Fowler Family
The Fowler family farm was established in 1857 by Henry H. Fowler. Ron and Dora Fowler took over the operation in 1975, and today, their son Travis represents the sixth generation to farm the land. Ron began his livestock enterprise with 20 sows at the time of his high school graduation and steadily expanded the operation to 1,000 farrow-to-finish sows.
The Fowlers manage 18,000 wean-to-finish hogs in their own barns and farm more than 1,000 acres of corn and soybeans. They use no-till practices and irrigation on several acres and operate their own on-farm feed mill, feeding most of the corn they raise, and they apply all manure nutrients back to their crop fields.
In addition, Travis manages a flock of 150 ewes and finishes all of the lambs. He also farms 1,000 acres of crops. Ron and Dora’s grandsons, Jed and Grayson, are actively involved in the operation as well.
Ron and Dora have served their community through involvement with the Martin County Pork Producers Board, the Truman Jaycees, their local church board and as 4-H leaders. Travis currently serves on the township board and on the Minnesota Lamb and Wool Producers Board.