"e original farm of 200 acres was
over 80% forested and it took 6 years to
clear and reestablish pasture to support
livestock," Tracy said. "e farm
needed to be designed to sustain both
a cow-calf and stocker cattle operation.
As the land was cleared, it was stocked
with the cow-calf pairs. In 2013, we
moved all of our cattle to the existing
ranch and no longer rented feeder pens
from our in-laws. We kept as many 40-
acre pastures as possible to allow the
cattle to have a forage-based diet and
cut down on feed costs."
ey designed and built the barns,
shop and cattle working facilities.
"It went in stages as we were able
to afford the expansion," Tracy said.
"e working pens at headquarters
were built in 2008 and have undergone
several upgrades to handle sorting
larger amounts of cattle and safety. e
upgrades have allowed the opportunity
for all family members to safely help
sort cattle. e horse barn and lab were
built in 2011, the hay/feed barn was
built in 2012 and the shop was built
in 2014, with an addition added to the
shop and hay/feed barn in 2020. We
built everything ourselves except the
shop.
"We love that we can watch our
eonar amily
SEBASTIAN COUNTY FARM FAMILY OF THE YEAR
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ongratulation!
Congratulations
Tracy & Julie Leonard
2023 Washington County Farm Family of the Year
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2105 Industrial Park Rd.
Van Buren, AR 72956
479-474-8051
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201 South 10th Street
Fort Smith, AR 72901
479-783-8959
OZARK
1100 Marts Drive
Ozark, AR 72949
479-667-3825
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1235 W Center St.
Greenwood, AR 72936
479-996-4335
SUBIACO
Highway 22
Subiaco, AR 72865
479-934-4207
BRANCH
8 Highway 41 North
Branch, AR 72928
479-965-2237
WALDRON
1942 South Main
Waldron, AR 72958
479-637-5641
MENA
318 HWY 71 S
Mena, Ar 71953
479-394-3373
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2023 Farm Family Salute 25 June 2023