Peebles Organic

08/02/2024

We are so lucky to work with this company!

01/15/2024

Agriculture is an amazing industry and we are lucky to be part of it!

05/11/2023

Fun fact!

02/03/2023

We knew it all along!!

11/02/2022

We have deer 🦌 culls for all those that have been asking! Feel free to call or text 870-347-6770 if interested. $30 per bin, which is 800-1000 lbs.

06/29/2022

If you are too lazy to plow, don't expect a harvest. Proverbs 20:4

With being an organic operation, plowing is an essential part of our daily work to control the w**d pressure. Thanks to Alan Wise Gaines for these amazing shots!

06/10/2022

There is a reason why farmers rank near the top of the list as most likely to die by su***de.
While the life is by far one of the most rewarding and satisfying, it comes with costs.

The stress from having to get a crop in, maintain that crop, and then harvest a crop is unreal. Until you have personally known a farmer, there is no way you can fathom what goes thru a farmers mind during the year.

Having to risk thousands and thousands of dollars to get a crop in to possibly make a profit at year's end, makes a farmer one of the biggest gamblers on the Earth.

In a instant, anytime, anywhere, our crops and years work can be wiped out by a flood, drought, hail, tornado, insects (both above ground and below), w**d pressure, etc. Is always on the back of our minds. Yes most of us carry insurance... but that doesn't cover it all. Knowing all this is primarily out of our control, exercises our faith that God will see us through.

Being ridiculed by the general public for driving up and down the highways with our big, slow equipment, cussed at, yelled at, flipped off...makes our days that much more difficult. Trying to keep our fields w**d free, Only to be labeled planet killers, bad for environment, can't do this, can't do that, being turned in by city people when they don't even have a clue... sigh.

Trying to better ourselves and build our business, only to be shunned by neighbors who we've known for years, went to school with, laughed and cut up with... when in fact all we was doing was bettering ourselves and not trying to step on toes.

Having to constantly be concerned with bigger farms or neighbors sneaking around trying to undercut you on ground. Some will cut your throat just so they can make a dime.

Not being able to make social events, take off early and go somewhere because it's planting/harvest season and a big rain is coming. For those that are single, loneliness sets in from not spending time with other people. For those that are married, you miss your spouse and/or kids.

Having to market crops when prices are out of control, and change literally by the minute. Chemicals, seed, fertilizer, fuel etc are astronomical and we are trying to make things work.

Equipment malfunctions, breakdowns, etc cost us money, downtime, and we don't know if we can get a part or not in a timely fashion.

Early morning starts and late night runs... when work needs done we sacrifice our sleep and rest for days on end.

All of these are just the tip of the iceberg. I could write a novel on what all we deal with.

Why do we bother with farming?

*Because we were called to be a farmer.* We love to smell the freshly turned soil, feel the dirt as it flows through our fingers. We love to see the seeds we plant sprout, emerge and grow into a beautiful productive crop. We enjoy the challenge of a crop. Every year is different. Every crop is different. We enjoy seeing our friends wave at us as they go by on their own equipment as we are in our own. The conversations of "how are yall getting along?" Or "how's planting or harvest going?" Are something we look forward to. We enjoy interacting with our land owners, seed reps, chemical and fertilizer dealers, and our bankers.

We enjoy what God has placed in front of us to tend to. "The farmer sows the word" Mark 4:14

We aren't bad people. We are good, honest, hardworking people that want to make it home just like you. So next time you want to gripe about the cost of food, fuel, or complain about being stuck behind a tractor on a highway...instead of being angry, please remember the first sentence I wrote on this post.

We have alot on our plate and could use prayers, good vibes, smiling and waves, and being talked to. It truly makes a difference. God Bless.Brandon Shelton thank you for this. You do make a difference.

05/05/2022

By Boyce Upholt Back Forty will bring you periodic reviews, interviews and reporter insights about the stories they wrote. Sign up here or below Woodruff County, Arkansas, sits on the western edge of…

05/04/2022

Climate change is coming for your food. In the American Heartland, farmers are battling increasingly severe weather, with epic floods and heat. Agriculture accounts for an impossible to ignore 10 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, so if we’re serious about fighting climate change, farmers n...

04/22/2022

Let’s take a moment to celebrate Earth Day! 🌱 🌎🌲

04/20/2022

We have been busy planting melons this week!

04/09/2022

Some of you may already know, but for those that don’t, we are growing the Peebles melons this year! Everyone that has had one before say they are the best, and I would agree! We look forward to seeing you in a few months when it’s watermelon time!

02/04/2022

A few winter pictures ❄️

01/27/2022

Check it out! It is a nasty job for sure.

01/23/2022

12/22/2021

Merry Christmas from Peebles Organic!
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