Homestead Grains: direct-to-consumer flour business grows step-by-step

Kristen Sindelar
Mar 14, 2025
Mar 14, 2025

Homestead grains 1.JPG — Homestead Grains offers a variety of homegrown wheat, sorghum and corn products grown on soil nourished through regenerative agriculture practices.
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The Stahly family has been farming in Hitchcock County for more than 100 years, but only within the last decade have regenerative agriculture practices been introduced by the fifth generation to farm the land.

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Homestead grains 2.JPG — Grace, Bob and Julie Stahly work together to produce, mill and package the grain products near Stratton, Neb.
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Homestead grains 3.JPG — Employing regenerative agriculture practices has improved overall soil health for crop and livestock producers Bob and Julie Stratton of Stratton, Neb.
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Reporter Kristen Sindelar has loved agriculture her entire life, coming from a diversified farm with three generations working side-by-side in northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at Kristen.Sindelar@midwestmessenger.com.