Cattle Connect
Cattle Connect
Alabama Cattlemen’s Association
The Land, The Legacy, The Holmestead Company ft. Charles & Cooper Holmes
54 minutes Posted Jul 24, 2026 at 11:50 am.
Bicentennial Farm Intro
Family Roots in America
Soil, Cattle, and Conservation
Preserving the Homestead
Forestry and Land Stewardship
Survival Through Hardship
Passing Down the Legacy
Message for Future Farms
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In this special-edition episode of Cattle Connect, ACA intern Abby Burgess interviews Charles and Cooper Holmes of the Holmestead Company in Perry County, one of Alabama’s 13 designated Bicentennial Farms. They share their family’s 200+ year history, how the farm adapted through generations, and the role of cattle, timber, and conservation in rebuilding and sustaining the land.