Beggs Family Farm – Sikeston-Miner, Missouri

Beggs Family Farm – Sikeston-Miner, Missouri
A family farm that has opened itself to the public and school trips to show what farming is all about. Something different than the typical museum, this one is a living lesson.

Beggs Melon Company is a family owned business that was established in 1895. The farm operation centers on row crop and specialty crops with a new focus of family entertainment. The farm consists of approximately 1100 acres of land.

The crops are corn, sunflowers, strawberries, watermelon, and pumpkins, watermelon being the primary crop.

At this time they raise approximately 200 acres of melons. We sell most of them through brokers, but also sell to peddlers and individuals. Last season we sold over 140 truckloads.

The farm has a corn maize every year for your challenge.

Beggs Family Farm is the place to bring the whole family for an educational and fun filled day. Open weekends starting September and continuing through October (check the dates for actual weekend times since it varies every year. (Beggs Family Farm will be putting on a Fall Harvest Celebration.) Dates for 2008 are Oct. 4,5, 11,12, 18, 19, 25, 26 and Nov. 1

Activities include:

The Maize© cornmaze
Moonlight Barnyard Golf
Pig Races
Ride the Barnyard Express
Barnyard Twister (walk thru vortex)
Miner Max maze with a real gemstone mining sluice
Wooden play fort
Rope Maze
Corn Cannon-shoots ears of corn at targets
Wagon rides
Bon Fires
Milking Cow
Pick your own pumpkins (sold by weight 30 ¢ per pound)
Monster Slide
Straw jump
Farm animal displays: Chicken Coop, pigs, sheep, goats, cow, etc.
Farm Train (Inflatable)
Fall decorating supplies: gourds, corn stalks, straw bales, Indian corn, mums, yard art
Gift shop and concessions: homemade fudge, popcorn, corndogs, and much more.

You can easily spend over 4-5 hours enjoying the farm activities. Concessions available onsite. No outside food or coolers brought in.

Admission: $9 per person (age 2 up)

Directions: From the south of Sikeston:
Only 6 miles north of Sikeston, Missouri. Take interstate 55 north, turn off at exit 69 and follow the signs. At top of ramp turn west on to Highway HH. At four-way stop turn north on Highway H. Take Highway H to Blodgett approx 5 miles. In Blodgett turn west at junction U on Highway U. We are on the north side of the road approx 1 mile. There is no exit at the overpass on highway U – use exit 69 or 80.

From the north of Sikeston:
Take interstate 55 south, turn off at exit 80 and follow the signs. At top of ramp turn east on to Highway 77. One mile on the right, turn south onto Highway H. Take Highway H to Blodgett approx 6 miles. In Blodgett turn west at junction U on Highway U. We are on the north side of the road approx 1 mile.

Address: 2319 St Hwy U

Phone: 573-471-3879

Email: sheila@beggsfamilyfarm.com