Josh Payne closes the electric fence after 1,000 sheep pass through to a fresh paddock on Tuesday Sept. 3, 2024, at the Payne family farm in Concordia, Mo. Payne says that moving 1,000 sheep from paddock to paddock is easier than moving a small number.Cory W. MacNeil/ Missourian
By Jana Rose SchleisMissouri News Network Early on a cool September morning, farmer Josh Payne tends to his flock in Concordia, just east of Kansas…