Board of Directors Election

Cole James – Age 32

Rush, CO – Director currently serving a three-year term expiring in 2024 and is a member of the Association’s Risk and YBS Committees. Mr. James was raised on a ranch north of Karval, Colorado. He graduated from Karval High School in 2010 and went on to attend Northeastern Junior College, where he obtained a degree in diesel technology in 2012. After graduation, he purchased a small ranch and returned to his hometown, where he currently runs a stocker operation and dryland farms while serving in numerous positions in the oil field. Mr. James has served his community in many ways since returning to Lincoln County and is involved with the local fire department and serves on the Board of the Prairie Soil Conservation District.

The Association has one or more loans with this candidate and the candidate’s immediate family members and/or organizations affiliated with this candidate. The candidate has disclosed any such loan(s) and has made other disclosures, as required, to the Association’s Standards of Conduct Official. The Association’s Standards of Conduct Official has determined that the disclosed matter(s) can be addressed in the ordinary course of business.

Logan Feldhousen – Age 39

Burlington, CO – Mr. Feldhousen and his family operate a diverse farming operation South of Burlington, Colorado. He farms with his wife, his sister and her husband, and his mother and father. They farm 3,100 irrigated acres, 11,000 dry crop land acres and run 400 cow/calves. Mr. Feldhousen graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Ag Business. He and his wife Jennifer have 4 kids, Tucker, Lander, Wilder and Juniper. He enjoys helping with youth sports and is an assistant coach in the high school and peewee wrestling programs in Burlington. The Feldhousen’s children are involved in 4H with the Smokey Hill club. Mr. Feldhousen was active in FFA and was President as a senior in high school. The Feldhousens are involved in the community through the church, the schools, and local activities.

The Association has one or more loans with this candidate and the candidate’s immediate family members and/or organizations affiliated with this candidate. The candidate has disclosed any such loan(s) and has made other disclosures, as required, to the Association’s Standards of Conduct Official. The Association’s Standards of Conduct Official has determined that the disclosed matter(s) can be addressed in the ordinary course of business.

Barten Mulch – Age 40

Burlington, CO – Mr. Mulch was born and raised on a multi-generational farm in Burlington, Colorado. After working on the farm throughout high school, he went to CU Boulder and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry. Post-graduation he went on to obtain his bachelor’s in medical technology and began working in the laboratory at Denver Health. While interesting and fulfilling work, he missed agriculture, so he and his wife Taren decided to return to Burlington to raise their family. In 2013 they moved home where he began working with his father and brother, while Taren went to work for the state tourism office. In 2017, Mr. Mulch became a partner in Mulch Farms, an irrigated and dryland farm producing primarily corn and wheat. Mr. and Mrs. Mulch were fortunate enough to begin their own farm as well in 2018. Mr. Mulch is currently the president (since 2015) of the Plains Ground Water Management District serving on the board since 2013. Through this role he believes the vitality of rural Colorado depends on water conservation. Financing for young and beginning farmers and ranchers provides opportunities, while it gives all operations the ability to prosper. This is why he is convinced Farm Credit of Southern Colorado needs to continue to be a strong financial partner for its members. Their three children, Lakely (9), Alba (8), and Barren (7) keep the Mulch’s busy with all their various activities. They also enjoy traveling with family as well as golf and basketball.