Author Archives: Laura L. Valenti
A Good Lifestyle with Hard Work
The Brassfield family has been farming in Howell County, Mo., for decades Jim Brassfield grew up on the family farm in rural Howell County, Mo., on a dairy operation owned…
Lindsey Penn
Hometown: Southwest City, Mo. Family: Husband, Rick, and five children In Town: Lindsey Penn has been with the accounting department of Simmons Prepared Foods in it’s poultry processing plant in…
Jeania Schmalhorst
Family: Husband Chris; three grown children; and four grandchildren Hometown: Lebanon, Mo. In Town: Jeania Schmalhorst, who served eight years in the military, including serving during Desert Storm, has been…
Dickey Bub Farm & Home
Owners: Steve Dickey and his daughter, Carrie Dickey, and John Rosenbaulm Store Manager: Pat Meyer (pictured) Location: Rolla, Mo., as well as Union, Potosi and Eureka History: In 1955, Margaret…
A Growing Herd and Business
Nicole Holley utilizes a herd of Nubian goats to provide customers with goat milk soap A desire to find a gentler type of soap for her own skin and a…
Chris Schmalhorst
Family: Wife, Jeania; grown children; and four grandchildren Hometown: Lebanon, Mo. In Town: As the service manager for Fabick-Caterpillar in north Springfield, Mo., Chris Schmalhorst is up and on the…
A Bird of a Different Feather
Gypsy Hen Poultry ships hatching eggs around the world to producers seeking Ameraucanas and Marans lines Paul and Rachel Heldermon were both raised on the farm, cattle operations, that is.…
A Father-Daughter Dairy Duo
Keith Dixon and his daughter Katie are partners in their dairy operation In 2002, the dairy farm Keith Dixon was renting in Maryland was sold and he had to find…
Built for Life
Jim Litty has been building custom knives of all types for 40 years Custom knife maker Jim Litty crafted his first knife in 1975. “I remember because I was working…
John David Roper
Family: Wife, Elaine; daughter, Emily; and sons, Elson and Tristan Hometown: Lebanon, Mo. In Town: Having grown up in Lebanon and coming from a long line of salesmen, John David…