Breeding by Appointment
When Darrel and Anita Franson started Shiloh Land and Cattle Company in Lawrence County nearly 19 years ago, their commercial herd consisted of 50 mismatched cows.
Setting An Example
When Marilyn Calvin’s husband, Kenneth died suddenly six years ago, she was faced with a myriad of decisions, including if she would continue the...
No Goats Without Dogs
"They are like little members of our family,” chuckled Fern Welker, when talking about the goats she and her husband, Max, raise just outside of West Plains, Mo., in Howell County.
Small Ranch, Big Impact
Eric and Sandy Jones offer pigs born and raised at Jones Hill Ranch
DRURY, MO. - Jones Hill Ranch demonstrates the potential for small-scale farms...
Where They Belong
Spears Cattle Company moved from dairy production to feeder cattle and cow/calf pairs
In the 1930s, A.C. and Francis Williams bought 300 acres in Farmington,...
Stars in the Beef Industry
Smoky gray and brown cattle graze across lush, rolling pastures near Morrisville, Mo.
A Farming 401K
Jerry Arnold began raising Hereford cattle in 1950 and continues with the breed for the base of his herd
Jerry and Katherine Arnold, J Bar...
Cattle V. Ethanol
With the familiar economic downturn, rising gas prices and a steady increase in food and energy costs, what, if anything, is to blame? Could one of the main contributors of these problems be something so cleverly disguised as corn based ethanol? According to BJ Neill of Bolivar, Mo., the answer is “yes.”
Multiple Operations in One
When it comes to raising cattle, John McDowell knows a thing or two.
The lifelong cattleman runs a multifaceted operation of stocker cattle, cow/calf pairs...
Hitting the Market
Dan Dryer begins marketing farm-raised pork with Spot On Meats
By the time he was a teenager, Dan Dryer was in the swine business.
“I bought my...
