![]() ![]() “I prep all of the corn stalks that we use for bedding.”Īfter harvest, Tom begins to wind down for the winter. “In the fall I don’t get too involved with the harvest,” Tom said. All of their feeder cattle are purchased as calves from the Lexington, Kentucky, area. Today, the Soderholms are contract pork producers through Compart in Nicollet, and market their finished beef to the highest bidder. He credits two landlords who were great mentors when he started in farming, and wants to make sure the Soderholm farm stays in the family too.ĭuring his era in farming, the family endured some difficult times - the 1980s farm crisis, a bottoming out in the hog market and the ups and downs in cattle and grain prices. “I thought it’s better to help somebody while they’re young.” “I sold my acreage and some land to my nephew to get him started,” Tom shared. “He realizes he can’t do it all anymore,” Joyce said, adding that she’s the go-fer, making trips around the tri-state area for parts and whatever’s needed He runs errands at noon and doesn’t return home until after the evening cattle chores are finished. ![]() His younger brother, John, lives on the site now, after Tom and Joyce moved into Worthington six years ago. That land is now the nucleus of Soderholm farms, Tom said. His grandfather bought an 80-acre and 160-acre parcel to start with, and later, Tom’s dad joined his father and purchased land together. “My great-grandparents moved up from Iowa … in the late 1800s,” said Tom. The Soderholms grow corn and soybeans, cattle and hogs. A fourth nephew, David, works for Titan Machinery in Worthington and helps with fall field work. Three nephews - Brian, Craig and Deron (sons of John and Pam) - are working their way into the business. Tom and his younger brothers, John and Jim, share equipment and work together, though each has his own land. The Soderholms have long been involved in Nobles County agriculture today their farm is operated by the fourth and fifth generations. ![]() The couple, along with their three adult daughters, will be recognized prior to the start of the tractor pull Wednesday evening in the grandstand at the Nobles County Fair in Worthington, and will join fellow honorees from around the state during a recognition ceremony Thursday afternoon at Farmfest, on the Gilfillan Estate in rural Redwood County. ![]()
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