The future of agriculture
A couple of years ago, my husband and I made the decision to move our three youngest children over to the rural public school...
One big hay barn
About an hour ago, one of my neighbors called me and asked if I could check on two of his cows that haven’t calved....
Things to be thankful for
The holiday season is here. Time to start making those holiday lists, planning trips to the grocery store and trying to figure out what...
Trying new things
I enjoyed my garden so much this summer. Every year I attempt to grow something new. This year, I focused on attracting pollinators to...
The $30 tractor
The first tractor I ever owned, came about through a convoluted transaction of money and hay when I was only 15 years old.
There was...
Consumer education
With the daylight hours dwindling each passing day, Bill and I watch a little more TV in the evenings. We watch the occasional game...
Stacking bottles
About twice each summer, I use my tractor and rotary cutter to clip the right-of-way along the county road that borders my farm. My...
The spirit of community
I sat in the convention hall of the 65th annual National FFA Convention and listened as motivational speaker Zig Ziglar famously tell FFA members,...
Sharing what we do
Ozarks Farm & Neighbor has been around for decades, but folks sometimes need clarification about what we do.
We get calls from people who think...
As luck would have it
My wife thinks I’m the luckiest man in the world – and not just because I married her. She often lists the dozens of...
