Wayne Schilling

Born and raised near Hereford, Wayne Schilling moved to Slaton in 1979 to start an agricultural compost business. The Schilling family business composts cattle manure for agricultural use at feed yards from south of Lubbock to the Texas Panhandle. The main office is located in Slaton, with divisions in Bovina and Dalhart. His lawn and garden branch, Back to Nature, bags composted cotton burrs and ships them to independent nurseries and garden centers throughout Texas and surrounding states.

Schilling and his family also farm cotton in the Lubbock area, and run a cow/calf operation. He was named the Lubbock County Conservation Farmer of the Year (2017); and is an active member of the Southwest Council of Agribusiness, United States Compost Council, Texas Nursery and Landscape Association, and Texas Cattle Feeders Association. Schilling is a past member on the Business Development Board for Peoples Bank. Schilling and his family also received the Texas Tech's Department of Animal and Food Sciences Distinguished Service Award (2016).