Ozarks Roots-Little Willie the Wonder Tractor
Two necessary traits are inherent in every successful Arkansas farmer. One is the ability to accept change for the better. The other is knowing when to hold onto something that is uncommonly good.
A Market for the Belties
Balancing a busy medical practice with a beef cattle operation is all in a day’s work for Dr. William Galloway of Russellville, Ark.
A dermatologist in Russellville since he opened his practice in 1976, William has about 25 head of purebred Galloway Belted cattle on his 62-acre farm.
A dermatologist in Russellville since he opened his practice in 1976, William has about 25 head of purebred Galloway Belted cattle on his 62-acre farm.
Jaunt To Sheepy Romance
Ralph and Arlene Reid have settled for their retirement years on a 60-acre homestead south of Ozark, Ark., in a town called Paris. Ah, the romance of Paris!
“Agri” is Their “Culture”
This is the way of life. To live here with all God’s creatures from eagles to deer to our farm animals – this is the best. I always wanted to farm and now I am with my son and grandsons right along beside me,” exclaimed John Oravec II.
Out of the Red. . .Into the Black
Keeping the Beefmaster herd black has become an adventurous and challenging task for Charles and Evelyn Rieder. The Rieders have had many types of cattle in their lives, but in recent years, have found their pleasure in black Beefmaster cattle. “We currently have a black Beefmaster ratio of around 90 percent of our herd,” explained Charles.
Starting with Heifers For Pay
Tom Howard's first work in production agriculture began in seventh grade when he began working on a turkey farm south of Carthage, Mo.
Ozarks Roots-Blown Away to a New Breed
Farmers know firsthand that sometimes life will hand you more than your fair share of lemons. 2006 and 2007 brought Don and Kathy Sissel’s thriving cattle farm a devastating tornado, draught, and the crippling Ozarks’ ice storm. Farming hasn’t been easy for Don and Kathy, especially the last couple of years; nevertheless, they’ve done what good farmers do – adapted, persisted, and focused on the things that mattered most.
Marketing the Whole Goat
When Chuck and Lacey Donaldson moved from South Carolina to their farm in Laclede County, Mo., in December of 2000, it was “a life-change," said Lacey. She said that she grew up as a city girl, but spent summers on her aunt’s farm near Poplar Bluff, Mo. Chuck, a native of Wisconsin, spent several years on his grandparents’ farm when his mother contracted tuberculosis while he was a young boy. Due to his experience with severe winter weather, Missouri was as far north as he cared to move.
Short but Sweet
On 19 acres in Dallas County, 21-year-old Tara Carter trains miniature horses and ponies, and loves every minute. Although living with her parents, Roy and Barbara, Tara is very independent.
A Reputable Limousin Herd
Registered Limousin cattle fit the bill for Benny and Marge Reed, who both work off their Douglas County farm. Marge explained, “We had to have a breed of cattle that would be easy to take care of and that you didn’t have to be around all the time and worry about having to pull calves.”
