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Support Wisconsin dairy farmers D uring this challenging past year Wisconsin dairy farmers have been deemed essential workers, committed to their communities by working every day to provide nutritious dairy products to help feed Americans. This June is the time to honor them during National Dairy Month.

Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin invites consumers to observe National Dairy Month by buying local dairy products to support the SUZANNE farmers who make the state FANNING America’s Dairyland. The farmers take pride in caring for their animals while preserving family farmland for future generations.

National Dairy Month is the time to shine •

an even brighter light on all that’s special about Wisconsin’s $45.6 billion dairy industry and its hardworking dairy farmers.

Purchasing nutrient-packed dairy products with the Proudly Wisconsin Cheese® or Proudly Wisconsin Dairy® badge is an easy and impactful way to support Wisconsin dairy farmers.

National Dairy Month activities will take place both in-person and online.

• Attend socially distant events. From homemade meals on the farm to drive-thru farm tours complete with carryout packages featuring local dairy products, there’s a slice of the celebration for everyone. Visit bit.ly/ dairy2021 for a map of events.

• Participate in a virtual farm tour.

For family entertainment tune into a virtual tour of the Scientific Holsteins family farm

near Chippewa Falls. See how dairy farmers care for their animals while preserving their family farmland for future generations. Visit wisconsindairy.org/national-dairy-month for more information.

• Watch the “I’m A Wisconsin Dairy Farmer” documentary series. With 95 percent of Wisconsin dairy farms owned and operated by families, it’s important to spotlight the people leading the dairy industry forward. Through short engaging videos, viewers will meet some of the families behind Wisconsin dairy. Viewers will see first-hand how farming is a labor of love, land, cows, family and feeding the world.

Visit wisconsindairy.org/Our-Farms/OurFarmers for more information.

• Dish out the dairy. Make uniquely Wisconsin recipes with local dairy products

that deliver both great taste and immuneboosting nutrients like calcium, Vitamin A, vitamin D and protein. They help people of all ages achieve greater health and wellness.

Visit wisconsindairy.org/national-dairymonth for more information.

Suzanne Fanning is the senior vice-president of Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin and the chief marketing officer for Wisconsin Cheese. Funded by Wisconsin dairy farmers, Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin is a non-profit organization that focuses on marketing and promoting Wisconsin’s world-class dairy products. Visit WisconsinDairy.org for more information.

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The Kirsch, Knoener, Horst and Wolfert families are hosting the 2021 Sheboygan County Breakfast on the Farm, at Devin Acres near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. From left are Lexi Knoener, 2, Stacey Knoener, Joel Knoener, Emma Knoener, 4, Debra Kirsch, Kevin Kirsch, Nick Horst, Malcom Horst, 9 months, Kendra Horst, Tylor Wolfert, Deklyn Wolfert, 3, and Jessica Wolfert.

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ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – Family fun at a family farm will be in store June 19 at the Sheboygan County Breakfast on the Farm at Devin-Acres near Elkhart Lake. And because breakfast tickets are being sold online in advance of the event, families will be able to head directly to the fun … or the food.

Attendees can participate in a number of fun activities before or after enjoying a breakfast of scrambled eggs, pancakes and various dairy products. There will be a petting zoo, pony rides, visits with “Addie the Cow,” a pedal-tractor pull, antique-tractor exhibits, a cheese-carving demonstration,

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an “Ask a Farmer” booth, an educational station with a veterinarian and a nutritionist, and more.

There will be a wagon tour of DevinAcres, owned by fifth-generation family farmers Kevin and Debra Kirsch. The family will celebrate 150 years of farming in 2022. The farm was established in 1872

by Jacob Kirsch, Kevin Kirsch’s great-great grandfather.

Currently the Kirsches have a 240-cow milking herd and raise all their young stock.

They have a rolling herd average of 30,000 pounds of milk with twice-daily milking. They farm 700 acres, growing alfalfa, corn, wheat and soybeans. Most of what they grow they feed or use for bedding at the farm.

Debra Kirsch, who completed the Dairy Herd Management program at Lakeshore Technical College, said she especially enjoys caring for calves. Her husband most enjoys his work with crops and machinery, she said. A full-time employee is responsible for maintaining bunkers, feeding cows and

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replenishing bedding. Another employee helps with equipment maintenance.

