“They walked every bin and the shop before they said a word about a plan, then wrote the gaps down by building. The traps in the feed room came up empty by the second visit.”
Dan K.Corn and soybean farm
Rodent control for farms around Sioux Falls
Keep the rodents out of your bins, barns and feed rooms.
We walk the whole farmstead, seal what rodents use to get in, and only then trap or bait where it's needed. A family firm working out of Sioux Falls, driving to your lane.
- Seal first, trap second
- A written plan before any work
- Family-run
A year on the farmstead
What rodents do, month by month
A rough guide for eastern South Dakota. Weather and your own crop calendar move every date by a few weeks.
Mice in the feed room and shop
Cold pushes them toward the warmest corner that has something to eat.
Nov to Mar
Calving and lambing barns
Bedding, feed and heat lamps bring them in. We seal around the pens, not in them.
Feb to May
Check what winter chewed
After the thaw: wiring, door sweeps, insulation and bags left on the floor.
Mar to Apr
Seed and feed deliveries
Pallets off the floor and doors closed behind the truck.
Mar to May
Burrows around bin pads and lanes
Rats dig where grain spills and cover is close.
Jun to Sep
Empty-bin clean-out and check
The cheapest time to find a gap is before the bin is full.
Jul to Sep
Harvest
Spilled grain under augers and dryers gives them a reason to stay.
Sep to Nov
Seal before the first hard freeze
Doors, vents and the places a pipe goes through a wall.
Sep to Nov
What we protect
Four places on a farm, four kinds of gap
Shop and machine sheds
Overhead doors, wiring runs and the corners nobody looks at in winter.
Shop and house
Barn and bin checklist
The order we walk a barn in
Seven places, every time. The same list for bins, and what to do before we arrive, is on the checklist page.
- 1
Sliding doors
Gaps at the track and along the bottom edge. Mice get through a gap about the width of a pencil.
- 2
Stone and concrete base
Where the siding meets the foundation, and any hole in the apron.
- 3
Hayloft door and trim
Rough siding and loose trim are a ladder for mice.
- 4
Wall vents
Torn, bent or missing screen. We replace it with steel mesh.
- 5
Cupola and louvers
Louvers open to the loft. They get screen behind them, not caulk.
- 6
Eave and corner trim
The line where the roof meets the wall, and the corners.
- 7
Where a line comes in
Pipes, conduit and wires. Every hole around one gets sealed.
A farm visit
What happens after you call
Step 1: You call or text
Tell us what you've seen and where: feed room, bin, shop, house. Say which weeks are bad for a visit.
Step 2: We walk the farmstead
Every building, outside first. We note each opening and each place rodents are using, and we ask where animals and kids go.
Step 3: You get a written plan
What we found, what we'll seal and with what, whether any traps or stations are needed, and what comes after.
Step 4: We seal, then check back
The sealing visit comes first. A follow-up visit tells us whether anything is still getting in.
The paperwork
Licensed, insured and family-run
Ask us for the certificate of insurance before work starts, and look up the license on the state's own site.
License
Commercial pesticide applicator
SD Lic. 000000 · South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Can apply pesticides for hire
Insurance
General liability
Your insurance carrier
A certificate of insurance is sent on request, before work starts.
The firm
Family owned
From the farm
What farmers tell us
“Calving was coming and they sealed the barn on a morning when the pens were empty. Nobody had to move a cow.”
Lois V.Dairy and beef
“I expected a bait truck. Instead I got a list of holes and a guy with steel mesh. The bait stations that went in are locked and he showed me every one.”
Terri A.Hog and grain operation
Sample reviews.
Where we drive
Farms within about an hour of Sioux Falls
Type in your ZIP to see if you're inside. Past the edge we would rather point you to someone nearer than keep you waiting.
- Minnehaha County: Sioux Falls, Brandon, Dell Rapids, Hartford, Valley Springs, Garretson, Baltic, Humboldt, Crooks · Closest to us. Most walk-throughs happen within the week.
- Lincoln County: Harrisburg, Tea, Canton, Lennox, Worthing · Same: a regular run, usually the same week.
- Union County: Beresford · At the edge of our regular drive. Call first and we'll tell you the day.
- Turner County: Centerville · One run a week, so a visit may wait for it.
- Lake County: Madison · One run a week, usually with Moody County.
- Moody County: Flandreau · One run a week, usually with Lake County.
Past Madison and Flandreau to the north and Beresford to the south we say no and tell you who to try nearer to you. We don't work in Minnesota or Iowa.
Questions
Before you call
How much does rodent control on a farm cost?
It depends on how many buildings there are, how old they are and how many openings we find. We walk the farmstead first and give you a written number before any work starts. What goes into it is on the How pricing works page.
How many visits does it take?
Most farms need a walk-through, a sealing visit and a follow-up check. A farm with grain on site usually adds a look each fall and spring. We write the schedule into your estimate, so you know before you say yes.
Is it safe for livestock and pets?
We can't say any treatment is safe, and nobody can. Licensed applicators follow the product label. We seal first, so most farms need little or no bait. Where we do place bait, it goes in locked stations, and we show you where each one is and which doors to keep animals away from. Ask for our product list any time.
What if rodents come back?
If rodents return through an opening we sealed, we come back and re-seal it at no charge for 12 months from the date of the work. That doesn't cover new gaps, damage from machinery or weather after the work, or buildings we weren't asked to seal. The terms are written on your estimate.
Do I need to be there?
Not for the outside. We ask for someone who can open the bins, the feed room and the shop, and we text before we pull in the lane. We'll work around calving, a sale, a shipment or harvest.
Do you treat insects in the grain, birds or termites?
No. Rodents are what we do, and the pests that come with the feed and the buildings. Stored-grain insects, fumigation, birds and termites are different work and often a different license. We'll tell you who to call.
Tell us about the place
Ask for a farm walk-through
Tell us what you've seen. We call back that evening, or the next morning during harvest and calving.