A train whistle blows as it passes alongside Highway 60 in Marionville, Missouri. Just off of the highway sits Murphy Orchard, which has been family owned for three generations.
Wes Murphy runs the business that his father started 44 years ago. It’s been part of him since he was young.
“I mean, as soon as I could, dad put me to work,” said Murphy, “so, you know, I was 10 [or] 12. I was learning how to drive tractors, and I was participating a little bit. I worked in the fruit stand for a little bit when I got a little bit older.”…