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History

The Feller cattle feeding history started at the turn of the twentieth century.  John Feller, a cattleman and farmer, fed cattle and hogs with the feed he raised on his farm in Northeast Nebraska.  His son, William ‘Bill’ Feller, entered the Fellers into a new age of cattle feeding as a partner with Louis Dinklage of Wisner, NE, one of America’s largest cattle feeders at the time.  The Dinklage/Feller partnership spanned 50 years starting with scoop shovels and manpower transforming to feedwagons and tractors.  Bill’s son, Robert ‘Bob’ Feller, carried on the Dinklage/Feller partnership until Louis’ death in 1984. Bob continued to operate with his own feedlot and farming in 1985.

Bill’s other son, Doug Feller, started his own feeding operation in Wisner in 1955. He commercial fed for local cattlemen for 30 years.  From 1970 to the present Tom continues to learn the ropes from his dad, Doug, and his Uncle Bob.  Tom entered the feeding world with his start-up, FELLER & CO, in 1985, partnering with Bob and advisor Doug. Tom succeeded in taking his company from 1000 head to 20,000 using other local feeding operations.  In the last 5 years, as Doug and Bob have moved into retirement, FELLER & CO has grown to 20,000 head in three yards in the Wisner-Stanton area.

A grain elevator was purchased to store supplies of corn, an integrated trading company to bring in by-product feeds. A commodity trading brokerage firm was a new addition to handle in-house accounts and cattle trucking company was also added for pick up & delivery of byproduct feed supplies.

Currently, Tom‘s son Jordan, who received his Ag degree from UNL, is the 5th generation of FELLER & CO cattle feeders.  His youngest son, Drew is studying Ag Business and has plans to return to Wisner as well.

Milestones

1985 – Started FELLER & CO

1986 – Added Branded Beef program

1988 – Built addition to reach 7000 head

1992 – Started construction on Paradise Feeders

1993 – Dwight Doffin named manager of 'Paradise Lot'

1994 – Named Small Business of the Year in Nebraska

1998 – Built addition to 'Main Lot' to reach 10000 head

2000 – Built addition to 'Paradise Lot' to reach 4000 head

2002 – Started T Feller LLC trucking

2005 – Bought NEBRASKA AG products, a grain elevator

2006 – Jordan Feller named manager of main lot

2008 – Added Commodity Trading Broker, Jeff Kalkowski

2010 – Bought Bob Feller, Inc. feedyard, adding 5000 head to FELLER & CO capacity