Stacey Knoener, one of three Kirsch daughters, does the morning milking as well as cow and calf care. She also milks two nights per week so her mom can have some time off.

Kirsch said she relishes those evenings, which often include “grandma time” with her grandkids. One of her favorite parts of farming is being able to see her daughters and grandchildren on a frequent basis.

Knoener has two daughters – Emma, 4, and Lexi, 2. Daughter Kendra Horst has a son, Malcom Horst, 9 months. Daughter Jessica Wolfert has a son, Deklyn Wolfert, 3.

Sheboygan County Dairy Promotion Association members will be doing their best to ensure visitors have a good and safe time. The association’s David TenDole said selling advance tickets online should help reduce ticket lines at the event. That should ensure better social distancing as well as help the association better plan how much food to order.

Due to ongoing concerns about COVID19, many dairy-breakfast organizers are wondering what 2021 numbers will be.

With the exception of being canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, the Sheboygan event annually attracts from 3,000 to 3,500 attendees, said Marlene Kammann, dairy

Visit bit.ly/dairy2021 for a map of Wisconsin’s dairy breakfasts. See page 16 for a listing.

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ambassador with the Sheboygan County Dairy Promotion Association.

The association will be spacing dining tables further apart as well as outside, weather permitting. It’s increasing the number of hand-sanitation stations and volunteers will be wearing masks. “(I’m proud of) our focus on producing high-quality milk and having a neat, clean farm,” Kirsch said. “I hope visitors to the breakfast will gain a better understanding of what farming is like. We want to show them our farm and that we do the best job we can.”

Visit facebook.com and search for “Devin Acres” and visit facebook.com/SheboyganCountyDairyPromotionAssociation and sheboygancountydairypromotion.com for more information.

Visit bit.ly/dairy2021 for a map of Wisconsin’s dairy breakfasts.

Lynn Grooms writes about the diversity of agriculture, including the industry’s newest ideas, research and technologies as a staff reporter for Agri-View based in Wisconsin.

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If you go What: Sheboygan County Breakfast on the Farm When: 7 a.m. to noon, June 19 Where: Devin-Acres/Kevin and Deb Kirsch Family Farm, W3844 Primrose Lane, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Breakfast fare: Scrambled eggs, pancakes, ice cream and extras Cost: • $8 for ages 7+ • $3 for children ages 3-6 • Free for children 2 and under Entertainment: Cheese carver, Ask a Dairy Farmer station, Moo Mania, pony rides, cheese tasting, “Addie the Cow” educational station, “Hilda the Holstein,” pedal-tractor pull, petting zoo, wagon farm tour, antique tractors, fire trucks Parking: on the farm More information: sheboygancountydairypromotion.com or contact davefamer12053@yahoo.com or 920-207-2272

Debra and Kevin Kirsch with their four grandchildren have their own “Gathering of the Green.” Front row from left are Malcolm, Lexi, Emma and Deklyn.

Children learn about dairy from “Addie the Cow,” a perennial favorite at the Sheboygan County Breakfast on the Farm.

There are plenty of family-friendly activities at the Sheboygan County Breakfast on the Farm.

Dairy farmers in training are, from left, Deklyn Wolfert and his cousins Emma and Lexi Knoener.

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The Kirsches have a double-six flat-barn milking parlor where they milk cows twice daily.

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ncreasing ingredient costs have wreaked havoc across the dairy industry, leading to increased ration costs not seen in years. Feed costs per pound of dry matter are increasing as much as 20 percent or more as corn and soybeanmeal prices increase. Some producers contracted ingredient pricing prior to the cost increase. Others are looking for ways to reduce costs to minimize the burden of current JON PRETZ prices.

Hubbard There are several factors Feeds to consider to help improve ration economics while maintaining milk yield.

Corn grain, whole soybeans, soybean meal, distillers grains and quality-hay prices are all increasing. Corn grain and whole soybeans recently reached prices

not seen since 2013. Soybean-meal prices have followed suit, with a greatest price per ton since 2014.

