Robert Thompson

Robert Thompson farms 760 acres in the McMinn County community of Niota. His family farm, Lane View Farms, was founded in 1883, and Thompson is a fourth-generation farmer. A Co-op member since 1982, Thompson grows corn and hay and has a cow/calf operation. Thompson was awarded the 2008 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Agriculture and Forestry for his conservation efforts on the farm. A member of AgCentral Co-op, Thompson has served on the local Co-op board as well as on the merger committee when McMinn Farmers Co-op merged to form AgCentral Co-op.