The Family Today

Wilson Grains isn't managed by a board or operated by hired hands. Dexter farms alongside his wife, his parents, and three kids and their spouses — four generations working the same prairie land outside Swift Current that the Wilson family has called home for over a century. And Grandpa? Still driving at 100.

This isn't a corporate operation with a family story bolted on. It's a family operation, full stop. Every decision about how to farm this land is made by people who will be farming it for the rest of their lives — and whose children will farm it after them.

The People Behind the Farm

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The Turning Point

The Moment Everything Changed | 2016. Forty-Two Inches of Rain.

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The average rainfall outside Swift Current is 13-14 inches a year. In 2016 it rained 42.

Wilson’s put fungicide on every acre. It didn't work. The crops struggled, the inputs failed, and the experience forced a hard question: if the conventional approach couldn't hold up when the weather turned, what could?

The answer came from an unexpected place — their farm vet. In a conversation about cattle gut health, the vet said something that reframed everything: "The biology of a cow's gut is the same as the soil's biology."

That idea — that soil is a living system that needs to be fed, not forced — became the foundation of everything Wilson Grains does today. By 2020 Dexter and the family had built a full biological program from scratch. On-farm mycorrhizal fungi production. In-furrow inoculants at seeding. A composted manure cycle that closes the loop between the cattle and the crops. The system that failed in 2016 has been replaced by one that gets stronger every season.

Everyone is willing to try whatever to help the farm do better.

It doesn’t matter what I want to try on the farm, the answer is never no, it is always, how can I help?

— Dexter

Meet the Family

One farm. One team. Everyone drives everything.

Ask anyone what their job is. The answer is always: whatever needs doing

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DEXTER

In recent years, Dexter has stepped into a more strategic role — scouting crops, checking the herd, managing emergencies, and reading the biology reports that shape how the farm plans and adapts each season. He is the one tracking the numbers and watching the land respond over time.

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BENNETT (under 1)

Has already figured out that the best nap happens while making laps in the field, tucked into the corner of the tractor cab.

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CHERIE

Cherie grew up in town, but farm life found her, and she never looked back when she started Wilson Grains with Dexter. She drives the combine, works cattle and calving, and considers herself the family's gap filler — showing up wherever she is needed and getting it done. Her favorite part is the people. "Nobody works for us, they work with us."

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BRANDON

Brandon runs the shop. Every morning the crew gets their priority list from him, and when something breaks down mid-field, he is the first call. He also has a talent for finding deals on equipment the farm didn't know it needed — including "The 401," a classic tractor with no cab and no AC that somehow gets used for everything.

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CORBIN (age 2)

Will ride along with anyone willing to take him — tractor, feed run, calf check, doesn't matter.

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HUNTER

Hunter grew up in town until age 12, but the farm is where her heart is now. She took the lead on hay this season and was genuinely excited to get on the new swather. Her fearlessness with both animals and equipment brings a calm to everything around her that the whole operation feels. When the celebrating starts, she handles dessert — specializing in chocolate and homemade ice cream.

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BAILEY

Bailey drives the grain cart, drill, and sprayer — and was in the tractor until she was practically in labor with both boys. She also cooks the big steak dinners that mark the end of every season, and her secret ingredient is knowing exactly how these animals lived. "Every day is something new."

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BOE

Boe has a sixth sense for animal health. She can spot an animal in distress before anyone else notices and has nursed more creatures back to health than she can count — chickens, ducks, cattle, it doesn't matter. She drives the combine, and when the fields are done, you might find her on one of the four mowers, hoodie on, headphones in, keeping the yard in order from the captain's seat.

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MASON

Mason handles the trucking and is happiest behind the wheel of a Peterbilt. He will hop in the sprayer when needed, and pretends to be annoyed by the cows. Nobody believes him. As Bailey's most devoted taste tester and a self-declared BBQ connoisseur, he has strong opinions about the end product.

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JASE

Jase grew up in town and joined the farm as a newlywed in 2025. He took to it immediately — fixing fence out in the wide open prairie, finding a kind of quiet he hadn't expected. He also ran the drill and planted thousands of acres in his first year.

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KEITH

Keith started farming his own land at 18 years old, carrying forward what his own father taught him and working with his cousins. He is a night owl who will work a field until it is finished, then be back at it first thing in the morning, packing the silage pit in the fall. The farm runs on that kind of tireless dedication.

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LINDA

Linda knows from her own field experience that a hot meal in the middle of a long day changes everything. At the peak of busy season she still shows up to make and serve lunch for the crew — something she learned from her own years working the land, and something the family counts on.

NORMAN

Norman still runs the swather and helps with silage. He is 100 years old. He also brings a century of farming knowledge, hard-won lessons, and a lot of love for the family he helped build.

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MATT

Matt has been with the Wilsons since he was 17, growing up alongside the Wilson kids and becoming part of the rhythm of the farm. He comes back each season to help with seeding, and this year is no different.

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NIKKI

Nikki is a butcher by trade, but at Wilson Grains he runs the lab — working alongside Dexter to develop and refine the organic inputs that feed both the soil and the livestock. It is precise, patient work, and he is good at it.

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LIUDA

Liuda brings an unmatched level of care and organization to the lab and shop, and carries that same attention outside to the garden. She grows the vegetables the family uses as fresh ingredients all summer and into the fall — and they are beautiful.

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OUR VENDORS

To anyone who works with or services our farm, we appreciate you and wouldn’t be here without you.

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LONG TIME HIRED HANDS

You guys have seen the kids grow up and been here through thick and thin. We love seeing you every day and thank you for your loyalty.