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Island of Jersey breeders gift heifers to King Charles III
By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com
ST. HELIER, Jersey — When the sun rose on the Channel Island of Jersey the morning of July 15, it marked a day that seven of the Island’s dairy farmers will remember for a long time to come.
The king and queen of England — Charles III and Camilla — would receive a gift of the nest Jersey heifers seven Island dairy farmers had to offer, a gift that has been in the works for the past two years.
One of the heifers presented to the King and Queen July 15 came from the Elite Jerseys herd, owned by John and Sarah Le Feuvre and their son, John James, of Les Augerez. The heifer given to the royal family by the Le Feuvres was Supreme Vedas Jordanne, a year-old daughter of Audibel Jordan, with a maternal pedigree that can be traced back to 1879.
The Le Feuvres milk 150 Jersey cows in a swing-7 herringbone parlor and raise 120 head of youngstock on the farm. The farm consists of 250 acres, which is primarily used for grazing. The Island’s mild climate
A platinum gift
allows the Le Feuvres to graze their dry cows and youngstock year-round, while the milking herd grazes from March through November. In addition to pasture, the Le Feuvres harvest grass and corn silage, combine wheat and barley for feed and straw, grow fodder beets and make surplus hay which they sell to horse owners.
“Our herd was established in 1938,” Sarah Le Feuvre said. “Since that time, breeding and retaining great cow families has very much been a priority for our family.”
With that goal, the Le Feuvres strive to breed for top Jersey genetics for both type and production. The milking herd is predicted to average 15,432 pounds of milk this year, with tests of 5.32% butterfat and 3.76% protein.
The six heifers joining Jordanne in the gift to the royal family were Trinity Lemonhead Oakley 3, bred by Trinity Manor Farm; Ansom Axel Duchess, bred by the Perchard family’s La Ferme herd; Pride’s Casino Blandish from the Houze family’s Lodge Farm; Roseland Vagn Christella from the Roselands herd; Westlands Victory Isis from Master Farms; and Woodlands Tekashi Jemini from the Le Boutillier family’s Woodlands Farm.
The Island of Jersey is considered to be the birthplace of the Jersey breed, and the doe-eyed cows are held in high regard among the Island’s citizens.
“The Jersey cow is widely
regarded as an icon of our Island,” Le Feuvre said. “The general public is very supportive of the cows.”
The Jersey Herd Book is regarded as the foundation on which the breed is built, worldwide. The herd book was established April 4, 1866, by the
Royal Jersey Agricultural & Horticultural Society, making it the oldest Jersey breed record in the world. Over time the herd book has evolved from simply a list of names, owners and birthdates to the complete database found today, which includes all pedigree information along with produc-
tion and health characteristics, as well as genetic data gathered from DNA testing.
According to Le Feuvre, last month’s presentation of the seven Jersey heifers has been a project
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The Le Feuvre family — John (from le�), Sarah and John James — stand with the heifer from their herd offered as a gi� to King Charles III in Les Augerez, Jersey. The heifer’s lineage can be traced back to 1879 and represents the best of the Le Feuvres’ herd.
in the planning phase for a long time.
The idea began in 2022. Plans were made by the RJA&HS and the Jersey Milk Marketing Board, the Island’s milk cooperative, to present seven Jersey heifers to Queen Elizabeth II, celebrating Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, marking the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne, alongside her contributions to the Jersey breed through her Windsor Jersey herd.
At that time, a group of seven open heifers were selected from Jersey’s top herds. The heifers remained on the Island to be bred, creating within the queen’s Windsor herd a breeding line that
traces back to the origins of the breed.
Queen Elizabeth II passed away in September 2022, before the heifers joined the Windsor herd. But plans continued for the gift to be accomplished.
Before the heifers left the Island, one of the Island’s leading herds — the Le Boutillier family’s Woodlands Farm — was struck by disaster. In December, more than half the herd was lost to what was later believed to be botulism.
The loss was felt not only by the Le Boutillier family but by the Island’s dairy industry as a whole. Because the Island does not allow for the importation of
live animals, the country’s herd can only be restocked from within. JMMB members stepped up to help the Le Boutillier family by providing animals to restock the herd. King Charles re-gifted to the Le Boutillier family, the seven in-calf heifers which had been previously given to him but had not left the island yet.
The seven original heifers have calved in and become members of the rebuilt Woodlands Farm herd. To mark their place in history as part of the original Platinum Jubilee gift, the offspring of those seven heifers have been registered in the Jersey Herd Book with the prex “Platinum.”
“The process of gifting the heifers has been ongoing for some time,” Le Feuvre said. “Only recently was His Majesty’s visit to the Island conrmed.”
With his visit, the Island’s top breeders again proffered the best of their best to be presented to King Charles. Instead of joining the Windsor herd, these heifers will join the king’s organic Ayrshire herd located at the Highgrove Estate near Gloucestershire, England.
The experience of meeting King Charles and Queen Camilla is one Le Feuvre said will stay with her for the rest of her life.
“Their Majesties were absolutely charming, they are brilliant at putting people at ease,” Le Feuvre said. “I discussed the pedigree of our heifer and the use of A.I. or stock bulls with the king. The queen told us that her grandmother had owned a herd of Jerseys.”
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The King and Queen of England, Queen Camilla and King Charles III, and members of the Royal Jersey Agricultural & Hor�cultural Society view the Jersey heifers gi�ed to the king July 15 in St. Helier, Jersey. Seven heifers were offered as a gi� to King Charles on his rst official visit to the island since ascending the throne.
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Queen Camilla (le�) accepts a dish of Jersey Dairy ice cream from breeder Becky Houze Barnes-Barrington July 15 in St. Helier, Jersey. Jersey Dairy is a farmer-owned coopera�ve consisting of 12 dairy farms, which produce over 3.5 million gallons of milk from the island’s Jersey cows.
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The Miller family — Jack and Pat with their sons, Luke and Rob, and Rob’s wife, Kathi, and their children, Bradley and Ella — opened the doors of their dairy farm near Lewiston, Minnesota, July 30, 2019. The dairy barn was recently upgraded from a double-7 parlor, that almost ran around the clock, to a 32-stall internal rotary parlor. The family milks 700 cows three times a day and is now able to get 140 cows milked in an hour with two people working and the parlor making a loop every 13 minutes. With the old parlor, they would have three people working and it was a struggle to get the herd milked in an eight-hour shift.
