Arkansas Neighbors

Reed Haynes is a third generation farmer in the Charleston, Ark., area. His grandparents started their farm, and then passed it down to their son Herman Haynes, Reed's father.

Don Richardson purchased a few Boer goats about 10 years ago for the simple task of keeping the underbrush in his pastures cleared. Their land was overgrown, and Don and his wife, Marilyn, quickly realized that by allowing the goats to graze, there was effective control in the growth of weeds.

Five consecutive generations of Hulls have ranched cattle in Eastern Oklahoma near where Chad and Barbette Hull have their Hull Show Cattle operation on the outskirts of Poteau, Okla.

With an eye to a more informed consumer, organic egg producer Michael Cox wants to focus on pastured egg layers.

Mike and Judy Catlin believe that fresh fruits and vegetables should be on anyone's dinner table as much as possible. Since they bought the Mountain Home Berry Farm 7 years ago, they've been working hard to provide seasonal fruits and assorted veggies to homes in the Baxter County, Arkansas area.

Agricultural fads and fashions aren’t to be found on the Watkins Sheep Farm in the small hamlet of Little Flock, Ark., in eastern Benton County.

A few years ago Diana Cunningham retired from over 26 years in the education field. Her husband, Jerry, bought her a nice pair of golf clubs and set her up for golf lessons.

What do Limousin bulls, a school teacher and a recording artist have in common? The answer is Freddie Edwards of Rock Island, Okla.

Larry and his son, Eric Walker, of Willow Springs Ranch near Prairie Grove, Ark., like Maine-Anjou qualities when it comes to cross-breeding their Angus cattle.

Bermuda grass hay producer Paul E. Arnold has quality production down to a science.