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WEST PLAINS, MO. - Bernie and Miriam Montalvo, 50 and 46, have been homesteading since 2005.
At the time, they lived in Florida, where they first learned the importance of living off the land. It was in 2020, though, that they moved to the Ozarks.
Together with their three children (ranging in ages from 12 to 25),...
Ranae Poole is a young woman farmer continuing a family tradition
LEBANON, MO. - Ranae Poole is a remarkable young farmer, doing what she loves with the conviction of knowing just what she wants to do in the future. She works with her father, Robert Poole on the 430 acre farm where he and she were both raised and which also...
How this Brown Swiss Milk is Making a Big Splash in the Dairy World
COLLINSVILLE, OKLA. - Jones and Bridgette Smith own a Brown Swiss Dairy Farm, named Raising 5 Farm, in Collinsville, Oklahoma. The Smith’s have owned the farm for around seven years. Jones grew up on this four-generation farm and when his father passed away, he assumed the...
Alex Magee says great cattle and great people made this breed the right choice for his ranch
PORTER, OKLA. - Alex Magee along with his wife Brittania and kids own an 80-acre ranch, Oklahoma Beefmasters, located in Porter, Ok. in rural Wagoner County.
You could almost say Alex Magee was raised to be a Beefmaster cattleman. From an early age in...
Dee Sisson uses his knowledge on the ranch to fit the real world needs of the cattle industry
CHECOTAH, OKLA. - Sisson Ranch is the epitome of using the gained knowledge of the land and conforming it to fit the real-world needs of the cattle industry. Arnold “Dee” Sisson and his wife Vicki along with their 3 kids have been...
Location: Nevada, Mo.
County: Vernon
Owners: Justin Ogle, Brad Majors, Brad Ogle
History: The company grew out of the precision farming experiences of founder Steve Cubbage. In 1995, he convinced his dad they needed a yield monitor on his combine. The rest they say is history. Record Harvest got its official start as a company in 1999 and started serving fellow producers with...
Hometown: Appleton City, Mo.
Parents: Adam and Jamie O’Farrell
Siblings: Rylee and Liam
FFA Chapter: Appleton City FFA
Advisors: Sarah Leiber
4-H Club: Hudson Hustlers 4-H
Club Leader: Kara Bettles
What is your involvement in agriculture? Being born and raised in a crossbred cattle operation, I have always been active on the farm. This could be by feeding, working and maintaining my family’s operation. From a young age I...
Preserving History on the Banks of the Osage River
OSCEOLA, MO. - The Historic Commercial Hotel located at 210 Second Street in downtown Osceola, Mo. first opened its doors in 1868, just a few short years after the infamous Missouri-Kansas border raids, associated with the US Civil War. Before the sacking of Osceola by Confederate General James Lane, the hotel...
Hometown: Sarcoxie
County: Lawrence
Family Members: Daughter, Zoe Gurly and Mother, Linda Eck
In town: I am employed off the farm by Schreiber Foods as a Human Resources team leader. I have been part of Schreiber for 11 years, spending 7 of those years in Human Resources.
In the Country: We are a seed stock cow/calf producer selling quality Angus bulls and females...
Hometown: Mayflower Ark.
Parents: Brenda and Scotty Richardson
Siblings: Austin Richardson
FFA Chapter: Mayflower FFA
Chapter Advisor: Morgan Seymore
What is your involvement in agriculture? My family did not grow up on a farm or know much about agriculture, but when I was younger, I sure loved animals, specifically pigs. I couldn’t tell you what initially sparked this interest, but I knew I wanted one of...
Hometown: Elkins, Ark.
In Town: Erin Johnson had been a stay at home mom for twenty-three years. She and her husband have six children aged 24, 22, 18, 14, 8 and 6. Now that the kids are growing up and leaving the nest, she thought about what she wanted to do in the future. Erin owns and run Six Arrows...
HPAI threats prompt dairy farmers to boost biosecurity
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has continued to spread, requiring dairy farmers to strengthen their biosecurity practices in...
Chicken Sheet mobile application for farm management
Time efficiency in managing livestock and poultry operations is crucial for everyday operators by encouraging them to turn...
Demand for beef tallow skyrockets
Farmers can raise profit margins by joining the increasingly popular beef tallow trend.
An item that used to be a wasted...
Ensuring proper ventilation
Technology innovations have changed the way poultry farmers are now ensuring proper ventilation in their poultry houses.
Improper ventilation can cause many problems...
Having your cattle ready for spring breeding
One of the major issues many face upon the arrival of spring is maintaining adequate nutrition levels in...
Getting a BSE for your bulls before turnout
During the breeding season, determining if your bulls will be satisfactory for your herd’s gene pool should...
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