Archives for Missouri Neighbors - Page 2
Where Champions are Born
Hilltop Farms and the McWilliams family say the years of hard work finally pay off Just how do legacies begin? Are they a myth that grows over time from someone’s…
Country and Family
Lifetime Vernon County, Mo., resident strives to honor veterans “The rights, freedoms and privileges we share today are because these men and woman made the sacrifice for this great country…
Two Herds, Two Farms
The Andersons have both Dexter and Angus herds Ted Anderson, a retired FDA investigator, has Ironman triathlon medals on the wall of his office next to numerous ribbons, belt buckles…
Specialty Training to Specialty Tack
A new business was born out of a need for smaller halters for smaller equine “We’ve been around livestock all our lives,” Lee Thomas said when asked how he and…
Red and Black Cattle
Jim Sherrill strives for high-quality seedstock at Diamond S Limousin in Macks Creek, Mo. Jim Sherrill and his wife, Beth have Diamond S Limousin of Camden County and live on…
A New Perspective on Ag
Crowder Aggies see how life on the farm differs in Costa Rica from the US One of the benefits of any quality agricultural education program is the ability to offer…
The Evolution of the Stokes Family Farm
What was once a family dairy farm is now a growing beef cattle operation Joey Stokes was raised in Brighton, Mo., on his family’s dairy farm. The farm was started…
A Gem of a Partnership
John and Patti Giem partner with Tammy Stone to raise Large Black Hogs at their Gemstone Farm As John Giem neared retirement after a career as an executive with Wal-Mart,…
Still Raising Herefords
Georgia and Monty Williamson began their marriage in 1967, but their love for Herefords goes back much further Georgia and Monty Williamson were relative newlyweds when they purchased their farm…
Advancing Technology
Young entrepreneur Parker Bass develops a sensor to help prevent fires in equipment A warm summer day got a little hotter near Rogersville, Mo., a couple of years ago when…