All in a Day’s Work
A MOTHER’S DAY SPOTLIGHT
BY J E S S I E S H O O K
Jordyn Upchurch has many job titles, including cattle rancher, chicken farmer, bookkeeper and social media manager, but her favorite of all is Mother. Mothers in agriculture are some of the hardest working people – from raising children, to raising livestock and crops, these women have a far-reaching impact on feeding the world and raising the future of agriculture. If you ask Jordyn Upchurch, motherhood and farming go hand in hand. Jordyn works alongside her husband Chris while raising their two-year-old son Charlie at Rockin’ U Farm, in Lineville, Alabama. At Rockin’ U Farm, the Upchurch family raise commercial poultry broilers for Koch Foods, along with a SimAngus cow/calf operation. The farm recently added a direct-to-consumer freezer beef business, while also being involved in a trucking and poultry clean-out
Charlie Upchurch loves to help when working cows, including pushing cows up the alley. (Photo Credit: Jordyn Upchurch)
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