WILLARD, MO. – Corlett Farms began in 1846 with the founding of two farms, which were combined into the 282-acre operation it is today. The farm near Willard, Mo., is rich in family history and will celebrate its bicentennial birthday in the next 20 years. Hard work, perseverance, and strong family ties have held this family and farm together for decades. The family has high hopes of continuing for decades with the new generation of Corlett farmers growing up on the farm. The dairy farm portion began when Wesley Corlett’s grandfather, T.W. Wadlow, built the first milk barn (still preserved) in 1941. Wesley’s father, Leroy Corlett, updated the milking parlor in the 1970s by adding on to the existing barn. Wesley and his wife, Annette, raised two sons and a daughter on the farm, David, Daniel and Diane (Corlett) Moizer. After a long illness and the passing of his brother David in 2020, Daniel stepped in to take over the dairy farm and small Angus operation with his wife, Jennifer, and their four children beside him. Jennifer grew up in the country but had no farming experience before marrying Daniel.