Rick is a second-generation dairy farmer, and along with his wife, Carol, and sons, Eric, Greg, Marcus, and Wade, milk 10,000 cows at two locations and farm 5,000 acres of corn and alfalfa in Pierce, Colo. One location is a robotic facility, which was completed in 2022 and milks 4,000 of their total herd. Rick previously served on the boards of Dairy MAX as Chairman and United Dairy Industry Association.