Alan and Peggy Tersteeg Family Farm
Alan and Peggy Tersteeg, along with their family, are fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-generation operators of the Tersteeg family farm south of Olivia. Throughout its history, this farm has been home to grain farming, livestock operations, custom baling, combining, an auto body shop, a commercial trucking company and vegetable farming. It is a great place to raise a family.
The current farming operation consists of row crop farming of corn, soybeans, sugarbeets, sweet corn and peas. In 2007, a commercial feedlot facility was added that focuses on the production of market beef sourced from the western United States. It also includes a small maternal herd focusing on raising replacement heifers to increase the herd.
The immediate family members involved vary from day to day depending on the season. Alan and Peggy, alongside their daughter Breanna, son-in-law Nick Bauman and their children, Lillian, Sadie, Paisley, Brynlee and Kayce run the daily farm operations.
Daughter Tiffany, son-in-law Matthew Rath and their son Baylor, and Alan and Peggy’s daughter Samantha, son-in-law Skyler Schweiss and their daughters Amelia and Elsie work outside the farm but also run row crop farming operations and can often be found helping on the farm after hours and during harvest time.
Alan and Peggy are members of the St. Mary's Catholic Church, The Pages of our Community Foundation Board, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and sponsors of many local community events and activities. Peggy also works at the commercial trucking company they started in 1997 and still own and operate with her sister and brother-in-law. Family involvement includes Lion's Club members, 4-H members/officers/club leader, Jr. Minnesota Beef Ambassador, FFA officers and members, Minnesota Cattlewomen's Association members, and members of local youth sports clubs and teams.