Mike Herman shifts focus from soil to steering wheel
When his body started to tell him he could no longer keep up the long hours and physical demands of farming, Mike Herman shifted gears. For the last seven years, he has served as a driver for Ryde Transit.
Mike Herman served as farm manager at Grain Place Foods near Marquette for more than 30 years, beginning in 1985. He is pictured here in 2015 with a photo that was appropriately labeled: “Outstanding in his field.”
Some career changes are about chasing opportunity. Others are about finding peace — or purpose — in a new season of life. The latter describes Mike Herman’s story, and he sat down to reflect on his career path and life’s journey as part of the News-Register’s annual workforce recognition edition.For 31 years, sunrise meant work for Herman, the kind that left calluses on his hands and crops thrivin…
