The Story of Missouri’s Joplin Regional Stockyard – By VINCE CRUNK – Mark Harmon is sitting in a truck stop, not far from Joplin Regional Stockyards (JRS) where he wears several hats; among them, handling communications and public relations. Harmon has been with JRS for more than 35 years. In a few days, he’ll help run cattle into the […]
RANCH FEATURES
Three Things on an Acre of Ground
This South Dakota Family Knows What They Need To Remain Viable By: Corinne Patterson Monday mornings at 6:30 sharp, four ag businessmen near Ideal, South Dakota, gather to discuss a simple acre of ground. “It all boils down to acres. Our family believes if we can farm the ground the way it needs to be farmed – […]
Happy With Their CRM
After 30 years, this award-winning Wyoming ranch family sees no reason to give it up By: Melissa Hemken If we’re going to ranch in this country, we’ve got to learn to get along with the federal agencies,” says Keith Hamilton, a fourth-generation rancher near Hyattville, Wyoming. “Our CRM [Coordinated Resource Management] plan is how we accomplish that. The CRM brings all parties […]
A Superior Idea
Satellite Auctions Have Come A Long, Long Way From The Video Tape Days By: Tim O’Byrne Some things we kind of take for granted, like antibiotics or cell phones. They are both marvelous additions to our workday lives, and they both have inspiring stories of development behind them. Here’s another story I’ve thought about a few times – […]
Don't Knock The Flock
Terrell Farms Chooses Moos and Ewes for Diversity Plan By: Troy Smith Agricultural operations often evolve and grow out of necessity. It is generally agreed that if farm and ranch businesses don’t grow, they probably won’t last very long. Of course, growth can occur in different ways. Adding to an operation’s land base can facilitate increased production, but business growth isn’t always about getting […]
It Fits The Program
Randall County Feedyard Tends To The Cattle And The Consumer By: Gilda V. Bryant The Texas Panhandle has been devoted to agriculture since 1888. Historic ranches such as the XIT and Charles Goodnight’s JA Ranch still run cattle, and the region also grows wheat, corn and grain sorghum, much of it used to feed livestock. The Panhandle is chockfull of beef […]
A Healthy Handoff
There’s More Than One Way To Transfer A Working Ranch To A Worthy Successor By: Troy Smith Some things are meant to be. That’s how Lily Klase sees it. That’s why her late husband, Don Klase, got along so well with his business partner, Russ Anderson. They ranched together for just shy of eleven years; the veteran acting as […]
Earthy Endeavor
Soil Rejuvenation Is A Top Goal For This North Dakota Rancher By: Troy Smith It has often been said that failure should be viewed as a learning experience, and an opportunity to try a different and better way. Gabe Brown offers a hearty “Amen” to that. The North Dakotan’s own learning experiences are byproducts of more than 30 […]
All Patched Up
By: Gordon Moore From the time of Gil Favor and Rowdy Yates in the TV Western series Rawhide to Boss Spearman and Charley Waite featured in the Western film Open Range, cowboys have suffered a variety of injuries. Fortunately in TV land, there was often a doctor available to help with those well-earned wounds. Doc Adams, the ol’ “saw bones” in […]
Technology on the Rocky P
This Missouri Outfit Deals With A Lot Of Daily Data By: Corinne Patterson Land, combined with the gifts of Mother Nature provide the capacity to sustain life. Ranchers utilize these gifts by monitoring animal units on the grasslands that blanket the countryside they call home. Bob and Kelly Close, Chilhowee, MO, believe in more than simply capacity of the land they manage, […]
