Sjerp Ysselstein
Founder and Owner in Rock Valley, IA
Sjerp Ysselstein (Shep) is an entrepreneur with decades of experience in the dairy industry.
Sjerp’s parents are native to Friesland, a province of the Netherlands where cattle rearing and dairy farming are prevalent professions. The couple immigrated to Canada and started their own small dairy farm. Sjerp spent a great deal of time working for his parents, which is what sparked his interest in the industry.
Since the early 2000’s, the business and presence of Sjerp’s dairy farms has grown exponentially. Sjerp Ysselstein now is not only a founder of Green Meadows Foods dairy plant, but also has a strong presence in both the midwest and southwest as well. His enterprise has both dairy and heifer ranches in Southern California, New Mexico, and Arizona where they raise cattle and provide supporting feed services.