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Hands down, our favorite way to eat chicken-stock rice is to combine it with the leftover chicken to make chicken fried rice. It’s delicious, nutritious, and, since it’s made with both chicken and eggs, the best recipe for a family involved in the 4-H poultry project.

Hands down, our favorite way to eat chicken-stock rice is to combine it with the leftover chicken to make chicken fried rice. It’s delicious, nutritious, and, since it’s made with both chicken and eggs, the best recipe for a family involved in the 4-H poultry project.

By Abby Wiedmeyer abby.w@dairystar.com

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. – William Peasley knew he wanted to return to the farm.

But, determining how the farm could provide for his parents’ retirement while also providing for his future was the obstacle.

Peasley returned to the farm in 2015, and he and his family have found an answer with Peasley’s dual career and a transition to organic farming.

“My dad’s comment to me many times was, ‘You don’t have to farm the way I have,’” Peasley said. “Looking at the nancials, I thought if we want our farm to continue, organic was our path forward.”

Peasley milks 65 cows with his father, David Peasley, and their full-time herdsman, Antonio Mendez, near Black River Falls. Peasley balances chores with a career in insurance and is raising three young children with his wife, Kelsey Peasley.

The Peasleys milk in a 62-stall tiestall barn and ship their milk to Organic Valley.

The farm is situated between

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January 28, 2023 Dairy Star - 1st section - zone 2