F4F - Michael Bergen - 1st Gen Farmer & Ultra-Marathoner

@michael_bergen       Instagram: ___    TikTok: ___   YouTube: ___     Twitter: 4.8k 

 

Catch UpWhere are they from, what do they farm, how did they get into farmingHow’s the family - do they farm with family?Aurora, NEStarted adult life <10 miles from where he grew up Father, husband, coach1st generation Nebraska row crop farmerFamily owned and operated farm  --  Irrigated corn and soybeans for biofuelsChildhood → Now2 yrs old - pushed John Deere tractors across the floor2006 - graduated from UNL → planted 1st crop on 145 acresNow: ⅔ corn, ⅓ soybeansFarms on top of the world's largest source of water, the Ogallala Aquifer - irrigate crops during summerUtilize center pivot irrigation, subsurface drip irrigation, and a smaller amount of flood irrigationCorn stored on farm in grain bins - haul during winter/spring95% of our corn used for biofuels.    *huge supporter of biofuelsStewards of the land, water, and air Fun facts: 100 mile runner, Future authorTrap shooting - with his son, uncle, nephewWife is the executive director of Aurora Development Corporation Broke ground on $20M chemical manufacturing plant - 8/11/232 Twin SonsOne has special needs (I’m not sure how willing he is to talk about it but posted on twitter)Worked 8 weeks before fair to show his animalsOther son plays baseball Started to let him drive the tractor on his own Michael coaches high school track Hamilton County Corn Growers PresidentLeadership Academy - what did this include? Who attended? Attended Commodity ClassicA delegate for Nebraska Corn growers fro Corn Congress General SessionHarvestDrought and intense heat ruined some of his crops - Ahead of schedule If you were an animal, what do you think you would be?If you could make anything bigger on your body what would it be?

 

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Rainbow          Zoo                                          Bracelet           Submarine                               Whiskey                      Embarrassment          Disgust                        Science           Taxes  

 

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