Farmers know that their operations and the world’s natural resources can all thrive within the same living ecosystem. And more than ever, farmers are assessing cropping practices and operational processes that minimize impact on the environment while improving farm profitability. FS Member Companies, along with their cooperative supplier, GROWMARK, named the 2023 Enduring Farm & Enduring Farm Plus awards to acknowledge those farmers who have adopted best management practices that optimize nutrient utilization, leading to long-term soil and water quality while enhancing ROI.

• To be considered for the Enduring Farm award, FS companies nominate farmer-customers who use certain sustainable best management practices on their farms. Growers that earn a combined score of 180 points or greater for nutrient management activities are designated as Enduring Farms.
• Growers who implemented additional agronomic and environmental management practices, earning at least an additional 90 points, are designated as an Enduring Farm Plus.

Congratulations 2023 Enduring Farm Winners

ENDURING FARM DESIGNATION:

ECB AG Inc serviced by Central Commodity FS

Wilhour Farms serviced by Central Commodity FS

Malchine Farms serviced by Conserv FS, Inc.

Reid Farms serviced by Conserv FS, Inc.

Tempel Farms serviced by Conserv FS, Inc.

Albert Farms  serviced by Evergreen FS, Inc.

Ferrill Farms serviced by Evergreen FS, Inc.

Hyde Farms serviced by Evergreen FS, Inc.

Lay Farms serviced by Evergreen FS, Inc.

Padrutt Farms serviced by Evergreen FS, Inc.

Pool Farms serviced by Evergreen FS, Inc.

Stacey Farms serviced by Evergreen FS, Inc.

Voorhees Farms serviced by Evergreen FS, Inc.

Wentworth Farms serviced by Evergreen FS, Inc.

Tim Goeddel serviced by Gateway FS, Inc.

LEJ Family Farms serviced by Gold Star FS, Inc.

Bangert Farms serviced by GRAINCO FS, Inc.

Bialeschki Farms serviced by Illini FS

Hausman Farms serviced by Illini FS

Kamradt Farms serviced by Illini FS

Rhodes Farms serviced by Illini FS

Westfall Farms serviced by Illini FS

Young Farms Inc serviced by Illini FS

George Plenty Farms serviced by Insight FS

Haake Farms LLC serviced by Legacy Farmers Cooperative

Miller Grain Farm serviced by Legacy Farmers Cooperative

von Stein Farms serviced by Legacy Farmers Cooperative

Driscoll Farms serviced by M & M Service Company

Roselawn Farms serviced by Prairieland FS, Inc.

J&D Wessel serviced by Sunrise FS

Smith Farms serviced by Sunrise FS

Aalter Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Al & Mary Jo Frakes serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Burdette Rosendale serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Cecil Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Corzatt Farms Brad & Robin serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Curtis Farms JLM serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Daybreak Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Don Kunz & Jake Moest serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Dowdall Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Erlandson Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Finney Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Fleisher Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Gibson Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Gillen Farms Dick & Janet serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Hawkinson Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Jacquot Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Jenks Bros. Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Johnson Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

L & L Roskamp serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Link Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Molln Farm serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Moore Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Nelson Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Peterson Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Poole Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Reeder Farms Devin & Kelsey serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Rodney Bruns serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Shauman Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Shreeves Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Tolley Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Twin Hill Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

VanWinkle Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Walter Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

West Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Woodworth Livestock serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

Youngquist Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc.

ENDURING FARM PLUS DESIGNATION:

Appelquist Farms serviced by Ag View FS, Inc.

Chapman Farms serviced by Ag View FS, Inc.

Faber Farms serviced by Ag View FS, Inc. 

Funk Farms Trust serviced by Ag-Land FS, Inc.

Gonnerman Farms serviced by Ag View FS, Inc. 

Heng Farms serviced by Ag View FS, Inc. 

Kyle Page  serviced by Ag View FS, Inc.

Marvin Schabacker Farms  serviced by Ag View FS, Inc.

VanHise Farms  serviced by Ag View FS, Inc.

Zumwalt Farms  serviced by Ag-Land FS, Inc.

Eric Shuster serviced by Central Commodity FS

Hi-Tech Farms serviced by Central Commodity FS

Wil Farm serviced by Conserv FS, Inc.

