Post Tag:

Feature

Two tractors are plowing a vast brown field. One follows the other, raising dust trails as they move across the soil. The scene is captured from above, emphasizing the scale and texture of the landscape.

Help Wanted

Finding Farmworkers is a Challenge When Dannie Daughhetee reached out to his local unemployment office in West Memphis, Ark., last fall looking for help in filling four positions on his 5,000-acre rice, soybean, corn and cotton farm, he received 18 applications. Only four people bothered to show up to the […]

A family of four sits on a red patterned blanket in a grassy field. Two children, a man, and a woman are smiling at the camera. Cows are grazing in the background under a cloudy sky with a warm sunset glow.

Why I Farm

Oliver Farms While most family farms have a long history, the Oliver family is breaking ground with their first-generation farm, Oliver Farms. Bill Oliver started farming in the 1990s, during his high school agricultural education courses. Fifteen years ago, Laura came on board, turning the farming project into a family […]

Cattlemen Have a Beef with Fake Meat

Missouri Bans Misrepresentation of Meat Missouri has become the first state to ban alternative-meat products from being marketed as meat. The state’s lawmakers approved legislation outlawing foods originating from sources other than livestock or poultry from using the term “meat” on product labels. The surge of interlopers vying to compete […]

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 […]

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 […]

lizabeth Brooks founded the riding club to build horsemanship among riders of all ages and experience levels.

Taking Different Track

Elizabeth Brooks wasn’t interested in opening the typical equestrian barn when she started the Springfield Riding Club in Rogersville, Mo. During her time traveling the globe as a professional horse trainer and riding instructor, she saw plenty of new possibilities. “At most barns, there’s one or two instructors who specialize […]

Close-up of lush green soybean plants with broad leaves under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds. The leaves appear healthy and vibrant, indicating a thriving crop.

Dicamba Drama Continues

Drift concerns remain as dicamba-resistant seed sales are set to double The 2017 soybean harvest is likely to set a new record for total production, but for many farmers, the year was marred by the finger-pointing, lawsuits and acrimony associated with off-target movement of dicamba herbicide. The hotly debated weedkiller […]

Strategies for Managing Equipment Expenses

Razor-thin profit margins and depleted capital reserves have forced many farmers to re-evaluate the way they manage their machinery. Low prices for corn, soybeans and other commodities have producers looking to cut costs wherever possible. The belt tightening has prompted many farmers to forego replacing much of the farm equipment […]

Feature

FIND YOUR LOCATION