Wisconsin herd to showcase at Minnesota State Fair
Brandon and Kim Grewe, of Valley Gem Farms from Cumberland, Wisconsin, were chosen as the Minnesota State Fair showcase herd in 2019. This was the rst time in the known history of the event that a Wisconsin herd was asked to showcase. While knowing it would be a lot of work, the Grewes agreed and decided to bring 16 cows, a mix of registered Guernseys and a handful of Jerseys. Brandon said they enjoy showing the care they provide for the animals. They also like the fair atmosphere and being surrounded by friends. They also planned on competing in the open show.
Opelt remains vigilant amidst industry concerns
Isaac Opelt from Neilsville, Wisconsin, purchased the dairy herd from his father, Larry, Jan. 1, 2017. By mid2019 Opelt was milking 70 cows in a tiestall barn and had added a bedded pack to be able to handle the growth in cow numbers. With the help of his dad and his cousin at times and a parttime milker Opelt pushed himself to do more of the work to prevent more expenses. However, Opelt would dedicate a couple of hours every Sunday to spend with his ancée, Jordan Voigt, and their daughter, Brynleigh. A focus for Opelt was getting quality feed to prevent health issues.
Family values basis of farm
Mike Zimmermann of Sauk Centre, Minnesota, with the help of his wife, Lori, and their family milked 100 cows in a double-8 parlor at the farm they moved to in 2010. Before the parlor, the family was milking 95 cows in a 48-stall barn. Family is a major value that could be found on the Zimmermann farm and was the main topic during the eld day held July 24, 2019. Lori Zimmermann, Mike’s wife, said they balance each other out well on the farm. Before moving to their farm, they were renting a facility and milking 40 cows while Mike helped with crops on his dad’s farm.
The end of June 2014 is a time Scott and Tricia Holdgrafer of Bellevue, Iowa, will not forget. It started on June 25 when their six-bay commodity shed caught re, followed by the annual lunch on the dairy farm that they hosted. On June 30, straight-line winds took down a building and damaged two others. The Holdgrafers said they were thankful to have a good community surrounding them. Between neighbors, feed companies and contractors a new commodity shed was built in just 2.5 days only missing minor details. On June 30 as Scott and some of the builders were adding the nal touches, the wind took down their calf barn.
Starting his own journey
Trevor Lisson started milking his own dairy herd Sept. 14, 2012, in a rented facility from his uncle near Staples, Minnesota. Lisson said all he ever wanted to do was dairy farm. Trevor has been outside helping with his family’s farm since he was young. When Trevor wanted to start on his own , his dad, Al was not ready to let go of the farm. This prompted Trevor to start his own herd. Beforehand, he worked on other farms to start saving cash. After a couple of years, his saved money was put into renting milking and heifer facilities. To grow his herd Trevor purchased good cattle from auctions and a retiring farmer.
20 years ago
Fehrs build on family bond
Gary and Sandy Fehr built a new barn in Morris, Minnesota, that was nished mid-2004. On July 24, 2004, they held an open house that featured tours of the new facility. The milking barn was built with an 80-stall rotary parlor that made a rotation every 11 minutes allowing them to milk the cows twice a day with downtime to wash the parlor. Once the farm reached full capacity, they would be able to milk 4,200 cows and expected to produce 33,000 gallons, or ve semi-loads a day. Their milk was loaded directly into a tanker and hauled to Valley Queen Cheese in Milbank, South Dakota.
Over 100 years and still growing
A farming tradition that had reached 100 years old by 2002 was still going strong in 2004. The Kuball family from Waterville, Minnesota, had been growing the farm over the years and showed no sign of quitting. In 1902, the purchase agreement for the farm was signed by the current owner, Nate Kuball’s, great-great-grandfather, Albert. Over the years, the milking barn was built and expanded twice to go from 20 cows to 80 cows. In 2004, the family was milking their herd in a double-6 step-up parlor in the original barn. Kuball, with the help of his dad, Bob, took care of milking while the rest of the family pitched in where needed.
Farmers, producers, consumers, and anyone interested in connecting with Iowa’s organic community and learning more about organic production are encouraged to join the Iowa Organic Association at one or more of our Field Days this summer. These unique on-farm events offer an incredible opportunity to explore an array of organic farming practices and resources developed to encourage and support greater participation in the organic market.
Field Day topics range from organic dairy processing, organic crop production, hands-on eld demonstrations, to ISU’s mung bean research efforts, a Seed Savers Exchange farm tour and introduction to newemerging organic markets for Iowa producers. Whether you’re just getting started with organic farming or looking to transition your operations, our Field Days cover essential topics to cultivate your own organic journey.
Overview of Events
— 8/12: Transitioning to Organic: Farm Tour and Discussion (Waterloo)
— 8/15: The Ins and Outs of Grass-fed Organic Dairy Production (Kalona)
— 8/27: Wholesale Organic Dairy Production (Decorah)
— 8/28: Wholesale Organic Vegetable Production (Decorah)
— 8/29: Seed Savers Exchange Facility and Farm Tour (Decorah)
— 9/28: Cultivating Resiliency through Intergenerational Collaboration: Tour of Organic Greenhouse, Straw Bale House, and Farmer Panel (Atlantic)
For more information or to register for any of the 2024 Field Days, please contact Roz Lehman, Executive Director, at roz@ iowaorganic.org or at 515-608-8622.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host numerous farmland leasing and management workshops across the state in July and August, beginning July 29 in Waterloo and continuing through Aug. 28 in Keokuk County.
The annual meeting series is offered to address questions that landowners, tenants or other interested individuals have about leasing farmland. Topics will include land values and cash rent trends, cost of production, methods for determining a fair rental rate, legislative updates regarding leases, including conservation in farmland lease arrangements, and communicating with tenants or landlords.
