Arkansas Farm Bureau has announced the county-level winners of the 2021 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program.
Now in its 74th edition, the Arkansas Farm Family of the Year Program serves to recognize farm families for their work and community impact, as well as highlight the importance of agriculture in local communities and around Arkansas. The program also serves an educational purpose, allowing Arkansas Farm Bureau to provide information on improved farm practices and management.
While the county-level winners have been selected, the district winners will be determined later. Judges will visit each farm family, and the district winners will be announced July 15.
An overall Arkansas Farm Family of the Year will be announced in December.
“Each year the Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program recognizes the outstanding farmers and ranchers who make up our state,” Arkansas Farm Bureau president Rich Hillman said in a statement. “These families are involved in essential work, not only providing food for my family and yours, but also serving as the ultimate stewards of the land and water resources.”
The county-level winners are listed below:
East Central District
- Lee – Justin Higgins family, Marianna
- Lonoke – Brad Whitehead Farms, England
- Monroe – Tyler Pettigrew and family, Clarendon
- Prairie – Roger Lisko, Hazen
- Pulaski – Margie Raimondo, Little Rock
- Francis – Cottonwood Farms, Widener
- Saline – Connell Berry Farm, Benton
- White – Brandon Gordon, Bradford
- Woodruff – Chappell Brothers Farm LLC, Cotton Plant
North Central District
- Baxter – Cody and Hannah Walker family, Henderson
- Cleburne – Bill and Gail Davis, Concord
- Fulton – Michael and Duana Batterton family, Viola
- Independence – Dennis Broadwater family, Batesville
- Izard – Tyler and Whitney Cooper, Melbourne
- Marion – Heath and Emily Smith, Yellville
- Searcy – Fon Cash family, Everton
- Sharp – Twin Oakes Farms LLC, Cave City
- Stone – Keith and Cindy Branscum, Fifty-Six
- Van Buren – Ronnie and Kerri Jones family, Scotland
Northeast District
- Clay – Gerald and Michelle Hartsfield, Rector
- Craighead – Cobb/Lyerly/Owens Farms, Lake City
- Crittenden – Spence and Jenni Held, Earle
- Cross – Danny Voyles Family Farms, Wynne
- Greene – Eason Farms, Jonesboro
- Jackson – William and Courtney Tate, Amagon
- Lawrence – Andrew and Kristal Jones, Alicia
- Mississippi – Tim Griggs Farms Partnership, Blytheville
- Poinsett – Joey McCorkle, Tyronza
- Randolph – Chad and Brandi Chester family, Pocahontas
Northwest District
- Benton – Kaleb and Chrisie Smith, Gentry
- Boone – Richard and Gina Blevins Farm, Omaha
- Carroll – Fred and Mitzi Worley, Berryville
- Crawford – Scott and Tanya Rogers, Alma
- Franklin – Mark and Becky Campbell, Ozark
- Johnson – Chris and Brooklyn Heiser, Lamar
- Madison – Jack and Brook Hudgins, Huntsville
- Newton – Dustin Cowell family, Mt. Judea
- Sebastian – Woody Hester, Hartford
- Washington – Froud Farms, Springdale
Southeast District
- Arkansas, North – Kirk and Krista Keller, Stuttgart
- Arkansas, South – Jay and Megan McLain, DeWitt
- Ashley – Kyle Harriman, Hamburg
- Chicot – Joshua and Bailey Lingo Partnership, Lake Village
- Desha – Layne and Ryane Miles, McGehee
- Drew – Jeff and Christine Felts family, Tillar
- Jefferson – S & L Farms, Sheridan
- Lincoln – Joey and Rhonda Ratterree, Star City
- Phillips – Jackie Swindle Farms, Elaine
Southwest District
- Bradley – Jacob and Jamie Courtney, Warren
- Calhoun – Woody’s Peach Orchard, Hampton
- Columbia – Hugh and Lindsay Bragg, Magnolia
- Hempstead – Cody and Ashlee Askew, Hope
- Miller – Rushing Farms LLC – Patsy and Troy Rushing, Fouke
- Nevada – Leslie Bullock, Prescott
- Union – Rhett and Holly Hanry, El Dorado
Western District
- Conway – Foshee Family Farms, Atkins
- Faulkner – Tim and Judith Allen, Mayflower
- Logan – Whitaker Farms, Booneville
- Montgomery – Perry and Paula Sing, Oden
- Perry – Tim Hubbard family, Adona
- Polk – James and Janet Watkins, Vandervoort
- Pope – Jason and Becky Smith, Atkins
- Yell – Ernest Doyle Buckman III, Havana
West Central District
- Clark – Kent and Anita Malcom, Okolona
- Cleveland – Stephen Boyd, Rison
- Dallas – William H. Sullivent, Sparkman
- Garland – Roger Hutter, Pearcy
- Grant – Bradley and Kerri Warren, Poyen
- Hot Spring – Whitley Farms, Malvern
- Howard – Newton Cheatham family, Mineral Springs
- Sevier – Will Pickering family, DeQueen
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