had followed me and was trying to decide whether I was hurting or helping her youngster, so I had to keep an eye on her as well.

The poor little guy’s head was swollen and he had rubbed all the hair off the

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As I am driving mom calls me to say that dad just really thinks it is too windy to fish but if the wind dies down closer to evening we might be able to slip on over to the pond.

As I pulled in the driveway, I saw mom and dad both out mowing the yard. So I decided to grab a weed eater and help out. This led to an evening filled with work; convenient for my dad I am sure. I was glad to help and we did manage to slip over to the pond for a few minutes.

It seems like every time I make it home we end up reminiscing about years past. I’d like to share one story my dad loves to tell.

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Share it with us by sending a copy to editor@ozarksfn.com or PO Box 1319 Lebanon, MO 65536 When we were younger dad would take us to the river where we would dig for fishing worms. One day dad was out tilling up the garden and I was out there digging for fishing worms in the freshly tilled soil. And wouldn’t you know I found the granddaddy of all fishing worms.

Excited I grabbed the huge worm and raised it high over my head and said, “Look, dad, a night crawler!�

Dad replied, “That’s not a night crawler, that’s a snake!�

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Bake at 325° for 30 to 35 mins.

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Terrified I hurled the garden snake behind me and ran screaming to the house. I’ll never forget that story and neither will my dad.

A lot of time when growing up was spent in the family garden. When we were young and mom and dad were trying to feed their growing family we had two rather large gardens. As the years go by my parents have consolidated to a few raised beds.

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Life is Simple Continued from Page 3 backside of his ears in his day-long attempt to get loose. Having no axe, saw or even rope on my ATV, I was befuddled on exactly what to do, but I began working on getting one ear outside the calf’s wooden prison. After about five minutes of twisting, turning and prying, I was able to get the first ear free and another five minutes enabled me to work the second ear loose, but his head was still too tight to release.

Finally, I got behind the calf and pushed him forward just enough to allow his head to drop into that magical portion of the knothole that may have been a fourth of an inch wider and his head popped out like a cork from a bottle of aged champagne.

parents agreed to let us each have our own section of the garden and let us plant anything we wanted as long as we took care of it. We sectioned off each of our “gardens” with some extra bricks, which turned out to be a bad idea years later. To this day my parents still till up bricks.

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Once they were about 50 yards away, the calf began suckling his mother as if he hadn’t eaten in two days. It’s now Wednesday and the calf is back to normal health, with only a couple of ear scars to show for his time in prison.

Even though the calf is identified with ear tag #48, he will always be known to me as ‘Winnie the Pooh.’ Oh yeah, I have also taken a chainsaw to the ‘honey tree.’

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n 1999, the Kensinger family of Fordland, Mo., started their own dairy operation, complete with a glass bottling plant, harking back to an earlier American era. By 2001, they had a small but growing niche operation that included parents, David and Vickie Kensinger milking 120-140 cows daily and brothers, Luke and Paul and good friend, Josh Glenn putting their very own milk in Memory Lane bottles and selling it locally.

“We put the store and plant up here on the highway,” now plant manager Luke Kensinger explained while sitting outside their Memory Lane Dairy store located on Highway 60 just outside Fordland in Webster County.

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It took 16 months for Memory Lane to come back, but they did, and that included a brand new building. Luke continued, “Then about a year and a half later, Hiland Dairy contacted us. They told us they were interested in getting into the glass bottle market and they could build their own operation or they could make us an offer. By then, my parents were seriously thinking of retiring.

The timing was perfect. Hiland offered to take over the distribution and they worked it out so that now our milk comes from seven local farms within a 12 mile radius instead of just our family. The core of the original Memory Lane is still here – Paul, Josh and me. So now Memory Lane is owned by Fordland, Mo. Hiland but still farmer-owned and still family-operated.

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Brothers Luke (left) and Paul Kensinger (middle) along with Josh Glenn (right) have been with Memory Lane Dairy since its inception in 1999.

“Hiland has been really good to us and helped us with more automated equipment and now we’re even helping the environment if you think about it. Our product is transported with theirs on their trucks, so that means fewer trucks on the road. Everything else is done just exactly as we did it before. They deliver the milk and we just stay here and bottle it.”

And bottle it they do, including fanciful flavors like pink strawberry, bluegreen cotton candy, orange dream and root beer float, as well as, whole milk, low fat (skim-1%), reduced fat (2%), and cream line (a non-homogenized whole milk). Their newest flavor is

mocha. “It’s really good, really rich,” Luke added.

Luke and his co-workers have discovered that a partnership between their little dairy and a bigger operation can work out to everyone’s advantage. “To be honest, in the beginning I was worried about being overwhelmed but they’ve done it all in steps so it’s been great. We are now doing about triple what we were before. The corporate thing is different but quality has never been an issue.”

Memory Lane milk is available is various markets throughout the Ozarks and is now also expanding to parts of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas.

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– John Seiferd has been training show-winning cutting horses for 20 years. .p. 14 – Al Skalicky has built a legacy at Bolivar High School................................p. 16 – Town and Country features Chris Chaves...................................................p. 17 – Pasture production is top priority for Ron Locke.........................................p. 22 – Youth in Agriculture spotlights Lauren McCain.........................................p. 23

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Sharon Benigar finds her passion for farming at age 42.

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Sharon managed to make enough for her and

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Sharon put the word out that she wouldn’t mind owning bottle calves and in February of 1996 bought her first calf, Alice, a Simmental/Hereford cross, at the sale barn for $50. Sharon didn’t know how she was going to get her home but one of her neighbors was there and smiled and said sure, “they’d get Alice home for her.” Sharon said, “It’s been like that all along. People here are always willing to help each other.” It works both ways and she loves the sense of community that goes with living in a small town. Everybody knows each other and comes together when tragedy strikes. She loves that kind of environment for herself and her children. She never felt alone or without family but felt like she’d been adopted into a bigger family.

Word spread and one-by-one bottle calves started coming from this direction and another and slowly over time she began to build her herd. Many of the cows on her farm had been with her for 14 to 16 years. Over the last few years some have now passed.

In 1990 she was able to purchase the house and 19 acres where she had been renting, that was a giant step for Sharon. Ten years later she was able to purchase the remaining 89 acres.

Sharon’s story is one of patience and determination. She was willing to slowly work toward her goals. Sharon

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She knew she would have to do it little by little and she managed to do it.

Sharon said, “Starting to own cattle at 42 didn’t deter me one bit because I was still accomplishing my goals.”

Investing in fresh stock, Sharon purchased nine Red Angus cows over the last few years to add to her herd. It was the first cattle purchased since the bottle calves. She went with Red Angus because she has seen far less problems with horse flies than with black cows.

Sharon’s life changed a little bit about 4 1/2 years ago when she met Charlie Benigar. A mutual friend called Sharon because Charlie needed a housekeeper.

Sharon cleaned Charlie’s house for a while before things turned serious for them.

Sharon has lots of plans for her retirement. She is eager to learn more about soil, hay and grazing and wouldn’t mind expanding her herd once she has time to do so. Right now she only feels comfortable running 20 to 25 cow/calf pairs with one bull. She feels with her working full time that is about all she can handle.

Sharon thanks God every day for the wonderful life she has on her farm. She knows now it doesn’t get any better than this. She loves Missouri and the beauty of her farm and the animals is just more than she could have imagined. She feels truly blessed.

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A Town Brought Together by the Battle The town of Hartville, Mo., commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Hartville

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very town across this great nation is rich with history. Each story being unique to a certain time and place crafting each town into what it is today. And how those towns share their history is up to them.

For Hartville, Mo., they chose to commemorate the150th anniversary of the Battle of Hartville. It was no easy task but thanks to committee volunteers, event volunteers, 400-500 reenactors from across the state and 2,000 quests the reenactment and observance of the Battle of Hartville was a success.

“The whole process was started more than a year in advance by our town mayor, Wanda Cope. Wanda quickly realized it was going to be too much for her to handle alone, so she got the Chamber involved,” said Cheryl Brown, Battle of Hartville Reenactment committee member and Hartville High School History teacher.

There were 30 people total on the committee, which was broken into several subcommittees. Lauren Hughes, Hartville Area Chamber of Commerce president, and Jonetta Shaver, Chamber of Commerce treasurer, headed the event.

