Kroskob Bros Farms files Chapter 11 amid Logan County farm struggles

Kroskob Bros Farms & Trucking, Inc., a Merino grain-and-hay operation with up to $100 million in assets, filed for voluntary Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado on April 22. The case, 1:26-bk-12777, was assigned to Judge Thomas B. McNamara, and the deadline for government claims is Oct. 19, 2026.

The filing lands in a county where agriculture is not a side business but the core of the local economy. USDA census data show Logan County had 901 farm operations, $732.7 million in total commodity sales and $99.0 million in net cash farm income in 2022, with 91% of farms classified as family farms. Local economic development materials describe the county as a production powerhouse with about 1.1 million acres of farmland. When a farm operation of this size seeks court protection, the ripple can reach lenders, suppliers, truckers, landlords and seasonal workers tied into the same narrow agricultural network.

Colorado business records show Kroskob Bros Farms Inc. was formed on Oct. 16, 2012, with its principal office at 5421 County Road 25 in Merino. Business listings describe the company as a grain and hay farm, and one directory estimates it has about five employees and annual revenue of roughly $776,279. That scale suggests the business is small compared with the county's total farm economy, but still large enough to matter to local creditors and service providers who depend on steady payments through planting, harvest and hauling seasons.

The Chapter 11 also comes alongside a cluster of related filings. A separate Kroskob Bros Farms, LLC Chapter 11 case was filed April 13 under case number 1:26-bk-12459, and Kroskob Manufacturing, Inc. filed its own Chapter 11 case the same day under 1:26-bk-12460. Taken together, the filings point to broader financial strain around the Kroskob businesses rather than a one-off court filing.

That strain arrives as Colorado agriculture faces drought, low snowpack, tariffs, labor shortages and rising input costs. Drought.gov says 100% of Logan County residents are affected by drought, the county logged the 33rd driest March on record and ranked as the 13th driest year-to-date through March 2026. In a county built on farming, those conditions make any bankruptcy more than a private balance-sheet problem.