Randy is a third-generation farmer who started farming in 1986. In 2020, he transitioned from dairy to row crops, hay, and some beef cattle for direct marketing. Randy has adopted many conservation practices including cover crops, livestock exclusion fences, WASCOBs, native buffer plantings, grassed waterways, and a native habitat restoration project. The integrated conservation practices on his land work together to make a lager impact on the landscape.  According to Randy, “as long as you keep it clean here and it ends up in the lake fairly clean. That’s what it’s all about.”