Current planting estimates are 1 percent to 8 percent greater than 2020 planted acres. Better-than-average commodity prices are expected at harvest. Increased commodity prices are good for producers who raise more than what they need on the farm. But producers who rely on purchasing commodities as ration ingredients are facing difficult decisions.

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and fatty acids to produce milk and milk components – and to maintain fertility. Productive cows still have the opportunity to be profitable so we don’t want to make changes that will limit their production potential.

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Corn grain is one of the most difficult ingredients to replace in typical Midwestern rations. That’s due to the elevated level of starch density-energy it delivers for the cost, compared to other starch sources. Even at current prices corn grain still delivers the best return on investment when evaluating energy sources.

It’s time to evaluate one’s ground-corn micron size, with the goal of achieving an average of 400 microns. That will maximize utilization of corn delivered while potentially reducing the amount of corn grain needed in the ration.

Another area to evaluate is corn-silage-starch level and digestibility. Those levels increase while in storage; they should be close to achieving their maximum level of digestibility in the spring. If corn silage is supplying more fermentable starch to the ration, farmers may be able to reduce the amount of corn grain going into rations. If a producer’s corn-silage inventory is greater than usual for this time of year, he or she may be able to push corn-silage inclusion to help reduce corn-grain inclusion. But farmers should be careful not to drastically increase ration-fiber levels.

Other ingredients to consider when trying to offset the use of corn grain are barley, oats, wheat, sorghum, hominy, bakery byproduct and cereal byproduct. Those commodities ferment at different speeds, as indicated in Figure 2.

Sugar and fat sources also can help to offset starchenergy sources if economics allow. Working with a nutritionist to determine ingredient availability and cost per ton versus the energy contribution to the ration will help farmers determine appropriate ingredient selections.

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PROTEIN-INGREDIENT PRICES INCREASE Protein-ingredient prices continue to increase so evaluating protein sources based on value is essential. Not all proteins are considered equal. Soybean meal is a staple in many diets but other protein sources can help fill gaps when necessary. When determining what protein ingredients are needed, assess on-farm forages and homegrown concentrates. Only purchase what’s needed to complement the base ration.

Purchased proteins are generally a balance of rumen-degradable protein and rumen-undegradable sources. When properly selected they can enhance the aminoacid profile of the ration, depending on lysine and methionine percentages. When evaluating protein sources compare the cost per unit of protein delivered by each source.

Dense-protein products will more easily allow maximization of homegrown forages.

Evaluate the diet for metabolizable protein, which is the total amount of amino acids available in the small intestine for absorption. It’s composed of microbial protein synthesized from rumen-degradable sources – typically 60 percent to 75 percent.

Rumen-undegradable protein is added to the diet to provide the remaining need and further fuel an animal’s performance.

If dietary soluble-protein levels are reduced – such as less than 30 percent of diet dry matter – sustained-release urea can be a good addition. It can help enhance soluble protein with the goal of maximizing efficient microbial growth. It also can also help reduce purchased-feed costs.

FOCUS ON FORAGE QUALITY Maximizing neutral-detergent-fiber digestibility and protein in a forage crop could help reduce purchased-feed costs throughout the year. When digestible forages are fed, less concentrate is required in the ration to achieve optimal performance.

Consider forage hybrids with reduced lignin and that have greater total-tract neutraldetergent-fiber digestibility, leading to greater digestibility at a faster rate.

Maximizing corn-silage inclusion based on a farm’s inventory will allow a farmer to achieve a desired starch level while minimizing the amount of purchased starch.

Plant corn-silage varieties that can achieve a neutral detergent fiber at 30-hour digestibility of 60 percent neutral detergent fiber or greater. Maintain adequate starch to allow increased corn-silage levels in the ration.

Failure to plan for adequate forage inventories at planting can lead to increases in purchased-feed costs later if additional ration ingredients are needed to compensate.

There are more factors to consider.

• Carefully evaluate the economic impact of reducing corn-starch and-or protein supplements in rations prior to making any changes.

• Don’t sacrifice milk yield or milk components.

• Evaluate alternative sources of energy using fermentable carbohydrates as an opportunity to adjust levels.

