Simmental Business: A Family Affair
Aaron and Jennie Owen have raised a family and made a life in the registered Simmental cattle business
Cutting and Quarter Horses
Joe and Karen Prock have tried many breeds of horses, and they can tell you their reasoning for their choices
Transfers for Breed Improvement
Marty and Cheryl Brown use embryo transfer to make their registered herd expansion a faster process
Red River Roundup
From their home on the Bar of Ranch, to Buffalo Rock, a familiar landmark, the rolling pastureland owned by Dan and Peggy Eoff covers 600 acres. Two miles from Clinton, Ark., the ranch sits in a valley below Culpepper Mountain and is traversed by three miles of the South Fork of the Little Red River.
Charolais with a Side of Angus
The greatest compliment a son can give his parents is to follow in their footsteps, especially regarding his choice of occupation. Mark Satterfield along with his wife, Nancy, must bring special warmth to the hearts of his parents, Loyd and Joanne.
Marketing at Every Stage
There is no shortage of Limousin cattle around Glen Parker’s neck of the woods.
Glen, who operates Piney Bay Limousin, said there are five breeders raising the cattle all within a 10-mile radius of his farm, located in London, Ark.
Glen, who operates Piney Bay Limousin, said there are five breeders raising the cattle all within a 10-mile radius of his farm, located in London, Ark.
Charolais for Easy Keeping
Virgil Anderson came to Barry County, Mo., to raise Quarterhorses.
Fifteen years later, the hills of his 90-acre farm are dotted not with the equines he first envisioned, but with the white, sturdy bodies of Charolais cattle. The horse project just hadn’t worked out — his mares wouldn’t breed and the market was turning gloomy.
Fifteen years later, the hills of his 90-acre farm are dotted not with the equines he first envisioned, but with the white, sturdy bodies of Charolais cattle. The horse project just hadn’t worked out — his mares wouldn’t breed and the market was turning gloomy.
The Freshness of Natural
For Steve and Tammy Alger, raising grass and grain fed chickens, sheep and goats is just a small part of their beautifully simple way of life. Steve and Tammy married 23 years ago, moved to Southwest Missouri from Illinois 15 years ago, and now have ten children together: Jennifer, Emily, Amanda, David, Joshua, Rebekah, Samara, James, Hannah and Paul (all are pictured above except David, Jennifer and Emily).
Advancing the Family Cattle Business
Lifelong resident of Webster County, Aaron Day can’t remember ‘not’ having cattle. His dad, Jim Day, gave him his first show heifer when he was nine years old. “It was a deal. I did the work and I only had to pay for half of her. It instilled the facts that I needed to take care of her. I had an investment in her myself, so it meant something to me. That got me started with cattle. I’ve shown cattle since I was nine.”
Ozarks Roots-A Texas Rancher in Missouri
The sun has just crept above the eastern horizon. Sunlight glints off the windows of the house on the hill, but it will be awhile before it strikes the horses and cattle in the low-lying pastures on each side of the house. Bill and Georgia McCloy and their youngest son, Ben, have finished their morning coffee and head to the barn.