Each workshop is designed to assist landowners, farm tenants and other agribusiness professionals with current issues related to farmland ownership, management and leasing arrangements. Attendees will gain a better understanding of current cash rental rate surveys and factors driving next year’s rents such as market trends and input costs. Contact Ann M. Johanns, extension program specialist, 515-337-2766, aholste@iastate. edu for more information.
Join the Univeristy of Minnesota Extention dairy team for a Lunch and Learn that will focus on calf care, technology, biosecurity, stockmanship, beef on dairy and more. The event will be held at the following dates and locations.
—Aug. 12 at St. Charles City Park — 719 W 6th St. St. Charles, MN
—Aug. 13 at Melrose Sauk River Park — 205 5th Ave NE, Melrose, MN
Wisconsin Farm Technology Days will be held Aug. 13-15 near Cadott, WI. The event that showcases the latest advancements in farming technology and practices. The event provides attendees with hands-on experiences, educational opportunities, and access to cutting-edge equipment and solutions in the farming industry.
The Minnesota Milk Cup Scramble is the most talked about networking event of the year for Minnesota Milk. More than just
a day on the golf course, this event brings together farmers and allied business members and non-members for a day of fun and camaraderie. This year the event will take place Aug. 14 at Lynx National Golf Course in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
A Farm Summit focusing on farmer suicide prevention will be held on Monday, Aug. 19, from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Western Wisconsin Health’s Main Campus at 1100 Bergslien St., Baldwin, Wisconsin. There is a virtual option for those unable to travel to Baldwin, the virtual session will be broadcast live from noon – 1:30 p.m.
This program is for healthcare, mental healthcare and agriculture service providers to network with each other and learn from experts and those with lived experiences around mental health challenges.
Dr. Sara Kohlbeck, from the Medical College of Wisconsin and conducts research around suicide. Dr. Kohlbeck will speak at the Farm Summit and moderate a panel of farmers with lived experiences of farm stress and mental health challenges.
The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team monthly webinar series continues Wednesday, Aug. 21, from noon to 1 p.m.
Amber Friedrichsen with Hay & Forage Grower will give an overview of alfalfa growing conditions, harvest conditions, and forage test results so far this year. She will discuss how rainfall, temperatures, and pest management have affected alfalfa yield and quality throughout the growing season and summarize accounts from area farmers, custom forage harvesters, and forage consultants.
Producers, dairy consultants, and industry representatives are encouraged to attend the free webinar from noon to 1 p.m. on Aug. 21 by registering at least one hour prior to the webinar.
For more information, contact the ISU Extension and Outreach Dairy Specialist in your area: in Northwest Iowa, Fred M. Hall, 712-737-4230 or fredhall@iastate.edu; in Northeast Iowa, Jennifer Bentley, 563-3822949 or jbentley@iastate.edu; in East Central Iowa, Larry Tranel, 563-583-6496 or tranel@iastate.edu; in Ames, Dr. Gail Carpenter, 515-294-9085 or ajcarpen@iastate. edu.
The 2024 Agricultural Community Engagement Twilight Meetings will be hosted at dairy farms in St. Croix, Wood, Kewaunee and Columbia counties Aug. 26, 27, 28, and 29, respectively.
Each meeting will begin with a tour of the host dairy farm at 6 p.m., providing attendees a rsthand look at how animals are cared for, housed and fed. Attendees will also have the opportunity to view each dairy’s milking facilities, barns and the technologies they use. Ice cream will be served at 7 p.m. with open dialogue about such community issues as water, conservation, roadways and transportation, educational opportunities and more. Meetings will conclude at 8:30 p.m.
The 2024 ACE Twilight Meeting host farms are:
—Mon., Aug. 26 — St. Croix County: Luckwaldt Agriculture Inc., 2606 County Rd. D, Woodville, Wis. Hosted by Dan and Mary Luckwaldt family.
—Tues., Aug. 27 — Wood County: Grass Ridge Farm, 7916 Apple Rd., Pittsville, Wis. (heifer farm location). Hosted by Matt, Paul and Carl Lippert.
—Wed., Aug. 28 — Kewaunee County: Pagels Ponderosa Dairy LLC, N4893 County Rd. C, Kewaunee, Wis. Hosted by JJ and Chase Pagel family, Bryan and Ashley Pagel family and Jamie Witcpalek family.
—Thurs., Aug. 29 — Columbia County: Wargo Acres, Inc., W13157 Cty Rd J, Lodi, Wis. Hosted by the Carncross family.
Adding value from scratch
Klemish family establishes ice cream enterprise
By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com
NEW AUBURN, Wis. — Creating a value-added product to keep more prot from their milk on the farm was something the Klemish family had considered for a number of years.
Randy and Dixie Klemish own the Chippewa County family farm which their son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Trista Klemish’s 54-cow herd calls home. Joe represents the fth generation of the family to make a living milking cows on the farm.
“We’ve been talking about value-added for a long time, we just never wanted to take the leap,” Dixie Klemish said. “During the pandemic, Ellsworth asked all their farmers to decrease their production by 7%, and local food became a big thing with supply-chain disruptions. We started thinking it was time to take that leap.”
Rather than dumping the excess milk, the Klemishes began pasteurizing and using the milk for their own purposes.
“I started making ice cream during the pandemic and we began thinking in terms of avors and recipes,” Klemish said. “It was another story to convert those avors and recipes to commercial equipment, which spins faster and freezes harder, and you also have to meet the standard of identity for ice cream.”
Klemish began investigating the idea of on-farm processing and located information for grants from the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance. She applied for and received a grant to begin to lay the foundation for the family’s new venture.
“The process to lay the groundwork was anything but easy,” Klemish said. “The regulations are overwhelming — there are over 400 pages of code. It is complicated to understand, and difcult to nd help to navigate everything.”
The Klemishes secured help from a retired state dairy inspector who helped them navigate the intricacies of the regulations. They toured several small on-farm creameries for guidance. As they have gained experience, they have been giving people tours of their creamery.
Ground was broken for the creamery building the fall of 2021. The Klemishes completed most of the interior work on the
building themselves, and they received their certications and licensure in August 2022.
