Chris Demerly - Shiawassee

Chris Demerly - Shiawassee

Chris Demerly - Shiawassee

Chris Demerly - Shiawassee

Chris Demerly - Shiawassee

Chris Demerly has made great strides in the 13 years he has been farming full-time in partnership with his parents. He’s nearly doubled the acreage farmed, maintained no-till farming practices, steadily grown his baling business, and diversified with the addition of specialty crops and the purchase of a local mill.

The young farmer, who turns 34 on Dec. 9, joined the operation upon earning a farm business management degree from Michigan State University in 1995. That same year he bought his first big square baler. Fast forward to the present, and Demerly expects to bale 11,000 bales of straw and 2,500 bales of hay this year.

Demerly experienced another big leap in 2004 when he and his family purchased Corunna Mills, Inc. They were primarily interested in the business for its grain storage but quickly became acclimated to the wholesale and retail ends of the mill. Today, Demerly markets a large majority of his crops through the mill, and has plans to further expand wholesale accounts.

Outside of work, Demerly is active in Farm Bureau, having served on the county board as well as county and state Young Farmer Committees. He’s also held leadership roles with GreenStone Farm Credit Services, FFA and 4-H. The husband and father of three also devotes time to his local church and youth sports teams.

Chris Demerly has made great strides in the 13 years he has been farming full-time in partnership with his parents. He’s nearly doubled the acreage farmed, maintained no-till farming practices, steadily grown his baling business, and diversified with the addition of specialty crops and the purchase of a local mill.

The young farmer, who turns 34 on Dec. 9, joined the operation upon earning a farm business management degree from Michigan State University in 1995. That same year he bought his first big square baler. Fast forward to the present, and Demerly expects to bale 11,000 bales of straw and 2,500 bales of hay this year.

Demerly experienced another big leap in 2004 when he and his family purchased Corunna Mills, Inc. They were primarily interested in the business for its grain storage but quickly became acclimated to the wholesale and retail ends of the mill. Today, Demerly markets a large majority of his crops through the mill, and has plans to further expand wholesale accounts.

Outside of work, Demerly is active in Farm Bureau, having served on the county board as well as county and state Young Farmer Committees. He’s also held leadership roles with GreenStone Farm Credit Services, FFA and 4-H. The husband and father of three also devotes time to his local church and youth sports teams.

Chris Demerly has made great strides in the 13 years he has been farming full-time in partnership with his parents. He’s nearly doubled the acreage farmed, maintained no-till farming practices, steadily grown his baling business, and diversified with the addition of specialty crops and the purchase of a local mill.

The young farmer, who turns 34 on Dec. 9, joined the operation upon earning a farm business management degree from Michigan State University in 1995. That same year he bought his first big square baler. Fast forward to the present, and Demerly expects to bale 11,000 bales of straw and 2,500 bales of hay this year.

Demerly experienced another big leap in 2004 when he and his family purchased Corunna Mills, Inc. They were primarily interested in the business for its grain storage but quickly became acclimated to the wholesale and retail ends of the mill. Today, Demerly markets a large majority of his crops through the mill, and has plans to further expand wholesale accounts.

Outside of work, Demerly is active in Farm Bureau, having served on the county board as well as county and state Young Farmer Committees. He’s also held leadership roles with GreenStone Farm Credit Services, FFA and 4-H. The husband and father of three also devotes time to his local church and youth sports teams.