Archives for Arkansas Neighbors
Piloting Change
Huntsville, Ark., farm is working with Tyson on new, efficient systems in the poultry industry Nothing is more constant than change, especially in the poultry industry. The newest innovation comes…
Living the Dream
Melissa Melton says it took 30 years to fulfill her childhood wish of owning a farm Melissa Melton considers herself a natural, simple person, so she wanted the name of…
Building a Business
The Wilchmans literally began their operation at the roots Billy Wilchman of Atkins, Ark., is a nurse practitioner and his wife Charlotte is a respiratory therapist. The couple work enough…
It’s All in the Details
Jeremy Jackson closely monitors the fertility of his Brangus and UltraBlack herd As far as Jeremy Jackson of Gentry, Ark., knows, the first Jackson to arrive in Benton County Arkansas…
A Model of Efficiency
Steve and Natalie Mosher manage 50 head of cattle on 45 acres Steve and Natalie Mosher of London, Ark., are working through empty nest syndrome because Colte, the youngest of…
Engineering and Farming
The Cluck family combines a cow/calf and feeder cattle operation Jeff Cluck of Cedarville, Ark., may not have known where he was going one day when he was 5, but…
Reclaiming the Land
Cousins Josh Brown and Justin Lingle work with farmers to get better use of their land Sometimes an idea for a new business fits a niche so perfectly that more…
A Goal of Uniformity
Tou Chao Vang says that heifers not meeting his standards are culled The Hmong are an ethnic group originating in Southeast Asia, who aided the United States in Laos during…
The Challenge of Farming
Julie Villines is the main operator of her family’s cattle and Cornish hen operation The Villines family is a Tyson family. Husband Beacher, son Keeton, son-in-law Brett and daughter-in-law Arden…
A Passion for Family and Farm
Jared and Alisen Anderson have diverse farming backgrounds Jared and Alisen Anderson have been farming in Miami, Okla., for seven years. They own 900 acres of cropland that they grow…