“We are licensed as a commercial kitchen with the county,” Klemish said. “Our thought process was that if we didn’t sell enough ice cream right away, we could make pies, cakes and other things. It turned out we haven’t had enough time to do anything but ice cream.”
Klemish said the entire family is involved in some aspect of operating the creamery, and for most of them, it has become a second job.
The Klemishes are currently processing 600 pounds of milk produced by Joe’s cows on a weekly basis. The remainder of the milk continues to be shipped to Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery.
“Ellsworth was ne to work with us, as long as we had a Grade B license,” Klemish said. “There was a lot more regulation in securing a Grade A license, ... (and sending) milk to two different Grade A plants.”
With their Grade B processing license, the Klemishes can make ice cream, cheese and butter in their facility. For the time being, they have decided to focus their efforts on ice cream and novelty products like ice cream sandwiches and bars.
To move the milk from the barn bulk tank to the creamery, Klemish said Joe had to obtain a milk hauler’s license and the business had to procure a special waiver from the state to use stainless steel milk cans to transport the milk across the yard.
“We started out looking at in-ground and overhead piping, but when the costs began to add up beyond $12,000, we started looking at other alternatives,” Klemish said. “This is the best alternative for us at this time. The waiver was granted for our specic circumstances and is only allowed for Grade B processing.”
In the creamery, the milk is pumped from the cans to a small 60-gallon bulk tank.
What makes Klemish Creamery unique from some other small-scale ice cream processors is that Klemish makes her own mix from scratch, rather than purchasing a premade mix from a dairy supplier.
“We currently buy the cream we use because a cream separator is a $40,000 item,” Klemish said. “We were recently notied we received another DBIA grant and will be purchasing a cream separator with that. Then the amount of milk we process on-farm will increase about ve times.”
The Klemishes have 30-gallon and 4-gallon pasteurizers they use in the production of their ice cream.
“When we make our mix, everything — the milk, cream and sugar — all goes in
the pasteurizer,” Klemish said. “If we use a dairy product that we didn’t pasteurize ourselves, we have to re-pasteurize it.”
Klemish currently makes a standard mix but plans to develop a recipe for a chocolate mix to remove a step from their many chocolate-avored ice creams.
Over 30 avors make up the Klemishes’ book of homemade recipes. Using a 6-quart batch freezer, ice cream is frozen in small batches.
“It comes out about ve quarts at a time, and we can do that every eight minutes,” said Klemish. “It’s adequate, but we’re already starting to wish maybe we had gone bigger.”
The Klemishes retail their ice cream on-farm, in a self-serve, honor-system store.
“We opened the rst weekend of November 2022,” Klemish said. “At rst, I
thought that was bad timing, but, in hindsight, I’m glad that’s how it worked. It allowed us to start slowly.”
The ice cream is sold at several local markets, food cooperatives and restaurants. They recently procured a grant from the Menomonie Market Food Co-op which they used to purchase and outt an enclosed food trailer, which allows them to do mobile sales at farmers markets, breweries and other events.
Klemish Creamery Ice Cream has been well-received by the community, Klemish said.
“People really appreciate coming to the farm; they thank us over and over,” Klemish said. “They really seem to enjoy sitting and eating ice cream, while watching the cows that made the milk graze.”
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Dixie Klemish displays a pint of ice cream and her family’s newly-designed logo June 28 at Klemish Creamery near New Auburn, Wisconsin. The Klemish family began processing milk produced on the family farm in 2022. They make ice cream that is sold on-farm and retailed in several loca ons locally.
A golden harvest
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Chico Welle cuts a 36-acre eld of oats Aug. 2 near Spring Hill, Minnesota. Welle farms with his son, Travis, and his wife, Daisha, and they milk 90 cows in Stearns County.
Schwantes family looks forward to growth through 4-H
By Emily Breth emily.b@star-pub.com
PERHAM, Minn. — Time spent in the barn or show ring, at workshops or camps, and in the community is time well spent as a 4-H family for Dave and Jen Schwantes and their kids — Caroline, Amber and Jeffery.
“I’m proud of all three of them,” Jen said. “We’ve watched them grow (in 4-H) from when they were ve until now. They put the work in and the payoff is amazing.”
When not busy with 4-H, the family can be found on their 70-cow dairy where they milk with a swing-8 parlor.
As the oldest, Caroline said she has learned the most from her 4-H experiences, gaining condence along with knowledge. One example was her rst Minnesota State Fair two years ago with her Holstein fall calf.
“I didn’t think I was going to do that well in my class,” Caroline said. “I ended up getting third place out of 17 and got a purple ribbon.”
She proceeded to showmanship and made it to the nal rounds, placing 10th out of the nal 12 for her age bracket.
Participating in activities like this, paired with skills the Schwantes children have learned, like clipping their animals on their own, has helped them learn life lessons.
“I learned how to be patient and work hard, even though times have been tough,” Caroline said. “Eventually your hard work will
Creating fair memories
pay off.”
Another lesson they have learned is not to wait to ask for help. They take the initiative when faced with a challenge.
There is always work to do for the Schwantes family. For the kids, the brunt of their county fair work starts in late May and early June. This is when they start working with their livestock every day, time permitting.
“I try to work with them all year, especially with my calves,” Caroline said. “Even in the winter, I nish chores and walk them around the barn.”
By the time they get to the county fair, they are ready to get in the show ring and prove what they can do. The kids said it can be challenging at times to work with their animals, but it is also fun, even during showmanship.
“You have to be able to watch the judge and know where he or she is going,” Caroline said.
Showing livestock that are tall makes it difcult to see the judge in the ring, Jeffery said. That is one reason why goats are Amber’s favorite animal to show at the fair.
Now that the East Otter Tail County Fair is over, the family is focusing on their trip to the Minnesota State Fair, which opens Aug. 22. This will be Caroline’s third year attending and the rst year for Amber and Jeffery.
Caroline, who has been in 4-H for nine years, acts as the East Ottertail county fair federation vice president and serves as a county 4-H ambassador.
“We help with 4-H things and help put together activities throughout the year,” Caroline said. “At the coun-
ty fair, we hold a barnyard Olympics. We plan all the challenges the teams do. We also are in charge of running it.”