Cheryl shared, “The Battle of Hartville was an accident. CSA Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke was headed from a loss at the Springfield garrison to Lebanon, Mo., when he heard that Hartville had a gristmill where he could grind grain and get provisions for his men.

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been sent from Houston, Mo., to Springfield, Mo., to help reinforce the garrison there. Merrill did not know that the Confederates had already been defeated and driven away, and when Marmaduke headed east, their paths literally just crossed.

“The Union opened fire at about 11 a.m., at the courthouse and the battle lasted about six hours, or until the sun went down. The actual battle was on January 11, 1863.

“Both sides claim victory; the CSA lost more men, but the USA retreated first. Officially, it goes down as a Confederate victory.”

Cheryl continued, “On a personal note, I taught the Battle of Hartville on January 11, this year. It was a beautiful, almost 60-degree day. The windows were open, sun streaming in, and the regular sounds of 2013 could be heard in the background.

“As my third hour class left the room at almost 11 a.m., it was eerie to think that at that moment, 100 yards down the hill, the battle was beginning. Had I been in town right then 150 years earlier, I would have been finding cover. It was interesting to think about where soldiers would have been positioned, what the town would have looked like without our modern buildings and roads, and how exhausted those soldiers would have been from weeks of marching out of Arkansas and from Houston.

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OZARK ROOTS town. Many people know very little about the battle, and although in the grand scheme of the war it was pretty insignificant, but those young men and their efforts should be commemorated,” shared Cheryl.

The location for the reenactment and event activities also has historical meaning for the town of Hartville. Cheryl explained, “We chose the Steele Mansion because it is a beautiful, historic home with a large, shady yard, and a great place to have the battle. The Mansion’s property is about 15 acres. This is where the reenactors camped and the Sutlers and modern vendors set up shop. The landowner behind the Mansion allowed us to use 35 acres for the battle.

“The Steele Mansion was built by a Union Civil War soldier named Erben Cassadore “E.C.” Steele. He returned to Hartville in about 1869 and opened the town’s first drug store, founded the Wright County Bank, served as county clerk and postmaster, owned a gristmill and sawmill and raised cattle, and served four terms in the Missouri House of Representatives.

“The home was completed in 1890 on what was then known as “Marmaduke’s Hill” (locals call it the Steele Bluff today) and was the location of the Confederate battery and field hospital during the battle.

“After the Mansion left the hands of the Steele family, it had a number of owners and uses, including as a hay barn. Retired California State Senator, John Stull, eventually purchased the Mansion in the 1980s. Mr. Stull renovated the home and lived there until his death. At his estate auction, the home was purchased in 2011 by Brad and Arita Bohannan of New Orleans, La. “Brad’s family is from Hartville and he remembers seeing the Mansion as a child and was excited at the chance to purchase the property. Along with their two sons, they are in the process of remodeling and trying to make the property as original as possible. They are enthusiastic about the home and

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understand that the Steele Mansion is a source of great pride for our community and although it is their home, they want it to be accessible to the people of Hartville,” explained Cheryl.

Cheryl admitted that the most rewarding part of the event was, “Watching our town come together to put on this major event. We had so many compliments from the reenactors and spectators about our town, our hospitality, how well organized the event was, how kind people were, and on and on. A small core of people organized for months, but EVERYONE pitched in and helped prepare. Seeing how people can come together to work was pretty inspiring.

We live in a very special town.”

The committee plans on hosting this event every other year.

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Brenda’s desire to produce healthy cheese meant she needed to raise her own milk to ensure that it was hormone-free and to control the quality of the cheese. She started with a Jersey cow named Molly.

Brenda said, “Molly gave me 6 gallons of sweet rich milk a day. I made great cheese from her milk. But, I found that tending cows is not my favorite thing to do. They need lots of room to graze and leave big sloppy wet stinky piles all over the place. So cows are not my favorite animals to work with.”

Brenda continued, “I knew I wanted to make cheese and started researching all the details of caring for dairy goats.

After a few months of research, I bought my first three milking does and two bottle babies in 2007. They were wonderful. I never imagined how affectionate and intelligent dairy goats are. I enjoy working with them as my production partners very much.”

Brenda’s dairy herd consists of LaMancha and Nubian goats. She prefers the qualities of both breeds. Over the years, Brenda has grown the dairy herd to around 150 head and moved the entire farm twice. She was searching for the right place to license the goat dairy and the cheese plant in order to sell her cheese commercially.

In 2011, the Holmes family invited Brenda to bring her goat dairy and cheese making out to the Rockin H Ranch. That summer was spent remodeling the old cow dairy for milking the goats and moving the farm out to the ranch. This has turned out to be the perfect partnership. Brenda’s goats now have access to free-range graze over 500 acres of the 1,000-acre ranch. Brenda

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In the fall of 2012 the goat dairy was licensed Grade A. This spring, when the goats freshened again, the cheese plant was also licensed for the production of Brenda’s Artisan Farmstead Raw Goat Milk Cheeses.

Brenda said, “I am excited that the cheeses are ready to come to market along with the ranch’s premium grassraised meats and naturally grown produce. Look for them with Real Farm Foods labels.”

Brenda had a tough time narrowing down to four different cheese choices.

She did a lot of cheese tastings and independent research to come up with her four choices. The cheeses available are: Cablanca – our goat milk Gouda; Alpine Meadow – an alpine-style cheese that reminds you of a hard cheddar; Duggan’s Fire – a spicy cheese with jalapenos and dried cayenne and White River – a semisoft cheese with a deeper flavor.

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Leonard Elementary School in Bolivar, Mo., “is that we have so many fewer kids with a direct link to the farm.

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Many live on smaller acreages and any farming is done on the side. Even so, our mission in agriculture education may be even more important now than it was 30 years ago, in that it is up to us to emphasize the importance of agriculture in the overall economy.”

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Al Skalicky (left) retires after teaching as an agriculture instructor at Bolivar High School for the past 32 years. ture instructor at Bolivar High School, bits, goats, horses and calves that popuAl Skalicky is one of lated a back portion the lucky ones. of an elementary “The biggest school playground change over the on a cool day in May. years, of course,” he “We’ve been doing Bolivar, Mo. shared recently while this Children’s conducting the agriBarnyard project culture school’s now for 13 or 14 annual Children’s Barnyard Day at Continued on Page 21 Bates

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In Town: Chris Chaves, of Ozark, Mo., is a shop manager for Architectural Building products, a commercial window contracting company. Chris has worked for Architectural Building Products for four and a half years, but he has been a member of the glass trade in general for 17 years. Chris’s father, Wayne, also worked in the glass trade, so this sort of job comes naturally for Chris. “I grew up in it,” he said.

In the Country: Several miles south of town, Chris farms his family’s 200-acre, third generation farm with pride – his grandfather, Sam, purchased the land in 1930.

Chris’s father, Wayne, bought the farm from his father in 1992 and Chris purchased the 200 acres from his father in 2005. (A family cemetery was implemented onto the farm in 1997) In days past, the Chaves farm had an orchard, a dairy cow operation and an entire ridge planted in nothing but tomatoes. Today, Chris runs a small herd of Simmental beef cattle, 50 head of Boer goats, a handful of goat watchdogs and a few horses. “I cannot stand the idea of looking out the window and not seeing them,” Chris said of his livestock. When he is not at work, mowing or fixing fence, he enjoys simply watching his cows. “They’re peaceful.”

Chris. He enjoys being able to meet and interact with new folks at work, but he loves to come home to the country and have some room to breathe. “I love nature,” he said, and he enjoys using things like mushroom hunting as a reason to go for a walk in the woods.

