Logan Everett’s relationship with AgTexas started with four cows when he was just 14 years old.
“I actually started with AgTexas when I was 14 years old to help me buy four cows,” Logan said. “And it’s just grown since then.” So has Logan. Today, he owns Lazy E Farms near Floydada, Texas, where he raises cotton, wheat and milo, runs cattle and operates a custom harvesting business.
It’s a long way from four cows — and a story that has been built one opportunity at a time.
Starting From Scratch
In 2017, Logan made the decision to go out on his own. He started with 100 acres of cotton and a custom harvesting business, building an operation from the ground up in an industry where getting started is rarely easy. His AgTexas relationship manager, Chris Bryant, has had a front-row seat to that growth.
“This young operator started from scratch, which is a major feat in today’s industry,” Chris said. Land, equipment and operating costs can make the barriers to entering agriculture significant, particularly for a young producer without an established operation to step into, but Logan kept building.
What began with those first cows as a teenager eventually grew into Lazy E Farms and the diversified operation he runs today, and AgTexas has grown alongside him. “I’ve been told no maybe two or three times in 14 years about something — an idea I had or money I wanted,” Logan said. “But they’ve always been there for me. Never left me out to dry.”
Understanding Agriculture From the Field
For Logan, one of the biggest differences in working with AgTexas is that agriculture isn’t simply one industry among many. It’s the focus.
“They know what we need,” he said. “They know what’s going on out here. They know all the economics of everything in the ag industry and what we’re hurting for, what we’re needing.” That understanding is important to Chris, too. He says AgTexas lenders would rather spend their time with producers in the places where agriculture is actually happening than sitting behind a desk.
“If we could be farming, we would be,” Chris said. “Being out here working with these guys and standing in the fields or at the shops — that’s where we want to be.”
It means seeing more than numbers on a financial statement. It means understanding the crop standing in the field, the equipment needed to harvest it and the economic realities behind the decisions producers like Logan have to make.
Building Something His Family Can Be Part Of
Lazy E Farms has grown considerably since Logan went out on his own, but the operation isn’t the only thing that has grown. Logan and his wife, Dixie, are now raising their two children, Kaul and Colbie, around the farm.
“They both love the farm,” Logan said. “They love looking at plants and animals, and they love the cows and the horses.” For a producer who started his own agricultural story at 14, there’s something fitting about watching another generation experience the farm alongside him.
Logan is still building. There will be more ideas, more decisions and undoubtedly a few more times when the answer has to be no. After 14 years, he knows he has people at AgTexas who understand what he’s trying to accomplish — and who are willing to come out to the field to understand it firsthand.
From four cows to Lazy E Farms, it’s been a relationship built right alongside the operation.
