Author Archives: Melissa Fuller
Need Help with Grazing?
Rotational grazing has several benefits that attract the cattle farmer’s attention, but cost is often the factor that turns them away. Why is it important to manage pastures?According to the…
Going Organic: NRCS Offers Assistance
Whether producing crops or livestock, farmers who are considering a transition to organic production can receive technical, and possibly financial, assistance from the Natural Resources Conservation NRCS focuses on several…
The Udder Side
As we move into December, the first of the New Year is approaching. This is when the new law for feed and water antibiotics will be enforced and start. The…
Youth in Ag
Peyton DrackettParents: John and Dawn DrackettHometown: Fort Smith, Chapter: Greenwood FFAAdvisor: Roy CoxWhat is your favorite aspect of agriculture?“My grandpa had a farm and always had animals so I really…
Town & Country
Mike Deason Family: Wife, Faye Deason; son Raven; daughters, Alicia, Carla and Mary; and nine : Wauhillau, Town: Mike Deason retired from Greenleaf Nursery in Park Hill, Okla., because the…
Eye on Agribusiness
Sallisaw True Value Hardware Owners: Carl Moss (left) and Barry Teague (right)Location: Sallisaw, : Sallisaw True Value HardwareHistory: Sallisaw True Value Hardware has been in business for 111 years and…
Across the Fence
The Christmas season is upon us and we are celebrating by sharing recipes from readers and our featured cooks in our annual Country Christmas come from a line of ladies…
Freshly Picked
There’s a segment on the NBC’s “The Tonight Show” called, “I’ve Got Good News and Good News.” Basically, Jimmy Fallon asks news anchors all across America to read bogus news…
Life Is Simple
It always puts a smile on my face when someone does or says something that makes so much common sense, one wonders why no one had done or said it…
Spreading Christmas Cheer
Jim and Karen Lane met in the Baptist Student Union at Arkansas Tech in Russellville, Ark., where he was one of a multi-instrument gospel group. Jim smiled just a bit…