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Keys to Success

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The Whipple family mixes pasture-raised pigs and red cattle Greg and Kelly Whipple come from farming backgrounds. With daughters Anna and Emily, they farm 250...

Horse Dancing

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Laura Alms might well be called a “horse dancer.”
In the arena, she is one with the horse she rides. With gentle nudges, infinitesimal shifts of weight and silent direction, she leads her equine partner in graceful choreography. They glide and turn in perfect harmony around their equestrian ballroom.

More Pounds Per Acre

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Diamond I Cattle Co., partners with nature CRANE, MO. - Larry and Riley Israel are the father and daughter partners in the Diamond I Cattle...

Finding Their Own Niche with Red Angus

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Nieder Livestock Company is working to build its herd and name recognition  AMSTERDAM, MO. - The Nieder Livestock Company in Bates County, just outside Amsterdam,...

Focusing on Customers

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Life in Southwest Missouri provides many opportunities to be part of the local agriculture.

Offering Something other than Black

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Ken and Charla Myers live southeast of Siloam Springs, Ark., where Ken is a full-time farmer and Charla an elementary education and ESL teacher in Fayetteville, Ark., with 29 years of experience behind her. The couple lives on 120 acres and farms another 80 acres of Ken’s grandmother’s estate. They run two cattle herds, a commercial herd of 33 Black Baldie and Charolais/Angus mommas and a 50 plus registered momma Hereford herd.

A Family Created by Horses

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Just Country Quarter Horses owner Char Shelton teaches riders of all ages, skill sets about horsemanship Char Shelton of Just Country Quarter Horses, located outside...

An Animal Menagerie

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The modern definition of homesteading is a lifestyle of self-sufficiency.

No Staggering Cattle

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Winter forage quality can effect the health of a herd by limiting the source of feeding, especially if the mineral content of the forage is unknown. Supplementation is required when tested forage lack in essential macrominerals. Lacking in the required macrominerals can cause a metabolic disorder in cattle known as grass tetany or grass staggers. With the cold season already in full force, ranchers and farmers alike do not expect winter tetany, which can pose a problem for them if they are not aware. The low-yielding cows or negative energy cows that milk entirely off of grass are prone to tetany. The metabolic disorder also occurs from lush forages, alfalfa or annual cereal forages.

Programs Packed with Potential

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Seven years ago Rick Kelley, of Mansfield, Mo., stepped into a volunteer role that would have a huge impact on the production of his farm.

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