Liking the Limousin Looks
At the ripe old age of “six or seven” Kenneth Phillips had his first cow. “My dad sold her. I didn’t get the money out of her,” he said laughing. “Other than that, I didn’t have any cattle till I was about 17.”
Kenneth has been farming and raising cattle for 54 years. “I’ve had Limousin ever since ’78, that’s when I got my first bull.” He liked the looks of the Limousin cattle he’d seen, and liked the looks of the calves.
Kenneth has been farming and raising cattle for 54 years. “I’ve had Limousin ever since ’78, that’s when I got my first bull.” He liked the looks of the Limousin cattle he’d seen, and liked the looks of the calves.
Two Sisters and a Farm
Don’t expect to get rich, and you have to enjoy it,” was the advice Laura King had for anyone wanting to get into the cattle business.
Full Circle
In the early 1970s a young man from Wichita named Dan Kinney was in the beginning of what would be a long and storied career with the City of Springfield’s park system. One of his first tasks was to arrange for overflow parking at the Dickerson Park Zoo. He met with Louis Miller, then Director of the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, the Zoo’s neighbor to the east.
Being Aware of What Goes In
In the cattle business there are big rewards for finding a niche that develops into a national interest. Rodney Lowrance of Pleasant Hope, Mo. is taking his investment in Gelbvieh cattle and possibly venturing into one of these niches; grass-fed meat production.
Show-Quality Steaks
After moving to Webster County from Nashville, Tenn., about five years ago, Tom Donkin found the breed of cattle he was looking for at FarmFest.
Growing Gelbvieh
Whether you’re marketing petroleum products or raising cattle, the key to success is staying competitive.
That, Jim Woods would tell you, is a matter of knowing what customers want, which product can best fill their needs and how to provide it most efficiently.
That, Jim Woods would tell you, is a matter of knowing what customers want, which product can best fill their needs and how to provide it most efficiently.
Proven Results For the Angus
Chris Tarter uses farming as a stress-reliever, although sometimes farming in-and-of itself isn’t always problem-free. Like many farmers, Chris can’t remember a time in his life when farming wasn’t a part of the everyday routine. “I used to dairy, but I was offered a full-time position with the United State Postal Service, so we relocated and began the beef farm,” said Chris.
Charolais for Easy Keeping
Virgil Anderson came to Barry County, Mo., to raise Quarterhorses.
Fifteen years later, the hills of his 90-acre farm are dotted not with the equines he first envisioned, but with the white, sturdy bodies of Charolais cattle. The horse project just hadn’t worked out — his mares wouldn’t breed and the market was turning gloomy.
Fifteen years later, the hills of his 90-acre farm are dotted not with the equines he first envisioned, but with the white, sturdy bodies of Charolais cattle. The horse project just hadn’t worked out — his mares wouldn’t breed and the market was turning gloomy.
Short but Sweet
On 19 acres in Dallas County, 21-year-old Tara Carter trains miniature horses and ponies, and loves every minute. Although living with her parents, Roy and Barbara, Tara is very independent.
A Reputable Limousin Herd
Registered Limousin cattle fit the bill for Benny and Marge Reed, who both work off their Douglas County farm. Marge explained, “We had to have a breed of cattle that would be easy to take care of and that you didn’t have to be around all the time and worry about having to pull calves.”
