Business Case Study: Cary Wicksstrom Family
Located in Orchard, Colorado, Cary Wickstrom is the fourth generation on his family’s 102-year-old farm. After receiving his Agricultural Business degree from Colorado State University, Cary returned home to farm more than 13,000 acres of wheat, millet and corn.
Together with his mother and father, Dan and Pat, Cary runs the operation with his brother, Todd and his wife Brenda. Cary’s daughter Leah and son-in-law Andrew also returned to the family business, while his youngest, Tara, is preparing to go to CSU this fall to study business.
In addition to the cropping operation, Wickstrom Farms also has cattle, with nearly 6,500 head of youngstock on grass and in a finishing feedlot.
Cary describes the usual challenges of farming in the
Together with his mother and father, Dan and Pat, Cary runs the operation with his brother, Todd and his wife Brenda. Cary’s daughter Leah and son-in-law Andrew also returned to the family business, while his youngest, Tara, is preparing to go to CSU this fall to study business.
In addition to the cropping operation, Wickstrom Farms also has cattle, with nearly 6,500 head of youngstock on grass and in a finishing feedlot.
Cary describes the usual challenges of farming in the