Author Archives: Laura L. Valenti
Promoting Pollinators
Backyard beekeeping is beneficial for the bee population and agriculture The bee “season” may be drawing to an end, but it’s never too early to plan for future hives and…
Bailey Marriott
Hometown: Stover, Mo. Family: Parents Lee and Stacy Marriott, and fiance Joe Popejoy In Town: Bailey Marriott is the manager of the Rocking M Ranch Western Emporium in Stover, Mo.,…
Sharing the Science of Agriculture
For more than 50 years, students and farmers have converged on the Southwest Research Center On Sept. 12, agriculture students from approximately 55 high schools, representing 14 counties in Southwest…
Promoting Pollinators
Backyard beekeeping is beneficial for the bee population and agriculture The bee “season” maybe drawing to an end, but it’s never too early to plan for future hives and next…
Siblings Share a Love of Horses With Others
Cheyenne and Wyatt Tope guide youth along camp trails Creative teens in the Ozarks have always been able to find remarkable ways to spend their summers and siblings, Cheyenne Tope,…
Joseph Stratton
Hometown: Lebanon, Mo. Family: Wife Laura Gail; daughters, Josie (9), Paula (7), Emmylou (1); and son, Sam (6) In Town: Joseph Stratton has been a Conway High School agriculture edition…
Kelsi Kinney
Age: 18 Hometown: Macks Creek, Mo. Parents: Chris and Stacey Kinney Siblings: Older brother Brodi FFA Chapter: Macks Creek FFA Advisor: Debbie Wommack What’s your involvement in agriculture? “I’ve grown…
Lance Vestal
Hometown: Conway, Mo. Family: Wife Stacie, and daughters, Cassie (17) and Gracie (14) In Town: Lance Vestal, a 1993 Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State) animal science graduate, has been…
Darrel McCann
Hometown: Stoutland, Mo. Family: Wife, Kelly, and two grown sons In Town: For 34 years, Darrel McCann has been the county executive director of the USDA’s Farm Service Agency for…
150 Years of History in One Place
The Stagecoach Museum has served as a field hospital during the Civil War and a hotel/restaurant More than 150 years ago, William Walton McDonald built two 16-foot by 16-foot log…