The ambassadors also assist with new family orientation, the awards program at both the county fair and the annual awards banquet, and act as teen teachers in the 4-H afterschool program. She also assists the county extension ofce.
Dave and Jen also are active in 4-H and the county fair. They have been dairy barn supervisors at the fair for several years and are active with the Butler 4-H club. Jen has served as club leader for the past ve years.
“You have to direct the kids,” Jen said. “The 4-H program wants it to be youth led so you help them come up with ideas for what they would like the club to do for different activities every year.”
One community event the club sponsored was a luncheon at a local church for the residents of their township, followed by bingo with prizes. The 4-H students have also made goodie trays at Christmas and cleaned road ditches outside town.
Having their kids active in 4-H was important to Jen, who wanted her kids to have the opportunity to connect with others who had similar interests. Growing up, Jen said it was hard for her to come across friends in school who shared her interest in ag. She found those friends in 4-H and wanted her kids to have a similar experience.
“I was never sorry I did it,” Jen said. “The condence in yourself and leadership you get from working with different youth is monumental.”
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Amber (front from le�), Caroline, Jeffery; (back, from le�) Jen and Dave Schwantes stand June 2023 at a lake near Deer River, Minnesota. Jen and Dave have been the Butler 4-H club leaders for ve years.
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Amber Schwantes stands with her cow, Amy, at the East Ottertail County Fair dairy recogni�on program July 27 in Perham, Minnesota. Schwantes also enjoys showing goats at the fair.
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Jeffery Schwantes stands with his heifer, Eliza, at the East Ottertail County Fair dairy recogni�on program July 27 in Perham, Minnesota. Schwantes earned his rst trip to the Minnesota State Fair this year.
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Caroline Schwantes stands with her heifer, Claire, at the East O�ertail County Fair dairy recogni�on program July 27 in Perham, Minnesota. Schwantes currently serves as one of the county’s 4-H ambassadors.
Worms family
900 cows.
When do you do chores? I do chores in the afternoons.
What is your favorite and least favorite chore? My favorite chore is feeding calves in the hutches. My least favorite chore is washing pails.
What project (besides daily chores) do you enjoy helping your parents with on the farm? I help my mom cook and bake meals for the workers during eldwork.
Tell us a fun memory you have of living on the farm. I like driving through mud pud-
gather in their freestall barn Aug. 1 at their farm near
dles on the four-wheeler with Lexi.
What is your favorite animal on your farm? Tell us about it. My favorite animal is a baby beef calf because they are cute.
What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a neonatal intensive care unit nurse.
If you had a farm, describe what it would look like. I want to have a hobby farm with mini highland cows and horses.
What is your favorite game
to play on the farm during the summer? I like playing slip-and-slide kickball.
What is your favorite meal that your mom or dad makes? My favorite meal is chili.
What is your favorite thing to do off the farm with your family? I like going to Grandpa and Grandma’s lake.
What is your favorite dairy treat? A chocolate milkshake is my favorite dairy treat.
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Jada (front, from le ), Jake, Luke and Lexi; (back, from le ) Josh and Steph
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Jake Worms 12 years old Seventh grade
When do you do chores? I help do chores in the morning and the afternoon. What is your favorite and least favorite chore? I like feeding calves, but I don’t like moving them.
What project (besides daily chores) do you enjoy helping your parents with on the farm? I like driving the truck in the eld to pick up bales.
Tell us a fun memory you have of living on the farm. The cows got out in the middle of the night, so we had to get them back in.
What is your favorite animal on your farm? Tell us about it. My favorite animals on the farm are the cows.
What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a farmer when I grow up.
If you had a farm, describe what it would look like. I would want my farm to be like our farm now, but bigger.
What is your favorite game to play on the farm during the summer? I like playing baseball.
What is your favorite meal that your mom or dad makes? My favorite meal is burgers.
What is your favorite thing to do off the farm with your family? I liked going on a vacation to Florida.
What is your favorite dairy treat? Vanilla ice cream is my favorite dairy treat.
Luke Worms 11 years old Fifth grade
When do you do chores? I help do chores in the morning and the afternoon.
What is your favorite and least favorite chore? My favorite chore is driving the tractor. My least favorite chore is feeding pellets to the calves.
What project (besides daily chores) do you enjoy helping your parents with on the farm? I like being able to help with eldwork.
Tell us a fun memory you have of living on the farm. One time Grandpa told me the manure is clean and I could walk in it.
What is your favorite animal on your farm? Tell us about it. The calves are my favorite animal because I like to feed them in the robots.
What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a farmer when I grow up.
If you had a farm, describe what it would look like. I want a farm like ours, but bigger.
What is your favorite game to play on the farm during the summer? I like playing baseball.
What is your favorite meal that your mom or dad makes? My favorite meal is venison chops.
What is your favorite thing to do off the farm with your family? I like going to baseball games.
What is your favorite dairy treat? My favorite dairy treat is a strawberry milkshake.
Lexi Worms 9 years old Third grade
When do you do chores? I only help do chores in the afternoons.
What is your favorite and least favorite chore? My favorite chore is feeding water to the calves, but I don’t like moving them.
What project (besides daily chores) do you enjoy helping your parents with on the farm? I like watering the owers.
Tell us a fun memory you have of living on the farm. It’s fun to climb and hop on the calf hutches.
What is your favorite animal on your farm? Tell us about it. The brown calves are my favorite because they are different.
What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a nurse when I grow up.
If you had a farm, describe what it would look like. I would have horses, sheep and goats.
What is your favorite game to play on the farm during the summer? I like doing ips on the trampoline.
What is your favorite meal that your mom or dad makes? My favorite meal is chow mein.
What is your favorite thing to do off the farm with your family? I like going to the movies.
