Derek Whitlock, right, plays with his grandson, Landon Glover, 4, after Landon woke up from a nap at Derek’s home on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in Kennett, Mo. Derek and his wife, Ramona, have four daughters. Two of them live in the area with their own kids who are the fourth generation of Whitlocks in the bootheel. Derek is taking over his family farm this year as the fourth—and potentially final—generation to run the farm, and just finished up the soybean harvest this year at the end of September. Before beginning the cotton harvest, Derek helps out with taking care of the grandkids.