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Replacement Cows (Week of 5/19 - 5/25/13)

650

900

1150

1400

1650

Dairy Sales

(Week of 5/19 - 5/25/13)

150

650

No Sale - Holiday * None Reported † None Reported † † 1150.00-1700.00 None Reported † None Reported * No Sale - Holiday * None Reported † † 1275.00-1650.00 † 1400.00-1700.00 † 1275.00-2075.00 † Not Reported

1150

1650

2150

2650

(Week of 5/19 - 5/25/13)

Buffalo Livestock Market Douglas County Livestock Auction Interstate Regional Stockyards Joplin Regional Stockyards Kingsville Livestock Auction Lebanon Livestock Auction Mo-Ark - Exeter MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler Ozarks Regional Stockyard South Central Regional Springfield Livestock Marketing Wheeler & Sons Livestock

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No Sale - Holiday * † 62.50-86.00 † 60.00-85.00 † 60.00-88.00 † 69.50-93.00 60.00-87.00 * No Sale - Holiday * 68.00-85.75 † † 62.00-90.00 † 60.00-82.50 60.00-89.00 † † Not Reported

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80

100

(Week of 5/19 - 5/25/13)

No Sale - Holiday * Buffalo Livestock Market † 90.50-105.00 Douglas County Livestock Auction † Interstate Regional Stockyards 90.00-103.00 † Joplin Regional 81.00-104.50 75.00-113.50 † Kingsville Livestock * 85.00-101.00 Lebanon Livestock Auction Mo-Ark - Exeter No Sale - Holiday * MO-KAN Livestock 78.50-107.50 † † Ozarks Regional Stockyard 82.50-106.00 South Central Regional Stockyards 90.50-94.00 † 72.00-110.00 † Springfield † Wheeler & Sons Livestock Not Reported

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90

110

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Sheep & Goat Markets

Koshkonong, Mo. • Oregon Co. Sheep & Goat • 5/25/13

Receipts: 422 Demand was moderate and supply was light, with near 15 percent springer heifers, 16 percent bred heifers, 25 percent open heifers, 03 percent fresh and milking cows, 01 percent bred and springer cows and 08 percent calves. A large number were dairy cows sold for slaughter and some beef cattle.

Holsteins unless noted otherwise and all prices are per head.

Springer heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 1200.00-1400.00, Approved 000.00-1185.00, Crossbreds 1000.00-1170.00; Medium 800.00- 985.00, Crossbreds 860.00-970.00; Common 600.00-750.00.

Heifers bred four to six months: Supreme 1210.001350.00, Approved 960.00-1190.00, Indiv Jersey 1140.0, Crossbreds 1050.00-1140.00; Medium 810.00-930.00, Common 700.00-725.00.

Heifers bred one to three months: Approved 975.001110.00, Medium Few 690.00-725.00, Few Crossbreds 600.00-650.00.

Open heifers: Approved and Medium 200-300 lbs 235.00-310.00, Crossbreds 165.00-330.00, 300-400 lbs 260.00-440.00, Crossbreds 310.00-390.00, 400-500 lbs 410.00-455.00, Crossbreds 390.00-420.00, 500-600 lbs 475.00-500.00, 600-700 lbs 600.00-690.00, 700-800 lbs 770.00-840.00.

Fresh and open milking cows: Approved 1050.001150.00, Crossbreds 900.00-1025.00; Medium 590.00-800.00.

Springer and Bred cows: Scarce.

Baby calves: Holstein heifers 160.00-195.00, Holstein bulls 170.00-210.00; Jersey heifers Few 145.00-170.00, Jersey bulls 95.00-115.00; Crossbred heifers 150.00-285.00, Crossbred bulls Pair 160.00; Beef Cross bulls 220.00-370.00.

Receipts: 228

120

Slaughter Bulls

agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ (All prices f recent reported sales prices listed as rou weights of approximately 1200-1500 lb Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170): 1 Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150): 125 Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 100.00Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay: Fair quality Mixed Grass hay: 55.00-75 Wheat straw: 3.00-5.00 per small square b

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards • 5/9/13

Markets

Slaughter Cows

Hay &

Missouri Weekly Hay Summary • May 24, 2013

Cow/Calf Pairs Buffalo Livestock Market Douglas County Livestock Interstate Regional Stockyards Joplin Regional Kingsville Livestock Auction Lebanon Livestock Auction Mo-Ark - Exeter MO-KAN Livestock Market Ozarks Regional Stockyard South Central Regional Springfield Livestock Market Wheeler & Sons Livestock

† USDA Reported

With last week allowing nearly a full week suitable for field work producers are back near almost normal pace for this year’s hay harvest. This weekend will market the date many grass producers typically get serious about haying. Guessing Yields and hay Quality this year has only slightly better odds than one had for guessing the powerball numbers last week. Nearly everyone seems to have different thoughts so until hay is in the bales and test have returned its basically a wait and see game. One thing that is certain is after last year summer producers are quite likely to bale and hold on to as much hay as possible.

Hay supply is light, demand is light, and prices are steady. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory available for both buyers and sellers. To be listed, or for a directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ or for current listings of hay http://

All goats and sheep graded by MO Dept of AgUSDA Graders and bought per cwt. based on inweights at the buying station. Offerings were made up of 88 percent goats and 12 percent sheep. Next scheduled market date will be Saturday, June 29th.

The station will be open to accept goats from 9:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Classes: Goats: Kids: Selection 1 45-60 lbs 185.00; 61-80 lbs 165.00; over 81 lbs 100.00. Selection 2 45-60 lbs 170.00; 61-80 lbs 150.00; 81 lbs and over 75.00. Selection 3 45-60 lbs 155.00; 61-80 lbs 135.00.

Feeder Kids: 20-44 lbs 80.00.

Slaughter Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 under 120 lbs 75.00-80.00. Selection 3 70.00. yearlings any grade 80.00

Slaughter Bucks: yearling bucks any grade 85.00.

Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 hair 80 lbs and under 95.00-100.00. ind over 80 lbs 80.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 35.00.

Jackson, Mo. • Fuitland Livestock Auction • 5/17/13

Receipts: 963 Compared to last month, few feeder lambs sold 12 lower; slaughter lambs sold 12 lower; slaughter ewes traded 5 lower; few slaughter rams sold steady. Slaughter billies traded 7 higher, few nannies sold steady to 2 higher, slaughter kids sold 2 lower, feeder kids sold 27 lower and yearlings in light supply; Demand uneven and supply moderate. Sheep made up approximately 51

percent o quoted ar Slaughter 89 lbs, 107.

Feeder La lbs, 125.00 Slaughter 60.00. Cull Slaughter 38.00-50.0 Replacem 105.00-142 Replacem Goats: Kid 52-62 lbs, 2 Selection 1 40 lbs, 155 Does/Nan Selection 2 110-145 lb Billies: Bu Replacem Replacem 90-110 lbs, Stocker/Fe Highlandvil

Receipts: The supp supply inc lambs; 2 p replaceme percent sl replaceme hundred w Sheep Slaughter shorn 50-6

Stocker & Feeder Prices AUCTION BARN

AVA - DOUGLAS CO. LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Sale Date

5/23/13

Receipts

715

Trend

1-3 Lower

Steers, Medium and Large 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Holsteins, Large 3 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

166.00-169.00 ––––– 139.00-143.00 127.50-137.50 123.00-130.00 ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– –––––

Heifers,Medium & Large 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

145.50-146.50 132.50-147.50 123.50-130.00 116.50-122.50 –––––

CUBA - INTERSTATE REGIONAL

BUFFALO LIVESTOCK

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5/23/13

5/21/13

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605

989

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Weak-7 Lower

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No Sale - Holiday

400

* Independently reported

EXETER MO-ARK

No Sale - Holiday

Buffalo Livestock Market No Sale - Holiday * † Douglas County Livestock 925.00 Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba 1250.00 † † Joplin Regional 725.00-1325.00 † None Reported Kingsville Livestock Auction 800.00-1320.00 * Lebanon Livestock Mo-Ark - Exeter No Sale - Holiday * MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler None Reported † † Ozarks Regional Stockyard 1000.00-1375.00 † South Central Regional 900.00-1240.00 † 720.00-1350.00 Springfield † Wheeler & Sons Livestock Not Reported

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JOPLIN REGIONAL

KING LIVESTOC

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6125

2-5 Lower

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2-6 Lower

177.00-186.00 153.00-179.50 145.00-158.00 133.00-150.25 –––––

160.00-169.00 150.00-160.00 140.00-158.00 132.00-144.75 131.50-138.25

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171.00-177.50 148.00-166.00 137.00-156.00 125.00-144.00 121.00-133.00

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148.00-165.00 140.00-149.00 133.00-143.00 ––––– –––––

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149.00-174.00 136.00-145.00 126.00-140.00 116.00-129.00 –––––

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Weekly Avg. Grain Prices Week Ended 5/24/13 Soybeans

Soft Wheat

Corn

Sorghum* * Price per cwt

14.98

15.31

15.38

12.03

12.13

7.23

7.16

15.28

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f.o.b. and per ton unless specified and on most und bales based generally on 5x6 bales with bs).

