Like A Typical Ozarks Farm

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What does owning a beautiful piece of land in the Ozark hills, raising cattle and hunting rattlesnakes have in common? Just ask Don Sisco and his wife Mildred or “Mil” of Christian County area near Chadwick, Mo. After a career of working at Hiland Dairy and also serving as the Chief of the Chadwick Volunteer Fire District and several years in the area of law enforcement Don now has the time to enjoy some farm life.

Teamwork and Hardwork

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In the early 1950s, Charles and Norma Daniel settled in the Greenfield area with 80 acres each, nine or so cows and a team of horses.

A Different Breed of Feeding Operation

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When Preferred Livestock of Marion, Ky., needs goats, they call Bud Hansen. In a trailer he customized with a double deck, he hauls 175 to 180 goats to the yards in Kentucky, where they are loaded on bigger trucks and distributed to packing houses.

A Horse Tale

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Many ten-year-old boys dream of owning a horse.  For Walter Stevens it was more than a dream. It was a reality that evolved into a business. Walter and wife, Sharon, own 12 acres near Marshfield, Mo., in Webster County. They lease an additional 160 acres.

Preserving the Art of Curing

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Baleigh Raef of Laclede County is a 10-year-old fourth grader in Lebanon, Mo. Like her contemporaries, she is involved in a variety of activities, but some of them are a bit unique including playing the mandolin, deer and turkey hunting and showing Duroc pigs at the county fair. Baleigh’s latest interest for the last couple of years has been the curing and showing of champion hams at the county, regional and state fair levels.

The Best Decision Ever Made

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Danny Chrisman owns and lives on the farm his father once owned. Although his dad owned the farm, they lived in Springfield, Mo. “I lived near Phelps Grove Park, and eventually moved east of Chestnut Expressway,” he said.

Generational Changes the Industry Brings

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"Beef or dairy? Red or black? Original breed color or color driven by customer demand? Put up your own hay or buy it?  Use a bull or AI?” These are some of the personal preferences addressed by four generations of the King family on their farms near Ava, Mo.

It Can Be Done

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Looking at high land prices, rising operating costs and easier ways to make a living may make young people look another direction than farming when deciding their futures, even when their hearts are connected to the land.
Advice-givers who don’t understand that connection — and maybe even some who do — may support a choice in another profession. “It can’t be done,” they say to those seeking entry to agriculture.
But while others are preaching pessimism, Jack Miller offers encouragement.

Input Costs Almost Disappear

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A fourth generation dairy farmer, Mike Meier has been milking “forever.” Four years ago he was thinking of quitting. At that time, they were a confinement dairy. It took three men working all day to keep up. All the equipment used for feeding the cows was wearing out and too expensive to replace.

Back in the Cattle Business

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At the end of a long, winding road is happiness and fulfillment. At least for Dr. Dale and Diane Kunkel, owners of Kunkel Farms and a healthy herd of 200 mostly Red Angus momma cows in Newton County, Mo., it is.
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