Jul 7, 2019 | 2019, Farmer of the Year
Danny Cunningham grew up on a sixty-acre dairy farm in Calloway County, Kentucky. At thirteen he learned to drive an old pickup truck to school on back roads because his dad figured that by letting him drive, he could get home at least an hour earlier than if he took...
Jul 7, 2019 | 2019, Farmer of the Year
Since 1897, Dickey Farms has been producing high quality peaches. Today, Robert Lee Dickey II (“Mr. Bob”), Robert Lee Dickey III (“Robert”), and Robert L. Dickey IV (“Lee”) combine their skills to carry on the farming legacy of growing the tastiest peaches in the...
Jul 7, 2019 | 2019, Farmer of the Year
To be successful in farming requires a good deal of stamina, flexibility, and determination, along with a love of the art of growing things. Charles “Chuck” Obern, owner of C&B Farms, Inc., embodies all these qualities, in addition to curiosity—an instinctive...
Jul 7, 2019 | 2019, Farmer of the Year
Curiosity, innovation, and sustainability are the hallmarks underlying the success of Isbell Farms, a six-generation family enterprise with 3000 acres of rice production in Humnoke, Arkansas. Chris Isbell, Judy Isbell, Mark Isbell, Shane Isbell, and Jeremy Jones form...
Jul 7, 2019 | 2019, Farmer of the Year
Facing challenges, dealing with disasters, and toughing out hard times are not things Hank Richardson enjoys, but he is good at them. Born on a modest farm in Centre, Alabama, Richardson and his two older brothers, Harlan and Jerry, always worked together seamlessly....