195.00-255.00.

5.00-180.00.

-190.00.

100.00-145.00. .00 per large round bale. bale.

10.83 10

7.16

6

of the offering, 49 percent goats. Prices re per cwt. unless otherwise noted. lambs: Choice 1-2 45-67 lbs, 130.00-142.50; 75.50-126.00. Choice 2-3 44-65 lbs, 125.00-127.50. ambs: Medium and Large 1-2 very few, 26-30 0-135.00. r Ewes: Utility and Good 2-3 60-92 lbs, 50.00l 1-2 35.00-47.00. r Rams: Utility and Good 2-3 few 190-240 lbs, 00. ment Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 70-103 lbs, 2.50. ment Rams: one 155 lbs, 126.00 id: Selection 1 39-62 lbs 185.00-200.00; fancy 210.00-220.00; 70-72 lbs, 172.50-185.00.

1-2 40-65 lbs, 160.00-170.00. Selection 3 pkg .00. nnies: Selection 1 few 80-120 lbs, 90.00-92.50.

2 few 95-125 lbs, 85.00-87.50. Selection 3 bs, 60.00-62.50. ulk medium flesh few 120-155 lbs, 90.00-105.50. ment Billies: few 70-175 lbs, 120.00-125.00. ment Classes: Selection 1-2 Does/Nannies few , 112.50-137.50. eeder Kids: Selection 1-2 25-38 lbs 150.00-167.50.

lle, Mo. • CRS Sale’s Co. • 5/16/13

15.12

460 ply light, demand was moderate. The ncluded 33 percent Slaughter and feeder percent slaughter ewes; 4 percent ment ewes and pairs; 52 percent kid goats; 5 laughter nannies and billies; 4 percent ment nannies and pairs. All prices per weight unless noted otherwise.

7.02

7.16

6.83

6.40

6.95 6.94

7.03

National Dairy Market at a Glance • May 24, 2013

Cheese: 40# blocks closed at $1.7525. The weekly average for blocks, $1.7600 (-.0145).

Fluid Milk: Farm milk production is in various stages of reaching/moving away from the seasonal peak. Hot, humid weather in the Southeast is affecting cow comfort and milk production. The Pacific Northwest is benefiting from moderate temperatures while Southwest dairy operators indicate heat is adding to cow stress. This week marks a seasonal change in fluid milk demand for many areas of the country. As educational institutions gear down, and reduce single serve orders, more milk is clearing into manufacturing. Milk handlers and processors in most areas report manufacturing facilities have the capacity to clear all the milk volumes coming their way.

In some cases, plant operators looking for additional milk for the weekend haven’t had any luck on the spot market. Reports indicate many large manufacturers plan just 1 down day, Monday, instead of an extended weekend. Feed availability and costs continue to affect dairy operations. Milk marketers in the Central region note many dairy operators opted for lower energy rations to bridge the gap between feed on hand and new crop forages. This has taken a toll on milk production that may not improve substantially when the cows do get fresh feed. California hay producers are on the third cutting, with the Southwest following at second cutting. The North Central has generally not started harvesting forages as producers wait for a matchup between acceptable plant maturity and haymaking weather. Hay prices, delivered, stretch from $230-$250/ton in California/Southwest to $350-$450/ton in the Central.

Spot Prices of Class II Cream: $ Per Pound Butterfat, F.O.B. Producing Plants, Upper Midwest - $1.9218-2.0339.

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales Steers: 124.00-128.00; wtd. avg. price 125.59.

Heifers: 124.00-126.00; wtd. avg. price 125.37.

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lbs 90.00-130.00. hair 50-60 lbs 97.50-125.00; 60-80 lbs 90.00-140.00; 80-100 lbs 60.00-75.00.

Stocker/Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 wooled 40-50 lbs 100.00-110.00. Hair 30-40 lbs 110.00-125.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 wooled 138-148 lbs 32.50-35.00. Hair 85-130 lbs 70.00-75.00.

Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 60-145 lbs 65.00-75.00 cwt. Pairs hair 105.00-235.00 per pair.

Goats Slaughter Classes: Kids: Selection 1 40-60 lbs 195.00218.00. Selection 2 40-70 lbs 150.00-185.00.

Does/Nannies: Selection 2-3 few 85-145 lbs 60.0085.00.

Billies: Selection 1-2 few 125-185 lbs 100.00-115.00.

Selection 2-3 aged weathers 65-115 lbs 130.00-135.00.

Replacement Nannies: Selection 1-2 few 55-125 lbs 85.00-140.00 cwt. Pairs Selection 2-3 105.00-125.00 per pair.

Feeder/Stocker Kids: Selection 2 20-30 lbs 105.00145.00; 30-40 lbs 150.00-175.00. Selection 3 20-30 lbs 97.50-135.00; 30-40 lbs 80.00-100.00; 40-50 lbs 690.00107.50; 50-60 lbs 90.00-100.00.

Receipts: 3,608 Compared to last week: Few comparisons on weaner pig sales those most similar were firm to 1.00 higher. No feeder pig sales were reported. Supply and demand moderate. (Prices Per Head).

Early weaned pigs: 10 lb base weights, FOB the farm 0% negotiated. 3,608 head, 10 lbs., 36.50-44.00, weighted average of 41.07.

Early weaned pigs: 10 lb. base weights, delivered 100% negotiated, no sales reported.

Feeder pigs: All lot sizes, FOB 0% negotiated, no sales reported.

Feeder pigs: All lot sizes, delivered 100% negotiated, no sales reported. *Early weaned pigs are under 19 days old. **Most lots of feeder pigs have a sliding value from the negotiated weight basis which is calculated on the actual average weight of the load plus or minus .25-.40 per pound. Some early weaned lots have a slide of .50-1.00 per pound.

Interior Missouri Direct Hogs • May 28, 2013 Barrows and Gilts: steady to 2.00 lower.

Markets

Sows: For the week, 1.00-4.00.

300-500 lbs 54.00-56.00. (over 500 lbs) 56.00-58.00.

Base Carcass Prices: 85.00.

24 Month Avg. – Steers 550-600 lbs.

$200 $175 $150

$100

5/23/13

5/22/13

5/22/13

5/21/13

650

1640

675

2672

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3-5 Lower

Uneven-3 Lower

St-5 Lower

Uneven

–––– 64.00 0-171.00 0-157.00 5-145.00

156.00-180.00 145.00-165.00 132.00-153.00 129.00-144.00 122.00-134.00

162.00 ––––– 130.00-165.00 129.00-149.00 120.00-134.00

––––– 155.00-172.50 138.00-154.00 132.50-150.00 –––––

163.00-177.50 150.00-172.00 139.00-165.00 126.00-148.00 128.75-136.00

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120.00-127.00 105.00-115.00 ––––– 95.00 95.00

111.00-124.00 101.00-107.00 97.50-105.25 94.00-102.50 95.00-98.00

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51.00 0-149.00 5-146.00 5-138.50 5-136.00

140.00-155.00 130.00-145.00 120.00-140.00 118.00-130.00 112.00-136.00

––––– 142.00-146.00 127.50-144.00 119.00-130.00 113.00-122.50

140.00-146.00 144.00-147.50 129.50-137.00 118.00-126.50 –––––

145.00-157.50 136.00-149.00 127.50-146.50 115.00-132.50 115.00-118.50

WHEELER & SONS LIVESTOCK AUCTION

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155.41 151.00 143.23 155.05 162.25 155.67 146.08 151.92 133.73 141.09 132.21 138.58 142.11 137.26 131.15 139.41

VIENNA - SOUTH WEST PLAINS CENTRAL REGIONAL OZARKS REG.

696

June 3, 2013

$125

Not Reported

21/13

SPRINGFIELD LIVESTOCK MKTG.

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Mo. Weekly Weaner & Feeder Pig • May 24, 2013

AVA

LEBANON LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Dressed Basis Sales Steers: 198.00-202.00; wtd. avg. price 199.30.

Heifers: 198.00-201.00; wtd. avg. price 199.31.

