Meet the Haynies

The Farmers: Phillip J Haynie II and wife Gail and son Phillip Haynie III – 5th generation, married to Lisa

Location: Reedville, VA

Farm: Soybean, Corn, Wheat, and Barley

"We, the American farmers, feed the world. We contribute to the global food supply. Food, fiber, textile, so many things. Our products, here in this rural county get shipped all over the world. So many other countries benefit from the corn, wheat and soybeans that we raise."

– PJ Haynie III

The Haynie Family

Video: Meet the Haynies (2:03min)

The Haynie farm dates back to 1867 when PJ Haynie's great-great-grandfather, Rev. Robert Haynie, purchased 60 acres of land.

PJ Haynie can't help but feel a sense of awe when he's in the tractor, working the same land his great grandfather worked with just a mule and plow.

The Haynie farm is a family farm, through and through, and it's a farm that has continued to grow, with each generation adding onto it. Today, the farm, a couple thousand acres large, grows corn, soybeans, wheat and barley, and the Haynies manage the farm as a family. For the Haynies, farming isn't a job, it's a way of life.