It was during this time that I discovered my love for agribusiness and farm management and decided to acquire my bachelor’s degree in business administration.Īfter graduating from Eastern Oregon University, I began my professional career at the USDA Farm Service Agency where I oversaw the administration of the conservation reserve program. I researched the pros and cons of an agricultural issue persistent in the Walla Walla Valley and presented my findings to a panel of judges. As a member of my high school’s FFA chapter, I competed in numerous career and leadership development events including agricultural issues. My passion for agriculture can be traced back to my pre-professional days. He is excited to join Agribusiness Trading Group and provide clients with a smooth, efficient asset transfer by utilizing his real-world experience, education, and farm-operator perspective of agriculture-based assets. They stay busy taking care of their dogs, cows, chickens, and pigs. Derek has a small collection of antique farm tractors and a vast array of “someday” projects.ĭerek is well-versed in FSA/USDA programs, crop insurance, commodity markets, specialty crops, finance, and land management.

The experience and knowledge gained in these programs helped him expand his family’s farming operation and provided him with resources to develop an ag-business career off the farm with equipment auctions and real estate.ĭerek's free time is spent on the farm with his wife, Kayla, and their growing family.

It sparked a lifelong education that has morphed into all aspects of production agriculture in the Golden Triangle of Montana.ĭerek completed his education at the University of Montana-Helena COT in Diesel Technology as well as Agriculture Operations Technology at Montana State University-Northern. Derek's dryland wheat farming career began at the young age of 10 years old when he would operate a tractor working the ground ahead of the drills at seeding time.

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