Hog Markets

r Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 wooled and 60 lbs 90.00-95.00; 60-70 lbs 75.00-90.00; 70-80

GSVILLE CK AUCTION

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle • May 27, 2013

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STEERS HEIFERS WEEK OF 4/28/13

KINGSVILLE

SPRINGFIELD LIVESTOCK

VIENNA

WEST PLAINS

STEERS & HEIFERS – 550-600 LBS.

147.10 135.00 145.05 150.96 161.25 150.68 158.33 144.58 132.37 138.38 131.39 140.22 139.99 138.68 133.93 137.62 139.54 156.00 146.22 152.09 159.50 152.77 153.21 144.32 136.00 139.10 136.30 136.63 136.31 138.80 140.26 131.98 140.83 145.81 145.17 145.67 158.93 149.13 152.33 146.37 124.48 138.47 132.86 130.44 138.55 129.45 129.90 129.97

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STEERS HEIFERS WEEK OF 5/5/13

STEERS HEIFERS WEEK OF 5/12/13

STEERS HEIFERS WEEK OF 5/19/13

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Kim said.

John and Kim also raise registered Quarter Horses, cutting horses to be exact. The 101 Ranch is home to, who John refers to as the foundation of the Ranch, “Hickory San Bravo” a 1992 Bay Stallion. He is the grandson of Peppy San Badger with lifetime earnings of over $172,000 and offspring earnings in excess of $25 million, on the top side and grandson of Colonel Leo Bar LTE of over $147,000 by Colonel Freckles on the bottom side.

He has cow sense written all over him and he stamps his babies with athleticism and intelligence that is second to none. All of these horses with the 101 brand on the left hip can and do anything. Hickory San Bravo’s offspring

have turned out to be top-notch cutters, barrel racers, calf roping horses and all around horses.

John has been breeding, raising and training his own horses for over 45 years, but 20 years ago he found his true passion in Cutting Horses.

In the year 2000, John formed a partnership with his brother Richard to breed and raise the finest cutting horses in the country. John wanted to take the daughters of Hickory San Bravo and breed them to well bred money earners in the NCHA show pen. Richard went on to buy shares in the already syndicated 2-year-old, Dulces Smart Lena, son of Smart Little Lena, the first triple crown winner in the National Cutting Horse Association (life time earnings of over $743,275) and ranks number six in NCHA’s all time leading sires. Out of

Little Badger Dulce the highest moneyearning mare by Peppy San Badger at well over $668,000.

Richard ended up buying out the syndication and now he and John are proudly standing Dulce at the 101. In addition to the Hickory San Bravo daughters, they also breed their own daughters of great sires such as: Doc Quixote, Doc Hickory, Doc Oaks, San Tule Freckles and Topsail Whiz.

John has been to the show pen many times. First showing Hickory San Bravo, then his daughter Diablo Peppy 101. He is now riding a daughter of Dulce and out of a daughter of Hickory San Bravo.

“This is proving to be the magic cross,” said John. “This mare is not only cow smart, but has extraordinary feel to her.”

“Both of the kids ride, but Deah is the one that would live on a horse,” Kim told us. “She has a son of Topsail Whiz that she hopes to show in reigning.

Branden loves the horses also, but

would rather work with the cows. He is currently on the junior livestock judging team in 4-H.” Kim hasn’t shown cutters yet, but she is no stranger to the show pen, having shown reiners for several years under such great trainers as the late Randy Cutbirth and Shane Brown. In fact, in 2002 Kim and Randy both won the Buckskin World in reining on her dun gelding Great Cowboy Spirit. Kim in the Amateur and Randy in the Open division. “It was really good day and I am so glad I got to share it with Randy. He was truly one of the greatest trainers of all times. In fact, that is where John got a lot of training methods,” Kim said.

“John starts all the foals here at the 101, I’ll do some of the ground work, but he is always the first to get on. We have some tremendous babies out of both studs and are really excited for the future,” Kim said.

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Connecting the Link Continued from Page 16 years and it is one of our most popular Amanda Anderson, was second in the programs with our high school ag stu- state in fruit production and another dents. They look forward to it all year was a speaker. We had five teams comlong, sign up way ahead of time and are pete in judged contests so we had a really disappointed if they don’t get to good year.” help on the day each year.”

When asked, Al Skalicky thought for In a large semi-circle formed by a moment before answering what he pickup trucks and stock trailers, high thought the highlight of his years had school students gathered in small work been. “I’d have to say I’ve always stations to educate the visiting elemen- enjoyed watching the students grow in tary students about the particular ani- ability, confidence and maturity, from mals they were showing that day. “You when they come into the program as a can pet the bunnies freshman and then but be very gentle,” leave as a senior. A one agriculture stulot of them come in dent told her young as freshmen, pretty Even so, our mission in charges.

“What unsure of themselves agriculture education may kind of fur do they but grow tremen be even more important have, soft or rough? dously during their now that it was 30 years Did you see how four years. Watching ago, in that it is up to us to long this rabbit is?” them at activities, emphasize the importance She held up the how they conduct of agriculture in the overall large long-eared themselves differeconomy. rabbit, showing his ently each year, has full body extension been so rewarding.

- Al Skalicky, which brought oohs From a personal side, Bolivar FFA advisor and aaahs from her I’d have to say it was young audience. having my two sons Another high school future ag instruc- in class. That was probably awkward for tor could be heard, “do you see the ear them at times, but I enjoyed watching rings these calves have? They are called them from a distance and seeing them ear tags and each one has a number. at school.”

These calves don’t have names because Al’s wife, Gail, is a primary school they have numbers and each one’s physical education teacher at Leonard number is on his ear tag.”

Elementary and his oldest son, Chris, “The agriculture students tell the little works in computers, both in Bolivar. ones how these animals are raised and His youngest son, Jonathan, is a senior what kind of care each one needs. It’s a accounting major at MU. They live on great lesson for both age groups.”

90 acres in Polk County with 15 head Al continued, “The last two to three of commercial mixed breed beef cattle. years, we’ve had the highest enrollment “Not sure what’s next,” Al concluded in our agriculture classes and our FFA with a smile, “some substitute teaching, membership ever. Even though we no I’m sure but just have to see what longer have a lot of true farm kids, we comes after that.” have the versatility in our programs and Al Skalicky’s legacy continues as Ashley the leadership opportunities the kids Brown, current agriculture instructor in want, like today – working with Hermitage and one of his and Bolivar’s younger kids and of course, all the lead- own agriculture graduates will be coming ership situations in FFA. “We just to Bolivar’s Agriculture program next fall returned from our FFA State to follow in his footsteps.

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“Myron Hartzell, Dallas County NRCS grasslands specialist, taught me years ago you can control weeds with grazing. I find myself constantly taking measurements with a plate meter and walking my fields. If I see weeds coming up as I walk across my fields that is a good indicator it’s time to move cows.

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“I used to spray for weeds. Until 2005, if there were weeds I was spraying. Now I save a lot of money because I only spot spray,” justified Ron. One other cost saving technique with intensive grazing is with fence costs. “I didn’t know any better. Fence cost alone has decreased. I found out you don’t need all the wires and posts,” said Ron. Since switching his grazing system Ron has went from feeding 350 bales each winter to feeding around 100 bales. All of his hay is inventoried and tested to ensure each group of cattle are being fed exactly what they need.

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Ron has converted two pastures into warm-season grasses for summer grazing.

His cow/calf pairs will strip graze each field three times during the summer.

The summer pasture is planted in gamagrass, which needs to be grazed down completely. In the hottest part of the summer (July-August) gamagrass will grow an inch per day. However, this year for the first time Ron drilled spring peas into one field with the gamagrass in mid-February – early March. “I’ve been told by grasslands specialists that there is a microbial benefit of using gamagrass with spring peas,” explained Ron. Ron uses an above ground poly water pipe along with a 100-gallon water tank that is moved as the strip grazing is moved.

“Last year I was only able to graze this field two and a half times before we ran out of moisture so I had to move the cows. I am careful when grazing this field in the summer. If temperature reaches about 90 degrees with 80 percent humidity I move the cows to a more shaded field,” added Ron. Ron also strip grazes during the winter months, typically starting after Christmas until green-up time.

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The classes of cattle required to have official identification before transportation across state lines include all sexually intact cattle greater than 18 months old, all female dairy cattle of any age, all dairy males born after March 11, 2013, and all cattle going to out of state rodeos, shows or exhibitions. The greatest change regarding classes of cattle to be identified is dairy males, primarily the inclusion of dairy breed steers.

