54 Seed and Feed
Owners: Dr. Erik and Staci Anderson
Location: Nevada, Mo.
History: In 2013, veterinarian Dr. Erik Anderson and his wife, Staci, opened 54 Feed and Seed.
It began...
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...
54 Veterinary Clinic
Owner: Dr. Erik Anderson
Location: El Dorado Springs, Mo.
History: Dr. Erik Anderson has been a veterinarian for 22 years, but has had his own clinic...
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...
Midwest Meat Processing
Owners: Will Carneal and Justine Lacey
Location: Urbana, Mo.
History: Will Carneal, 25, and fiancé Justine Lacey, 22, met seven years ago and became a couple...
Sustainable By Nature
Location: Springfield, Mo.
Owners: Alyssa and Riley Hughes
History: Sustainable By Nature came to fruition in November 2013, after husband and wife owners Riley and Alyssa...
New Day Genetics
Operations Manager: Jared Wareham
Location: Lowry City, Mo.
History: “A group of us worked together on an informal basis for years and borrowed an idea from...
Royalty Farrier Service
Location: Fair Grove, Mo.
Owner: Dalton Thompson
History: Dalton Thompson graduated from Oklahoma State Horseshoeing School in April 2016 and quickly began his own farrier service.
The...
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...
Zeigenbein Feed & Farm Supply
Owner: Ken Zeigenbein
Location: Waynesville, Mo.
History: “My family was always in the livestock transportation business,” owner Ken Zeigenbein explained of his feed and farm supply...
