The Dozer family has been farming on Valley View Farm, just outside Roseville, Ohio since 1863. Derek's Great-grandfather farmed and grew watermelons on the farm's sandy soil. Derek's Grandfather Rolland ran a milking operation and raised registered Berkshire hogs until the early 1960's. Derek's father George transitioned to beef cattle, he grew watermelons into the late 1990's, and raised beef cattle until he decided to step out of farming.