Most crops in the Midwest are planted in the spring and harvested in the fall. The farmer’s investment is mostly in that single year the crop is in the ground. Now imagine a crop where it’s at least six years before the first harvest and the profits you make from the crop and highly dependent on knowing how to handle the final product…..
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What led this beef and row crop farmer to begin growing grapes? The answer is a good one, but it is probably not the first one that comes to mind…..
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Horses are racing through the streets of St. Joseph, MO this weekend much like they did 150 years ago. It’s a venture that lasted just one a half years but still captivates residents and visitors to these historic stables.
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Although the first riders of the Pony Express left from St. Joseph, Missouri, it could be argued that the headquarters of the operation was 50 miles to the southeast in Lexington, Missouri…
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They are three names etched in the history of western exploration and settlement: Russell, Majors and Waddell. Here’s one of their ancestors; a woman who can still share much of the story of how these three men sought to tame the west…
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All this week we are in St. Joseph, MO and today’s stop is perhaps the place for which the city is best known. Remember you can plan your own trip by logging on to stjomo.com. It’s the place were the west officially started getting wild…
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Many cities have parks and parkways…but few can boast the system found here. It’s a historic jewel that residents here have enjoyed for over a century. Our broadcasts this week are all from St. Joseph, MO. Plan your trip to enjoy it’s amazing past, present and future by logging on to stjomo.com…
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No battles were fought here…but that didn’t keep the fort from accidentally firing on its own residents. All of this week we are in St. Joesph, MO and are brought to you by stjomo.com. Check out the Pony Express, Jesse James and much more in St. Joe…
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We’re back in St. Joesph, MO this year for a week of broadcasts brought to you by stjomo.com. We also say hello to our long time listeners on 680 KFEQ in St. Joe. Folks in that part of the country may see the Missouri River regularly, but a new exhibit and trail let’s you explore it in a grand new way…
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Next year is the 150th anniversary of the first riders and U.S. mail to leave St. Joseph, MO on the Pony Express. This week we begin our broadcasts were the express began…the Pattee House Hotel.
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