Soggy Bottom Farm

Soggy Bottom Farm is a Scottish Highland cattle breeder in Pineville, MO, in southwestern Missouri near Joplin. Derek Brown has raised these cattle for more than a decade, registers each calf with the national Scottish Highland registry, and ensures routine health screenings and genetic evaluations.

The herd grazes rotationally on open pastures adjacent to the farmstead where calves remain with their mothers and receive gentle handling from an early age. Clients praise the cattle’s hardy constitution and even temperament, well suited to both hobby farms and sustainable operations.

A restored barn from the 1920s serves as a sheltered space where breeding decisions are made with attention to lineage and herd welfare. Transparency in records and open communication about breeding goals reflect the farm’s long-term commitment to animal welfare. Pasture management practices emphasize soil health and native forage species to support ecological balance on the property.