Tag archives for Angus
Doing What He Loves
The Spears operation includes as many as 1,600 stocker calves, in addition to a cow/calf herd Randy Spears and his wife Dawna acquired their last 500 acres in an unusual…
Genetic Code and Zip Code
Bryant Vaught believes genetics and understanding of forages are keys for success As a young cattle producer, raising beef from the pasture to the rail, and doing so in a…
Family Pride
After moving to Oklahoma in the 1930s, the Roberts family continues their family farming operation This is a story of six generations of the Roberts family which began in the…
Embarking on Pastured Poultry
The Dennis and Hitomi Bailey family started with backyard chickens and now have a growing poultry operation Arigato! Dennis and Hitomi Bailey own and operate Arigato (hello in Japanese) ;…
The Big Boys
Aaron Ross began showing Brahmans as a boy and enjoys the breed For Aaron Ross, agriculture is both his career and his hobby. Aaron has been a program associate for…
A Family Bound by Farming
The family of Calvin and Judy Moore work together on Whippoorwill Hill Farms Charlie Ross bought the Webbers Falls acreage in the 1940s where he raised cattle and five children.…
Working to Improve
In addition to a backgrounding yard, Tyler and Whitney Shaw work to breed high-quality cattle Tyler and Whitney Shaw near Walker, Mo., began their cattle operation with a mixed herd…
The Road to the Diamond B
Jerry and Kathy Barnes never intended to start an Angus operation on their property When Jerry and Kathy Barnes met in the early 1980s, they never pictured themselves married, living…
Generations of Farmers
Justin Luther, pictured with his wife Rachel and children, 12-year-old Addison and 6-year-old Tucker Wayne, continues farming on land that has been in the family since 1949. Justin Luther describes…
A Farm of Their Own
After a career in the military and the medical field, Richard Jones is at home on his farm Growing up in a military family, Richard Jones always longed for the…