Bar-M Feed and Supply
Owners: Tony and Melvin Moore
Location: Bloomer, Ark.
History: “My brother Melvin and I had a problem. We were both raising commercial cattle but always got home from work too late to be able to go to a farm store to get what we needed. Consequently, we decided to open our own in May 1993, with me managing the new store while he continued his job for the local oil and gas company. We rented a facility in Lavaca, Ark., for three years and then built our store in Bloomer, Ark. While we already had experience in retail through a slaughterhouse and processing plant that Melvin owned and my experience with the public as a butcher, neither of us really had any experience in running a farm store. We started out by picking what we would use and then adding items according to customer requests. Needless to say, we really appreciate our customer base because they helped us design our store and continue to support us with repeat business.”
Products and Services: “Through the years we’ve developed a huge variety of products. We sell all bag feed, mostly Nutrena and Big V while carrying a full line of specialty feeds for show animals such as chickens, pigs and lambs. We sell veterinary supplies including syringes and vaccines. We carry a full line of horse products including saddles, bridles, blankets and horseshoes. Equipment maintenance is important for farmers so we carry supplies such as hydraulic oils and fluids, motor oils, additives and batteries. We sell both round and square bales that we cut and bale ourselves. To support pasture and hayfield production, we sell weed and grass chemicals, mostly Grazon P+D and 2-4 Amine. We also have a full line of pet support products such as the pet crates often used at fairs to carry poultry, as well as pet foods such as Diamond, Caliber, and Loyall.
