I was born in 1977 and grew up in Purcell Oklahoma. I was homeschooled by my parents and I also worked on the family farm as a child. I also attended Sunday School at the local church. My father worked as a bartender at night and my mother was a stay-at-home mom. I majored in Plant Science at Murray State College. I continued working on the family farm after that. I married my wife in 2000. I have 8 kids and 4 grandkids in my family. I took control of the farm when my parents got chronically ill