Alex McKiernan

Alex’s passion for conservation is driven by his belief that good food can sustain healthy people and a healthy environment. Owner of Robinette Farms, Alex’s experience spans vegetable to meat production, using a broad range of techniques to build an operation that minimizes off-farm inputs, reduces detrimental environmental impacts, and provides opportunities for community education. […]
Dan Stelling

Dan and his two sons, Matt and Mike, farm approximately 1,850 acres of irrigated land in Pierce County, where they also run 400 head of commercial Red Angus cows on 1,800 acres of pasture. Their operation is built on a philosophy of flexibility that takes into account factors such as field location and land ownership, […]
Ron Bolze

Ron and his family own and operate Bolze Ranch Angus, a 48-year Angus seedstock operation, in Dawes County. The family holistically grazes upward of 5,000 acres of native range in northwest Nebraska’s semi-arid environment, supporting approximately 150 cow/calf pairs on year-round grazing with minimal winter supplementation. He is a retired professor of rangeland management at […]