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A copy of the animal’s registration certificate must accompany the health certificate as well.

Cattle required to be identified must be individually identified on an interstate health certificate. Each tag number or tattoo must be listed and accompanied by the appropriate supporting documents for registered animals.

Animals are to have only one form of official tag in their ears. Copies of health certificates will be submitted to the state vet’s office of the state of origin, and maintained by the veterinarian of record for 5 years.

There are some exceptions to the identification rules. Cattle moving directly to a livestock market in another state are exempt as long as they are accompanied by an owner shipper statement signed by the owner of the animals at the time of shipment. Cattle transported to an out of state veterinary facility are exempt if ownership does not change during the visit.

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FARM HELP

What Do You Say? What do you do to maximize milk production in your dairy herd?

Making farming a little bit easier

Counting on Colostrum “Feed high quality forage.

Right now I am feeding rice silage, corn silage and alfalfa hay.”

Clay Hempel Laclede County

Tips for raising bottle-fed dairy calves on stored colostrum

By Amanda Erichsen

“Since we focus our efforts on rotational grazing for the many benefits for our dairy herd, milk production isn’t top priority. We don’t have as many input costs this way and our cows stay in the herd longer and stay healthier.”

Rich Bollinger Cedar County

“Feed good, quality feed, hope it rains and doesn’t get too hot or cold. It’s called gambling. You do all you can, spend money on fertilizer and hope for the best.”

Gary Garges Christian County

“For us the main key is keeping cows as stress free as can be. Plus we change paddocks every 12 hours. This combination of fresh water, green grass or feed and low stress is very important to milk production.”

Adam Gautney Barry County

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sually by 3-4 days after calving the cow no longer produces colostrum milk,” said Dr. Scott Poock, extension specialist in veterinary medicine and continuing education at the University of Missouri. “In fact, the quality of the colostrum quickly lessens after calving. Therefore, it is very important to collect the colostrum as soon as possible after the cow calves and feed it to the calf.”

For the first few weeks of life, the calf depends on ingested antibodies from the maternal colostrum to protect it from disease, said Dr. Andrew Fidler, instructor for the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Arkansas. “The colostrum also contains higher than normal levels of other nutrients that are beneficial to the calf.”

On average the cow’s milk contains more fat and protein than milk replacer. “Typical milk from a Holstein cow will be approximately 30 percent fat and 25 percent protein (on a dry matter basis),” Poock said. “Most milk replacers will run 15-20 percent fat and 20-28 percent protein (dry matter basis) depending on the product. There are pros and cons of whether to feed pasteurized milk or unpasteurized waste milk.”

Cleanliness is essential when using stored colostrum.

“The colostrum should be harvested as if it were normal milk for human consumption, just in a different bucket,” Fidler said. “The best quality colostrum is collected from the dam within six hours of calving, with “

the calf being removed from the dam as soon as possible, before the calf suckles the dam. As more time passes, the colostrum is diluted by normal milk produced in the mammary gland, and the concentration of antibodies and other useful nutrients will decrease.”

When using colostrum, timing of feeding is also critical. “The calf’s ability to absorb the antibodies from the colostrum quickly decreases after birth,” Fidler said. “Colostrum should be fed within 6 hours of birth.

If the entire volume cannot be ingested within the first 6 hours, the remainder should be fed within the first 12 hours of birth.”

According to Fidler, the colostrum should be put into zip-close bags and laid flat in order to result in faster cooling of the colostrum to prevent the overgrowth of bad bacteria.

Colostrum milk can be refrigerated for one week or frozen for six months. Therefore, it is important to date the colostrum. The farmer should test the quality of the colostrum and put the cow’s identity on the stored colostrum. This information should be recorded on the calf’s record after consuming the colostrum.

Milk must be stored refrigerated or frozen. It is not recommended to mix milk from different cows for a calf feeding supply, unless you heat-treat the colostrum.

“The most important meal the calf will ever get is the first feeding of colostrum,” Poock said. “We know this has effects on the health of the calf and lifetime productivity. It is normal to give two feedings of colostrum to a calf and that is adequate.”

Colostrum from the cow is always preferred. “However, if that is not possible (poor quality colostrum, unclean colostrum, etc.) or the farm has issues with certain diseases, the colostrum replacers are a good alternative.”

In This Section – Are you storing colostrum correctly?....................................................................................................Above – Body condition is key for optimal milk production................................................................................p. 27 – Tips for providing the right forages for your diary herd...........................................................................p. 28 – Understanding nutritional composition of manure from dry versus lactating cows...............................p. 29 – The importance of hay tests and understanding the results....................................................................p. 30

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Balancing Body Condition Proper body condition can increase milk production in your dairy herd

By Gary Digiuseppe

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he goal of body condition scoring dairy cows is to find the sweet spot.

On a scale of 1-5, that’s 3.5, according to Tony Rickard, University of Missouri Extension dairy specialist and program director for Barry County and the southwest region. If the cows gain too much flesh above 3.5, Rickard told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor, “then we’re going to have some metabolic issues when those cows finally freshen. If we carry less body condition score, it’s going to end up costing us milk production.”

Rickard said while body condition scoring is not an exact science, there are visual cues to watch for. “In a 3.5 body condition score, when you look at the thighs they’re going to tend to be more flat, and in an animal that’s been milking or not in better body condition score it’s going to be cutting in,” he said. “When you look up at the hooks and the pins you’re going to start getting some roundness, and one of the areas that I really look at is the short ribs, which are just in front of the hooks on the cows. If you start getting some flatness of that area under the short ribs, then you’re getting the cow into proper condition.”

The biggest reason to have optimal flesh on the cow is the time period between peak milk production at 6-8 weeks after freshening, and her peak period of dry matter intake at 10-14 weeks. Rickard said the cow makes up the difference by utilizing her own tissue. “For every pound of body weight

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that she mobilizes, there’s actually enough energy for 6-7 pounds of milk production,” he said. “Protein does become somewhat of a limiting factor in early lactation, because in that utilization of body tissue there might be enough nitrogen or protein for only 3-4 pounds of milk.”

That means if the cow is too thin, her milk production will be limited to what she can generate from food, and you’ll have lower milk output during that 2-8 week gap between peak milk and peak consumption. Rickard said, “I’d really like to just maintain body condition so that when she freshens, she’s ready to ‘jump over the mountain’ – her production is going to start rising every day after she freshens. If we have a cow in the dry period and we dry her off at a certain body condition score, and she’s still losing a bit of condition – we’re still feeding the cow fairly well, but we’re not holding the condition that she had – then we’ve got her on a downward nutritional plane, and it’s a lot more difficult for that cow when she’s going downhill to bounce back up to the level of production that I want.”

How to raise that cow to a 3.5 score? “In the south, fiber is both a friend and foe,” University of Arkansas professor of animal science Shane Gadberry Gadberry told OFN. “Warm-season forages are quite high in fiber content, and the weather over past several years has impacted when we are harvesting forages. Therefore, testing forages in the diet for nutrient composition and fiber levels is very important.”

By-product feeds are variable in nutrient composition and should be tested instead of just relying on averages. Gadberry also recommended producers consider the number of ingredients in their supplements. “If a feedstuff’s test is outside of its

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FARM HELP

Selecting the Right Forage Maintaining high quality forages to meet the needs of your dairy cattle

By Amanda Erichsen

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hen all cows are fresh and producing higher amounts of milk, cattle will need higher quality forage. “Milk cows need as much quality and nutrition as possible,” said Ted Probert, southwest regional dairy specialist for the University of Missouri. “The best way to provide this is through rotational

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Necessary forage requirements for dairy cattle and their nutrient needs will depend on the lactational stage of the cow. “On well-managed pasture, a mature lactating cow can consume more than 40 pounds of dry matter in forage in a day,” said Dr. Andrew Fidler, instructor for the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Arkansas. “Even with that amount of intake, however, the cow may not be ingesting all the nutrients required to maintain body condition and fertility in the face of high milk production.

Energy in the form of easily digestible carbohydrates is usually the limiting factor, and is most often provided in the way of supplemental grain by most American dairy grazers.”

