Bit to Bit Equine
Location: Wheatland, Mo.
Owner: Sami Johnson
Family: Significant other Cody Whittle, and stepdaughters Caidyn and Hollee
History: Sami Johnson’s life revolves around horses.
“When I started in the horse industry, it...
J. Beaty Farm Equipment
Location: El Dorado Springs, Mo.
Owners: Jack and Beverly Beaty
History: Bill Beaty opened Beaty Farm Equipment in 1974 in El Dorado Springs, Mo. After his...
Arrowhead Milling Company
Owners: Josh Spain, Jordan Spain, Carter Leeper
Location: Lockwood, Mo
History: Arrowhead Milling Company is a small-town feed store located in Lockwood, Mo. It began as...
Plane Cents Aviation LLC
Location: Miller, Mo.
Owner: Kiman Kingsley
History: As a fourth-generation grain farmer, Kiman Kingsley has always loved agriculture. When he was a child, his mother would...
Tri-County Seed & Fertilizer
Location: Crocker, Mo.
Owner: Chris Black
Manager: Brandon Overshon
History: Owner Chris Black started in the fertilizer business by purchasing Richland Plant Food, located in Richland, Mo.,...
Flory Dairy Equipment
Owner: Darren Flory
Location: Marshfield, Mo., as well as locations in Kansas
History: Flory Dairy Equipment began in Kansas in 1973. In 2008, Flory Dairy Equipment,...
Hill’s Feed & More
Location: Mount Vernon, Mo.
Owner: Scott Hill
Sales Manager: Elliott McClure
History: Scott Hill bought an existing feed and farm supply business in 2016, and started Hill’s Feed &...
Trimline Barns
Location: LaRussell, Mo.
Owner: Joe Yoder
History: Trimline Barns began in 1993. Joe Yoder purchased the business about five years ago from the original owners, who...
Cooper’s Southwest City Auction Services, LLC
Location: Southwest City, Mo.
Owners: Dallas Cooper; his wife Misty; their three sons; Denton (Sarah), Austin (Kalli) and Sterling
History: The Cooper family purchased the former Southwest City...
Byram Feed
Location: Sheldon, Mo.
Owners: The Mike and Megan Byram family
History: What started as a way to get quality show pig feed became much more for...
