Arkansas Farm Couple Turns Family Operation into Growing Beef Business

Kylee and Henry Francis now operate Evergreen Beef Company and are finalists for the Arkansas Farm Bureau award.

BERRYVILLE, Ark. (RFD News) — The Francis family left behind a busy life to return to their fourth-generation farm, where Kylee and Henry Francis now operate Evergreen Beef Company while raising their two sons.

The couple is nominated for this year’s Arkansas Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Excellence in Agriculture Award for helping grow the family operation and building a direct-to-consumer beef business.

The winner will be announced later this fall at the Arkansas Farm Bureau Annual Convention.

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Knoxville native Neal Burnette-Irwin is a graduate from MTSU where he majored in Journalism and Entertainment Studies. He works as a digital content producer with RFD News and is represented by multiple talent agencies in Nashville and Chicago.


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