Ludlow Co-op Elevator Company
Kenny and his wife, Jeanette live and farm west of Ludlow. They are the parents of two children, daughter Taylor and son Reece. Kenny owns During Seed Service, and him and his wife own Town & Country Reality in Rantoul. Kenny has also served on St. Thomas More and St. Malachy School Education Commissions’ and has been on the Ludlow Coop Board since 2016.
Steve and his wife Jackie live on their farm south of Paxton. He is in a farm partnership with his two sons Matt and Alex, and brother Gary. Steve & Jackie have five grandchildren.
Roger has served as Vice President since 2002. Roger and his wife Diane, live 2 miles north of Paxton and farms in the Paxton area. Roger was elected to the Board in 1997.
Dane and his wife Emily live east of Loda with their two daughters Evynn and Remi. He is a partner in the family farm based out of Rankin. Dane is also a sales manager with Farmers Mutual Hail.
Jeff and his wife Julie live on a grain farm southeast of Onarga. They have 3 grown sons.
Brent was born and raised in the area and is a former graduate of Cissna Park School. He is a farmer and has 4 children who currently attend Cissna Park Schools.
Pat has served as Secretary from 1995 until 2018. First elected to the Board in 1993, he and his wife, Joyce, operate a grain farm in the Ludlow area. Pat has been a long-term member of the Ludlow Fire Department, and also serves on the One Earth Energy Board.
Robert has been farming in the Fountain Creek/Cissna Park area for 25 years. He is married to Katy and they have four children, Trent, Ashlyn, Kylie ,and Trevor. He was a former member of the Goodwine Co-op Board.
Cory has been farming in the Ludlow and Rantoul area for twenty years and lives on his family’s farm with his wife Casey, a teacher at Rantoul Township High School. Cory has two children, Sofi (17) and Charlie (15). He raises soybeans, corn, wheat, hay, and cattle. Outside of farming, Cory is the Assistant Fire Chief for the Ludlow Fire Department and a trustee on the Harwood Township board.
Jim and his wife, Robin, live west of Loda. They are proud parents of two adult children and grandparents to four grandchildren, ages 5 to 14. Their daughter, Jessie, and her husband live and work in Washington, D.C., while their son, Greg—a former Ludlow Coop Director—farms alongside Jim and his brother, Doug. The family’s “home farm” is an Illinois Sesquicentennial Farm, originally purchased in 1868, reflecting a rich legacy of agricultural heritage. Jim has served in numerous local, state, and national organizations over the years. He currently serves as Chairman of the Champaign-Ford Regional Board of School Trustees. His hobbies include taking on various leadership roles and enthusiastically attending his grandchildren’s sports and music events.
Mike and his wife Jennifer have shared 34 years of marriage, raising two sons who reflect their family’s strong values and work ethic. Austin (28) serves as the manager of Hick’s Motor Sales, while Alec (25) is completing his final year of pharmacy school. For 35 years, the Otto family has been deeply rooted in agriculture, farming across the Sibley to Buckley and Piper City to Paxton areas. Mike’s commitment and integrity embody the hardworking spirit of rural Illinois.
