The Team

Two generations of the Halcomb family work together with a talented team of individuals to grow agricultural value chains.

Walnut Grove Farms is a family farm based in the community of Schochoh, Kentucky, 50 miles north of Nashville, Tennessee. The farm is currently managed by the 5th and 6th generations of the Halcomb family and operates in Kentucky and Tennessee.

Don and Meredith Halcomb

Don & Meredith Halcomb

(as told by Meredith)
With family roots on this farm reaching back to the mid-1800s, Don came into this world in 1952 — the 5th ‘traceable’ generation farmer, son of Hazel and Will Frank Halcomb, grandson of Faulconer and Ruth Halcomb.

From his very earliest memories, Don, with boundless energy and enthusiasm, participated in everything happening on the farm, from picking up rocks in the fields, caring for pigs and cows, to planting, harvesting, and driving anything with a steering wheel. He loved the land and everything about it. His footprint was everywhere!

To make the most of his intended career, he left the farm in 1971 for Purdue University, returning in 1975 - Agriculture degree in hand, and exciting international travels under his belt.

For me, with a city background growing up in Chattanooga Tennessee, I had a lot to learn about farming — and I still, after all these years, feel as if I have barely scratched the surface.

Early on, travel was a big motivator for me. After spending a semester at sea getting a taste of the world, read more

Sam and Stephanie Halcomb

Sam & Stephanie Halcomb

Sam Halcomb was raised on Walnut Grove farms, working alongside his brother, mother and father in the family’s grain and hog operations. After high school, he attended Caterpillar’s Dealer Service Technician Training program, and worked as a technician for Whayne Supply Company, the Caterpillar dealer whose territory covers Kentucky and southern Indiana. In 2004 he graduated from Pittsburg State University with a degree in Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology, and a minor in Business Administration.

After graduation, Sam accepted a full-time position with Caterpillar and entered their Marketing Training Program in Peoria, Illinois. It was during this time he met his future wife, Stephanie, read more

Sam - Estate Grown Grains, contact for grain quotes
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(270) 847-3211

Stephanie - Grain Inventory & Crop Plans
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John and Sarah Halcomb

John & Sarah Halcomb

John Halcomb grew up working alongside his family on Walnut Grove Farms, which at that time was largely focused on grain and hog production. Although he and his brother Sam were involved in all aspects of the business, from the cropping side of things to the family-owned feed mill, John especially remembers spending a lot of time with the hog operation in his younger years.

While obtaining an Agricultural Economics degree from the University of Missouri, John also worked for the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at UM. There he helped build models and collect data to help with USDA market forecasting. John’s work with FAPRI opened read more

John - Walnut Grove Logistics, WG, Inc. trucking
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(270) 776-1811

Sarah - Human Resources
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Jennifer Moore

Office Manager

Robert Davenport

Grain Systems Manager

Brian Rouse

Equipment & Harvest Manager

Michael Davenport

Planting & Fertilizer Application Manager

Buzzy Creek

Walnut Grove Logistics Rail Manager

Todd Bowlin

Connor Cash

Victor Contreras

Salvador Contreras

Buddy Davis

PW Denning

Kenny Dickerson

Nickie Fishburn

Anthony Hallman

Honza Konecny

Rodrigo Kowaleski

Paul Porizek

Zach Rouse

Jay Snoddy

Szymon Szprejda

Kim Thompson

Fraser Thomson

Dustin Uhles