About our food
We grow about 2,000 acres of corn and soybeans, which we sell with forward contracts to capture the best prices. We deliver our crops to a river terminal, where grain is loaded onto a barge for delivery down the Mississippi River.
We also operate a 100-head cow-calf herd. After we wean calves in the fall, we “background” them, meaning, we feed them to about 900 pounds and then sell them into the feeder market.
About our farm
We farm in partnership with John’s parents, Bruce and Sharon, and live just across the field from them. That, of course, allows our kids to make many trips back and forth in the course of the day. We have one full-time employee (a neighbor from down the road) and approximately three part-time employees. Among them are our two nephews, Matt and Ryan, who often work summertime helping with building fences and such. They put their earnings toward college.
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