- Shelby Loeffelholz Shelby Loeffelholz will openly admit that gaining entrance into the operator level of agriculture is not an easy task. The capitol, skill, knowledge and relationships needed to attain that level of success seem almost unattainable. However, Loeffelholz will also say if a person willing to put in the hours, build the relationship, and jump at the opportunity, anybody can break into the industry. That is exactly Loeffelholz is doing with a leased 1,000-head feedlot near Bertrand. Loeffelholz started by helping the previous tenants background heifers in the facility. When they upgraded to a larger facility, Loeffelholz saw her chance to enter into the cattle feeding industry.