Bureau announces district farm families

Eight district Farm Families have been named in the 75th annual Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program, which includes southeast Arkansas residents. The district families will be judged to determine the Arkansas Farm Family of the Year, who will be announced Dec. 8, according to an Arkansas Farm Bureau news release.

Area recipients are:

■ Southeast District: the Young Family of Poplar Grove (Phillips County) – Clay Young and his wife Shannon have been farming for 30 years. They grow soybeans, cotton, corn and wheat on 9,000 acres. Young also owns Young’s Custom Service, a water well drilling business, with his brothers Tommy, Danny and Will. Clay and Shannon Young have two adult children, Allie and Cole.

■ Southwest District: the Robertson Family of Hope (Hempstead County) – Tim Robertson and his wife Jana have been farming for seven years. They raise cattle and poultry in addition to growing mixed grass hay on 495 acres. The Robertson family has four children, Hunter, Zoe, Brooklynn and Cooper.

Other winners were:

■ East Central District: the Lindsey Family of Forrest City (St. Francis County.)

■ North Central District: the Hays Family of Pleasant Plains (Independence County.)

■ Northeast District: the Smith Family of Paragould (Greene County.)

■ Northwest District: the Hostetler Family of Green Forest (Carroll County.)

■ West Central District: the Huneycutt Family of Arkadelphia (Clark County.)

■ Western District: the Stobaugh Family of Atkins (Conway County.)

Details: www.arfb.com.