Ozarks Farm & Neighbor Newspaper – written for, by & about farmers

Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Lisa Overholser, 314-367-2585

ST. LOUIS, Mo.– Storyteller Bobby Norfolk celebrates Black History Month every month.

He and more than two dozen other raconteurs will be sharing tales at the 2015 St. Louis Storytelling...

Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Jacquelyn Benson, 573-882-4035

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Retirees Joyce Huber and Bob Dolliver are among the growing number of adults who are in committed relationships but live apart.

They’re known as LATs, which stands for...

Media contact:
Linda Geist
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9185
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Trish Savage, 660-886-6908

MARSHALL, Mo. – Iowa farmer Jolene Brown will speak at the 12th annual Women in Agriculture conference, March 13 at the Martin Community Center in Marshall.

Brown is author of a how-to book on...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2015 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced the availability of more than $16 million in funding to support research, education and Extension efforts to improve food production and increase food security, defined as regular access to affordable, nutritious...

Given the high price of cattle these days, a veterinarian can be one of a producer’s most valued business partners.

Dennis Lynch steps out of his truck on this sunny, 20-degree day in Douglas County, with lightness in his gait. The 60-year-old cowboy, as he refers to himself, effortlessly lifts a bag of feed and starts pouring the cubes in a long row on the frozen ground. His audience in this field is a herd of commercial Angus cows and calves. They line up on both sides of the cubes, greeting Dennis with a symphony of moos. After a few minutes pass, Dennis spots a lone solid black cow walking down the hill to join the others for breakfast. “You’re late,” Dennis calls to her with a chuckle. Dennis is on his third hour of feeding cows and breaking ice and he has several more hours to go. Yet, his mood is lighthearted and peaceful. “If it is something that you love, you keep at it,” explained Dennis with a grin.