L&S Feeds
Owner: Shawn Lee Location: Vian, Oklahoma History: “I grew up in Akins, Okla., where my parents Delbert and Becky Lee owned and operated a convenience/feed store...
MossBack Fish Habitat
Owner: David King Location: Springdale, Ark. Director of Marketing and Business Operations: Tracey Rosenau (pictured) History: David King grew up fishing with his family on Beaver Lake in Washington...
Bekaert Steel Wire
Location: Van Buren, Ark. Manager: Technical Support Manager for the Western U.S. Keith Taylor History: Bekaert Steel Wire was founded in 1880 in Belgium by Leo Leander...
Sundowner Tractor
Owners: Ron and Shelley (pictured) Terrell Location: Stilwell, Okla. History: For years, Ron Terrell made a daily commute from Stilwell, Okla., to Tulsa. Twenty years ago,...
Crawford County Cooperative Extension
Location: Van Buren, Ark. Staff Chair and County Extension Agent: Herb Ginn History: “The Extension Service reaches back to agriculture clubs and societies formed soon after the...
Zena Suri Alpacas
Owners: Tom and Kathleen Callan Location: Jay, Okla. History: “We purchased our land in 2005 because we were looking for something for our retirement, but did...
Mary Francis George Junior High Ag
Location: Springdale, Ark. Teacher: Eric Smith History: The Springdale School District started its agriculture programming at the high school level, and later added agriculture classes to...
Midwest Equipment
Location: Harrison, Ark. Owners: Justin and Jennifer Wilson Branch manager: Kenny Villines (pictured) History: “Midwest Equipment was founded by Justin and Jennifer Wilson in 2016 in Green Forest, Ark....
U of A Equine Science Program
Location: Fayetteville, Ark. Owner: University of Arkansas History: “Twenty years ago, the University of Arkansas began a horse program as part of Bumpers College’s Department of...
T & K Poultry Clean Out
Owners: Terry and Katrina Willems Location: Scranton, Ark. History: “We opened our business in August 2017,” owner Terry Willems said. “Before that, I worked for Southwest...