Life Lessons From Sheep
Happy Goat Milk is in High Demand
Improving Through Experience
Determined to Continue
Enthusiastic About Goats
Delighted With Devons
Growing up on farms in the Northwest Missouri community of Standberry, Garland and Alice Pierce knew they wanted to have “a few” cows once they retired.
Conquering Challenges
In today’s society, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to jump into farming and ranching without family ties to the business. Chris and Brittany Shouse from Dadeville, Mo., took a leap of faith and decided to follow their passion and become cattle producers, despite not being born into industry.
Renovations Lead to New Operation
After more than two decades in the broiler chicken business, the Schnake family sold their flock and closed its poultry barns.
Opportunities and Connections
“The mother of invention is necessity,” explained Greg Brown of Lucky Falling Star Ranch located in Howell County in South Central Missouri. “Opportunity also has a lot to do with things,” he added with a smile.
Taking Action to Aid Fellow Farmers
When Dalton Smith, a Rolla student at East Central Community College and his friends, Seth Morris and Lane McDonald, both students at Rolla, Mo., High School heard about the devastating wildfires that hit Oklahoma and northern Texas, they made the decision to try to help.