What is your favorite dairy treat? An oreo milkshake is
SERVICEABLE AGE
HOLSTEIN BULLS, from great type and production families. Raised on outside lots, good vigor, Glencoe, MN. Call 320864-6555. 2-TFN-F
REGISTERED CALVING EASE HOLSTEIN & ANGUS BULLS, various sizes, delivery avail. Call or text Brian 715-6139206. 2-TFN-F
SERVICEABLE AGE
BLACK & WHITE & RED & WHITE BULLS, sires Red Eye and Einstein, some polled, deep pedigrees. Call 320-583-6564. 21-TFN-F
HOLSTEIN BULLS, red or black, serviceable age, north of Rochester, MN, delivery avail. Call 507732-5930. 12-1-F
(6) JUST FRESH HOLSTEIN HEIFERS, Fond du Lac, WI. Call 920-5174664. 12-1-F
DAIRY GOAT DOES, out of Hostetler breeding; also breeding bucks available. Call 319-350-5819. 24-TFN-F
REGISTERED, HOMEBRED HOLSTEIN
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SPRINGING HOL-
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SERVICEABLE AGE BREEDING BULLS, 40 yrs. AI breeding, Sauk Centre, MN. Call 320-7612526 or 320-293-5607. 6-TFN-F
GUERNSEY SPRINGERS, reg. Brown Swiss cows & breeding age registered bulls, Brown Swiss bulls, Guernsey w/high type & production. Call 563-590-5369. 11-TFN-F
LARGE SELECTION REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULLS from multi-gen EX, VG cows, 28,500 RHA. Call Olmar Farms 507-220-0730. 20-TFN-B
HOLSTEIN & REG. BROWN SWISS CALVES, $650-850, priced according to age, healthy, well grown, full vaccination program. Call 715-297-1157. 11-3-F
30 COWS FROM OLMAR FARMS, 30K RHA, all scored cows are G+ of VG, 1st-3rd lact., 1/2 are PG and 1/2 either short bred or fresh, parlor, headlocks and freestall cows. Call 507-220-0730. 11-4-F
REG. BROWN SWISS BULLS, all ages, exc. pedigrees. Call 320-5876384 or 320-583-0336. 16-TFN-B-1st
HOLSTEIN BULLS, red or black, closed herd, Johnes & Leukosis test negative, guaranteed breeders, delivery available. Call 507-920-5859. 7-TFN-B
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN SPRINGING HFRS., due to calf Sept.Nov., bred Lombardi, Hancock and Angis, dams scored 81-90 points, 22,000-32,000 milk, high test, low SCC, retiring, delivery avail. Call 608-3262668. 10-4-P
REG. HOLSTEIN BULLS, from three or more generations of EX 30,000 lbs. dams, Brookings, SD. Call 605-6906393. TFN-F
BROWN SWISS BULLS, home raised, registered, genomic tested, A2A2 tested, delivery available. Call 563-419-2137 or visit www.hilltopacresfarmcalmaria. com 24-TFN-F
BROWN SWISS BULLS, 1-2 years old, AI sired; also 20’ Goliath Harvestore silo unloader. Call 651-3809530. 10-TFN-F-1st
REG. HOLSTEIN
BULLS, exc. type and production. Call Scott Rickeman 320-552-0284. 16-TFN-F
Services
CALF/HEIFER RAIS-
ING, new facility, prefer newborn to 1 year old, but will consider older heifers, Clark Co. WI. Call evenings 715-773-8517. 121-VM
CUSTOM CHOPPING, We are looking to add a few customers to our custom chopping business. We offer a newer JD 9800 chopper, 5 trucks, merger & blade tractor. We do travel. Call Ben with any questions 715-495-0481. 3-TFN-B
SILO REMOVAL, take down & clean up, specializing in but not limited to silos in congested areas, mobile concrete crushing, fully insured. Call 507236-9446. 22-10-P
Help Wanted
GWENYN HILL FARM IS LOOKING FOR A LAND AND LIVESTOCK MANAGER, responsible for organic eld crop and livestock production. See job posting at gwenynhill.com 10-4-F
ASSISTANT HERDMAN NEEDED on 600cow dairy, regular time off, housing avail. Text 920378-2709. 12-2-F
FULL-TIME ASSISTANT HERDSPERSON FOR 450 COW DAIRY, experience w/IV, breeding, milking, herd health pay/ benets BOE, Calmar, IA . Call 563-562-3763 or 563419-0402. 10-4-F
LOOKING FOR HELP MILKING COWS, south of Freeport, MN, experience preferred. Call 320493-5310. 12-TFN-F
50-COW DAIRY LOOKING FOR KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON for farm work; must know equipment and cows. Call 715-662-5053. 23-TFN-F
FULL & PT MILKERS
WANTED, AM & PM on 180 cow dairy north of Albany, MN. Call 320-2908277. 11-TFN-F
MOTIVATED, DEPENDABLE PERSON
WANTED TO JOIN SE MN DAIRY FARM, primary responsibilities include feeding and bedding cattle, FT hours including weeknds, experience is preferred but willing to train the right candidate. Call 507-259-4096. 12-1B
(10) HOLSTEIN SPRINGING HFRS., (3) Brown Swiss, some just fresh. Call 320-630-9924. 12-1-F
100% ORGANIC RED STEERS, no shots, approx. 800 lbs., $1,500 ea., can deliver. Call 701-4902432. 11-TFN-F
BREEDING AGE REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULL, Hutchinson, MN. Contact Jaren if interested 612-618-4563. 12-4-F
ALL CLASSES OF SPRINGER DAIRY COWS. No jockeys. Call 320-760-6050. 20-TFN-F
YOUNG GUY LOOKING FOR OLDER FARMER WANTING TO RETIRE and willing to help me get started and buy herd, or let me take over your herd and farm. I have 20-25 head of animals already. Call 608558-3310. 7-7-F
WANTING TO BUY
SLOW & LAME CATTLE, lump jaws and bad eyes and all blemished cattle, $200-$600; also, good cull cows and bulls, $600$1,200. Call 612-860-8774 or 651-480-1900. 4-TFNB
JERSEY COWS, grazed, certied organic not needed, no grain a plus, prefer large amount from one farm, but open to ideas, willing to travel. Call/text 715-441-0362. 9-4-F
COMPLETE HERDS OF DAIRY CATTLE; also buying all classes of livestock, including cull cows, steers, hfrs. and calves. Call 715-216-1897. 7-TFN-B
