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

Shrable FertilizerOwners: Jeff and Jo ShrableLocation: 21 Berry Road and Hwy. 60, Seymour, Mo.Company History: "We opened in November 2007. We ran a dairy...

All I want is my fair share," declared a sister to her brother in a discussion recently during a joint request for mediation assistance...

Maybe, just maybe, spring is finally coming.  Most livestock owners are going to be very happy to leave this past winter behind.  With the...

We’ve been married for 40 years but we don’t want to be old people,” laughed Mary Dakis of Happy Tails Farm near West Plains, Mo.
“The goats are helping to keep us young,” added Don. “They are a lot of work for us retired folks, but we love it.”

A future in the agricultural field has been a life long dream, or better stated, a desire for Ted Koontz. Upon retirement from a career in the banking business, Ted, along with his wife Becky, now is enjoying the good life of farming. Entrepreneurs are the best way to describe the couple's diversified cattle and haying operation and the way the Koontz's approach their livelihood.

Value Added.
It is an overused term in business. When you sell what many others sell, what sets your product apart will be the “value added.”