Ozarks Farm and Neighbor

The leading farm newspaper in the Ozarks. It connects with over 58,000 readers in 60 counties throughout southwest Missouri, northwest Arkansas, and eastern Oklahoma. Our articles focus on farmers, featuring stories created for, by, and about them. Ozarks Farm & Neighbor aims to enhance your farming experience by providing helpful content on community stories, farming assistance, agricultural law, veterinary advice, financial tips, market updates, and a variety of other topics.

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A Love of Dairy Goats at Cherry Tree Farms

2 weeks ago | ozarksfn.com | Michael Kinney

The Burton girls are creating a productive herd with their show animalsSTILWELL, OKLA. – Growing up in Stillwell, Yalonda Patterson Burton had history under her feet. The farm her father owned and worked had been around for more than a century. So, when Yalonda and her husband Dean started their own farm across town from where she grew up, they had similar aspirations to create something that lasted that long.
In the Beefmaster Business

1 month ago | ozarksfn.com | Michael Kinney

Hoot O’Farrell has found a breed of cattle that suits his lifestyleMONTROSE, MO. – At almost 70 years of age, Hoot O’Farrell is living his best life. Most days you can catch the Kansas City native riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle or on his ranch. “I was an iron worker in my working life before I retired,” said O’Farrell.
Guiding the Next Generation

1 month ago | ozarksfn.com | Michael Kinney

Moses Farms is passing down business and life lessons to their kidsTALALA, OKLA. – When Rebecca Brooks-Moses and her husband, Mark, first started their farm, it was strictly a row crop agricultural operation. Of their 210-acre spread, 110 acres have been used to grow crops such as soybeans, barley, oats, corn and Sudan grass. Originally, the Moses’ had no aspirations of introducing any cattle to their farm. However, there was one member of the family who had other ideas.
Generations of Diversity

2 months ago | ozarksfn.com | Michael Kinney

Smith Farms has seen many changes over the generationsBUTLER, MO. – Since 1856 Jim Smith’s family have been in the same location. From the time they arrived in what is now Butler, Missouri and began homesteading, they have been living and working on the same parcels of land. “It’s changed generation by generation. My parents row-cropped and had hogs and then kind of got into the cattle business in the fifties and went more towards cattle,” Smith said.
Farmers Business Network

Mar 24, 2025 | ozarksfn.com | Jamie Smith

Cotton Rohrscheib’s family has been farming in Arkansas for nearly 100 years. Rohrscheib Farm, started by his grandfather, is still operating near Helena. In addition to rice, corn, and soy, the farm raises several hundred cattle, mostly Angus crossbreeds. While Cotton’s uncle and cousins continue to run the family farm, Cotton’s interest in agriculture has taken a different turn. He spent some time in the IT field, but he wanted to return to a job related to his family roots.
Quality Cattle and Products - Ozarks Farm & Neighbor Newspaper - written for, by & about farmers

Mar 24, 2025 | ozarksfn.com | Michael Kinney

Bar E Ranch maintains a reputation with a combination of quality enterprisesHASKELL, OKLA. – Roger Erickson first figured out he wanted to be a cattle rancher when he was young. Growing up in Missouri and Oklahoma, when he was part of the 4H Club he could see he was destined to be in the cattle business. “I never really thought about anything in particular except being able to raise quality cattle is just passion,” Erickson said.
written for, by & about farmers

Mar 24, 2025 | ozarksfn.com | Jamie Smith

Mark and Kim Huffman have been farming at Huffman Family Farms near Brookland, Ark., since 2017BROOKLAND, ARK. – Mark Huffman was raised on a row crop and family cattle farm, and he loved the farm life and animals, as did his father. In the final years of his father’s life, Mark was able to give his father a deeply loved wish: to revive the family farm. “I grew up with a family cattle farm. It was a cow/calf operation that was one man’s love,” Mark said.
Big on Beefmasters

Mar 3, 2025 | ozarksfn.com | Michael Kinney

Alex Magee says great cattle and great people made this breed the right choice for his ranchPORTER, OKLA. – Alex Magee along with his wife Brittania and kids own an 80-acre ranch, Oklahoma Beefmasters, located in Porter, Ok. in rural Wagoner County. You could almost say Alex Magee was raised to be a Beefmaster cattleman. From an early age in Northeast Oklahoma, he has spent much of his time around the hardy breed of cattle.
Lone Star Community Center

Mar 3, 2025 | ozarksfn.com | Jamie Smith

The Lone Star Community Building is located off Highway 45 near Hindsville, Ark. and it was constructed as a school in 1903. The same family that built it continues to maintain it for generations. HINDSVILLE, ARK. – Jeremy Merriman of Hindsville is a fifth-generation caretaker of one of the most well-known structures off Highway 45 in Madison County. The Lone Star Community Building has been a fixture in the local community since its construction in 1903.
Aiyanna Edmonds - Ozarks Farm & Neighbor Newspaper - written for, by & about farmers

Feb 24, 2025 | ozarksfn.com | Julie Turner-Crawford

Hometown: Rogersville, Mo.Parents: LaBreea CoonSiblings: Kyler Edmonds, Makayla Edmonds, Elijah CoonFFA Chapter: Logan-Rogersville FFAChapter Advisor: Mrs. Smith and Mr. HoltWhat is your involvement in agriculture? My family breeds Arabian horses so I work at my family farm feeding horses and cleaning stalls. I also show and ride cutting horses with my family and friends, so I spend a lot of my time in the barn with the horses. What is your favorite part of being involved in agriculture?