Who are we?

Mike and Yvonne
Yvonne is a registered nurse at Tschettter & Hohm Clinic in Huron, SD. She takes the summer off to run a baler and whatever else is needed at the farm.

Mike, grew up helping and working along side his father, Walter, with alfalfa and hay.

Mike was quoted as saying at the age of 12, (after spending the summer hand stacking bales in railroad box cars that were shipped out of state), “Dad, the last thing I will do when I grow up is be in the hay business!!!” After the death of his father Walter in 1986, Mike went full time into raising alfalfa, starting in 1986 with 245 acres. The farm has now grown to over 7000 acres, with alfalfa still being the main crop, using soybeans, wheat and corn for a rotation.

 

Derik, Jackie and Addison
Our oldest daughter, Jackie, married her high school sweetheart, Derik Kleinsasser, in 2005.  They both graduated from South Dakota State University in Brookings, Derik as a teacher and Jackie as a registered nurse.  They moved to Minneapolis, MN and worked for several years, then started a family.  Addison was born in June 2009.  In March 2010, Derik and Jackie moved back to Huron and started farming with us.  Jackie is also employed at Huron Regional Medical Center.   Addie spends her days being the cutest thing ever!

 

 

 

 

Laura
Laura, our youngest, is a senior at the University of Minnesota and will graduate with a biology degree in the spring of 2011.  She then plans to apply to Physician’s Assistant School.  Laura will be marrying Jon Fuehrer from Dickinson, ND, in June 2011.  They met at a Campus Crusade event at the University.  Jon is employed with Flint Hills Resources in the Cities as a mechanical engineer and is also working on his master’s degree.

Since early on, both girls have worked on the farm cutting, raking, and baling alfalfa and driving truck in the field.  They continued to do this through college and now as their schedules permit.  They enjoy coming to the farm and being part of the operation.