40 Under 40, Class of 2024

Mary Sheppard

Company

Golden Stock Farms

Job Title

Field Manager

Accomplishments

Mary has worked in agriculture since earning a crop and soil science degree from Michigan State University in 2013. For eight years, she was a sales agronomist for Ceres Solutions Cooperative in Michigan, where she gained specialty crop knowledge, especially asparagus. Mary then became field manager for Golden Stock Farms in Mears, Michigan, where she oversees the production of 350 acres of asparagus as well as row crops.





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