The Boothes

Kevin and Pamela Fisher may have farmed their entire lives, but only Pamela was ever named Miss Arkansas Rice.

Starting with 776 acres he rented from his grandmother in the early nineties, Donald and his son Cole now farm around 3,000 acres of corn, rice, and soybeans in Prairie County, Arkansas. When asked what makes him want to keep farming day in and day out given the ever-changing agriculture industry, the answer was simple. ”It's just a family thing,” Morton said.

Meet Riceland member, Paul T. Combs! As President of Baker Implement Company, Combs is responsible for thirteen equipment dealership locations across the Missouri Bootheel and Northeast Arkansas. Baker Implement was started by Combs’ great-grandfather in the 1930s in Deering, Missouri.

He's up at 4:30 am to run his farm with his son and daughter, and works until dark to harvest his rice - just like his family has for the past three generations.

Paul Hooks’ connection to Prairie County runs deep. His great-grandfather started their farming operation at the turn of the 19th century. Today, Paul and his brother Dan operate under Wolf Creek Farms, Inc., established in the early 1980s.

When asked about why he went into agriculture, Derek Haigwood says, "it was just a good fit.”