Producers must provide forage that the cattle will consume readily in the quantity sufficient to meet the nutritional needs. Probert also added that the fiber level will increase as forages mature, especially when seed heads are produced. As fiber levels increase, forages become less digestible.

Cool-season forage species’ provide most of the nutrient needs for animals’ however as we enter the summer months we recommend adding a warmseason component such as sorghumsudan, millet or crabgrass to supplement growth and availability of quality forage, Probert added.

It is also essential to remember that fiber content varies widely in pastures throughout the year. “During heavy

spring growth, effective fiber content may be too low and cows may benefit from supplemental hay or high-fiber byproducts,” Fidler said. “Many minerals, with the exception of Potassium (K), will probably also be too low, and should be supplemented to cows on pasture.”

Forages need to be harvested in their vegetative state, via cow or machine, and usually 6-8 inches in height depending on species. “This maximizes the carbohydrate and protein content of the forage,” Fidler said.

Rotational grazing helps to allow the forages to reach the greatest potential of quality and quantity by allowing for regrowth before cattle have the opportunity to graze it.

Fidler said, “Knowing when your pasture species is at it’s maximal nutritional quality is the important thing, and knowing how to get it there, let the cows harvest it, and then getting it back to that point, that’s the ‘art’ of it.”

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FARM HELP

Nitrogen In... Nitrogen Out The nutritional composition of manure applied to your pastures

By Gary Digiuseppe

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Barry County and the southwest region, said there’s don’t have clovers in the field, which we do recs University of Arkansas professor of anialso a difference in the nutritional composition of ommend, then we are going to need to do some mal science Shane Gadberry points out, manure from dry versus lactating cows. A 1,400 nitrogen supplementation on the pastures.” On the the availability has increased in recent pound lactating cow, Rickard told OFN, will put out other hand, “The phosphorus and the potash values years of byproducts high in nitrogen that about 2.4 cubic feet of manure a day, compared to are such that once we get soil tests up to where they can be fed to dairy cows. “Grains and 1.82 cubic feet for a dry cow. The composition of belong, then we don’t need to be spreading either P most byproduct feeds are also fairly high in phosphoboth will be about 88 percent water; whereas the lacor K onto those pastures.” rus and forages are high in potassium,” Gadberry told tating cow will produce about 0.82 pounds of nitroDairy producers in this region use their own Ozarks Farm & Neighbor. “Cumulatively, as these gen a day, 0.42 pounds of phosphate, and 0.48 manure; they don’t sell it. “We have mainly smaller nutrients are concentrated in manure, the manure pounds of potash, the dry cow’s manure will yield dairies,” Rickard explained.” “They’re either collectbecomes a valuable source of N, P and K for local about a half a pound of nitrogen per cow per day, ing manure at the parlor, and they may do it as a liqland application.” about 0.2 pounds of phosphate and about 0.4 pounds uid system where they’ll use a honey wagon to haul it However, this also means when manure is used to of potash. out, or they’ll use a manure spreader. They’re utilfertilize forage crops, the nutrients being placed on Research in Texas found supplemental inorganic izing it for either crop ground or for possibly pastures, the ground can differ in proportion to what’s being phosphorus applied to bermudagrass did not benefit and there’s really not much manure to do that with taken up from the plant. For instance, on a dry matyield, but supplemental inorganic nitrogen at 50 in order to have a source to sell.” Even bigger operater basis, bermudagrass takes up 37 pounds of nitropound/acre per cutting did. Rickard said, “In our pastors with 300-500 cows need the nutrients in their gen, 12 pounds of phosphate (P2O5) and 42 pounds ture based dairy systems, what we’re finding is if we manure for their own pastures.” of potash (K2O) for every ton harvested. The proportion of phosphorus in the manure is greater than the proportion of phosphorus in the plant compared to nitrogen and potassium, and Gadberry said, “This can result in an This diagram of the nitrogen cycle shows were in the cycle antibiotics could impact accumulation of soil phosphothe ability of denitrifying bacteria to process nitrates and nitrites in groundwater rus with continuous application over time, since manure is often applied based on plant nitrogen needs in mind.”

This means, whether manure or commercial fertilizer is being used, a soil test report and yield expectations based on soil type and rainfall patterns are important for fertilization. Areas under nutrient management plans may restrict the amount of manure use based on soil test phosphorus index values. It’s also important to apply fertilizers at times that are appropriate to stimulate growth of desired plants, while minimizing chances of nutrient losses.

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Hay that Pays Understanding hay test results. Series 6 of 8

By Carla Clark Carter

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ow do you know if the hay that you are buying or producing is good, quality hay?

Tim Schnakenberg, agronomy specialist from Galena, Mo., with the University of Missouri Extension Service said the best way is to have your hay tested.

Procuring your samples is the key to a good hay test. “Grabbing” hay isn’t enough. You need to use a core sampler with an electric drill or brace. Most of your local extension offices have these available through loan or deposit basis.

It is better to test the inside bales, dig into the bale and avoid testing weathered areas. On small and large square bales it is best to go in about 10 bales from the end. On large round bales, test a bale about 5-10 bales from the side (rounded) of the roll.

Take about 1 quart of the samples and place them in a plastic bag. Send them to a lab that is certified by the National Hay Testing Association. Your local extension office can also help you with this. Most of them have hay testing services available through their offices.

Schnakenberg said one of the first things you should be looking at is the moisture

content or Dry Matter that is in the forage. This is under the “As Fed” column If the hay has been harvested for some time the moisture level should be around 12-15 percent. If the moisture content is above 20-25 percent there will likely be molding, heating and loss of feed value.

Moving to the dry column is Crude Protein. This is a measure of the nitrogen content of the forage and computes a protein value by multiplying the total nitrogen amount times 6.25. Usually it ranges from 4 percent for very mature, straw-like grass forages to 26 percent for legumes and immature grasses that have had nitrogen fertilizer applied.

You may also test for Available Protein if the hay was baled slightly wet and has a tobacco brown appearance.

This gives you the true amount of protein in the hay available to the animal.

Acid Detergent Fiber (ADF) is related to the digestibility of the forage.

The higher the ADF the lower the energy value, good quality legumes run 20-30 percent range; grasses in low 30s to mid 40s. Digestible Dry Matter (DDM) is calculated from (ADF) Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF) is the best idea of total fiber. The more NDF the less the animal will eat.

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FARM HELP Hay that Pays Continued from Previous Page legumes at the same stage of maturity.

Grasses range in high 50-60s and Legumes in high 30s to mid to upper 40s. Dry Matter Intake (DMI) is calculated from the (NDF).

Total Digestible Nutrients (TDN) is common value of measured energy in beef cow diets. This represents total digestible crude protein, carbohydrates and fat. Leafy immature legumes run highest on energy with TDN levels into the mid 60s. Mature grasses range in the mid 40s. Hay for lactating beef cows should be in the upper 50s or supplemental feed may be necessary.

Net Energy Lactation (NFL) A term for measuring energy levels in forage for lactating cows.

Nitrate (%NO3) This is a test for nitrates. None should be found and the

NEW TRUCKS report should say negative. If significant values are found a percent is shown.

There are two other important overall standards that evaluate your overall hay quality. One is the Relative Feed Value (RFV) and the other is the Relative Forage Quality (RFQ). The Relative Feed Value is a factor given for the overall feed quality, the higher the number the better. Average fescue is 70, whereas; show alfalfa hay will run around 175 or better. RFV is a number derived from ADF. It estimates digestible dry matter and dry matter intake. It is an index that is useful for comparing the relative quality of hay sources. RFQ better reflects the performance of the forage when cattle are fed. It better accounts for differences among forage types such as grasses and legumes.

Balancing Body Condition Continued from Page 27 normal range, we would expect its impact to be less if it is included with three other ingredients instead of just one other ingredient,� he said.

