Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow
At Star Rock Farms, every acre tells a story — of family, resilience, and a commitment to doing things better than the year before. What started as a multi-generation operation built on hard work and heritage has evolved into a forward-thinking farm that refuses to stand still. Every season brings new challenges, and Star Rock Farms meets them with curiosity, discipline and an unwillingness to settle for “the way we’ve always done it.”
That mindset is what connects Star Rock Farms and Helena.
Together, we combine deep generational knowledge with the science, tools and data that move modern agriculture forward.
Progress Rooted in Purpose
Star Rock Farms is as diversified as the land itself — crops, dairy, swine, beef cattle and a growing presence across state lines. But no matter the crop or the herd, the philosophy stays the same: question the old ways, test new ideas, and lean into practices that leave the land and community better than we found it.
From transitioning to no-till and adopting cover crops to making more precise, data-driven fertility decisions, Star Rock Farms proves that stewardship and productivity aren’t competing goals — they’re partners.
Helena stands beside them with the insights, technology, and products that help make that progress possible.
Innovation That Works in the Field
Agriculture changes fast. Markets shift. Weather tests every plan. Input prices rise. And timing can still make the difference between an average year and a breakthrough one.
That’s why Helena brings more than products — we bring partnership.
Our AGRIntelligence platform helps Star Rock Farms understand their fields at a deeper level, mapping yield potential zone by zone and tailoring fertility recommendations with real data. By integrating soil tests, tissue samples, yield maps and trend analysis, our team helps ensure every nutrient, every dollar and every pass across a field is maximized.
And when the moment matters — when something is needed now — Helena is there. In this business, timing is everything, and reliability is a form of innovation.
Products That Protect Every Investment
From humic technologies that keep nutrients plant-available, to soil-health solutions like Resurge® and Hydra-Hume®, Helena helps growers capture more from every input. For Star Rock Farms, these tools don’t replace good management — they elevate it.
Better nutrient efficiency. Better use of applied fertilizers. Better return on every acre.
Because the most expensive application is the one that doesn’t work.
The Power of People
Innovation doesn’t happen alone. It’s the conversations in the cab, the nights spent looking at yield data, the questions that push everyone forward.
Seven members of the family work in the business today — each carrying the legacy of those before them. And each moving it into a future filled with more possibility than ever.
Helena’s role is simple: support that vision with honesty, expertise and the willingness to evolve right alongside them.
Moving Forward, Together
For Star Rock Farms, the future isn’t something to wait on — it’s something to build. With strong partnerships, better data, trusted products and a mindset that always asks, “What can we do better?”, they’re proving every day what innovation really looks like.
Because in agriculture, you’re either moving forward or falling behind.
And with Helena, moving forward is built into everything we do.
Bring Innovation Straight to Your Classroom
Connect classroom learning with modern agricultural innovation through our Innovation Never Stops classroom series. The Classroom Guide — created specifically for teachers, ag instructors and FFA leaders — contains hands-on activities, discussion prompts and practical insights that extend each video in the series into meaningful, real-world lessons.
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