Shawn Feikema

Okay. So, um, yeah, you mentioned anything that we're a third generation on under this location.

My family's been farming for as long back as I can recall, but so yeah, we, my brother, it's my brother and I that own it and our wives, my uncle, I have two uncles that work with us here yet that they, you know, that generation, as you guys probably are well aware of, they just can't quit because it's really farming is what they do. And yeah, what they do.

My family's been farming for as long back as I can recall, but so yeah, we, my brother, it's my brother and I that own it and our wives, my uncle, I have two uncles that work with us here yet that they, you know, that generation, as you guys probably are well aware of, they just can't quit because it's really farming is what they do. And yeah, what they do.

My family's been farming for as long back as I can recall, but so yeah, we, my brother, it's my brother and I that own it and our wives, my uncle, I have two uncles that work with us here yet that they, you know, that generation, as you guys probably are well aware of, they just can't quit because it's really farming is what they do. And yeah, what they do.

So, um, we got, uh, six full-time employees. Um, So, yeah, we crop farm. We do corn, soybeans, and we do quite a few small grains, strip-till, no-till. Yeah, dabbling a little bit in a lot of different things. We have a feedlot, so we market 5,000 to 6,000 head of fat cattle a year. Yeah, we row crop a little over 7,000 acres.

So, um, we got, uh, six full-time employees. Um, So, yeah, we crop farm. We do corn, soybeans, and we do quite a few small grains, strip-till, no-till. Yeah, dabbling a little bit in a lot of different things. We have a feedlot, so we market 5,000 to 6,000 head of fat cattle a year. Yeah, we row crop a little over 7,000 acres.

So, um, we got, uh, six full-time employees. Um, So, yeah, we crop farm. We do corn, soybeans, and we do quite a few small grains, strip-till, no-till. Yeah, dabbling a little bit in a lot of different things. We have a feedlot, so we market 5,000 to 6,000 head of fat cattle a year. Yeah, we row crop a little over 7,000 acres.

Yes, finally. Yes, yes. Yep, yeah. Finally, we feel like the cattle market is... is rewarding us for the years and years of just

Yes, finally. Yes, yes. Yep, yeah. Finally, we feel like the cattle market is... is rewarding us for the years and years of just

Yes, finally. Yes, yes. Yep, yeah. Finally, we feel like the cattle market is... is rewarding us for the years and years of just

eking by it's like oh well at least we got some manure out of the deal there you go that's when you start talking about the value of manure which it is a big value but it's like it is it is yep yep so so yeah that's a little bit of uh kind of what we what we do um trying to think if there's anything else you said wives do you have a couple of them or just just one wives yeah uh you know i i have one official wife okay yeah

eking by it's like oh well at least we got some manure out of the deal there you go that's when you start talking about the value of manure which it is a big value but it's like it is it is yep yep so so yeah that's a little bit of uh kind of what we what we do um trying to think if there's anything else you said wives do you have a couple of them or just just one wives yeah uh you know i i have one official wife okay yeah

eking by it's like oh well at least we got some manure out of the deal there you go that's when you start talking about the value of manure which it is a big value but it's like it is it is yep yep so so yeah that's a little bit of uh kind of what we what we do um trying to think if there's anything else you said wives do you have a couple of them or just just one wives yeah uh you know i i have one official wife okay yeah

Yeah, so no, it's my wife and my brother's wife are pretty heavily involved as well. So we do monthly board meetings. We meet with our CFO, our tax people, and all that stuff. So everybody's in the room and going through financials and all of that stuff too. So that's how everybody gets a little involved and gets a way for us to keep communicating. And so we're all on the same page.

Yeah, so no, it's my wife and my brother's wife are pretty heavily involved as well. So we do monthly board meetings. We meet with our CFO, our tax people, and all that stuff. So everybody's in the room and going through financials and all of that stuff too. So that's how everybody gets a little involved and gets a way for us to keep communicating. And so we're all on the same page.

Yeah, so no, it's my wife and my brother's wife are pretty heavily involved as well. So we do monthly board meetings. We meet with our CFO, our tax people, and all that stuff. So everybody's in the room and going through financials and all of that stuff too. So that's how everybody gets a little involved and gets a way for us to keep communicating. And so we're all on the same page.

Yeah, fractional. Yep, yep. Actually, we hire their firm to do all of our tax stuff, and then they also offer CFO service. So he does it for a few other operations and not necessarily all ag. Most of them somehow related to ag, I think, but I don't know all of the other operations he does it for, but...

Yeah, fractional. Yep, yep. Actually, we hire their firm to do all of our tax stuff, and then they also offer CFO service. So he does it for a few other operations and not necessarily all ag. Most of them somehow related to ag, I think, but I don't know all of the other operations he does it for, but...

Yeah, fractional. Yep, yep. Actually, we hire their firm to do all of our tax stuff, and then they also offer CFO service. So he does it for a few other operations and not necessarily all ag. Most of them somehow related to ag, I think, but I don't know all of the other operations he does it for, but...

Yes, absolutely. I would never, ever. I, you know, when I, when I went, I went to a two year college, Ridgewater college in Wilmer, um, came back to the farm thinking, you know, farming was, you know, we're going to haul manure. I'm going to combine and I'm going to plant. And, uh, it didn't take me long into it to realize that, you know, there was more to farming than just pulling planters.