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:

Aalter Farms, Crop Specialist Mike Welch

Al & Mary Jo Frakes, Crop Specialist Mark Myers

Burdette Rosendale, Crop Specialist Mark Myers

Cecil Farms, Crop Specialist Dakota Dace

Corzatt Farms Brad & Robin, Crop Specialist Brendan Marshall

Curtis Farms JLM, Crop Specialist Clint Sinnett

Daybreak Farms, Crop Specialist Dakota Dace

Don Kunz & Jake Moest, Crop Specialist Mark Myers

Dowdall Farms, Crop Specialist Mark Myers

Erlandson Farms, Crop Specialist Clint Sinnett

Finney Farms, Crop Specialist Mark Myers

Fleisher Farms, Crop Specialist Dakota Dace

Gibson Farms, Crop Specialist Cyle LaFollett

Gillen Farms Dick & Janet, Crop Specialist Brendan Marshall

Hawkinson Farms, Crop Specialist Mike Welch

Jacquot Farms, Crop Specialist Mark Myers

Jenks Bros. Farms, Crop Specialist Brendan Marshall

Johnson Farms, Crop Specialist Brendan Marshall

L & L Roskamp, Crop Specialist Mark Myers

Link Farms, Crop Specialist Dakota Dace

Molln Farm, Crop Specialist Ryan Bridson

Moore Farms, Crop Specialist Mike Welch

Nelson Farms, Crop Specialist Mike Welch

Peterson Farms, Crop Specialist Mike Welch

Poole Farms, Crop Specialist Brendan Marshall

Reeder Farms Devin & Kelsey, Crop Specialist Brendan Marshall

Rodney Bruns, Crop Specialist Mark Myers

Shauman Farms, Crop Specialist Jeremy Myers

Shreeves Farms, Crop Specialist Dakota Dace

Tolley Farms, Crop Specialist Bill Kurtz

Twin Hill Farms, Crop Specialist Cyle LaFollett

VanWinkle Farms, Crop Specialist Cyle LaFollett

Walter Farms, Crop Specialist Ryan Bridson

West Farms, Crop Specialist Mike Welch

Woodworth Livestock, Crop Specialist Mark Myers

Youngquist Farms, Crop Specialist Brendan Marshall

ENDURING FARM PLUS DESIGNATION:

Allison Farms LLC, Crop Specialist Brice Seigfreid

Appell Pork Farms, Crop Specialist Mike Welch 

Arthur Hartweg, Crop Specialist Austin Ufkes

Bartlett Farms, Crop Specialist Austin Ufkes 

Bollin Farms, Crop Specialist Austin Ufkes

Bray Farms, Crop Specialist Lance Murphy

Bruce Mills Farms, Crop Specialist Tom Keane

Bryan Stevens/JLM Farms, Crop Specialist Mark Myers

Cattleland Corp., Crop Specialist Austin Ufkes 

Darrah Farms, Crop Specialist Lance Murphy

David Metternich, Crop Specialist Austin Ufkes 

DAW Farms, Crop Specialist Lance Murphy

Don Limkemann, Crop Specialist Mark Myers 

Eddie Haas, Crop Specialist Austin Ufkes

England Farms, Crop Specialist Dakota Dace 

Flatt Farms, Crop Specialist Lance Murphy 

Fowler Farms, Crop Specialist Brice Seigfreid 

Free Farms, Crop Specialist Tom Keane

Galen Krieg, Crop Specialist Austin Ufkes  

Gavin Bros., Crop Specialist Brendan Marshall 

Greuel Holdings, Crop Specialist Brice Seigfreid 

Harman Grain & Cattle, Ltd., Crop Specialist Austin Ufkes 

Hogan Farms, Crop Specialist Austin Ufkes 

Iutzi Farms, Crop Specialist Austin Ufkes 

Jeff & Linda Wilson, Crop Specialist Austin Ufkes  

Jim Reneau, Crop Specialist Austin Ufkes 

Joe & Tammy Brokaw, Crop Specialist Tom Keane

John Poland, Crop Specialist Austin Ufkes 

Kevin Killey Farms, Crop Specialist Tom Keane 

Korsmeyer Farms, Crop Specialist Brice Seigfreid

LaFollett Bros. Farms, Crop Specialist Cyle LaFollett 

Litchfield Family Farms, Crop Specialist Brice Seigfreid 

McVeigh Brothers, Crop Specialist Austin Ufkes

Michael & Kelsey Keane, Crop Specialist Tom Keane

Mike & Betty Buckert, Crop Specialist Austin Ufkes 

Moore Farms, Crop Specialist Brendan Marshall 

O'Hern Farms, Crop Specialist Brice Seigfreid  

Olson Farms, Crop Specialist Lance Murphy

Quesenberry Farms, Crop Specialist Austin Ufkes 

Randy Parks, Crop Specialist Brice Seigfreid 

Raymond Siegrist, Crop Specialist Austin Ufkes

Rea Farms, Crop Specialist Brice Seigfreid  

Ricketts Farms, Crop Specialist Tom Keane 

Schenck Farms, Crop Specialist Austin Ufkes

Sharer Farms, Crop Specialist Tom Keane 

Spence Farms, Crop Specialist Lance Murphy

Stambaugh Farms, Crop Specialist Lance Murphy

Steve Clover, Crop Specialist Austin Ufkes

Strode Farms, Crop Specialist Bill Kurtz

T&S Farms, Crop Specialist Austin Ufkes

Tim & Dale Carlson, Crop Specialist Mike Welch

Tony Markey, Crop Specialist Austin Ufkes

Wayne Walters Farms, Crop Specialist Tom Keane 

Welsh Farms, Crop Specialist Scott Harrison 

Wolf Creek Valley Farms, Crop Specialist Lance Murphy  

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