WE HAVE BUYERS for tiestall and freestall dairy herds of all qualities and quantities. Also herds for sale at all times. Call 715721-0079. 2-TFN-B
No Meat or Milk Withholding
MACHINERY AUCTION
Hay, Straw, Feed & Bedding
ALFALFA HAY, 130-
220RFV, dry and individually wrapped 3’x4’ large square bales, visit our website at Hayandharvest.com for complete inventory and pictures or call Brett 218791-4953. 12-3-B
HAY FOR SALE, delivery available. Write Ose Hay Farm, P.O. Box 1, Thief River Falls, MN 56701-001. 6-TFN-B
LARGE SQUARE BALES OF STRAW, 3x4x8. Call 320-304-2311. 6-TFN-F
ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL ALFALFA/GRASS MIX IN 3X3
SQUARE BALES, new crop avail., exc. quality; also have organic wheat straw and organic corn available, Cassleton, ND. Call 701-730-1730. 9-TFN-B
PREMIUM QUALITY
3X4X8 WHEAT STRAW, delivered by the truckload, stored inside, volume discounts/contracts available, supply available yearround. We also carry hay/ alfalfa and other varieties of straw. Email redriverforagesales@gmail.com or call/text 1-204-209-1066. 11-7-B
Miscellaneous - FOR SALE
‘12 STAR-CRAFT LEXICON CAMPER, seasonal at Gateway Resort Sauk Lake, season paid through September; also 16’ Crestliner 50 Merk and much more, $16,000. Call 309371-4091. 11-2-VM
ACORN BARN CLEANER, 18’ chute for 18 cows, SS cable, motor, paddles & train, 2 yrs. old, $900/obo; also Berg barn cleaner, CW, 18’ chute, 18” paddles & chain, #400 drive unit & motor, both in exc. working cond. Call 507-4214937. 12-2-VM
ALFA-DELAVAL LATE
MODEL BULK TANK, 1,250 gal., complete as new, MN. Call 480-3138460. 5-TFN-F
OCIA-CERTIFIED ORGANIC YELLOW CORN; certied organic alfalfa grass hay in large squares or rounds; ‘69 JD 55 combine, always inside. Call 641-751-8382. 6-TFN-B
LARGE SQUARE BALES
3X3X8 1ST CROP, great cow hay, low potassium. Call Scott for info 715-571-0832. 12-2-F
ALFALFA HAY & GRASS HAY, med. square or round bales, delivery available, Thief River Falls, MN. Call or text LeRoy Ose 218-689-6675. 10-TFN-B
HIGH-QUALITY FOR-
AGES: corn silage (conventional and BMR), alfalfa haylage, fescue grass silage, Triticale silage and oatlage. Forages can be delivered and made into TMR. Call 920-371-7737. 22-20-B
JD MODEL 200 STACK MOVER, tilts & all hyd., not beat up; also works great for hauling big sq. bales, $950. Call 612-2215041. 12-1-B
CHOCOLATE AUSSIE PUPS w/tan & white markings, working bloodlines, $100 ea. Born 6-72024. 27267 Mint Ave., Kendall, WI 54638. 12-1-F
CHILDREN’S SMALL WOODEN PLAYHOUSE. Call 715-3078521. 11-3-F
(2) GEHL 1540 blowers, (4) Meyers chopper boxes. For pictures and details call 715-498-7730. 12-1-F
ANNUAL PRE-HARVEST ONLINE CONSIGNMENT AUCTION
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2024 • 9 AM CST
STARTING IN 2024, THE AUC TIONS ARE ON TUESDAYS! LUNCH ONSITE BY THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH LADIES
This Auction will offer over 1000 lots in total. A Large Assortment of Tractors (54x4’s, 10+ MFD’s, 50+ 2 WD), 20+ Combines, Large Assortment of Corn Heads, Bean Heads, Dummy Heads, Head Transports, Grain Carts, Gravity Boxes, Augers, Planters, Tillage, Haying & Forage Equipment, Skid Loader Attachments, Trucks, Trailers, Fencing and more!
8 row stalk stompers off CIH corn head; milker pump & jar; 200’ of 24” poly manger liner; Patz & Badger barn cleaner, complete w/ chute & SS Patz manure pump cover & parts; CIH 600 blower, like new, $2,500; NH 195 spreader, like new; Call 320-2666878. 11-6-F
HAY RACK, platforms on side, 9x18’, $2,500; Kewanee elevator, 56’, PTO lift. Call 320-247-2657. 7-TFN-F
SILO DOORS, wood or steel doors shipped promptly to your farm, hardware available including S.S. fasteners. Call 800-222-5726, Landwood Sales LLC. 9-9-B
SHOW HALTERS of various sizes, like new, $20 ea. Call 715-571-0833. 113-F
SUTORBUILT PUMP w/10 hp Wegg elec. motor; Mueller 1250 gal. bulk tank w/tank washer & compressor. Call 320-6344161. 12-1-F
(7) AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES, merle/ tri, tails/dew claws removed, will have shots & wormer, born March 26th, ready May 26. Call 507-259-5173. 6-TFN-F
KRAUSE SOIL FINISHER; 4W trailer w/hoist & 2W trailer w/pickup box. Call 320-557-5514, no texts or messages. 2-TFN-F
AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD BLUE HEELER CROSS PUPPIES, 4 female, 1 male, parents cattle dogs. Call 507-421-5270. 20-TFN-F
2016 New Holland Rollbelt 460 Crop Cutter, preservative tank................$29,500
2015 Vermeer 605N Cornstalk Special, 21,818 bales, 300 bales on new pickup, belts good .....................................................................................................Call
Frontier WR0012 wheel rake. Barely used and looks brand new, has center kicker wheel ...........................................................................$8,500
Used Houle 60” cable scraper drive, good shape ........................................ $3,000 10ft x 4” electric Houle Agi pump w/ twin 20HP motors, used, MPU1507G .$4,300 2014 Houle Electromix agitator,
Used Equipment Specials
Pit & Transfer Pumps
*** Houle 7300 Manure Tank, Model EL48-6D6100, Tri-Axle Steerable, Dietrich 5 Disc Injector with Double Disc Covers, New Impeller and Drive 4 Years Ago
