Year: 2018

Accounting and Finance Department Embodies Fiscal Responsibility

For nearly 90 years, MFA Oil has built a reputation of conducting its business with steadfast financial integrity. The foundation of this commitment is rooted in the cooperative’s principles, which calls for fiscal responsibility and to do the right thing, ethically and morally, at all times. These sentiments, which have […]

A group of six people is happily holding a large check for $135,000, made out to Operation Homefront from the MFA Oil Charity Golf Scramble, dated June 4, 2018. A tour bus is visible in the background.

MFA Oil Company Raises $135,000 for Operation Homefront

The Fourth Annual MFA Oil Charity Golf Scramble and Concert raised $135,000 for Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit organization that provides emergency and financial assistance to the families of U.S. military service members and veterans. The event was held June 4 at The Club at Old Hawthorne in Columbia and […]

MFA Oil Acquires George’s Gas Co., Inc.

MFA Oil Company, a farmer-owned energy supply cooperative, has acquired George’s Gas Co., Inc., with operations in Berryville, Ark., Harrison Ark., and Springdale, Ark., effective April 30.

Humbly Failing Forward

It wasn’t long after my last Momentum article titled “No Pain, No Gain” that we came to the realization perhaps we (I) underestimated the severity of some of the pain. You see, when you implement a new accounting system for the first time in 27 years, you expect to have […]

A man with crossed arms stands smiling in front of a herd of cows in a grassy field. He wears a blue t-shirt and jeans. The sky is overcast, and the cows are various colors, including black, brown, and white.

Black Cows, Big Dreams

From pasture to plate, Gourley Land & Cattle Co. offers premium beef When Billy Gourley Jr. says he manages from the ground up, he couldn’t be more literal. At Gourley Land & Cattle Co. based in Ozark, Mo., success starts in the soil. “If you have good soil, you’ll have […]

Aerial view of a vast, sunlit landscape with green fields, a winding road, and scattered trees. The sky above is filled with dramatic clouds, illuminated by the warm, golden hues of the setting sun on the horizon.

Disconnected

Lack of Access to High-Speed Internet Hampers Rural Communities The digital divide separating rural Americans from their urban neighbors has left the far-flung communities across the country cut off from the economic, educational and social opportunities high-speed Internet provides. While recent advancements in Internet technology have transformed the ways people […]

A person in a plaid shirt stands in a field watching the sunset. The warm sunlight illuminates the sky and landscape, casting a serene glow over the scene. Trees are visible on the horizon.

Don’t Wait to Plan Your Estate

I recently had the difficult task of sitting by the hospital bed of a farmer in his early 80s to discuss his estate plan. This man, who was suffering from the late stages of cancer, had two children. One child had farmed with his father all his life and one […]

Close-up of two green seedlings emerging from dark soil. The sprouts have small, oval leaves and are surrounded by dried twigs and organic matter. The background is slightly blurred, highlighting the fresh growth.

Soybeans Set to Challenge Corn as U.S. Crop King

For the first time in 35 years, soybeans are expected to be within reach of claiming the crown as the nation’s top crop. A poll of 21 trading firms and analysts conducted by Bloomberg predicts 2018 will be the year soybeans unseat corn as the top U.S. crop. The survey […]

Sowing Seeds of Doubt

Researchers Accuse Russia of Spreading Anti-GMO Propaganda Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election has been confirmed by the Trump Administration and U.S. intelligence agencies, but politics is far from the only arena where Russia has sought to shape international opinion. A recent review of Russian-funded media outlets conducted […]

Sunset view of a lush soybean field with green leaves in the foreground. Two white farm buildings stand in the background. The sun casts a warm glow across the scene, with a tree partly silhouetted against the sky.

No-Till, No Problem

Graves-Chapple Research Center Demonstrates Benefits of No-Till Systems Landowners across Missouri use numerous tillage systems, including plow, chisel, disk or strip-till. Tillage is the preparation of soil for growing crops using equipment to mechanically agitate and mix the soil. Eliminating tillage is also an option—simply called no-till. The University of […]

Pool Fisheries in Lonoke, Ark., ships 4 million fish per week and commands about 80 percent of the U.S. goldfish market.

Angling for a Turnaround

Driving along the grassy levees separating a half-dozen goldfish ponds in central Arkansas, Landon Pool points out the paths too dangerous to traverse by pickup truck. Pool, a 30-year-old fish farmer, is surveying the land he purchased last year, making note of the eroding earthen walls and the work it […]

Three men stand in a field of tall plants, examining the crops. Two are wearing dark jackets and the other, a puffer jacket. One man shows something in his hand to the others. Its a sunny day with a clear sky.

Stanton Brothers Teach Zuckerberg About Eggs, Ag and the Midwest

At first, Dustin Stanton thought the phone call was fake. Why would Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, want to come to rural Missouri to learn about selling chicken eggs? The call was real, however. Zuckerberg truly wanted to meet Dustin and his brother, Austin, the two young men […]

Year: 2018

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