Company History & Philosophy

Haystack Farms, Inc. is a good 'ole hometown, friendly, hard-working family business established in 1986 by William & Sally Lloyd, Jr., and son William., III.  Farming is not a foreign concept to these folks.  In fact, the profession has deep roots.  The family of William, Jr. had a successful turkey farm in Jacksonville for many years and had a great reputation across north Florida.  They also expanded to include chicken farms.  Sally's family had a prominent dairy farm for many, many years in Jacksonville and Callahan, FL.  The extension of that dairy family is now third and fourth generation in several towns in south Georgia.   Therefore, William III had an early, thorough, farming education from parents and grandparents.  (Sally Lloyd also invests her time in high school kids, helping to instill confidence, understanding, and perseverance.  She is a higher math teacher at Suwannee High.)

Upon transplanting to Suwannee County in 1985 from Jacksonville with the vision of establishing a "retirement business hay farm", the Lloyd's worked hard to establish their hay fields and grow their crop.  Equipment was needed to work the land and harvest the hay.  As business goes in the agricultural industry, extra income was needed to pay for the equipment necessary to work the hay crop.  The idea was birthed in William III's creative, efficient mind to start up a sprigging service.  Satisfied customers were obtained and the word spread about a much needed service for cattlemen, ranchers, horse farms, and other hay farmers.  A niche market was found and fulfilled.  The sprigging service grew with the hay sales. 

In June of 1995, William III married a computer programmer (non-farmer) from Jacksonville.  She transplanted out to the woods and fields of Suwannee County & has worked successfully with the family farm.  She learned everything from operating tractors to hauling hay to paperwork.   William & Jenny now have three little girls who are learning and growing in this busy farming company.

Our goal, mission statement, and philosophy can be summed up this way:  We specialize in producing, storing, and hauling our own quality square and rolled hay at a fair price in the customer's area.   Our sprigging service goes beyond the initial planting.  We gladly answer questions and give our experience from which customers can use.  Our company has been in business serving satisfied, repeat customers for 19 years. 

We combine great service with a great product for a win-win situation.

The Lloyds know that the secret to building a successful farming business includes such honorable virtues as a faith in God, pride in country, hard-work, creativity, patience, consistency, having versatile operations, and a willingness to do what it takes.  The customers are always valued in this company!

Thank you for your interest in our company.  We look forward to doing business with you.  If you are one of our current customers, a very hardy "Thank you!" goes your way with the invitation for another win-win opportunity with our company.

This page last updated on November 13, 2006.