Custom Fitting Cattle

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Bill Lundberg was raised in Valley Mills, Texas on a dairy farm, which served three small towns. His family’s milk route included the restaurants in these towns and individual homes. When Bill graduated high school, he went to electronics school, but he did not care for it. However, he loved farming and cattle, so he started working at custom fitting other people’s cattle for them. “It’s where you train, and halter break them, then show the cattle for the farmer that doesn’t know how, that’s how I got started showing,” said Bill.

Close to Nature

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"Way out. Bring ‘em here. Come around.”

Too Much Attitude

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Travis Ballard lives a little north of Charleston, Ark., just across from his son, T.K. Ballard. Father and son raise broiler chickens and Red Angus cattle, and share heavy equipment, fences and ideas about farming.

No Bull Breeding

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It doesn’t take Terry Davis long to answer the question, “What is unique about your farm?” He immediately answers, “We do 100 percent artificial breeding. We don’t even use a bull. Mainly what we sell are virgin bulls, breeding and show heifers.”

Plumb Crazy About Charolais

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Jim Bray tries to get back to the old days with his herd of Charolais cattle just south of Greenwood, Ark.

Herefords and Hens

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The Sugg family has a long history in Carroll County, arriving in the 1800s. The Hereford breed arrived when Jeff Sugg’s grandfather first introduced them onto their farm near Berryville, Ark., in the 1950s. Since then, Herefords have been their cattle of choice. The family has seen the breed improve over the years and by using good breeding and genetics, they continue to improve their herd.

All in the Family

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Arizona to Wyoming to Arkansas – perhaps that would seem like an odd path to travel to find happiness, but the Colgan family has. Joy Colgan claimed, “Arizona was too hot, Wyoming was too cold, so we came to Arkansas.” Joy, her husband, Justin and their two children 17-year-old Bela and 16-year-old Waylan, love working as a family on a small farm just outside of Bergman, Ark.

Keeping Profitable

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Family and hard work have helped three generations of Skeets ranch and farm their 640 acres near Branch, Ark. After school and his stint in the army, Larry Skeets and his wife, Linda, returned in 1979 to the farm owned by Larry’s father, Raymond. And they have been there ever since.

The Brokerin’ Brothers

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The Litty brothers of Gassville, Ark., are two young farmers that march to a different drummer. Steve Litty, a senior loan officer at a local bank, and his brother, Kevin, a sergeant on the Mountain Home, Ark., police department, have farmed together since 1995.

The World of E-Markets

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Blue Bird Hill Farm was a dream of Jerry and Jeaneane Markham for when they retired. Jerry has a bachelor’s degree from Mexico State, and masters from Arkansas University, both in Horticulture. While Jeaneane holds masters in Home Economics, they both have worked as an agent for the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, where they met. Jerry runs the farm while Jeaneane helps out when she is not running JJ’s Boutique (sewing, embroidery and quilts.)

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