COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. — As families across the Mid-South gather around Thanksgiving tables, turkey takes center stage, but the journey from farm to plate is more complex than most shoppers realize.

This year, a farmer in Collierville is sharing a behind-the-scenes look at the strain, resilience, and passion behind the holiday staple.

Farmers say the 2025 season has proven to be testy, from supply-chain setbacks to weather-related losses. Yet some say the surprise isn’t higher grocery prices - it’s how much of the rising cost farmers are absorbing themselves.

As shoppers look for deals on turkey, beef, and pork, supply remains tight due to factors producers say most consumers never see. Frank Roberts, owner of Maranatha Farms in Collierville, says the industry has been working to recover

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