The small Tyson logo signboards can be frequently observed at the driveway gate to area farms belonging to independent contract growers who raise chickens for Tyson. With the steady income these contracts provide, growers are able to remain on the family farm. Tyson Foods maintains a food processing facility on Route 50 toward Pelham where the new highway crosses the Elk River. Tyson also operates a large feed mill in Estill Springs. Several local farms provide breeding for Arabians, Walking Horses , and Quarter Horses.
Horse breeding is a strongly traditional Tennessee pursuit.
The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in nearby Shelbyville sustains a wide local interest in breeding and training walking horses. A couple of local farms though small are regional showpieces. The high value of the individual horses dictates that horse farms generally maintain the best board or synthetic board fencing to be found in the county. A dramatic white fencing can be observed at the Gamble farm in the Belvedere community while an elegant but quiet fencing scheme can be observed along Greenhaw Road off of the Route 50 connector. Recently, there has been some local interest in exotic animals and travellers will frequently see pens holding ostriches, emu, llama, bison, Asian water buffalo, and exotic sheep and goats.