Cole Ketterling | 2020 American Star Farmer

Cole Ketterling of the Wishek FFA chapter in North Dakota is the 2020 American Star Farmer. His supervised agricultural experience centered on diversified crop production—growing sunflowers, corn, spring wheat, and soybeans in rotation—alongside beef cattle production, where he grazed cow-calf pairs and backgrounded calves in his family’s feedlot operation. In the video, he reflects on building his operation from five yearling steers, the skills he gained, and the family and mentors who supported him.