Loncorich Family Farms, LLC
Loncorich Family Farms of Stewart started over 40 years ago when Mike, the son of cash crop farmers Leonard and Frances (Decker) Loncorich, married Barb Trettin. Mike and Leonard farmed together, and Mike and Barb also had a few feeder cattle, sheep and chickens. Barb also worked off the farm and Mike was a mail carrier.
The Loncoriches grow corn, soybeans and a small amount of wheat. In 2017, they started raising Holstein bottle calves that they get from local dairy farms, and they bought their first registered Angus cows. The Loncoriches raise all their calves from birth to finish. The Holsteins are sold at the market while the Angus are sold as freezer beef to local families/customers.
The family uses precision agriculture. It gives them the ability to efficiently use seeds, fertilizer and chemicals without polluting the environment. They also have land in CRP.
Loncorich Family Farms consists of Mike and Barb; their son Dean and his wife, Stephanie, along with their children Olivia, Dalen and Landon are part of the daily operation. Daughter Laura and her husband, Greg Kaiser, both work in the medical field. Their children are Taylor, Whitney and Grady. Mike and Barb’s son Scott and wife Bethany and their boys, Wyatt and Austin, are also part of the daily operation of the farm.
Dean and Stephanie’s family are involved in 4-H, FFA, Boy Scouts, church/Sunday school and youth group. Stephanie is a dental hygienist. The kids help on the farm and show cattle. Scott, Bethany and the boys have started 4-H. Bethany works as a crop adjuster and is on the board for Noah’s Ark Preschool. Mike and Barb live on the Loncorich family home farm. Barb continues to work off the farm, helping when available.
The family also enjoys camping, fishing and hunting together.