Jeff’s grandfather, who was a Millwright (welder and fabricator) in Springfield, Oregon, moved to Madras to begin farming in the 1940s. He also hauls loads of aluminum and steel in and out of California on a somewhat regular basis.
Jeff spends most of his time marketing, selling and delivering the hay throughout Oregon and Washington, but he also does a lot of freight brokering, as well. Today, Jeff and his dad farm about 1,200 acres. Over the years, Jeff and his family have farmed various types of crops, but for the last ten years their primary focus has been alfalfa. When asked about the future he replied, “I still don’t know what I want to do when I grow up!”Īt 43, Jeff might be a little old to still be pondering his future career path, but in these uncertain times, nothing is a sure thing anymore. Until he started playing with trucks! Now, he spends more time brokering loads and trucking, and less time out in the fields. Even after going away and getting a college degree, he came back to work on the family farm. Jeff grew up on the farm, and farming was all he ever wanted to do. Farming and trucking have always gone hand in hand, but when you imagine a farmer with a truck, you don’t usually picture a young, soft-spoken, well-educated guy with a slammed hot rod rig – but such is the case with Jeff Houts of Golden Harvest Farms in Madras, Oregon.
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