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

According to the National Cattlemen’s magazine, CattleFax® analyst Mike Miller has projected that in the next year the price per pound for a 550 pound calf will move towards that of the 750 pound yearling due to high corn prices.  The response to this is cow/calf producers are considering keeping calves longer and putting additional pounds on them using pasture based forage systems.  But, will the extra time the animals spend on the operation present producers with unique challenges from an animal health standpoint?

Farmers tend to skimp on fertilizer when costs are on the rise. Proper fertilization, though, is necessary for quality pasture forage. Spreader calibration is a great way to save money and is a best management practice.

Name:  Ben Fruehauf
Parents:  Ben & Cynthia Fruehauf
School:  Home Schooling & North Arkansas College in Harrison, Ark.4-H Club: 4-H Rangers Club; 4-H State AmbassadorHow are...

Name: Gary ClayIn The Country: Gary owns a 50 head cow/calf operation in Casa, Ark. Gary bought this 125 acre farm from the family...

Ethanol versus cattle, high input costs, high everything. Sometimes my banter of family, history and daily experiences seem to pale as column topics in the stressful climate of our industry. When we first started Ozarks Farm & Neighbor, our goal was to not be like the typical media outlets that tell mostly of the dark and dreary times. We want to tell the stories of hope, of forging ahead, of making a life on the farm work...

Every month I attend the Oklahoma Electric Coop State wide Association meeting in Okie City.  Since Ozarks Electric, where I am a director, serves a couple of counties in Oklahoma I’m their rep over there.  At a meeting earlier in the year a man came up to me asking about a horse and mule sale in Berryville, Ark.  His name is David Blackburn and he lives in Atoka, Okla.