Mike Carlson comes to Central Farmers Co-op with 24 years of experience in the grain industry. He started at the Farmers Co-op in his hometown of Sisseton, SD in 1992 and held various positions there ranging from head driveway sweeper in his early years to grain merchandiser at the time he left in 2004. Mike then spent a little over a year as the plant manager at Crete Grain in Oakes, ND overseeing the day to day operations of a 110 car shuttle loading facility. In June 2005 he was presented with the opportunity to get back to South Dakota as a grain originator for Cargill in Emery. He spent the next 3 years in this role until moving into a trading role in Cargill’s regional office in Sioux Falls until this summer.

Mike lives in Sioux Falls with his wife Michelle and their five boys Tanner 19, Tate 16, Caleb 13, Treyson 12, and Jace 11 in addition to a pair of playful mutts who also happen to be male. God bless Michelle for putting up with this crew!

Mike’s spare time is filled mostly with chasing after the 3 youngest boys’ activities but when he gets a little time for himself you will usually find him in his garage doing some sort of woodworking project.