
The experience and knowledge gained in these programs helped him expand his family’s farming operation and provided him with resources to develop an ag-business career off the farm with equipment auctions and real estate.ĭerek's free time is spent on the farm with his wife, Kayla, and their growing family. It sparked a lifelong education that has morphed into all aspects of production agriculture in the Golden Triangle of Montana.ĭerek completed his education at the University of Montana-Helena COT in Diesel Technology as well as Agriculture Operations Technology at Montana State University-Northern.

If you are considering a log home you have found your entire solution here with the team of Hank, Larry, Sheri, they are amazing and will have your new cedar log home ready for you in no time.Derek's dryland wheat farming career began at the young age of 10 years old when he would operate a tractor working the ground ahead of the drills at seeding time.

I am extremely happy with all aspects of the building process and especially happy with the end result. In fact, much of the lumber needed to build was less expensive from than what I could purchase here locally. The total cost was quite reasonable as they were able to provide all the necessary building materials, including doors and beautiful windows to construct my home. They also assisted me by suggesting a great contractor with experience in building log homes. The team was expert at preparing the plans and blueprints necessary for my county code requirements and made it easy for me to progress forward. I discovered that they not only had the resources and experience but also the imagination necessary to help me design exactly what I wanted, ultimately the home of my dreams. After speaking with Hank at Gold Valley Log Homes and the team at Sierra Log and Timber I found the solution to my situation.

"When I lost my home in the Wine Country fires here in Northern California I was not only devastated at the sudden loss but found myself in desperate need to replace my home.
