From The Ground Up team connects with Missouri farmers at key agricultural events
The From The Ground Up (FTGUp) team recently engaged farmers, agricultural professionals, and community members at two major agricultural events in Missouri, sharing farmer-led research initiatives and building connections to support sustainable farming practices across the state. At the beginning of June, the team…
From The Ground Up Pioneers a Shift in Who Leads Agricultural Research
For decades, agricultural research has followed a familiar path: designed by academics, tested in controlled settings, and results shared with farmers through extension networks. But across Ohio and Missouri, that model is being turned on its head by the From The Ground Up (FTGUp) project. This time, the ideas originate from working…
The Best Research Findings Come From Nearby Farms, Says Missouri Farmer Josh Payne
On 300 acres of pasture in Concordia, Missouri, Josh Payne is reshaping what it means to farm. What began as a conventional row crop operation tied to family land has transformed into a diverse, pasture-based system. Today, Payne and his family raise about a…
From Service to Soil: A Veteran’s Mission to Build Better Farming
On a quiet 80-acre farm in west-central Missouri, Arthur Kanneman is building a livestock operation rooted in purpose, discipline, and a deep respect for the land. A 24-year veteran of the United States Air Force, Kanneman brings a lifetime of technical skill and leadership…
Fifth-Generation Farmer Jared Barchak on Farmer-led Research: This is Our Idea
In gently rolling farmlands in west-central Missouri, Jared Barchak is continuing a family legacy while helping shape what the future of farming and agricultural research could look like. A fifth-generation farmer, Barchak manages a 280-acre, cow-calf operation with 75 mama cows that has been part of his life…
Missouri Livestock Farmer Mike Kaiser on Real-World Research, Neighbors and Better Farming
On 400 acres of pastureland in southwest Missouri’s Lawrence County, Mike Kaiser is doing what he’s done his entire life. Raising cattle. But today, his work goes beyond managing a cow-calf operation. It’s about finding practical, proven ways to make that operation more efficient, more sustainable,…
From The Ground Up Farmers Test a New Kind of Nitrogen Source on the Farm
Cody Goswick stands beside a gleaming silver machine in a barn on his farm in Lawrence County, Southwest Missouri. With a vent on the left side and an electronics box mounted on the upper side, the unit sits on top of…