• Rely on a nutritionist to predict the impact a change in protein sources will have on animal performance; continue to monitor milk urea-nitrogen values.

• Consider culling cows or drying cows early.

• Enhance protocols to minimize on-farm feed shrink and optimize feed-bunk-management strategies.

• Continue to calculate feed’s economic values to ensure the operation will remain profitable.

— income compared to feed costs — feed costs per pound of dry-matter intake — feed costs per hundredweight of milk — feed efficiency — component efficiency Take a guided and considered approach to forecasting potential feed-ingredient changes. That can help ensure efficient milk production moving forward.

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Seaweed, digesters attack methane LYNN GROOMS

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The dairy industry could potentially reach climate neutrality; the California dairy industry is moving in that direction. That’s due in large part to the state’s incentive to dairy farmers to install covered lagoon digesters and implementing a carbon-credit system, said Frank Mitloehner, an animalscience professor and a University of California-Extension air-quality specialist.

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to climate neutrality by using feed additives developed to reduce enteric-methane emissions – aka cow burps. Researchers at the University of California-Davis recently published a study showing that beef cattle fed a seaweed additive reduced methane

emissions by as much as 82 percent.

While more research needs to be done, feeding small amounts of the seaweed could help both beef and dairy farmers reduce methane emissions, said Ermias Kebreab, a professor of animal science at the University of California. Asparagopsis taxiformis – a

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There has been research on five feed additives that could reduce enteric methane from 10 percent to 50 percent, Mitloehner said. The Swiss company Agolin S.A. already has introduced a feed additive comprised of coriander, clove and carrot extracts. Nestle S.A. has partnered with Agolin to feed the additive to a number of cows in Nestle’s supply chain. Other additives still in research pipelines could become commercially available in five or more years.

There are currently about 150 covered-lagoon digesters in California; the number is growing. The lagoons produce biogas that can be converted to renewable natural gas, which can be used for fueling semi-tractor trailers for example, Mitloehner said. The state of California has incentivized construction of covered lagoons and made farmers eligible for the

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The incentives are the result of California Senate Bill 1383, which became law in 2016. It required the California Air Resources Board to implement strategies to achieve by 2030 a 40 percent reduction in methane emissions from 2013 levels. The state’s dairy industry has already reduced methane emissions by 25 percent. State officials verify the methane-reduction rates; biogas and renewable-natural gas are metered.

“We have a 40 percent goal and we’re already halfway there,” he said.

California’s incentives aren’t limited to that state’s producers. There are opportunities for dairy farmers in Wisconsin and other states to convert biogas to renewable natural gas and sell credits to the California market. Dairy farmers in Indiana, for example, already are receiving the same payment rates as California farmers.

“Renewable natural gas generated from dairy biogas is the most carbon-negative fuel type there is; nothing is more carbon-negative,” Mitloehner said.

Biogas and methane production increases with warming temperatures. A digester produces much less biogas in colder months. That makes the systems less attractive for colder climates, said Becky Larson, an associate professor in biological-systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

“While technically feasible the benefit from them in the summer months makes their efficiency very low on an annual basis,” she said. “That makes alternative digester designs more viable in colder climates.”

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Mitloehner said there’s another aspect of methane that could help the dairy industry reach climate neutrality.

Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide are produced and remain in the atmosphere for hundreds of thousands of years. But the same isn’t true for methane; methane’s lifespan is about 10 years.

“There’s a natural atmospheric removal process that destroys methane that’s currently unaccounted for,” he said.

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consideration that methane is removed from the atmosphere. We’re quantifying it incorrectly.”

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas because it traps a lot of solar heat but by maintaining a stable herd size the dairy industry wouldn’t add to warming, Mitloehner said.

“And if we manage to reduce methane, good things can happen,” he said. “We can accelerate the process by feeding different additives or managing manure to reduce methane. If we’re reducing methane, we can induce cooling.”

A Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations task force has been addressing the issue and is expected to publish later in 2021 a report that will more-accurately quantify methane emissions from livestock, he said.

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The research is showing that, depending on the farm-management practices, it’s possible to reduce ammonia emissions by a number of methods.

