During lambing season on Old Lexington Farms, Tom and Sharon Nowlin walk the fields every night looking for newborn lambs. The ewe’s udder fills with colostrum shortly before labor begins. A colostrum meal provides not only energy, but antibodies vital for the young lamb’s health. Immediately af [ ... ]

Dave Umfleet has a passion for producing seedstock Simmentals. He spends hours studying pedigrees and learning as much as he can about Simmental genetics. Dave and his wife, Debbie, focus on producing the best cattle possible for other producers to use for donor cows and bulls.

Bob Geneva is proof that when one door closes, there is always a window opened. Nineteen years ago, Bob and his wife, Sandra, were at a Beefmaster show in Tulsa, Okla., when they walked by a booth for Postive Feed, Ltd., out of Sealy, Texas. After learning about the advantages and technologies used  [ ... ]

What started off as a child's 4-H project has blossomed into national recognition for a father-son team in the unincorporated community of Hiwasse in Benton County.

From a Clydesdale named Captain to miniature horses and ponies, and just about everything equine in between, Lisa Leek's equestrian center has it all. Hayburner Ranch came into being this past summer, not quite two miles east of Decaturville, Mo., half way between Camdenton and Lebanon.

"I’ll never forget it,” said Ron O’Neal. “My grandpa and I were sitting on the tailgate of a truck, I was eating an apple, and he said to me, ‘This would be a great place to build a house.’ And years later, that’s just what I did.”

Paul Wimsatt grew up on a dairy farm southwest of Monett, Mo. He went to Monett High School and was involved in the FFA. Janet Wimsatt grew up in Purdy, nearby. “I was a city girl, I guess you could say,” she said with a smile. The two met in Monett in 1988, and were married early in 1990.

Tucked in and around the marinas and breath-taking views along the arms of the Lake of the Ozarks, farming ventures of various sizes and descriptions quietly operate, day-in and day-out, season after season. C Bar J Ranch, started 20 years ago by Chip and Jolene Prestien is one of those.

Dyed diesel is not allowed in use of private on-road vehicles. Farm producers or others who do so risk damaging their en [ ... ]

Bermuda grass hay has become a product of interest for producers looking to increase hay yield in the hot summer months. [ ... ]

You don’t have to look very far to find lots of ideas about good grazing practices. Talk with very many people and you [ ... ]

Dyed diesel is not allowed in use of private on-road vehicles. Farm producers or others who do so risk damaging their en [ ... ]

Bermuda grass hay has become a product of interest for producers looking to increase hay yields in the hot summer months [ ... ]

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