Bennett Farms serviced by Evergreen FS, Inc.

Brown and Brown serviced by Evergreen FS, Inc.

Dunn Farms serviced by Evergreen FS, Inc.

Finfrock Farms serviced by Evergreen FS, Inc.

Jack Pitts Farm serviced by Evergreen FS, Inc.

Neuhaus Schrofheide serviced by Gateway FS, Inc.

Bell Farms serviced by Gold Star FS, Inc.

Bonnie Crest Farms II serviced by Gold Star FS, Inc.

Brad Bieri Farms serviced by Gold Star FS, Inc.

Darrin Rursch Farms serviced by Gold Star FS, Inc.

Jeff & Trisha Hank Farms serviced by Gold Star FS, Inc.

Johnson & Duncan Farms serviced by Gold Star FS, Inc.

MacDonald Farms serviced by Gold Star FS, Inc.

Peterson Farms serviced by Gold Star FS, Inc.

Nagel Farms serviced by GRAINCO FS, Inc.

Olson Farms serviced by GRAINCO FS, Inc. 

J BAR K Farms serviced by Illini FS

Stanley Wilhelm Farms serviced by Legacy Farmers Cooperative

Triple B Grain Farms serviced by Legacy Farmers Cooperative 

Andy Newton Farm serviced by Prairieland FS, Inc.

Bloomfield Farms serviced by Prairieland FS, Inc.

Craig Woker Farms serviced by South Central FS, Inc.

BF Farm Management serviced by Southern FS, Inc.

Buntin Brothers serviced by Southern FS, Inc.

Imhoff Farms serviced by Southern FS, Inc.

Walquist Farms serviced by Southern FS, Inc.

Grigsby Family Farm serviced by Sunrise FS

David & Andrew Hunsinger serviced by Wabash Valley Service Company

May Farms serviced by Wabash Valley Service Company

Allison Farms LLC serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Appell Pork Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Arthur Hartweg serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Bartlett Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Bollin Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Bray Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Bruce Mills Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Bryan Stevens/JLM Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Cattleland Corp. serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Darrah Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

David Metternich serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

DAW Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Don Limkemann serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Eddie Haas serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

England Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Flatt Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Fowler Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Free Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Galen Krieg serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Gavin Bros. serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Greuel Holdings serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Harman Grain & Cattle, Ltd. serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Hogan Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Iutzi Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Jeff & Linda Wilson serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Jim Reneau serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Joe & Tammy Brokaw serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

John Poland serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Kevin Killey Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Korsmeyer Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

LaFollett Bros. Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Litchfield Family Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

McVeigh Brothers serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Michael & Kelsey Keane serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Mike & Betty Buckert serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Moore Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

O'Hern Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Olson Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Quesenberry Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Randy Parks serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Raymond Siegrist serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Rea Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Ricketts Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Schenck Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Sharer Farms  serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Spence Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Stambaugh Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Steve Clover serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Strode Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

T&S Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Tim & Dale Carlson serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Tony Markey serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Wayne Walters Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Welsh Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Wolf Creek Valley Farms serviced by West Central FS, Inc. 

Farm enterprises that employed these practices are recognized for their commitment to protecting and preserving their land and natural resources through sustainable nutrient management.

GENERAL PRACTICES 

• Utilize 4R practices for all nutrient application                                               
• Soil Sampling, minimum every four years                                                       
• MiField Applied Research Nutrient Management Studies                              
• Utilize the Field Print Calculator   

PHOSPHORUS MANAGEMENT 

• VRT Lime, P and K applications or utilize a 590 nutrient management plan in Wisconsin
• No applications on frozen or snow covered ground                                        
• Utilize cover crops for phosphorus management                                              
• Utilize buffer strips for phosphorus management 

NITROGEN MANAGEMENT   

• Utilize MRTN for a base N rate 
• Apply fall nitrogen when soil temps are below 50 degrees at the 4 inch level 
• Two or more nitrogen applications 
• Nitrification and/or Urease inhibitor use 
• Utilize soil sampling to monitor nitrogen levels  
• Utilize cover crops if harvest soil sample nitrate levels are above 10 ppm