Eric A Brockmann

Young Farmers Waiting For Their Opportunity

• Eric Brockmann is one of those would-be farmers.Brockmann lives on a sleepy street in the small town of West Point, in northeast Nebraska. Brockmann would love to spend his days out feeding the pigs or fixing a tractor. But on a recent day, he had the day off from his job managing an ethanol plant,Brockmann still helps out on the family farm around planting and harvest, but he wont be taking over the family business. His dad is just in his 40s and Eric Brockmanns brother wants to farm too.To stay viable, Baker says rural towns need more people like Eric Brockmann, who lived in Omaha with his wife and their five kids before moving to West Point six months ago. He hopes its for good.Brockmann wants to get on the local school board and he says hes committed to finding a farm, as long
• Date: Feb 20, 2014
• Category: Business
• Source: Google