*** Houle 10’ Manure Pit Pump, Model SP-3B-8, 6”
*** Houle P-A-28 3Pt Manure Transfer Pump 6”
*** Nu-Tech 10’ Manure Pit Pump, 1000 PTO, 6”
*** Stand Load Pipe on Transport Hagie 2100 Sprayer, Tender Trailers, Tanks
*** Wil Rich 3400 FC, 34.5’, 4 Bar Harrow, 420 Gal. SS Tank
*** DMI 2800 Nutri-Placr Applicator Bar, 850 Gal. Poly Tank, 11 Disc, 30” Spacing, John Blue Pump
*** Elk Creek 3pt Caddy, 400 Gal. Poly Tank
*** CIH 14 V-Ripper Sub Soiler, 5 Shank, Coulters, 3pt.
*** AC 1500 Min-Til Disc Chisel, 11 Shank, 13.5’ *** White 588 Plow, 6 Bottom
*** MelRoe Multi-Weeder, Pull Type
*** White 12R30” Row Crop Cultivator
Kruggel, Owner/Seller
*** Sweiss 3pt. Bean Bar Viewing Dates: Friday August 16, 2024 from 9:00am to 5:00pm Saturday August 17, 2024 from 9:00am to 3:00pm Monday August 19, 2024 from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Miscellaneous - FOR SALE
PSI POWER WASHERS, Power Washers Hot/ Cold, Cabinet Parts Washers, Chemicals, Presoaks, Degreasers, Large Parts Inventory Shipped Same Day, On Site Service. Industrial, Commercial, Farm, Sales, Repair and Rental. “The Guys That Work Great Under Pressure” 1-800-555-1677. Serving you from 3 locations: West Central MN Region – Pennock, MN Location, SW MN Region – Wilmont, MN Location, NW IA Region – Harrisburg, SD Location & Wilmont, MN Location, SE SD Region – Harrisburg, SD Location. 23-TFN-B
PENTA 4120 HD VERT. TMR, great shape, new knives, SS conveyor, $19,000, Osage, MN. Call 218-841-4248 or 218-5733172. 16-TFN-F-1st
HEAVY DUTY 48” PALLET FORK, JD Euro mount. Call 608-994-2401. 16-TFN-B
BLACK LAB PUPS; also 6”x25’ pto grain auger, great shape. Call 218-2826132. 12-1-F
(4) DEMCO 365 & 450 GRAVITY BOXES, (2) w/tarps, like new; tricycle feeder; big round bale wagon. Call 320-5576558. 18-TFN
Miscellaneous - WANTED
JAMESWAY 16’ VOLUMATIC II SILO UNLOADER in VG cond. Call 319-461-4245. 12-1-F
OLD HEATING FUEL AND DIESEL, can pump from basement. Call 320424-2005. 5-TFN-F
JD 643 CORN HEAD, must be nice. Call 715669-5607. 12-3-F
JD 7000 6 OR 8 ROW PLANTER & 6620 or 7720 combine. Call 320760-6050. 22-TFN-F
ELECTRIC HAMMER MILL. Call Larry Drier 952-200-0925. 12-4-F
LOYAL-ROTH 48” LATE MODEL PORTABLE FANS. Call 715-8784646. 11-9-F
FARM BULK MILK COOLERS, all sizes. Call 319-330-2286. 10-24-P
LID FOR KNIGHT 8132 SLINGER SPREADER. Call 507-459-5201. 19-TFN-F
SPRING TEETH for IHC C cultivator; wheel hub for IHC 56 corn planter, right side. Call 715-822-2678. 14-TFN-F
WEIGHTS AND WEIGHT BAR FOR JD 5830 CHOPPER. Call 608-723-2049. 23-TFN-F
LOOKING TO SELL LAND
ILLINOIS
Kaeb Sales, Inc. (815) 457-2649
Cissna Park, IL
IOWA
Don & Leo Wille Construction, LLC (563) 252-2034 Garnavillo, IA
MINNESOTA
NORTH DAKOTA
Western Farm Sales, Inc. (701) 742-2348 Oakes, ND
SOUTH DAKOTA
Cliffs, Inc (920) 348-5153 Friesland, WI
Farmers’ Implement, LLC (262) 629-4104 Allenton, WI
(715) 449-2524 , Schmidt Building & Equip. LLC (920) 766-4622 Forest Junction, WI
Pipestone, MN
Gorter’s Clay & Diary Equip. of MN, Inc. (507) 825-3271
Hartung Sales & Service, Inc. (320) 836-2697 Freeport, MN
Hobert Sales, Inc. (320) 286-6284 Cokato, MN
Mid-Central Equipment, Inc. (218) 583-2931 Henning, MN
River Valley Sales, LLC (507) 523-3491 Lewiston, MN
Story Sales & Service, Inc. (507) 334-3724 Faribault, MN
Fieber Van’s Implement Inc. (605) 753-9834 Watertown, SD
WISCONSIN
Anibas Silo & Equipment, Inc. (715) 285-5317 Arkansaw, WI
Bindl Sales & Service, Inc. (608) 524-6339 Reedsburg, WI
Carl F. Statz & Sons, Inc. (608) 849-4101 Waunakee, WI
C F Heckmann Co. Inc. (920) 693-8717 Newton, WI
Hoover Silo Repair, LLC (715) 229-2527 Withee, WI
Kettlewell Welding & Concrete (920) 420-9498 Omro, WI
Knuth Farm Equipment LLC (920) 757-6995 Hortonville, WI
Kraus Equipment (920) 894-2488 New Holstein, WI
L & L Sales & Service, Inc. (920) 766-0603 Kaukauna, WI
P & D Sales and Service, LLC (920) 822-5145 Pulaski, WI
Spartan Construction Inc. (920) 845-9892 Luxemburg, WI
Spiegelberg Implement, Inc. (920) 596-2610 Weyauwega, WI
Steinhart Farm Service, Inc. (608) 348-9401 Platteville, WI
Tanner Equipment (920) 420-2471 Omro, WI
The Scharine Group, Inc. (608) 883-2880 Whitewater, WI
Zweifel Construction Inc. (608) 325-4298 Monroe, WI
