From Strawberries to Cattle
The Hamm family started with 90 acres and now has about 500 In 1958, Thomas Franklin and Darylene Joy Hamm traveled from a strawberry farm...
High Cotton
The Tripp family’s cotton operation continues to grow and expand Billy Tripp raised rice, corn and soybeans outside of Griffithville, Ark., in White County. Three years...
Passing it Down
The Feather family is working to pass down their family farming legacy to future generation Feather Farms was started by Floyd and Jeanette Feather after...
Producing Calves Through Science
Big Branch-Cooper Cattle sees AI and ET as value-added processes Brent and Tracy Cooper attended Arkansas Tech at the same time but did not meet...
Creating Opportunities
Brothers Conner and Dalton Palarino want young exhibitors to have the chance to hit the ring Connor Palarino’s father Danny always had a few cattle,...
Breeding for Top-Quality Animals
Bacon Cattle and Sheep breed for show-quality Herefords and club lambs While both Craig and Debbie Bacon came from production agriculture families in Missouri, their...
Managing Two Species
The Diamond A Ranch is home to registered and commercial cattle, as well as a sheep flock Herman and Kathy Ahrens live on the Diamond A Ranch in...
In His Blood
Dan Douglas continues farming on part of his family’s original 1853 homestead Dan Douglas of Bentonville, Ark., was raised on a chicken and dairy farm....
Doing What He Loves
The Spears operation includes as many as 1,600 stocker calves, in addition to a cow/calf herd Randy Spears and his wife Dawna acquired their last...
Taking a Risk
Tim Harris starts his own Thoroughbred breeding operation Tim Harris first worked for Walmart in the stores while in college. After school, he transferred to...
