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

It comes as no surprise that one of the biggest challenges facing agriculture today is getting young and beginning farmers to begin a career in farming. There are many obstacles for a beginning or young farmer to overcome including limited access to land, high land prices and high input costs.

I have never been to the museum for the Pony Express in Saint Joseph, Mo., but folks tell me it is a great place to go see and research. The Pony Express was a unique part of the early western communications. There was a TV series based on it at one time and I recall seeing a few episodes of it. Since TV series are now on disc’s I suppose you could review it somewhere.

It was good to hear from an old college buddy over the holidays. After wishing each other well, we began to talk about how the year had been for each of our farming operations and, since he is primarily engaged in row-cropping, it was obvious his year had not been so good. Eventually, the conversation turned to recent purchases and he asked me if I had bought a certain marketing service before the end of the year. When I replied that I hadn’t, he reminded me of what one of our old professors had taught us so diligently about reducing our taxable income.

Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story sources: Sarah Denkler, 573-686-8064; David H. Trinklein, 573-882-9631

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Do you have a green thumb and a desire to share your skill? Why not become certified as a Master Gardener.

“The motto of the Master...

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

Story source: Robert L. Kallenbach, 573-884-2213

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The nation’s top Excellence in Extension teacher, Rob Kallenbach, hated high school.

Kallenbach was happier selling alfalfa hay in the hills of southwestern...