Vit-A-Zine
Location: Butler, Mo.
Owners: Matt Briegel (pictured) and Nathan Yoder
History: Vit-A-Zine was established in Butler, Mo., in 1960 by founder George Ross. Rusty Ross, son...
Gardener’s Orchard and Bakery
Owners: The Cornelius Gradinariu family
Location: Brighton, Mo.
History: Gardener’s Orchard and Bakery, located a half mile off Highway 13 in Brighton, Mo., is a family-operated...
Chet and Bill’s Meat Processing
Location: Marshfield, Mo.
Owners: Bill Kenyon (left) and Chet Bailey (right)
History: College friends Chet Bailey and Bill Kenyon purchased the former Stephens Meat Processing business...
Bulldog Trailers
Location: Nevada, Mo
Owners: Justin and Karri Vickers (pictured)
History: Bulldog Trailers was established in 2015, when Karri Vickers told her husband, Justin, that she didn’t...
Southwest City Processing
Owners: Gene and Cindy Buchite
Location: Southwest City, Mo.
History: Gene Buchite’s parents decided to relocate to McDonald County, Mo., from Minnesota in 1979 after his...
B’s Meats
Owner: Brandy Uchtman
Location: Fordland, Mo.
Training and experience: Brandy Uchtman attended College of the Ozarks where she worked for four years in the university’s processing...
Missouri Livestock Supplements
Owner: Michael Watkins
Location: Brighton, Mo.
Family: Wife, LaTeresa; daughters, Kaitlin Goodman, Mattie Watkins and Laramie Watkins
History: Michael Watkins, purchased Missouri Livestock Supplements in 2018 from...
Brackett Farm Supply
Owner: James Brackett
Family: Wife, Franny Brackett; and sons Jimmy and John; daughters Janet and Beth
Location: Richland, Mo.
History: Brackett Farm Supply has been in business...
Dickey Bub Farm & Home
Owners: Steve Dickey and his daughter, Carrie Dickey, and John Rosenbaulm
Store Manager: Pat Meyer (pictured)
Location: Rolla, Mo., as well as Union, Potosi and Eureka
History:...
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Owner: Jere Gettle
General manager: John Brazaitis (pictured)
Location: Mansfield, Mo.
History: Jere Gettle, began collecting heirloom seeds at a young age. By age 12, he had...
