Finding the Right Balance
When it comes to selecting a herd sire, picking the right genetics is key, but do EPDs tell the whole story?
Crazy About Chickens
What started as the purchase of a few Rhode Island Red chicks for her husband about three years ago started a new farming operation for Pamela Vinyard.
Big Dreams for Justen Leifer
Waynesville High School senior Justen Leifer has aspirations of becoming a veterinarian, but before he gets there, he has found becoming a farrier to be a job in the field of agriculture which will, in part, help to prepare him in the arena of horse health.
Bradford Farms is Reaching Goals
On their 112-acre Webster County farm, near Niangua, Mo., Jeff and Kim Bradford raise Angus cattle. Some are registered, but not all.
Harmonious Haflingers
Carter and Jill Pugh have owned their farm in Irwin, Mo., for 45 years and have been raising Haflinger horses for 25 years.
‘The Best Cattle I’ve Ever Had’
When Gary Koch was a young man, he and his grandfather raised Shorthorn cattle. He later had Hereford and Angus.
Lessons in Diversification
Diversification was a lesson that Brad McCall’s grandmother, Marie Murrell, preached often and one that he and his partner, Everett Clamp, have taken to heart at Steins Creek Farm in southern Laclede County, just north of Grovespring, Mo. On 1,100 acres, they raise 15 head of registered Herefords, as well as 250 head of commercial cattle, 40 head of registered Dorper sheep and 15 registered Boer goats. Their operation is made up of two neighboring family farms, belonging to Brad’s paternal and maternal grandparents. They have combined the two farms into one agricultural enterprise named for the small creek that runs through the land.
Performance is Key for Paul Bridwell
In the mid-1940s, Paul Bridwell spent a summer traveling the country in a railroad box car with 13 Milking Shorthorns cows. He had just gotten out of high school and was the herdsman for the state’s Milking Shorthorn herd.
Striving For the Best
Producing the best animals possible is the goal of BF Farm, and owners Mark Bengtson and Jodey Fulcher.
Keeping the Legacy Alive
Being a beef producer is in Glen Cope’s blood. Raised on the family farm near Crane, Mo., he helped continue the legacy started by his great-grandparents, which began as 200 acres, and now spans to over 2,500 acres of pasture and hay ground that reaches as far north as Aurora, and in Barry and Stone counties.
