Category: Missouri
Menno Attema
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/01/17Jan11-Minnow-Altama.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Imagine growing up on a farm and then in your early twenties traveling on your own a half a world…
William Quantrill
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/01/William-Quantril.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 1.8MB)Mention the name William Quantrill in Kansas or Missouri, and you’re likely to get stories of Quantrill’s Raiders sweeping into…
Free Range Chickens
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/01/Free-Range-Chickens.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 1.8MB)When Herman’s son brought home an antiquated animal production book that he happen to find in his high school ag…
A Future for Sleighs
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/12/Denver-Sleigh-Works-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Santa needs a sleigh to make deliveries around the world. This man makes sure he will never run out of…
The Denver, Missouri Sleigh Works
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/12/Denver-Sleigh-Works-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Winter weather can make travel treacherous, but once upon a time you simply hooked up your horse or team to…
The Farm Foundation
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/12/Farm-Foundation-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.8KB)The world will add approximately three billion people in the next forty years. Farmers will be asked to feed those…
Rock Star of the Soybean World
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/11/Kip-Cullers.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)He’s a rock star in the farming world, producing number one hits every single year and fans flock to hear…
Your Face on the Side of a Semi
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/11/Fred-Mares-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Each of the communities that we call home can claim outstanding individuals who go the extra mile when it comes…
A Helpful Smile in Every Aisle
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/11/Fred-Mares-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Image a man who speaks over ten languages, can play multiple musical instruments and serenade customers with his wonderful voice….
Service With A Smile
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/11/Fred-Mares-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)As many of you know, I travel to many parts of the nation to speak to a variety of groups….
What’s behind the “Spook” Light?
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/11/Spook-Light-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)People like to have answers, and perhaps that’s what makes this phenomena so interesting. There seems to be no explaining…
The “Spook” Light
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/10/Spook-Light-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)I don’t care for stories about evil and gruesomeness at Halloween, yet a spooky tale may be in order. For…
The Last National Convention
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/10/22Oct10-Larry-Case-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)“Being older than the rest of you I’m asked to advise you from time to time as the need arises…..”…
Dr. Larry Case’s Most Memorable Day
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/10/21Oct10-Larry-Case-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Dr. Larry Case became National FFA Advisor in 1984, but perhaps his most memorable day as an advisor at any…
“Here By the Owl…”
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/10/20Oct10-Larry-Case-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)The National FFA Convention is in Indianapolis this week, and this will be the last such event for Dr. Larry…
Show-Me Energy
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/10/Show-Me-Energy.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:58 — 925.7KB)You may have heard of cellulosic ethanol production, but cellulosic plants can be used to provide a variety of products…..
Jailhouse Families
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/10/Jailhouse-Families.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)When the Sheriff was away, the prisoners might play; that is, until the Sheriff’s wife got involved…..
One Pitch
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/10/Carl-Mays-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Carl Mays’ baseball statistics are comparable to many who are in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. However, one…
Baseball’s Carl Mays
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/Carl-Mays-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Carl Mays. He played on teams with Babe Ruth, had a 15…
Brayan Pena
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/Bryan-Pena-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Bryan Pena has played catcher for the Atlanta Braves and the Kansas City Royals. However, his proudest accomplishment may be…