Glenn and Carolyn Hahn
Glenn grew up on his family’s farm near Sargeant in southeast Minnesota. He started farming part-time in 1973. He moved to the farm in 1977. Glenn and Carolyn started a small dairy and then expanded in 1993 on a rented farm when their son Brian joined the operation. The Hahns sold their dairy herd in 1997 and expanded the crop side of the business.
In 2014, Brian and his family traded farms with Glenn and Carolyn when Brian took over a major part of the operation in both acres and management. Today, the farm consists of corn, soybeans, canning corn and hay on about 2,000 acres of owned and rented land.
Glenn and Carolyn have five children. Brian and his wife, Kristie, and their two sons are becoming much more involved in the operation as Glenn and Carolyn move into retirement. The Hahns’ daughter Melissa and her husband, Roger, farm in the area as well, and the families support and help each other as needed.
Glenn graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1969 and spent three years as an ag teacher in Round Lake. He worked with a veterans ag program in Plainview, helping vets understand the benefits of federal programs. He also spent years helping farmers deal with difficult financial issues during the challenging time in agriculture in the 1980s. Glenn served on the Mower County Services Co-op Board in the late 1970s, shortly before the co-op went out of business.
Glenn has been a lifelong member of the Mower County Corn Growers Association and later the Dodge County Corn and Soybean Growers Association. He served on the Dodge County FSA board for nine years and currently is a Dodge County Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor and a member of the county livestock siting committee. Glenn also devotes time as a policy board member on the Root River One Watershed One Plan and is a supervisor for the Vernon Township board.
Glenn and Carolyn are 40-plus-year members of the Minnesota Farmers Union, and Glenn served as Dodge County Farmers Union president for over 10 years. Carolyn still serves as the secretary/treasurer of the county organization. The Hahns are active members of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hayfield.