Carrying the Load
Women running farms is nothing new, though more younger women are doing so now than ever before. Little did Crowder College graduate Jennifer Wilson...
Setting An Example
When Marilyn Calvin’s husband, Kenneth died suddenly six years ago, she was faced with a myriad of decisions, including if she would continue the...
Improving Through Education
Dairy farming is in Michelle Eilenstine’s blood. Her parents had done it since the 1970s and she grew up learning all the ins and...
Guiding the Future
Everton High School is located in southeast Dade County, Mo’s., bucolic countryside along the twists-and-turns of Highway 160.
On the last day of the 2016-2017...
A New Generation of Farmers
When the owners of Green Thicket Farm talk about their farming strategies, they emphasize their use of Excel spreadsheets for budgeting, social media for...
Opportunities with Simmentals
Kris and Glenn Callison moved from California to rural Lawrence County, outside Mount Vernon, Mo., upon Glenn’s medical retirement as a state fire fighter...
Going Organic for the Future
“To be an organic farmer, you must change your mindset from conventional farming,” explained Dale Carter, Cloverhill Dairy owner. “You have to endorse the...
Healthy, Happy Cows and Goats
The philosophy of Camelot Cattle Company is that well cared for animals are happy animals, and happy animals produce the best milk.
Marc and Michelle...
A Smaller Spread
As some old timers would say, the Joe and Christy Hicks’ Milking Shorthorn operation in Chadwick, Mo., “is one of the smaller spreads.” Six...
Texans Find a New Home in the Ozarks
Carl Cluck had a decision to make, one that the Texas native never thought he would have to make, but with a four-year drought...
