Author Archives: Terry Ropp
T & K Poultry Clean Out
Owners: Terry and Katrina Willems Location: Scranton, Ark. History: “We opened our business in August 2017,” owner Terry Willems said. “Before that, I worked for Southwest Energy as a driller…
An Almost Forgotten Fort
Fort Gibson’s rich history includes maintaining peace in turbulat times In 1824, the federal government needed a new site for military presence because Fort Smith in Arkansas was too far…
Lewis DeWitt
Hometown: Magazine, Ark. Family: Wife Connie, daughters Stephanie and Amy, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild Town Life: “I have been a city building inspector for Fort Smith, Ark., for 26…
Multiple Operations
Matt McCoy, the son of Greg and Delene McCoy, works full time on the family’s multi-operation farm. The McCoys manage four ventures on one farm Both Greg and Delene McCoy…
Dominic Pizzimenti
Age: 19 Parents: Joshua and Sacha Hometown: Mountain Home, Ark. FFA Chapter: Mountain Home FFA Agvisors: Josh Baker, Carson White, Jacquie Albright, Owen Carpenter and Richard Grissum What is your…
One of the Best
Satterfield Charolais and Angus are among the top breeders of Charolais bulls in the nation Mark Satterfield of Norfork, Ark., earned a bachelor’s in business with the intention of returning…
The Road to the Diamond B
Jerry and Kathy Barnes never intended to start an Angus operation on their property When Jerry and Kathy Barnes met in the early 1980s, they never pictured themselves married, living…
J&D Custom Meat Processing
Owner: John Valencia Location: Greenwood, Ark. History: “I began working at Whirlpool in Fort Smith, Ark., in 2001. Then in 2009, when I was working as a line supervisor, I…
Building a Future from the Past
Kenny Underdown has built his farming operation around land that was once sharecropped by his father When Kenny Underdown of Alpena, Ark., was young, his father Eugene worked in a…
Dennis Donahou
Family: Wife Dollie, son Derek, and daughters Denissa and Darcy Hometown: Combs, Ark. In Town: “I am vice president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters Union. I have been a member for…