A La Porte County Life in the Spotlight: Brennan Evers

Brennan Evers began his cattle raising company, Evers Homegrown, with just two calves that his dad gave him. 

“I sold those two and I realized that there was money in it, and I enjoyed doing it,” Evers said. “Then I bought four more.”

This was in 2016 and he was just 10 years old. Today, Evers owns triple that amount. This summer alone, one individual sold Evers 45 calves. 

“I went from having 10-15 and now I’m up to almost 60,” Evers said. “It was a huge jump in just the past year.”

Evers feels very fortunate to have had this opportunity to add so many calves at once to his cattle herd.

“It’s really exciting to get the opportunity to purchase 45 cows at once, something like that doesn’t come around every day,” Evers reflected.

In order to accommodate the increase in calves, Evers began renting a plot of land this summer just down the street from his parents, whom he currently resides with. The calves reside on this land, which offers more room for them and is easy for Evers to travel to.

“There’s a big pasture down the road from us that I rented and put fencing around for all of them,” said Evers. “Building the fence for the cows was kind of a whole summer project.”

He sells his locally-raised beef to area individuals and one nearby restaurant. One day, Evers hopes to sell to restaurants nationwide. He also hopes to sell to grocery stores around the county. 

Growing up, Evers worked on his parents’ pig and grain farm. This experience has helped him build his own business. 

After high school, Evers earned his welding certification and then immediately began focusing full-time on Evers Homegrown. His business is his hobby, but he also likes to weld. Earning this degree empowered him to further pursue this hobby. 

As Evers’ business continues to grow, so do his dreams for it. He has ambitions to expand its infrastructure.

“I would love to keep growing with my business,” he said. “I’m hoping in the next couple of years that I can put up another cow barn. I currently have a little one at home.”

Evers always gets his calves from someone he knows or has a connection to in order to deliver the most high-quality beef. 

“I usually try to buy cows, replacement cows, from friends or people that I know,” Evers explained. “When you go to the barn sale, you don’t exactly know what kind of cows you’re getting. You don’t know how they were treated or whatnot.”

Rising costs can be a threat to Evers Homegrown’s bottom line. For this reason, Evers began growing his own hay and grain for his cattle.

Due to Evers’ tremendous ambitions and getting started at such an early age, his future will most certainly be rewarding. As he continues to scale Evers Homegrown, there are certainly reasons to believe that his local operation will grow into a national business.