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...
Thomas Fence
Owners: Greg (pictured) and Kate Paschal
Location: Bethel Heights, Ark.
History: “Mark Thomas started this business in 1993, but only put up wood fencing. My wife...
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...
LiveAuctions.tv
Owners: Superior Livestock
Location: Based in Fort Worth, Texas, with office in Huntsville, Ark.
Arkansas representative: Nicole Gurley
History: “Less than 10 years ago, Brad Fahrmeier figured...
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...
Venture Equipment
Owner: Steve Merritt
Location: Searcy, Ark.
History: “My dad opened a Case dealership in Searcy, Ark., in 1973. I opened my own business, Venture Equipment, because...
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...
Elkins Farmers Coop
Location: Elkins, Ark.
Business: Elkins Farmers Coop
Manager: Andi Carlton
History: “This area cooperative, which is now comprised of 17 stores, opened in 1944 in Fort Smith...
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...
OSU Cooperative Extension
Location: Tulsa, Okla.
Business: Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Service
Interviewee: Clinton Laflin, livestock production specialist
Mission: “Oklahoma State University has had an Extension office for many...
