Ozarks Farm and Neighbor

2 weeks 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.

1 month ago | 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.

1 month ago | 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.

1 month ago | 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.

1 month ago | 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.