Hometown: Henderson, Ark.
Family: Husband Cody; daughter Claire; and son Charlie
In Town: “In August of 2022, I gained the opportunity to start new employment with the Mountain Home Public Schools Special Education Department as their financial secretary. My job consists of budgeting local, state, and federal funding; staff attendance; payroll, all department ordering; and Medicaid billing, just to name a few.”
In the Country: “I wear many hats, as an employee, farmer, wife and mother. My main role on the farm is livestock records and financial management, but I am involved in the dirty work too. I sort, vaccinate, brand and push cattle down the alley, as well as managing daily feeding. My most favorite and rewarding job of all is being a wife to my husband, Cody, and mother to my children, Claire and Charlie.
“In 2016, we purchased our first and current home and pasture, which connects to my family’s more than 800-acre farm. My husband and I own 30 Red Angus-influenced cow/calf pairs, replacement heifers, bulls and feeder calves on our 25 owned and 115 leased acres on my family’s Century Farm. For our farming operation, we typically sell all of our steers and keep a majority of our heifers as replacement heifers.
“We have diversified our livestock operation by selling USDA-inspected beef. Cody and I have always raised our own butcher calves to consume, but over the last 6 months, the interest for smaller quantities of beef have really grown. We decided to make the business move to selling USDA Beef. Our business is officially known as County Line Beef, LLC. We operate strictly out of our home in Henderson. Beginning in April, we will be branching out to our local farmers market, where we will have freezers on-site with our products. We are hopeful for this new venture, as consuming good, quality beef and knowing exactly where their beef is coming from are very important aspects to us. Our marketing occurs through our Facebook page, word of mouth and soon to be the Farmers’ Market.
“Over the next few years, we hope to be able to expand our commercial operation. We would like to get to 150 to 200 head of cows at some point and raise good quality replacement heifers for order buyers. We believe in agriculture and the responsibility it has taught us throughout our lives. It’s important to us to encourage and show that same responsibility through our children and hopefully future grandchildren. As for County Line Beef, we hope to continue to grow our customer pool. This year we have four butcher calves scheduled; going forward, we would love to schedule 12 calves next, but the sky’s the limit and we are here to see where this takes us.”
