Quail Forever’s 2023/2024 Farmer of the Year Award, sponsored by @johndeere , is presented to Jason Cater of Monticello, Arkansas. The annual award recognizes the innovative use of precision ag technology and utilization of data to identify profitable solutions for agriculture and wildlife on working lands throughout America.
A native of southeast Arkansas, Cater and his family run a successful row crop and cattle operation, balancing productive agriculture with extensive wildlife habitat development. Several years ago, he obtained a new parcel of property for his operation, which he recognized held negligible agricultural value, but tremendous conservation opportunity. Starting with a total of 644 acres, he split the property in half — creating 322 acres of quail and pollinator habitat.
“As we’ve been able to acquire more property, we’re putting more and more emphasis on how to do better with conservation practices,” Cater said. “Whether it’s on the cattle side of things, the row crops, or our pollinator plantings. We’re always looking for ways to improve the soil, species diversity, as well as the habitat for all the wildlife we have here.”
Watch the full QF Farmer of the Year film at the link in our bio.
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