Greckel Farms

Welcome - take a glimpse into how we make our livelihood and what we have to offer. It may be a product or a service but it could be a smile, an inspiration or you just might learn something new. If a question is spurred, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us! We strive to make new connections and educate how and why we operate the way we do. 

At our farm, we are passionate about agriculture and are a diverse operation raising commodities as well as offering services to help people get move forward with their business or meet their families goals. 

Our operation is in an ideal location, private enough to have the peace and quiet of countryside living with rolling pasture lands and crops. But we are the perfect distance away from larger communities like Yankton, South Dakota, Norfolk Nebraska and Sioux City Iowa. Omaha is a daily commute for some within our operation as well.  Being in the Midwestern heartland is a wonderful location as we see each season, with our favorite being Winter due to no bugs! 

Being diverse means, we have producer multiple commodities which are sold either as is or used in our operation to have a different output. Farmers and Ranchers gamble their commodities or end products every day, week, and year. Just like inflation at the grocery store and car dealership, our inflation or market changes hourly. We never know what we might get for the end product.

Beyond the daily tasks, we are also a family, we have friends, we have hobbies, we have goals. So how does a farmer or rancher find time to do all his daily chores, plus added jobs during different seasons such as calving, field prep, planting, fence fixing, spraying, weaning calves, harvesting crops, hauling commodities to elevators or coops... paying bills, maintenance on machinery, snow removal, tax preparation, laundry, cooking, house upkeep and hobbies? It's a balancing act. You make goals, you lean on those who know you can trust, you ask for help and you communicate. 

Being in a farming operation, you learn to forgive and learn from the hard times. You make a plan to move forward by setting goals and making those goals known to those within your operation. After all, we are only on this earth for a short time. Live it to the fullest, forgive, love, and care for those who you want to be with you through this life on earth.