Poole Farms is known for its turkeys, which it sells to Farbest Foods in Jasper, Indiana. The birds raised in northeast Daviess County near Lewisport, Ky., are used to make Boar’s Head turkey deli meat.
Read MoreCecil, who has been farming for 49 years, raises crops – including watermelon, corn, soybeans, mixed vegetables, and greenhouse flowers. Cecil and his wife, Imelda, have three adult children who are involved in the operation of Cecil Farms.
Read MoreFischer lives with his wife, Barbara, in Daviess County and farms with his sons Brian and Jerry, along with the third generation which includes Robert and Jake. There, the Fischers grow soybeans and corn, with the younger Fischers also raising a tobacco crop.
Read MoreAchieving soil health through the use of no-till farming and cover crops is nothing new to Edward (Myrel) Trunnell, who began farming more than six decades ago. Conservation is synonymous with his idea of farming.
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