Drew County Farm Family’s Lindsey To Move Into New Role Lon Tegels

 Rocky Lindsey, DVM, right, is an associate professor of animal science at UA-Monticello. He works with students teaching them how to care for the UAM sheep herd. Lindsey   and his family were named Drew County Farm Family of the year for 2022.

 UAM photo by Lon Tegels

MONTICELLO, ARKANSAS

   Rocky Lindsey, veterinarian and associate professor at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, will be scaling back his teaching duties.

   Lindsey, former owner of the Monticello Animal Clinic, teaches pre-vet classes at UAM.

   This fall, Lindsey will scale back his duties at UAM so that he can go to work for the Christian Veterinary Mission.  It supports veterinarians in their local hospitals as well as underprivileged people around the globe.

   "I am a regional representative of the organization, which means I travel to veterinary conventions and schools in the surrounding states to promote sharing God's love through veterinary medicine, both foreign and domestic,” he said.

   “In underprivileged countries, the locals depend upon their animals for day-to-day survival,” Lindsey said. The organization is “trying to encourage more veterinarians to provide service to those areas such as Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, and Mexico."

   Lindsey, his wife Alicia, and sons Isaac and Jonah were recently named the Drew County Farm Family of the Year. Lindsey told the Arkansas Farm Family of the Year judges he plans to focus next on Belize and work with horses.

   Arkansas Farm Family of the Year district winners will be announced in June, with state judging in July. A statewide winner will be announced at a luncheon in December. ∆

   LON TEGELS: University of Arkansas