Randy Krotz became a good friend of Cindy and mine. Over the years we’ve not only interviewed him in different roles like the original USFRA but many more. In this photo Cindy is doing an interview with Randy in the golf cart we were using at Farm Progress Show in 2017. You can listen to the interview here.

Here are the companies Randy worked for including FMC, Monsanto, v-Fluence Interactive, Hill+Knowlton Strategies, National Corn Growers Association, and U. S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance. Since 2018, Randy has served as CEO of AgWiki, a global social media platform committed to informing and uniting farmers, researching agronomists, and guiding all people on their food and agricultural needs. Randy liked good cigars and I enjoyed some with him whenever we could.

His family has posted his obituary and it will show you how much he loved his family and his work.

Visitation will be Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home, Belleville, KS starting at 1 p.m. A rosary/vigil service will be held at 7:00 that evening with a visitation with the family to follow, at the funeral home.

Memorials are requested to Evelyn’s Hospice House of Creve Coeur, MO, or to the Republic County High FFA to benefit the NCK Free Fair Kiddie Barn and may be mailed to Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home, PO Box 566; Belleville, Kansas 66935.