Goat Market Remains Steady
In these uncertain economic times, William Stanton believes, “It hasn’t affected the goat market; neither in the breeding stock nor commercially.”
Driven To Success in Beef
Glenn Brown’s life has changed dramatically nearly every decade. He was born and raised on a small farm in rural Copan, Okla., near Bartlesville. Both his grandfathers were farmers, and both his parents grew up on the farm. When talking about the country, Glenn said, “When your roots are there, you lean back in that direction — at least I did.” After 40 years, Glenn went back to his roots.
The Steps of An Angus Breeder
The Diamond W Angus farm is a five generation farm, bought in 1933 by Gail Weisenbach's grandparents, Tony and Minnie Price. When Jack and Gail Weisenbach were married in 1977; they started out bottle feeding 10 baby calves. They raised commercial cattle until 2004, and then changed to registered Angus cattle.
Living Heritage & History
With the idea of living on the land like generations of self-reliant people in the past lived, Tina Marie Wilcox moved onto her 28 acres of wooded ridge-top near Leslie, Ark. She’s one of the back-to-the-landers who stayed, keeping a connection to her roots. In 2009 she co-authored and published a book with Susan Belsinger, titled "The Creative Herbal Home," a guide for both beginners and more experienced home herbalists. She raises a vegetable and herb garden.
Limousin Seedstock
Having once lived on a farm, when Bob and Joyce Stewart decided in 1987 to move back to Arkansas from Missouri, the decision to come back and go into the cattle business was not hard for them. His parents, John and Unia Stewart bought the family land near Timbo, Ark., in the mid-1940s.
Taking the Mustangs for a Ride
"I had a good job as a battery engineer,” explained Chad Kelly at Davidson’s Quarter Horse ranch recently. “I worked for the company that supplies the batteries for NASA and other major government contracts. I have four degrees plus an honorary degree in engineering, but I really hated my job. I was inside all day and on the road 40 weeks a year. I put myself through college starting colts and shoeing horses and I realized after 10 years as an engineer, the horses were what I really wanted to do.”
The Unintended Cattleman
You can take the boy off the farm but you can never completely get the farm out of the boy — even after almost 40 years.
Maine-Anjou Calves Do It Best
Love is in the air when Feb. 14 rolls around at Tim Durman’s farm in Seneca, Mo. That’s the time Tim chooses to crossbreed his Black Maine-Anjou bulls with mostly Black Angus momma cows.
Farming Dad’s Way
The 110 acres making up the home-place property where Mike Crow and his wife Robin live, has been in the family over 100 years. He grew up working alongside his dad, Willard Crow, and his mother Patsy.
On the Tracks to Full-Time Farming
Odell and Evelyn Ray of Berryville, Ark., have lived the city life, as well as the country life. Both of them agree they are blessed to have been able to return to their roots in Carroll County, Ark. Odell was raised very near their present farm, and Evelyn was raised on the edge of town in Berryville. “I went to Kansas City when I was about 20 years old. There were no public jobs around here. So, I left and got a job on the railroad. I worked there almost 40 years,” said Odell.
