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

The average American has an idea of the typical farmer as a man surrounded by cows and crops. The average American would be spot-on with that image when it comes to Darvin Bentlage. Darvin was born and raised on his family farm and he exudes the confidence of a lifetime farmer. He was involved in FFA in high school and soon won the State FFA Farmer Award. Darvin was also on several FFA judging contest teams and was the secretary of his FFA Chapter. He attributes much of his success in the agricultural industry today to those involvements as a young man.

They make great pets, and a little bit of money too.

Corn is energy.  Corn silage and earlage is the cheapest source of energy for either beef or dairy cattle.”  Matthew Lamb has put this belief into practice by raising about 180 acres of corn to be harvested for both silage and earlage on his Webster County farm near Seymour, Mo.

"Carryover hay is like watermelons after Labor Day and pumpkins after Oct. 31," Robert Seay, Benton County, Ark., Extension staff chair noted.

It’s a given that there isn’t one particular grazing management system that is the best fit for every single producer. Likewise, every grazing system has its own strengths and weaknesses. Overall, the most important aspect of any successful grazing management system is for a producer to match their farm resources, goals, and management availability with a particular grazing system in order to maximize profits.

Along-held industry opinion is that cattle from the South are worth less than their Midwestern counterparts. Not true, said Darrell Busby, Iowa Extension beef specialist.