ABOUT US

 The Family Business

The Hildebrand Story

In the 1920’s Arnold Hildebrand moved from Switzerland to Kansas City, MO to work as a machinist with the Union Pacific Railroad. A few years later he married his sweetheart from back home, Rose. They then moved to Junction City, KS with the railroad. Wanting to earn more for their growing family, Arnold and Rose started a small hobby farm. On February 15, 1930 Arnold received a permit to sell milk in Junction City, KS. Remnants of the farm can still be seen from what is now Spring Valley Road. Arnold and Rose had seven children, six girls and one boy, Carl Hildebrand.

Family Tradition

When Carl was in high school, Arnold and Rose purchased 120 acres further west of Junction City, on what is now Rucker Road. When Carl married in 1949, the farm was passed to him and his new wife Margaret. Carl and Margaret had four children: Karen, David, Alan and Wayne. Their sons showed interest in continuing the legacy of the farm. So in 1975, Carl and Margaret took out a loan and built a new dairy barn, grain storage system and two new free stalls a quarter mile west of their homestead. Hildebrand Farms, Inc. was born. 

Today, Hildebrand Farms, Inc. is owned and operated by David Hildebrand, his wife Kathy, Alan Hildebrand, and his wife Mary. Over the years, buildings have been added and land has been purchased with the goal to create a fully sustainable farm. Hildebrand Farms, Inc. produces most of the feed needed for their cows. With the success of the farming and dairy operation, the idea of further expansion was discussed. In 2006, the Hildebrand Family began exploring the idea of an on-site bottling plant. After an extensive feasibility study, they moved forward with the on-site plant and in September, 2008 the plant was officially in action. Currently, Hildebrand Farms Dairy has seven varieties of milk in more than 120 stores throughout Kansas.

Meet The Family

Alan and David Hildebrand are brothers and co-owners, along with their wives, of Hildebrand Farms, Inc. They have lived and worked on the farm since they were big enough to carry a bucket and are responsible for what the dairy is today. Together they farm over 2,000 acres, raising the majority of the feed for our herd of Holsteins. They both work tirelessly, throughout all aspects of the farming operation, to keep the farm up to the standards we feel make it a quality business.


David and his wife Kathy have been married since 1973. Kathy served for years as the office manager and worked tirelessly to build the business in the early years. She has since retired, but still offers guidance and assistance when needed. David and Kathy have two children, Julie Hildebrand and Tod Hildebrand.Tod provides a helping hand across all aspects of the farm, but spends most of his energy on the farm-side of the business. He has recently created a drone spraying business Aerogrowth. Alan and his wife Mary have been married since 1988. Mary is a retired teacher and serves as the primary lab technician managing all aspects of the on-site lab. They have three children, Melissa Hildebrand-Reed, Jake Hildebrand and Adam Hildebrand.



Melissa serves as the Operations Manager and runs the day-to-day business in regards to the dairy, processing facility, distribution and marketing. 



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