The rewards of service to industry and others

By Matt Reese

Steve Reinhard, from Crawford County, has spent much of his career as a farmer serving others off of the farm.

On the farm, Reinhard and his brother, Tim, manage 1,400 acres with soybeans, corn, wheat, malting barley, and hay in the rotation. They employ everything from no-till to conventional tillage and chisel plowing on the farm and have been experimenting with cover crops.

Off the farm, Reinhard has spent decades in service to others through various roles — a dedication that has roots in his youth.

“Even going back to high school, I think serving others was one of the things we always learned about in the FFA as community service and how to give back to the community,” he said. “And, of course, that’s one of the things instilled in you at church as well as through 4-H. It’s always been a part, I guess, of our bringing up.”… Continue reading