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Ammonia emissions on the 10 pilot farms in Northern Ireland are being calculated from detailed farm-management data and are being analyzed by the Teagasc Food Research Centre in Moorepark, Ireland.

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NITROGEN EXCRETION NEEDS CONTROL One way to reduce the quantity of ammonia available to be released is to reduce the crude-protein content of the dairy-cow diet. Reducing the dietary crude protein in a balanced manner – seeking professional nutritional advice on how to do so – will reduce the nitrogen excreted by cows in their urine. That will reduce the quantity of nitrogen in urine and dung that’s available be emitted as ammonia.

Protein sources, predominantly soyabean and rapeseed, are among the most expensive ingredients in dairy-cow concentrates.

Reducing crude protein in the dairy-cow diet can therefore also reduce the cost of concentrate rations. Where modern nutritional-analysis software is used to reduce dietary crude protein in a balanced manner, milk-production levels will be maintained or increased. Anecdotal evidence suggests in some herds milk-protein levels can also increase.

Data from analysis of Dairy-4-Future project farms indicates the most reduced levels of nitrogen excretion were fully housed herds, as shown on farms 4 and 7 in Figure 3. The reduced levels of nitrogen excretion can be explained by the cows not grazing extreme-crude-protein grass – and also by the use of professional nutritional advice to

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EMISSIONS OCCUR FROM OTHER SOURCES The fully housed herd tended to have the smallest nitrogen-excretion rates. But they also had the most ammonia emissions from housing due to the longer housing period.

The most ammonia emissions from slurry storage were found on a winter-housed summer-grazing farm, where a proportion of the slurry-storage capacity included an uncovered above-ground slurry store.

The fully housed farms also tended to have increased emissions from manure spreading due to the greater quantity of manure to be spread. But that was mitigated to some extent by the partial use of reduced-emission slurry-spreading equipment.

The emissions from inorganic-fertilizer application averaged 8 percent of the total.

But on a farm that makes excellent use of grazed grass and practices extended grazing, a large proportion of the fertilizer used was unprotected urea. On that farm the total ammonia-emission rate was the greatest of all the farms, with the fertilizer emissions accounting for 44 percent of total farm-ammonia emissions.

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Nitrogen-excretion rates are plotted from Northern Ireland Dairy-4-Future farms.

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MAY 29

Green County Breakfast on the Farm The event will be held from 6 to 10 a.m. May 29 at the Green County Fairgrounds, 2600 10th St., Monroe, Wisconsin. Visit www.greencountyagchest.com/breakfast-on-the-farm for more information.

JUNE 5

Barron County June Dairy Breakfast The event will be held from 6 to 11 a.m. June 5 at Hillsdale Dairy, 815 14 ½ St., Barron, Wisconsin. Visit ricelakechamber.org/event/barroncounty-dairy-breakfast-2 for more information.

Iowa County Drive-Through Dairy Breakfast The drive-through event will be held from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. June 5 at the Iowa County Fairgrounds, 815 Fair Street in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. Visit facebook.com/iowacountydairypromotion for more information.

Rock County Dairy Breakfast The event will be held from 6:30 to 11 a.m.

June 5 at Wilnore Holsteins – McNally Farms, 5928 E. Bingham Rd., Milton, Wisconsin. Call 608-290-4921 for more information.

Monroe County Dairy Breakfast The event will be held from 7 to 11 a.m.

June 5 at MDS Dairy, 9314 Kansas Ave., Sparta, Wisconsin. Visit www.facebook. com/events/180067350650334 for more information.

Thorp Dairy Breakfast The event will be held from 7 a.m. to noon June 5 at the Brandon & Merideth Maier farm, N13090 Bruce Mound Ave., Thorp, Wisconsin. Visit clark.extension.wisc.edu/june-dairymonth-breakfasts for more information.

Polk County Dairy Breakfast The event will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. June 5 at Milltown Community Center, 301 2nd Ave. SW, Milltown, Wisconsin. Visit www.travelwisconsin.com/events/animals-agriculture/polkcounty-dairy-breakfast-43220 or call 715-5530258 for more information.

