RANDY NESSMAN: TOUGH JOBS ARE JUST THE BEGINNING

Imagine: it’s an icy -10°F in Minnesota but with windchill factored in, you’re talking cold down to -30°F. Working in those kinds of conditions calls for brute strength, determination and unshakable grit.

Enter Randy Nessman: fireman, farmer, podcaster and master pipe layer. So how did this all-American guy get where he is today?

“Yeah, it’s a mess out here but it beats working in the office.” Randy manages a drain tile company in the agriculture industry. After working in dairy farming, custom harvesting, spraying, fertilizing and even building grain handling equipment, Randy’s no stranger to tough jobs.

“I love working outdoors. We do a variety of jobs throughout the year.” Be it rain, snow or biting cold, he’s out there getting it done. “There’s always something new to do, a new challenge to take on. Add in the weather and it’s like a battlefield but we’re hearty, we can take it.”

He's putting out fires on the clock and off, literally. At 19 years old, he joined the fire department. "We have a good group of fire fighters," Randy said. "We work well as a team." Giving back to his community is second nature to Randy. Some days he's fighting fire in below zero weather and on others he’s helping to build an ice rink. Going on 12 years as a training officer with the fire department, he’s proud to protect his neighbors when duty calls.

With boatloads of experience in the industry, Randy co-hosts "Off The Husk", a podcast with a mission to become a national voice for agriculture, provide farmer to farmer education and facilitate a collaborative conversation between farmers and the public. Informative and often hilarious, the show discusses everything from farming, machinery and agriculture to hops and manure.