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Creating a Standard

Small family farms join together to form Ozark Standard Farming Community PHILLIPSBURG, MO. - What are the odds three families would relocate to the Ozarks around the same time, become neighbors, start small farms, and then partner in a farming cooperative? If the families have common goals, then the odds are good.  Cody and Anna Long, Vitaly and Dina Nikulin, and...

Setting Priorities 

Improving soil health and animal welfare are the aim of Air2Ground Farms SQUIRES, MO. - Rich McGlamory, a veteran of the United States Air Force, and his wife, Shelley, transitioned from military life to a new endeavor focused on health and sustainability. In response to growing interest in self-sufficiency amidst the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, they founded Air2Ground Farms...

Hatching Quality

C&C Farm of Everton Ark., began raising purebred chickens about five years ago EVERTON, ARK. - After making a couple of trips to Arkansas to visit her father, Katlynn Cusick decided the Ozarks was the place for her. The region, she said, suited her, her love of the outdoors and horses, much better than her native New Jersey. Today, Katlynn, her...

It Started With 40 acres

Family grows more than 2,000 acres of sweet corn, watermelon and cantaloupe  WEBBERS FALLS, OKLA. - Bill Shelby had some long nights growing up. As soon as he was old enough, he found himself sitting on the side of the road with his cousins hocking his family’s sweet corn to passing motorists in Webbers Falls, Okla. “What we did with the...

Growing Cattle and Grass For Decades

After returning to Arkansas from California, Mike Reed partnered with his father to create Reed Cattle Company  CANEHILL, ARK. - Mike Reed grew up in Northwest Arkansas but when he got the chance to go to California, he jumped at it.  “I’d graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in mechanical engineering and I knew I didn’t want to...

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NEIGHBORS

Kiersten Priddy

Age: 17 Hometown: Nashville, Ark. Parents: Neil and Lauren Priddy Siblings: Gatlin, Wade, Blair and Cora FFA Chapter: Spring Hill FFA Chapter Advisor: Shane Plyler 4-H Club: Nevada County 4-H Club Leader: Stacey Stone What is your involvement in agriculture? “My first exposure to agriculture occurred when I was 5 years old. At this time, I was living in the suburban area of Katy, Texas, and my grandparents gave...

Shelby Jackson

Hometown: Salem, Ark., and Flippin, Ark.  Family: Husband Tyler Jackson and daughter Rainey Jackson (2) In Town: Shelby Jackson is a farm loan manager with the Farm Service Agency.  “I oversee the farm loan officers within the five counties I’m over, which are Sharp, Fulton, Izard, Cleburne and Stone, and I assist with making guaranteed and direct loans to our borrowers for real estate purchases, operating expenses,...

Cook’s Processing

Location: Miami, Okla.  Owners: Melvin Cook and son Kojak Cook History: Melvin Cook started his meat cutting career while still in high school, working at Cone’s Meat Market in Miami, Okla. He then spent 29 years working of a chain grocery store as a full-time meat cutter.   In 1985, Melvin started Cook’s Processing in Miami. Today the facility is managed by...

Alexi Caperson

Hometown: Marshfield, Mo. Parents: Pamela Fallesen and Jake Caperson Siblings: Sean and Quintin Caperson 4H-Club: Udders, Hooves, Feathers and Fur Club Leader: RaMona Andrus What is your involvement in agriculture?  “My involvement with 4-H and agriculture is that I show multiple breeds of dairy cattle such as Ayrshire, Milking Shorthorn, Red and White, and Holsteins. I have several of my own cattle of different breeds....

Katie Stewart

Hometown: Buffalo, Mo. Family: Husband Bob Stewart; son Seth Stewart and wife Megan;  daughter Lauren Cunningham and husband Garret; and grandsons Reed and  Malachi Stewart In Town: Katie Stewart keeps busy with several town jobs. “My primary job is at the Extension Office in Dallas County three days a week. Then 10 weeks out of the year, usually January through March, I...

Camdenton Feed, Seed and Supply

Location: Camdenton, Mo.  Owners: Wendell and Michelle Harper History: Wendell and Michelle Harper opened their storefront in Camdenton, Mo., more than three years. “My husband has been in the landscaping business for 30-something years, and the idea when we opened was to have a lot of products available so we can stay open year-round,” Michelle explained.  Products and Services: Camdenton Feed, Seed and...

Pollinators and Agriculture

Many plants depend on pollinators for seed production When producers consider all the work required for operations to be successful in the agriculture industry, they...

Reducing Dependance on Chemical Fertilizers

Other methods and new management practices can help reduce your fertilizer bill Whether the motivation is for economical or environmental reasons, producers looking to reduce...

Impact of Herd Health on Carcass Quality

Healthy cattle have the opportunity to perform to their highest potential  No matter where a producer’s operation falls on the cattle production spectrum – from...

Recycling Old, Spoiled Hay

There are beneficial uses for older, leftover hay As sprigs of spring’s green grasses start to emerge from the soil, the bright, freshness from the...

What’s Your Type?

The impact of soil composition on crop productivity in the Ozarks The differences in soil types across the Ozarks are quite drastic. Stark variations can...

Using Poultry Waste as Fertilizer

Nutrient management planning is essential With the Ozarks currently ranked as the top region in the nation for poultry production, local farmers continue to meet...