Jim

Jim was born and raised here on the farm. He has farmed all of his life. He also sells real estate, specializing in hunting properties. He enjoys hunting and playing cards and golf with his friends. He is a graduate of Kansas State University with a degree in Animal Science and very much a Wildcat. He loves to watch college football and basketball and his two favorite teams are K-State and whoever is playing KU.

Lisa

Lisa was born and raised near Springfield, Missouri. In 1987 she moved to Mound City to work for the Soil Conservation Service and met Jim. The rest is history. Lisa has always loved horses and wildlife. She is a graduate of Missouri State with a BS degree in Wildlife Management and a MS in Biology. She retired from the Natural Resources Conservation Service in the fall of 2007 and loves being on the farm full time. Lisa was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2001. She continues to do as much as she can with the horses and considers them her therapy.

Monty

Yes, this is the same kid. He decided to cut his hair after his senior trip to K-State!

Monty was born in 1990. He has been accepted to Kansas State to major in Agricultural Technology Management in the fall of 2008. He loves to workout and play WOW, Wii, and X-Box when he's not watching  K-State play football or basketball and Royals baseball. He has been very active in FFA and earned the State Farmer Degree his senior year. He received an FFA Beef Production Proficiency Award with his registered Braunviehs and his commercial herd of Balancers.