Field to Film: Career Snapshots

Michelle Bufkin Horton Executive Vice President | Arkansas Cattlemen's Association

Growing up with a strong connection to agriculture, Michelle Bufkin Horton has built her career around advocating for cattle producers and strengthening Arkansas’s largest agricultural sector. As Executive Vice President of the Arkansas Cattlemen’s Association, Michelle leads the organization’s daily operations and works closely with producers, affiliates and policymakers to ensure their voices are heard.…

Taylor Wiseman Executive Director | Arkansas FFA Foundation

Growing up in Vilonia, Arkansas, Taylor Wiseman was shaped by the values of community and service. Those roots carried her through college and into a career devoted to agriculture, leadership and education. With degrees in agricultural business from Southern Arkansas University and agricultural economics from the University of Arkansas, Taylor built the foundation for a…

Dr. Crystal Ahrens Rouillier Assistant Professor of Animal and Meat Science

For Dr. Crystal Ahrens Rouillier, agriculture isn’t just a profession—it’s a calling deeply rooted in family, community, and a passion for lifelong learning. Raised in Lamar, AR, Crystal found her way back home after years spent exploring every corner of the animal science industry, from feedlots in Kansas to hog farms in Canada. Although she…

Kolten Wright Agricultural Science Research Technician

Growing up on a beef cattle farm in Waldron, Arkansas, Kolten Wright always had a connection to agriculture. It wasn’t until a summer internship at the USDA Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center he discovered how his love for science and hands-on work could merge into a meaningful career. “I found out I could do…

Monica Fuller Park Superintendent

Growing up, Monica Fuller was surrounded by the influence of parks and preservation. Her father served as a Park Superintendent at Lake Charles State Park, and his dedication left a lasting impression. Although she explored different paths in college, Monica eventually realized that her passion also lived where history, agriculture, and education meet. “When you…

Whitney Shannon Haigwood Staff Writer

Growing up in Newport, Arkansas, Whitney Shannon Haigwood never imagined her path would lead her from the classroom to the farm fields of the Delta, and eventually, to the pages of Delta Farm Press. Looking back, each step she took built the foundation for a career she’s passionate about today: telling the stories of farmers,…