Wooster cattle farmer receives county honor - Arkansas Online
“I’ve had three honors bestowed upon me this year,” said Patton, whose family is the 2015 Faulkner County Farm Family of the Year. “Being named the Farm Family of the Year is quite an honor,” he said. “I’m also the 2015 president of the Arkansas Cattlemen’s Association, and our farm (Patton Farms) has been selected to be an agriculture stop for [U. S. Sen. “Yes, I’ve had a good year,” Patton said. Patton, 66, and his children, Todd Patton, 40, and Jennifer Merritt, 31, raise cattle on 300 acres that originally belonged to Gary’s grandparents, the late A. L. and Eva Patton. They also have a trucking business and a mini-storage business. Todd works full time on the farm with his dad and drives a truck, hauling feed and cattle. Jennifer is the bookkeeper for all business operations for the farm and mini-storage business. “Our cattle were bought and sold through the area livestock barns in Conway and Little Rock until 2001,” Gary said. “We have shifted from the yearling business to a cow/calf business. Gary said he uses fence-line feeding and row-feeding systems to make the process more efficient. Source: www.arkansasonline.com