Rickard added producers should start putting condition on a cow during the tail end of lactation instead of waiting until the dry period. “If I wanted to put on 100 pounds the last 60 days of lactation, I could probably do it with about 5 pounds/day of additional grain,�

he said. “If I wait until she dries off, all of a sudden the hormonal balance has changed since she’s not producing milk; it’s going to take about 8 pounds of grain per day to put that additional gain on during the dry period.� Also keep in mind that supplemental feed during the last trimester will contribute to a bigger calf, “and that’s the last thing we want to do.�

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June 2013 3 Preserve Your Harvest Safely: Pressure Canning 101 – 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. – El Dorado Springs Community Center, El Dorado Springs, Mo. – Register – 417-276-3313 4 Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association Youth Seminar – 9 a.m. – MFTHBA Showgrounds, Ava, Mo. – 417-683-2468 4 Boiling Water Bath Canning of Jams/Jellies – 6 p.m.-8 p.m. – Waynesville/St. Robert Senior Center, Waynesville, Mo. – Pre-register – 573-774-6177 4 Dallas Co. Youth Beef Cow Camp – 9 a.m. – Dallas Co. Fairgrounds, Buffalo, Mo. – 417-345-7551 4 “Brown Bag Lunch” Garden Series 2013: Native Landscaping – Noon – Taney Co. University of Missouri Extension Office, Forsyth, Mo. – 417-546-4431 4 Missouri Grape Growers Association Meeting – 9 a.m. – St. James Winery, St. James, Mo. – 573-882-6746 4-5 Southwest Missouri Grazing School – 8 a.m. – Laclede Electric Cooperative Meeting Room, Lebanon, Mo. – Register – 417-532-6305, x.101 5 Webster Co. Onsite Sewage Systems Installer Training – 8 a.m.-Noon – 417-859-2532 5-8 34th Annual Three-Year-Old Futurity/Spring Show – MFTHBA Showgrounds, Ava, Mo. – 417-683-2468 5-8 Bushwacker Days – Nevada Town Square, Nevada, Mo. – 417-448-7981 6 Annual University of Missouri Wheat Tour – 6 p.m. – David Sheat Farm, Lamar, Mo. – 417-682-3579 6 Preserve Your Harvest Safely: Pressure Canning 101 – 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. – First Christian Church, Nevada, Mo. – 660-679-4167 6 Weed ID – 9 a.m.-2 p.m. – Douglas Co. Soil & Water District Office, Ava, Mo. – 417-683-4409 7-8 Basic Grazing Workshop for Small Ruminant Producers – Crowder College, Neosho, Mo. – 417-455-9500 – 573-681-6189 8 29th Annual Oinklawn Downs Pig Races for Charity – 10 a.m. – Maple Hill Shopping Center, Cape Fair, Mo. – 417-538-4733 8 Four Seasons Master Gardeners Garden Walk – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Nevada, Mo. – 417-448-2560 8 BYOC 2013 Gardening Class Sereis: Worm Composting – 10 a.m. – Pulaski Co. Farmers’ Market – Waynesville, Mo. – 573-774-6177 8 Make Your Own Rain Barrel Workshop – 9 a.m. – Bray Conservation Area, Rolla, Mo. – 573-458-6260 9-14 First International Symposium on Elderberry – Stoney Creek Inn, Columbia, Mo. – 417-466-0065 10 Preserve Your Harvest Safely: Pack a Pickled Product – 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. – El Dorado Springs Community Center, El Dorado Springs, Mo. – Register – 417-276-3313 11-13 SW Missouri Grazing School – Crowder College, Neosho, Mo. – 417-451-1007, x. 3 12-15 Pulaski Co Regional Fair – St. Robert City Park, St. Robert Mo. – 816-261-6051 13 Preserve Your Harvest Safely: Pick a Pickled Product – 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. – First Christian Church, Nevada, Mo. – 660-679-4167

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MFTHSC Show – Flying M Arena, Mt. Vernon, Mo. – 918-625-2565 2013 American Dexter Cattle Association (ADCA) National Dexter Cattle Show & Sale – Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, Springfield, Mo. – 417-818-1495 19th Annual Old Time Music, Ozark Heritage Festival – Downtown West Plains, Mo. – 888-256-8835 Cattlemen’s Field Day – 10:30 a.m. – Lawrence Shuey Farm, Cassville, Mo. – 417-826-5881 BYOC 2013 Gardening Class Series: Insects: The Good & the Bad – 10 a.m. – Pulaski Co. Farmers’ Market – Waynesville, Mo. – 573-774-6177 Preserve Your Harvest Safely: Salsa Made Easy – 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. – El Dorado Springs Community Center, El Dorado Springs, Mo. – Register – 417-276-3313 Richland Tri-County Fair – Shady Dell Park, Richland, Mo. – 417-533-4100 Preserve Your Harvest Safely: Salsa Made Easy – 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. – First Christian Church, Nevada, Mo. – 660-679-4167 Canning Class: Jams & Jellies – 6 p.m.-8 p.m. – First United Methodist Church, Lebanon, Mo. – $15 – 417-532-7126 Dairy Field Day – 10 a.m.-2 p.m. – Southwest Research Center, Mt. Vernon, Mo. – 417-637-2112 Wright Co. Jr. Fair – Lions Club Grounds, Grovespring, Mo. – 417-741-6134 Polk Co. Youth Fair – Polk Co. Fairgrounds, Bolivar, Mo. – 417-326-4916 Western Missouri Antique Tractor Association Annual Steam & Gas Engine Show – Frontier Village, Adrian, Mo. – 660-679-4703 – 816-297-4416 – 816-626-3770 Ava Saddle Club Saddle Series – 6 p.m. – Saddle Club, Ava, Mo. – 417-683-3663 – 417-683-6717 Food Preservation Camp – 8:30 p.m.-5 p.m. – Ohio St. United Methodist Church, Butler, Mo. – $80/person – Reg. by June 14 – 660-679-4167 BYOC 2013 Gardening Class Sereis: Fall Gardening – 10 a.m. – Pulaski Co. Farmers’ Market – Waynesville, Mo. – 573-774-6177 Preserve Your Harvest Safely: Jams and Jellies – 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. – El Dorado Springs Community Center, El Dorado Springs, Mo. – Register – 417-276-3313 Dallas Co. Fair – Dallas Co. Fairgrounds, Buffalo, Mo. – 417-345-7551 Preserve Your Harvest Safely: Jams & Jellies – 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. – First Christian Church, Nevada, Mo. – 660-679-4167 BYOC 2013 Gardening Class Sereis: Basic Seed Starting – 10 a.m. – Pulaski Co. Farmers’ Market – Waynesville, Mo. – 573-774-6177 St. Clair Co. Youth Fair – Fairgrounds, Osceola, Mo. – 417-646-2419

July 2013 1 Preserve Your Harvest Safely: Freezing & Dehydration – 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. – El Dorado Springs Community Center, El Dorado Springs, Mo. – Register – 417-276-3313 2 “Brown Bag Lunch” Garden Series 2013: Insects in the Garden – Noon – Taney Co. University of Missouri Extension Office, Forsyth, Mo. – 417-546-4431 6 Dade Co. Youth Fair – 7 a.m.-6 p.m. – Everton Saddle Club, Everton, Mo. – 417-327-5333 – 417-880-1452

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June 2013 8-9 Fullblood Limousin Alliance & Heart of Oklahoma Limousin Assn. Show and Sale – Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Shawnee, Okla. – 580-399-1507 13-16 American Dexter Cattle Assn. National Dexter Cattle Show and Sale – Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, Springfield, Mo. – 417-818-1495 – www.dextercattle.org

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It’s the teamwork. The commitment. The relationship between family members and the animals they care for.

During National Dairy Month, MFA Incorporated salutes the dedication and commitment of the American dairy farm family. And we thank them for helping keep the dream alive. At MFA, we’re here to help.

201 Ray Young Drive • Columbia, MO 65201 • 573-876-5244 www.mfa-inc.com Adrain - 816-297-2138

Buffalo - 417-345-2121

Freistatt - 417-235-3331

Licking - 573-674-2224

Mt. Vernon - 417-466-3752

Stockton - 417-276-5111

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Ash Grove - 417-751-2433

Carytown (Carthage) - 417-394-2435

Golden City - 417-537-4177

Lockwood - 417-232-4525

Ozark - 417-581-3523

Urbana - 417-993-4622

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Aurora - 417-678-3244

El Dorado Springs - 417-876-2422

Lamar - 417-682-5300

Lowry City - 417-644-2218

Rolla - 573-364-1874

Walker - 417-465-2523

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Bolivar - 417-326-5231

Fair Grove - 1-877-345-2125

Lebanon - 417-532-3174

Marshfield - 417-468-2115

Springfield - 417-869-5459

Weaubleau - 417-428-3336

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West Plains - 417-256-4041 MFA West Plains