VESPER, Wis. – Taking over his family’s dairy farm was not the career path Travis Marti planned to take when he graduated from high school; eventually, though, it turned out to be the …
Mark and Pat Towns; Scott and Nancy Towns Towns Farms Janesville, Wisconsin 540 cows total; 480 milking Describe your facilities and list your breeding management team. Our milk cows are housed in a …
VIROQUA, Wis. – The first time Sarah Clemens tasted artisanal cheese, she knew she could never go back to eating mild cheddar.
HANNOVER, N.D. – Randy Henke calls Oliver County home. His is the only dairy farm that does so.
WAUKON, Iowa – When Fritz Bushman and Alyssa (Nessa) Bushman locked their siblings Zack and Rachael in the mudroom together until they decided on a first date, they sealed their fate of two …
MAURICE, Iowa – A trio of northwestern Iowa dairy operations are teaming up to install a pair of anaerobic digesters that will make methane from their cows’ manure. In a unique twist, the …
Weiland Dairy Roger, Tammy, Brady, Brett and Emiley Weiland Columbus, Wisconsin Columbia County 1,150 cows between two dairies How did you get into farming? Weiland Dairy is Roger’s home farm. …
WAUMANDEE, Wis. – Caring for almost 200 animals is a group effort at Anchorage Acres near Waumandee.
Shalee Parker Arpin, Wisconsin Wood County 64 cows Family: I am married to my husband, Jordy Parker. We have five children – four boys and a girl – Paydin, Axel, Rextin, Kelia and Ender. …
RIVER FALLS, Wis. – The experience of watching her family sell their cows led Michelle Stangler to the realization that becoming a storyteller of agriculture was the profession she wanted to pursue.
HILLSBORO, Wis. – Tyler Winchel has been milking cows with his dad, Anthony, from a young age. The pair milked a herd of 32 cows.
Lesa and Wayne Engel Frazee, Minnesota Becker County 50 cows How did you get into farming? Wayne: I was born into it. I am the second generation on this farm. After high school, I farmed with …
Jenny Conway Lansing, Iowa Allamakee County 185 cows Family: Our family includes my husband, Greg, and sons, Brandon and Caleb. Brandon helps us farm after getting his degree in computer science and …
HUGO, Minn. – Kristy Miron’s involvement in the Minnesota Farm Bureau has had a ripple effect.
CLEAR LAKE, Minn. – Forty-five years ago, the Person brothers’ father gave them an ultimatum.
MADISON, Wis. – Through participation in a carbon market, a dairy farm has the opportunity to not only help the climate but also create revenue for their operation.
CARPENTER, Wyo. – Cows at Burnett Dairy enjoy the ride every time they step onto the farm’s 110-stall rotary parlor.
COTTONWOOD, Minn. – When Paul Thompson set out to retrofit his barn for milking goats in 2016, having construction skills in his tool belt was beneficial.
CLAREMONT, Minn. – Seven years ago, Lacey Nelson rode home in the backseat of her dad’s pickup holding a 2-week-old Ayrshire calf.
Tell us about yourself and your family. My wife, Brenda, and I live on Big Birch Lake, and we have four children: two are married, and two will be getting married this coming summer. Our son and …