LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Farm Bureau Younger Farmers and Ranchers introduced the finalists for the “Excellence in Ag” and “Achievement Award” contests.
Each contests are designed to supply alternatives to acknowledge achievements in agriculture, enterprise and management by our younger farmers and ranchers.
The Achievement Award acknowledges younger farmers and ranchers in Arkansas who’ve excelled of their operations and exhibited excellent management talents. The award is designed for these concerned full-time in manufacturing agriculture.
The highest three finalists for the Achievement Award are:
Brittany Scott in Craighead County – Scott is proprietor and operator of SMART Repro and Delta Livestock Diagnostics and co-owner of SMART Analysis Group. These companies concentrate on the reproductive physiology of small ruminant animals.
Brandon and Lauren Martin in White County – The Martins have six broiler homes, 55 head of economic cows and a small herd of registered Hereford heifers. In addition they customized bale over 600 bales of hay a yr on 65 acres.
Brad and Tara Peacock in White County – The Peacocks hire 1,000 acres on which they develop soybeans, rice and corn. Brad additionally helps handle a 2,000-acre household row-crop farm together with his father.
Excellence in Ag acknowledges the accomplishments of contestants that derive the vast majority of their revenue from efforts aside from agriculture however are additionally concerned in farming.
The highest three finalists for Excellence in Ag are:
Sara Beth Johnson in Lonoke County – Johnson is a content material and social media specialist for Filament Ag, an agricultural advertising and marketing firm. She and her husband, Colton, personal and function Flying Pig Cattle Co., the place they’ve a industrial cow-calf herd, a goat herd and registered Miniature Herefords.
Reed and Sara Kelley in Faulkner County – The Kelleys have a industrial cow-calf operation in Conway, the place Reed is an agricultural teacher at Conway Excessive College. Sara works on the College of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Middle as a labor and supply nurse.
Matthew and Chloe Martin in White County – Matthew is a diesel mechanic and Chloe is a instructor at Harmony Public Colleges. Collectively they personal and function Ridge Raised Farms, the place they increase cattle.
Award winners shall be named through the annual YF&R Convention, which shall be held July 22 in Rogers.