by Kelsey Layman | Mar 28, 2024 | Featured Farms
The Statz Family Farm located outside Waunakee, Wisc. in Dane County has been a dairy farm for three generations dating back to 1885. It covers more than 1,200 acres across four locations. Despite being near two major thoroughfares, the farm sits along a winding country road with plenty of barns, silos, and wide-open skies.
by Barb Baranski | Feb 28, 2024 | Featured Farms
Dave Kleine, of Kleine Dairy Farm in Cedar Lake, Indiana, is a third-generation dairy farmer with the fourth in residency and the fifth taking baby steps. In 1917, Dave’s grandfather milked the first cow on the Kleine property, and the tradition has continued every...
by Barb Baranski | Feb 14, 2024 | Featured Farms
Lambrecht Dairy LLC in Kewaunee, Wisc. is a family farm run by second-generation farmer Jeff Lambrecht, with a third generation to follow. Jeff’s parents started their small dairy farm with 50 Holstein milk cows, introducing Jeff to a way of life that became his career and passion. Today, Jeff runs the 350-acre farm where he milks 280 Holstein and 20 Swiss cows twice daily in a double 8 milking parlor.
by Kelsey Layman | Dec 20, 2023 | Featured Farms
Pat and Phyllis Agnew and family continue a five-generation farming legacy at Mapleton Valley Farms in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, with their 55-cow dairy operation. Their small farm has deep roots in the local community in the heart of America’s Dairyland, and they’ve even branched out internationally with their dairy endeavors.
by Kelsey Layman | Nov 27, 2023 | Featured Farms
Chris Peterson, owner of Mapltwin Farm, said the farm was named when his parents, Jon and Sandra, started registering cows in 1960 at their 40 acre farm near Cashton, Wisconsin. Their chosen name – Mapletwin – was taken, so Jon dropped the “e” and it’s worked ever since.
by Kelsey Layman | Oct 31, 2023 | Featured Farms
Herricks Dairy Farm in Cashton, Wisconsin, was established in 1912 by a newlywed couple. They passed the farm down for generations, and their grandson Jack Herrick, along with his family, has run the farm for the past 51 years.