Simpson’s Strawberry Farm
Location: Mountain Grove, Mo.
Owner/Manager: Wayne Simpson (pictured) and daughter Debbie French
History: The farm has been in Wayne Simpson’s family for more than 75 years....
Childers Feed and Farm Supplies
Location: Norwood, Mo.
Owners: Brian and Leisa Childers
Manager: Brian Jacobs (pictured)
History: Childers Feed and Farm Supplies is open Tuesday through Friday from 8 a.m....
ProGas Propane LLC
Owners: Paul and Anna Patton
Location: Conway, Mo.
History: ProGas Propane LLC was started by Paul and Anna Patton in 1992. When starting out, Paul drove...
Castlewood Studios
Owners: David and Teresa Towe
Location: Lebanon, Mo.
History: While David and Teresa Towe were both working full-time jobs, they began a small business in video production, creating...
Sims Tractor Sales
Location: Lacoma, Mo.
Owner: Gerald Sims
History: Gerald Sims left a job in chemistry to temporarily help his father run the family business in 1974. He...
Ruscha Machinery Sales
Location: Verona, Mo.
Owner: Thad Freiburger
History: Bob Ruscha started Ruscha Machinery Sales in the late 1970s. Thad Freiburger, began working for Bob, his uncle, in...
Whitehead Farm Supply and Custom Bulk Feed
Owners: Chris and April Chapman
Main Office: La Russell, Mo., with locations in Anderson and Seneca, Mo.
History: Whitehead Farm Supply came to life in 1963...
Hirsch Feed & Farm Supply
Owners: John Williams and the Hirsch Family
Locations: West Plains and Thayer, Mo.
History: “I am in business with the Hirschs who own the Thayer location,”...
Lucky K Fence
Owner: David King
Location: Crane, Mo.
History: David King was born and raised on a farm and was always building fence. “When in college, I built...
Newberry Sales
Owner: Mike Newberry
Location: West Plains, Mo.
Family: Wife, Ann Marrie; daughters, Kaylynn and Alyssa
History: Newberry Sales, as it exists today, actually began as Newberry...
