Episode 62
Episode 62: FarmHer, Sales Woman, and Small Business Owner, Lillie Beringer
The Found Podcast with Molly Knuth · Molly Knuth
November 2, 202154m 34s
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Show Notes
Today, I'm SO honored to welcome Lillie Beringer to the podcast. Lillie is a third generation FarmHer from just outside of Cascade, Iowa. Being one of twenty-six grandchildren, Lillie is the only one who has taken over the family farm. At the age of twenty-five, Lillie purchased the family farm. She is primarily a beef farmer with row crops to feed her livestock. But, not only is Lillie a FarmHer, she is also a feed sales rep for her day job. I am so excited to introduce Lillie to you all and have her share her passion for agriculture and business! Key Takeaways
- Under a tight timeline, Lillie was told she only had sixty days to buy the family farm. After being rejected three times, Lillie was not giving up until her loan was approved.
- Working with cow-calf owners in her day job, Lillie had great resources to figure out her budget and make a cow-calf operation work in order to make payments on the land.
- The gap from farmers to consumers is growing further a part everyday, in response to this, Lillie began a social media page to share what she was doing from day to day.
- After taking a course and finding a locker, Lillie was able to launch her beef business selling retail cuts to the public. She offers farm pick-up and ships to all fifty states.
- "Small Businesses all around want to see you succeed and they want to help out," Lillie remarks on the friendship, opportunities, and connections from surrounding small businesses.
- "I have so much good that has come from my Facebook and Instagram." One thing has led to another through social media and given Lillie collaborations and inspiration.