Archives for Arkansas Neighbors
Making Haying a Little Easier
Lifelong farmer manufactures an easier way to load net wrap Not all technological advances come from highly trained engineers. Sometimes the ideas come from the boots on the ground. Francis Ehemann,…
A Cattleman, Farmer and Cowboy
Hayden Leavell raises cattle, helps with his family’s poultry operation and is a high school rodeo competitor Agriculture has more than its fair share of well-grounded and driven youth, but…
Bringing Quality Beef to Customers
Barham’s Ozark Beef prides itself on producing beef from a well-maintained, stress-free herd In 2019, Charlie and Lynda Barham, and Ed and Mariana Linck launched Barham’s Ozark Beef, a direct-to-consumer…
An Urban Farming Community
Developer brings agriculture to a growing neighborhood through an ‘agrihood’ Red Barn Bentonville, Ark., located just minutes from downtown in Bentonville, is not your typical apartment complex. It is called an…
Multiple Operations
Brian Bradley operates a litter business, in addition to poultry houses and a cattle operation Like most farmers, Brian Bradley of Lincoln, Ark., is a very busy man. He owns…
Diversification Through Opportunity
Chester Palmer says he is always looking for new ventures When Chester Palmer was 6 years old, his granddad and his Uncle Chester mowed the hay fields with horses then…
A Cattleman at Heart
Mike Earwood has a full-time job, serves as his town’s mayor and as a fireman, but he is happiest on the farm In 1987, Mike Earwood was young and single.…
Starting Slow
When Wayne Olles’ parents reduced their herd size, they helped Wayne start his own operation Wayne Olles was born and raised in Bigelow, Ark., on a small farm that was…
Taking an Opportunity
Sortomme Family Farms began after Levi Sortomme spent 15 years in the military Levi Sortomme of Ward, Ark., grew up in a family of veterans. His father James served in the…
A Love for Tractors
Kenny Palmer’s interest in tractors began when he was only 7 This story really begins with the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. It was a time of severe droughts and…