Arkansas Neighbor Stories
| Learning the Ropes Some people get into farming through the back door, that is without ever having lived in the country before beginning. This is the case with Greg Pierson and Janet Tekell of West Fork, Ark. |
| Magic is in the Soil Straddling the Arkansas/Missouri stateline grows a wealth of tomatoes, radishes, lettuce, turnips, potatoes and much more carefully planted in row after row. Each plant is meticulously groomed by Patrice Gros. |
| Saved by Love If you were a bird and landed somewhere on Archbury Farms you might think you had landed in heaven. Archbury Farms is just that for Ed and Wanda Currier, a little piece of heaven on earth. The more than 1,600-acre farm is located in the beautiful Ozark Mountains in Van Buren County, with Alread, Ark [ ... ] |
Missouri Neighbor Stories
| No Ordinary Hen-House Operating a laying house has many challenges. Tom Leverich of Pioneer near Wheaton, Mo., who owns and manages his laying house said, “The big thing is that you have to be consistent.” In his house (which is 400' x 40') he keeps and maintains approximately 13,000 hens, that lay, at their peak, as [ ... ] |
| Classroom Evolved In 33 years as an agriculture education instructor, Sam Lower of Lebanon Technology and Career Center, a part of Lebanon High School, has seen an incredible number of changes and also has great hope for the future. |
| Goats for Gourmet Feta, Brie and Marscapone; yes, these are the names of some tasty goat cheeses, but they are also the names for three of the Saanen milk does owned by Christie Moore of Rocky Horse Acres in Rocky Comfort, Mo. Tall and gentle, these all white goats are considered the Holstein of the dairy goat breed. [ ... ] |
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| New Life to Old Poultry Houses All livestock markets alter production practices through the years. One such change in the poultry industry is that larg [ ... ] |
| Choosing the Right Water Source The drought provided some opportunities to work on ponds. “Some people were able to get in and rebuild the shorelines [ ... ] |
| Strengthening Old Structures As spring gets under way, the weather is perfect for completing those unfinished projects around the house or farm. What [ ... ] |
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| Vaccination Protocols Cattle producers in the Ozarks went through a period of time where subscribing to pre-weaning vaccination protocols were [ ... ] |
| Strengthening Old Structures As spring gets under way, the weather is perfect for completing those unfinished projects around the house or farm. What [ ... ] |
| Enrich Your Garden's Soil The gardening season is beginning to reach full swing, and first time and seasoned gardeners alike may be wondering how [ ... ] |
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