Brian Preston, an MSU alum who manages the farm and its nearly 1,000 cattle, knew they were taking a chance. “Those 400 acres could have been our corn and our grain for the year,” he says. 

Then the crop came in. After harvesting, the Prestons introduced the soybeans into the livestock’s diet. The results were almost immediate. Within three days, there was an increase in fat and protein yields in the cows’ milk, increasing its value significantly. 

According to Preston, the family farm has been working directly with MSU and MSU Extension for more than three decades. And while the relationship has been beneficial to the family, the recent work with the soybean crop has been incomparable.

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