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Saturday, July 5, 2025

Living the Ranch Life

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MC Cattle Ranch runs a “old school” breeding program BROKEN ARROW, OKLA. - Chryssa and Marcus Matthews, 28 and 30, respectively, were raised in the...

A Cherished Tradition

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Buckhorn Cattle Company and Timber has been a part of the same family for four generations DEER, ARK. - Nestled on a tiny blip on...

Handing Down History

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Gene and Barbara Crowder continue to pass down a long family farm history through four generations. With the help of their daughter, Melanie McNeil, their grandchildren, Jeff and Tia Samuelson and Mat Meins, they operate eight broiler houses and raise Charolais cattle in Gentry, Ark.

A Love of the Land

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Jacci and Max Ryan returned to her family’s farm in 2003 SPRINGDALE, ARK. - Jacci (Jacklyn) and Max Ryan live on a 70-acre farm, with...

A Passion for Family and Farm

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Jared and Alisen Anderson have diverse farming backgrounds Jared and Alisen Anderson have been farming in Miami, Okla., for seven years. They own 900 acres...

The Queen of Quality

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K-BAR Predestined #167 is her name and producing eggs is her game. Oh yes, a quarter million dollar cow. Now that is enough information to make any cattle producer’s eyebrows raise. Every cattle producer would love to have a cow like #167, but there is only one, and the Kirkes K-Bar Black Angus Ranch owns her.

A Sustainable Retirement

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Planning for retirement entails a financial or lifestyle plan; or it contains both. The desired choice is one that does not involve more years of hard work. The hopeful aspect of retirement is that there will be enough funds to continue the current lifestyle or to make a better one. Retirement takes preparation whether it is through an employment plan or years of saving, reaped of hard work. Most farmers and ranchers know the hard labor and countless hours involved in maintaining a successful operation. Choosing farming or ranching as a retirement choice can be lucrative or ultimately just hard work, or again – it can be both.

Arabians and Angus

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At the age of 10 years old, Michael Economopoulos walked race horses at a New York track, and dreamed that someday he would have his own race horses. The dream started to become reality in 1979, when he purchased 120 acres at Witts Springs, Ark., and began raising Arabian race horses.

Breeding Better Cows

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Mark Sexton was raised on a small commercial Hereford farm but gained most of his early knowledge and interest from his cousins, the Wilkins Brothers, of Bluejacket, Okla., where he worked at their 500-head club calf cowherd.

Finding a Way to the Farm

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Greg Wheeler was able to leave his career in banking to become a full-time broiler producer The most common entrance into farming is starting out...
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