Mike is the manager and operator of the
farm and has been farming since his dad was involved in
the operation. Mike is an alumus of ROVA High School and
went directly to work on the farm upon his graduation. He
has been helping to improve the operation ever since through
his extensive knowledge of production agriculture and the
willingness to adapt the the ever changing industry..
Daniel, the son of Mike and Chery, is recent graduate of
University of Illinois. Now an alumnus of the college and
of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity, he is employed by Illini
FS as a Crop Specialist and has aspirations to be involved
fulltime in the farming organization. In the mean time he
is pursuing his goal of becoming a Certified Crop Advisor.
Chery, the wife of Mike and mother of Daniel and Tiffany,
is an employee of Gates Corporation and currently works
at the Galesburg location. There she is involved in the
Warehouse Manager. She is a graduate of Carl Sandburg College
with an associates in Administrative Office Management.
Tiffany, the daughter of Mike and Chery, is a senior at
ROWVA High School. There, she is involved in FFA as the
Vice President and experiment plot manager, band, and student
council. She is also involved in youth group and 4H.