Meet Our Team
Lisa Rice
After the loss of her husband Troy in 2021, Lisa moved into a more active role as sole owner of Bluebird Farms Beef. She oversees operations and works in tandem with our farm manager Harold Martin on land maintenance, cattle sales and employee scheduling. She and her daughter Carol Rice Porter consult with one another on sales and marketing.
Lisa and Troy raised their five children on the farm. In addition, Lisa has worked as a freelance voice talent. Her six grandchildren call her Gigi.
Harold Martin
Harold Martin has been with Bluebird Farms Beef since 2008.As farm manager, Harold has faithfully worked to keep our land, infrastructure, equipment and herd health at peak performance.
Harold coordinates with owner Lisa Rice on a regular basis and partners with Carol Anne Rice Porter on marketing our cattle. He researches and prices herd bulls for calf production and monitors the overall well-being of our cattle at all farm locations by identifying potential health risks and assists with calving and ongoing vet care.
Harold also formulates and applies fertility products needed on BFB crops/ pastures and purchases crop seed and plant for cattle feed. He leads our farm crew in harvesting forages, rye grass, fescue and corn.
Harold designed and implemented our feeding systems/storage and conceived our farm electrical components and infrastructure in addition to installing, maintaining and conducting on-going vital water systems on all farm locations.
Willie Hammock
Willie is one of Bluebird Farms main feeders. When he’s not busy feeding cattle their special diet supplemented with hay, mineral and protein, Willie can be found herding and transporting them to various
locations depending on their stage of growth. We rotate our herd subject to the time of year. Willie keeps an eye on the health and condition of our animals, too.
He helps inspect, maintain and fuel our tractors and other equipment so that when it’s time to bale hay, harvest other forage for use as feed, bushhog fields or mow everything’s functioning properly.
Ted Rice
Ted Rice grew up on Bluebird Farms working with his father and siblings. He returned as an adult to become a part of our crew working with our manager Harold Martin. Ted is responsible for weekly feeding and care of assigned herds, assisting with the periodic administration of veterinary care, the scheduled maintenance of equipment and ensuring land maintenance for all BFB properties. He’s dedicated to meeting the needs of the operation as a whole. He and his wife Autumn have two children.
Carol Rice
Carol Rice grew up on Bluebird Farms side-by-side with her four brothers working cows, baling hay, feeding calves and painting fences. She learned many lessons from her father Troy including his deep respect and love of farming, business instinct and cattle management. Carol received a degree in business administration and now handles our internet and local beef sales along with running our social media and marketing.
