100 years on the Huebsch farm
Published Thursday, August 14, 2008
In 1908 Cordell Huebsch’s great-grandfather, Frank Huebsch, and his wife, Anna, purchased a farm in Otto Township west of New York Mills. Today Cordell and his wife, Kris, are determined to keep the family farming tradition alive.
Their farm in northeast Otter Tail County is among five century farms from this county being honored this year, with official recognition coming at this year’s Minnesota State Fair when century farms from across the state will be recognized.
“Kris and I both knew we wanted to work in agriculture, and knew there always would be opportunities despite many challenges,” Cordell said. “But it’s a challenge no matter what your field of work is.”
Kris Huebsch has experiences with farming challenges, and also the opportunities as part of the agricultural community. She was raised on a dairy farm in northeast Ohio that’s also a century farm in that state. She and Cordell met while both were students at Montana State University in Bozeman.
Kris, who attained a Bachelor’s Degree in animal science, now is employed as the 4-H program coordinator for Wadena County Extension. Cordell majored in business management with a minor in ag business.
On their farm north of Rush Lake they grow corn, alfalfa, kidney beans and oats. They also are building a beef herd. Together they also own Precision Fence Systems, and they have two employees.
Cordell’s grandfather, Herman, and wife Margaret farmed from the mid-1940s until the late 1980s. His uncle, Bill Huebsch, had the farm for about a year. Cordell’s father, Ken, and his mother, Sandee, purchased the home farm about 1990.
Cordell and Kris, upon returning from Montana in 2004, have since purchased the farm from Ken. With Ken working on retirement, Cordell and his two brothers, Chad and Kasey, are planning on farming the entire farming operation together.
“This is my fifth summer of farming back here in Minnesota,” Cordell said. “We may not have come as far as we wanted to be, but we’re making good strides.”
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