The Heartbreaking Story that created Legacy Farmer

Jace Young, our Founder and CEO, is a Western Kansas Farm Kid and Ex-Ag Banker turned Entrepreneur focused on helping American Farmers and Ranchers build an organized, structured, and profitable operation that they can one day pass onto their children and grandchildren.

Before founding Legacy Farmer, Jace experienced the financial collapse of his family's operation in the summer of 2005. He was in high school and living with his parents when they lost everything and were forced to walk away from the family farm that they had dedicated their lives to building.

His desire to become an entrepreneur kicked in following his career as an Ag Loan Officer where he realized that very few Ag Business Owners did not have the financial organization, structure, or systems in place that would help their farms survive and thrive for generations to come. Today, he works to help Farmers streamline the entire financial side of their operation so that they leave behind a profitable and sustainable Farm Operation to their children and grandchildren.

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Joni Kremlacek, our Head of Enrollment, is a Farm Wife,  Mom, and Ag Business Owner alongside her husband in Nebraska. 

Joni and her husband joined Legacy Farmer in July of 2019. Joni was working corporate at the time and after a few months of being a  member and having the right kind of experience needed to fill a need within Legacy Farmer,  there wasn't a shred  of doubt that she wanted to be a part of impacting the lives of others families in the agriculture industry.

Over the past 2 ½ years, Joni has spoken with 50 - 60 ag business owners from all over the US  every month, who have applied to come into Legacy Farmer.  She quickly recognized the gaps and how underserved the agriculture industry is.  Joni’s passion is helping other families, like her own, come up with a game plan to  not only build a business that will be sustainable for generations to come, but to establish a good quality of life, which in her opinion, is  priceless.

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Beka Morelli, VP of Bookkeeping and Tax Strategy, is a Farm Wife and owner and operator of a wheat, alfalfa hay and cow-calf operation with her husband,  in Central Oregon.

After graduating college Beka pursued a variety of different career paths, from science to accounting. It was not until working on growing their own Ag Business that she found her true passion. She developed financial systems that brought clarity and allowed for growth inside their operation. Then she started to provide her financial services to other small business owners looking for the same.

Beka and her husband joined the Legacy Farmer Community in 2021, seeking accountability and the tools to develop improved operating systems to take their business to the next level.  When the opportunity to join the Legacy Farmer Team arose, she had no doubt that it was a perfect alignment of her skills, passions, and values.

Joining the Legacy Farmer Team has given Beka the opportunity to provide hardworking Ag Business owners with clarity on their numbers and the help with business planning they need to secure their operation for the next generation.

Courtney, our client experience specialist, is a mom of 2 boys, and another one on the way!  Courtney and her husband, Austin have been members of Legacy Farmer for a couple of years now. 

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Courtney’s passion for helping people lead her to pursue a career as a Dental Hygienist.   She has loved the one-on-one interaction with her patients over the last nine years, but she is excited to become more involved in the agriculture industry.

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Courtney has been moved by the confidence Legacy Farmer has provided her husband in his business and she is so excited to be a part of helping other families, like her own.

Ashley Fletcher, our Client Bookkeeper, is a Wife and Mom living in Central Texas where her and her husband operate a horse farm. She comes to Legacy Farmer with a background in Ag Banking. Ashley has spent the last nine years serving American Farmers and Ranchers in different capacities. Ashley has always had a passion for agriculture, growing up in an area where agriculture is very diverse.

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After receiving her Agricultural Business degree, Ashley went to work for an Ag Bank providing financial services to a variety of agricultural businesses. After six years there, she moved to Texas and spent the next three years as a lender with an Ag Bank. 

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Ashley’s real passion is in bookkeeping and accounting. When the opportunity arose with Legacy Farmer for bookkeeping, it was an easy decision for Ashley to make the switch. She has a strong desire to help American Farmers and Ranchers organize and understand their finances.

Amanda Holder, one of our client bookkeepers, is a wife, mom of three and farm owner with her husband. They have run a cattle operation in Northeast Arkansas for seven years. Amanda has grown up with an Ag background. Her family has owned the local Livestock Auction for 64 years and she grew up learning that business. She also grew up on a cattle farm with her family. 

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Amanda comes to Legacy with a fifteen year background in Accounting/Bookkeeping. She comes with a passion for farming and a passion for bookkeeping and accounting. Her goal is to help as many farmers as possible because she understands the importance of small and large family owned farms in America. 

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Amanda has found the perfect team environment to continue growing and helping farms in more than just Arkansas. She is excited to be able to help the current Ag Businesses grow and be able to leave behind something for future generations.

LaBecca, our Client Bookkeeper, is a rodeo wife and farm owner alongside her husband in North Central Arkansas. 

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LaBecca has a strong bookkeeping and agriculture background. She was working in public accounting, but knew her passion was the agriculture industry making the change very easy. She loves serving others and enjoys incorporating that in her position here at Legacy Farmer. 

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She is excited to be a part of a team that serves farmers, enjoys  simplicity, and has a goal of helping American Farmers take control of the financial side of their operation.