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This month’s Ag Heroes are Cody and Allison Langlois from Ford County, who are serving their local community with an entrepreneurial spirit on their generational family farm.
Cody grew up on his family farm southwest of Spearville, which has been in his family since 1911. Cody and Allison’s children, Jace (9) and Mackenzie (6), are the seventh generation to grow up on the Langlois homestead. Cody raises beef cattle to be shown by Kansas 4-H members. They also grow wheat, milo, and sorghum, and Allison raises chickens and grows mums and sunflowers.
In 2021, the Langlois farm became a registered Kansas agritourism destination to provide an inviting and educational outdoor experience for the whole family.
“I believe our deep love for the land is reflected through our generational success in cattle, farming, and agritourism,” said Allison. “Our goal is to share our family farm with the local community to provide learning opportunities and new experiences for generations to come.”
Having young children themselves, Cody and Allison wanted to give other families in the community a fun fall experience, so the couple launched Hickory Hollow Pumpkin Patch in 2021. They planted over 10,000 seeds and more than 50 different pumpkin varieties earlier this summer, and they estimate that they have grown 15,000 pumpkins. Schools across southwest Kansas have taken field trips to the farm, where the students learn about the history of Kansas agriculture, participate in hands-on learning experiences, explore a sorghum maze, and pick their own pumpkins right from the vine. Since September 20, nearly 1,600 elementary students have visited their farm.
Thank you, Cody and Allison, for your commitment to Kansas agriculture, and your dedication to providing young Kansans with a world-class opportunity to explore agriculture.
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