by Kelsey Layman | Jun 27, 2023 | Featured Farms
Grass Ridge Farm, situated in the state’s scenic geographic center near Pittsville, Wisconsin is home to Matt Lippert and his two sons Paul and Carl. Matt’s grandparents, Charles and Augusta Lippert, founded the farm in 1918 with only 100 cows and 80 acres. After more than 100 years of work on the family farm, the Lipperts have grown their operation, with 600 registered Holstein and Jersey milk cows and farming about 1,500 acres.
by Kelsey Layman | Jun 15, 2023 | Press Releases
MIDDLETON, WISC. (April 27, 2023) – Foremost Farms is a world-class cheese, butter and dairy products and ingredients that is owned by hundreds of Midwest dairy farmers. The dairy cooperative is proud to announce it received 21 gold, silver and bronze awards for its...
by Kelsey Layman | Jun 13, 2023 | Press Releases
Middleton, Wisc. (June 13, 2023) – Fourteen students recently received $3,000 to help fund their future education as part of Foremost Farms USA’s Agricultural Education and Cow-lege Cash annual scholarship program. Every year, seven scholarships are awarded to...
by Kelsey Layman | Mar 7, 2023 | Press Releases
MIDDLETON, Wisc. (March 7, 2023) – This year, 10 individuals and four plants received the honor of being awarded 2022 Annual Circle of Excellence Awards for going above and beyond to make a positive impact for the cooperative business, its customers and farmer-owners....
by Kelsey Layman | Feb 19, 2023 | Featured Farms
Jay Binversie, owner of Robinway Dairy in Kiel, Wisc., is passionate about doing great things with dairy farming. When Jay was a freshman in high school, his father, Bob Binversie, owner of the farm at that time, took Jay to California where they visited a dairy farm. Young Jay was inspired by the efficiency and productivity of the farm. His mind was flooded with ideas for improvements of their then 200-cow operation. “Seeing that farm got me excited about running a dairy farm and doing it differently,” said Jay.