User:Lostinsoutheast

The DRD Ranch is owned and operated by DRDoern.It is 2,048 acres and has another 2,000 acres leased till 2050..My Dad has managed the Ranch for about 15 years and runs it iwth the help of my uncle,mom and my aunt. Mr. Doern took over the ranch a few years ago when his good friend died and left it to him.At the time it was 1,048 acres and had 500 acres leased.He has more then doubled the size of the ranch and now runs about 4,000 head..He also has started a fed and grain operation to which we get all out grain at and he sells it to the other Ranches and Farms at going rate - 25 % because as he says he doesnt want to make money off the backs of his neighbers.Mr. Doern also bought out a hog operation with a partner James "Mr. Jimmy" Jones AKA "kool aid guy"..This operation sits between their two ranches and gives them both another 500 acreas to grow grain and corn for the cattle. They process well over 1000 hogs a year and have started (part of their green operation) a waste bussiness where they collect from area homes/farms and ranches any food waste they can feed their hogs!! I am in 7th grade and writing this for my class at school,I am going to write about all the "GREEN" improvments that Mr. Doern and the State of Montana,the Federal Farm agency and the local Propane and power company. The first big changes one would see are the 10 wind mills that are now online.They are huge also there is a solar farm 100 feet by 75 feet this is where the old covered parking was now the solar panels are being used for the roof..These things together will give us about 90%+ of our power and make enough that on must days we will be selling the power back to the power companies.