Giving New Life to Old Tractors
Retired farmers now work on tractors as a hobby, not as a necessity
What do old farmers who love tractors do when they retire? They...
Building a Herd of Champions
Lucas Crutcher shines in the show ring
Lucas Crutcher learned the basics of showing cattle before he was even old enough to step into a...
Back in the Saddle
A serious accident couldn’t diminish Shelbi Ballard’s love for horses
Twenty-year-old Shelbi Ballard lives on a farm in Webster County, near Fordland, Mo. The daughter...
Dedicated to Agriculture
Siblings Logan and Molly Archer plan to expand their farming interests
Farm life is the only life Logan and Molly Archer have ever known, and...
Ag Royalty
Springfield teen chosen to represent Missouri in pageant
Maya Hufman spent the first 11 years of her life in a place few people would associate...
A Triple Threat
The Francis triplets are fourth-generation farmers, and show livestock at area fairs
Paris, Isaiah and Ariel Francis, 15-year-old triplets from Stoutland, Mo., are the fourth...
Dedicated to Quality
Joe and Josh Scott utilize EPD data to produce bulls that work
Farming is a way of life for Joe Scott. His family had a...
Cattle, Crops and a Few Thousand Acres
Even at a young age, Matt Kohler always wanted to be a farmer
Growing up on his family’s farm near Harrisonville, Mo., Matt Kohler always planned...
Serving Producers and Consumers
The Longs continue to experence growth at Golden City Meats
Robert Long and his wife Radella both grew up living on small farms. They purchased...
Big Profits from a Small Herd
Adam Michaud appreciates the hardiness and smaller frame of Highland cattle
On their 28-acre farm near Marshfield, Mo., in Webster County, Adam and Larissa Michaud...
