About Us

3 kids showmanship

The Wilts Family: Keith, Lisa, Jacob, Becca, and Sarah

Red Barn Family Farm

7416 County Road 37 NE, St. Michael, MN 55376

763-232-3576 Jacob

763-567-3983 Becca

The barn is always open to visitors!

Keith and Lisa met in vet school at the University of Minnesota.  They were married in 1993, the same year they bought their farm with a red barn, which became the inspiration for the farm name.  The sheep came shortly thereafter as a way to mow the pasture and provide some lamb chops.  The focus expanded from a purely commercial flock into a flock with show ring focus once the kids were old enough to start showing.

Keith owns Red Barn Vet Service, a food-animal practice. Lisa owns Best Friends Veterinary Clinic, a small animal practice in Albertville. They also serve as the key leaders of their 4-H club.

Jacob is a senior at South Dakota State University where he is majoring in Animal Science and Political Science. He also runs on the cross country and track team.  Jacob works primarily with the Dorsets and the SAMMs.

Becca is a sophomore English and theater double major at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. She is involved in many music and theater events and rows on the crew team. She works with the Rambouillet and the few Natural Coloreds that have appeared in the flock in recent years.

Sarah is a senior at Monticello High School. She runs on the cross country team, plays french horn in band and is involved in 4-H on both the club and county level, serving as a county Ambassador.

All 3 kids participate in lamb lead at the county and state level. We are so very proud to have had all 3 kids win Grand Champion honors in 4-H lamb lead at the Minnesota State Fair within 5 years of each other!

In previous years, Jacob has won open class lamb lead at the Minnesota State Fair, and Becca has placed 2nd.