Headin’ for the Last Roundup
Sometimes, in my more somber moods, I wonder if mankind is pleasing to God - or mocking Him as we tinker with our laws of production and reproduction.
Life Is Simple
Since August of last year, my part of the world has endured two major floods, four ice storms, a rare January tornado, and almost no measurable snow. It has been an unusual winter and spring—to say the least. Yet, when I visit with old-timers, none of them lay the blame on “global warming,” while that seems to be all I hear from the media these days.
Youth in Agriculture
Name: Julie ChoateParents: Mike and Cathy ChoateSchool: Pleasant Hope School, Pleasant Hope Junior FFAWhat are your goals and plans of the future? When asked...
Town & Country
Name: Bryan AllisonIn The Country: Bryan is a fifth generation farmer on land that his family settled in the mid-1880s. The family farm is...
Eye on Agribusiness
ARK-A-MO Agri-Systems, Inc.President: Max MeaseLocation:: 543 Tracker Rd. off Highway 160 S. in Nixa, Mo.Company History: ARK-A-MO has been around since 1992. Max said...
Ag Law
One morning you receive a phone call from your veterinarian telling you that he has finished treating some of your animals that you dropped off at his clinic last week but if you want to pick them up, you will have to pay his bill in full. When you dropped-off the animals at the veterinary clinic, you signed a form authorizing their treatment. Your veterinarian tells you the reason why he will not release your animals to you is because while you have eventually paid your bills in the past, you had been taking a long time to do so and he was tired of waiting to get paid. The question immediately jumps into your mind: Can my veterinarian keep my animals until I pay my bill? The answer in many states, including Missouri and Arkansas is: “Yes.”