On Monday, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders was joined by Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward to induct 36 farms into the Arkansas Century Farm Program, including four from Faulkner County.
The Arkansas Century Farm Program recognizes Arkansas farms of 10 acres or more owned by the same family for at least 100 years. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture established the program in 2012 to highlight the contributions of these families to the agriculture industry as well as our state. The program is voluntary and there is no cost for participating families.
The Faulkner County farms honored include:
Dan-Harton Farm (Est. 1912).
Patton Farms (Est. 1889).
Webb Family Farm (Est. 1869).
Agriculture is the largest industry in Arkansas and contributes more than $20.9 billion to the state’s economy annually. Arkansas has 41,900 farms and 96 percent are family owned.
“A country that can’t feed itself, fuel itself, and clothe itself can’t survive. That’s why it’s so important to thank and support our farmers,” said Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. “[I was] honored to join the newest inductees to Arkansas’ Century Farm Program. These 36 families have farmed the same land for over a century.”
Currently, 604 farms are recognized as Arkansas Century Farms throughout the state. The 36 newly-inducted farms are located in the following counties: Arkansas, Carroll, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead, Dallas, Faulkner, Fulton, Greene, Hempstead, Howard, Izard, Jackson, Jefferson, Lee, Little River, Logan, Lonoke, Mississippi, Monroe, Nevada, Ouachita, Perry, Randolph and Van Buren.
The other 32 2023 Arkansas Century Farm inductees include:
Arkansas County
Wilson-Thompson Farms (Est. 1898).
Carroll County
Wilson Family Farm (Est. 1912).
Cleburne County
Abram Agriculture, Timber, and Wildlife Farm (Est. 1921).
Conway County
Houston Farm (Est. 1884).
Craighead County
Ridge Family Farm (Est. 1920).
Dallas County
Fulton County
Hensley Farm (Est. 1915).
Greene County
Hempstead County
Phillips Family Farm (Est. 1883).
Howard County
Ponder Family Farm (Est. 1907).
Izard County
Windmill Hill Farm (Est. 1911).
Jackson County
Flora Peggy Murphy Farm (Est. 1916).
Johnstown Camp Farm (Est. 1867).
Waters Brothers Farm (Est. 1908).
Jefferson County
Lee County
Lizza Claire Farms Partnership (Est. 1887).
Little River County
Hill Creek Farm (Est. 1910).
Logan County
Circle T Ranch (Est. 1850).
Lonoke County
Lloyd Edward Johnson Farm (Est. 1919).
McSwain Farm (Est. 1920).
Moss Prairie Farms, Inc. (Est. 1914).
Mississippi County
C.W. Ramey Farm-Section 8 (Est. 1923).
C.W. Ramey Farm-Section 9 (Est. 1923).
Halfmoon Sisters Farm, LLC (Est.1919).
Monroe County
Grace Breeding Rogers Farm (Est. 1897).
Nevada County
White’s Chapel Farm (Est.1868).
Ouachita County
J Howard Tate Farm (Est. 1906).
Perry County
Doughty Family Farm (Est. 1907).
Randolph County Hills Farm (Est. 1910).
Van Buren County
C.R. “Rob” and Clara Barnett Family Farm (Est. 1920).
Godfrey Homestead Farm (Est. 1904).
