Cory MacNeil

Nov 27, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Cory MacNeil

Nov 27, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Cory MacNeil |Jana Rose Schleis

Every Saturday, farmer Liz Graznak and her staff begin their day before dawn, loading a trailer full of organic produce, eggs and flowers. They pull out of Happy Hollow Farm in Jamestown at around 5 a.m.Upon arriving at the Columbia Farmers Market, the crew sets up the farm's signature bright orange tents and unloads the day's offering while hoping a little of it comes back with them. "For 52 days a year, and only four hours on each of those days, I have to make my living," Graznak said.

Nov 15, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Cory MacNeil |Jana Rose Schleis |Lauren Spakowski |Cara Penquite

On a rainy Sunday afternoon at Big River Grain and Cattle in Cedar Hill, a rural enclave outside St. Louis, farmer Daniel Bonacker rolls up an electric fence and lets his herd of 80 beef cattle onto a 30-foot strip of fresh milo. exploring what needs to changeMilo is a stalky plant that resembles corn, but in place of a cob at the top, there's a cluster of grain.

Nov 15, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Cory MacNeil

Nov 15, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Cory MacNeil