Craighead County’s Chris Damron is a first-generation farmer, an increasingly rare designation these days, as starting a farming operation “from scratch” can be a cost-prohibitive proposition. Damron says that he and his wife, Breanne, took on the challenge because “farming the land was my calling.”
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Chris and Breanne’s efforts have paid off, as their farming operation has steadily grown and, this summer, the couple were named winners of the YF&R Achievement Award. The Achievement Award recognizes young farmers and ranchers who have excelled in their farming/ranching operations and exhibited outstanding leadership abilities. The Jonesboro couple farm rice and soybeans and have two children, Reese and Mason. They won $35,000 courtesy of Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Co. and an expense-paid trip to Nashville in January to represent Arkansas at the American Farm Bureau annual conference.
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Learn more about the Damrons in this video feature: