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  • Town & Country

    Missouri Stories - Town & Country - Missouri
    Richard and Janice Larrison ...
  • Eye on Agribusiness

    Missouri Stories - Eye on Agribusiness - Missouri
    Lebanon Livestock Auction ...
  • Keepin' it Country

    Missouri Stories - Just a Thought - Missouri
    Recently, I attended the Dallas County Cattlemen’s meeting and was very impressed with the turnout. The group brought in a livestock economist to offer insights on what 2013 will bring. ...
  • Life is Simple

    Missouri Stories - Just a Thought - Missouri
    "What’s her name?” my city friend asked, as we drove by a black cow while giving him a tour of the farm. ...
  • Riding for Peace

    Arkansas Stories - Neighbor Stories - Arkansas
    The story of Cedar Springs Stables is one of adventure and life with horses. Kathleen Gregory did not grow up on a farm or ever lived on a farm until she purchased Cedar Springs Stables. The story really began when her daughter, Kate Marie, was 8 years ol...
  • Pastured Pigs and Welfare Approved

    Arkansas Stories - Neighbor Stories - Arkansas
    This is the story of one woman's quest to find the best method for raising her Tamworth hogs. In the process she crafted a natural fit with the highly regarded and strictly regulated Animal Welfare criteria, the gold standard for animal rights. ...
  • Collaborative Farming

    Arkansas Stories - Neighbor Stories - Arkansas
    One way to live the farming life in Arkansas is to own your own place. Another way is to work the farm for someone else and have the pleasure of living on the land. That’s what Nick Dearmore and his family do. The farm, located in Marion County just sou...
  • Considerations for Reseeding

    Arkansas Stories - Farm Help - Arkansas
    According to Dr. Rob Kallenbach, as damaging as the drought of 2012 was, it also represents an opportunity. ...
  • Get More Out of Fertilizer

    Arkansas Stories - Farm Help - Arkansas
    A good fertilization program is necessary to produce high yields of quality forage and to maintain healthy stands of grasses and legumes. Coming out of winter, many producers want to give their pastures a boost, but what is the optimal time or most econom...
  • Optimizing Milk Production

    Arkansas Stories - Farm Help - Arkansas
    There are many appropriate rations for a single dairy. “Animals at different life stages and different levels of production require a different balance of nutrients, and usually, the more specific you can get (i.e. the more groups you have) the better, ...
  • Farm Finance

    Arkansas Stories - Ag-Visors - Arkansas
    By the time this article is published, most farmers and ranchers will have a fairly good idea of their 2013 plans, if they have not already finalized them. If there is one thing those in agricultural must be, however, is flexible. A periodic review of one...
  • Youth in Ag

    Arkansas Stories - Youth in Ag - Arkansas
    Name:  Audrey Foster, 16Parents:  Barbara and Dawn FosterHometown:  Green Forest, Ark.Education:  Green Forest High School ...
  • Town & Country

    Arkansas Stories - Town & Country - Arkansas
    Janice Shofner ...
  • Eye on Agribusiness

    Arkansas Stories - Eye on Agribusiness - Arkansas
    Sherwood Tractor ...
  • Keepin' it Country

    Arkansas Stories - Just a Thought - Arkansas
    Recently, I attended a County Cattlemen’s meeting and was very impressed with the turnout. ...
  • All We Need's More Rain

    Arkansas Stories - Just a Thought - Arkansas
    I can buy a Farmer’s Almanac or listen to TV weathermen, but either way I am getting concerned about weather patterns. Have you noticed how every time since last spring when they talk about getting a soaking rain, we get two drops and some get nothing? ...
  • Life is Simple

    Arkansas Stories - Just a Thought - Arkansas
    Both of my sons are finished with their collegiate careers – FINALLY! The holidays were a particularly joyous occasion since it was the first time, in three years, we had them both home at the same time and I used it as an opportunity to bring them up t...
  • From Scrubs to Boots

    Missouri Stories - Neighbor Stories - Missouri
    Show winners. Best of Breed. Texas Grand Champion… all right here in this area at Rooster Ridge Farm located in Texas County southeast of Houston, Mo. Dr. David Dale and his wife, Carol, raise Fox Trotter horses, Gaited Mules and Sicilian Miniature Donk...
  • Show Ring and Pail Success

    Missouri Stories - Neighbor Stories - Missouri
    What happens if the back part of your farm is covered in blackberries and poison ivy? And yes, you are allergic to poison ivy. One solution might be to buy some pygmy goats. That’s exactly what Hank and Michele Yoos, of Nashville, Mo., did over six year...
  • Seeing Red, Black and Gold

    Missouri Stories - Neighbor Stories - Missouri
    Most of the time when people say ‘you’re seeing red,’ it’s a bad thing. But at Reinert Family Farm, seeing red (and black and gold) means you are looking at John and Denise Reinert’s fine herd of Gelbvieh and Red Poll cattle near Billings, Mo. ...