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Crawford County Dairy Breakfast Drive-Thru The event will be held from 6 to 11 a.m. June 5 at Terry, Tim and Char Steger Family Farms, 60724 Irish Ridge Road, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Cost is $2 per meal. Visit fb.me/ e/2dKMH5i6o for more information.

JUNE 6

Abbotsford Dairy Breakfast The event will be held from 7 a.m. to noon June 6 at the David & Becky Ruesch Dairy farm, 5338 Pickard Ave., Abbotsford, Wisconsin.Visit www.clark.extension.wisc.edu/june-dairymonth-breakfasts for more information.

Granton Dairy Breakfast The event will be held from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 6 at the Granton Fire Station, 116 S. Main St., Granton, Wisconsin. Visit www. clark.extension.wisc.edu/june-dairy-monthbreakfasts for more information.

Brown County Breakfast on the Farm The event will be held from 8 a.m. to noon June 6 at Collins Dairy LLC, 3489 Hill Road, Greenleaf, Wisconsin. Visit browncountydairypromotions.com/breakfast-on-the-farm for more information.

Dodge County Dairy Brunch The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 6 at FWR Nell Farms, W7468 County Road S, Juneau, Wisconsin. Visit wisconsindairy.org/National-Dairy-Month/DairyBreakfasts for more information.

Marathon County June Dairy Breakfast The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 6 at Swiderski Equipment Inc. Mosinee Location, 820 Old Highway 51, Mosinee, Wisconsin. Visit wisconsindairy.org/ National-Dairy-Month/Dairy-Breakfasts for more information.

JUNE 11

Breakfast in the Valley The event will be held from 6 to 10 a.m. June 11. Breakfast in the Valley boxes will be available for pick-up at the Eau Claire County Expo Center, 5530 Fairview Dr., Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Visit www.eauclairechamber.org/breakfast-inthe-valley.html for more information.

JUNE 12

Trempealeau County Dairy Breakfast The event will be held from 6 to 11 a.m. June 12 at Maliszewski Dairy, N32153 Wisconsin Highway 93, Arcadia, Wisconsin. Visit www.facebook.com/events/509424000229011 for more information.

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Lafayette County Dairy Breakfast The online event will be held from 6:30 to 11 a.m. June 12 on Facebook. The free event will be hosted by the Lafayette County Dairy Promotion Committee. Visit facebook. com/events/560550664664943 for more information.

Pepin County Town and Country Breakfast The event will be held from 6:30 to 11 a.m.

June 12 at Weiss Family Farms, W4230 County Road R, Durand, Wisconsin. Visit www.facebook.com/events/259133295937669 for more information.

Washington County Dairy Destination The event will begin at 7 a.m. June 12 at Sunset Farms, 6600 Sunset Dr., Allenton, Wisconsin.

Drive-through dairy breakfast features a “Dairy Dream Box” at $20 per car. Visit www.washingtoncountydairy.com for more information.

JUNE 13

Grant County Dairy Breakfast The event will be held from 7 to 11:30 a.m.

June 13 at Vosberg Colonial Acres, 1888 Bishop Lane, Cuba City, Wisconsin. Visit www. facebook.com/pages/category/CommunityOrganization/Grant-County-Dairy-Breakfast-1822344467829025 for more information.

Neillsville Dairy Breakfast The event will be held from 7 a.m. to noon June 13 at Opelt Dairy, N3468 River Ave., Neillsville, Wisconsin. Visit www.clark.extension.wisc. edu/june-dairy-month-breakfasts for more information.

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Manitowoc County Breakfast on the Farm The event will be held from 8 a.m. to noon June 13 at Vogel Family Farms, 8901 Hilltop Road, Reedsville, Wisconsin. Visit facebook. com/Manitowoc-County-Breakfast-on-theFarm-109712089047481 for more information.

Lincoln County Dairy Breakfast The event will be held from 8 a.m. to noon June 13 at the Smith Multi Purpose Center, 1100 Marc Dr., Merrill, Wisconsin. Visit stayhappening.com/e/lincoln-county-june-dairybreakfast-E2ISTLD4YWB for more information.

Oconto County Breakfast on the Farm The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

June 13 at Alsteen Farms LLC, 9399 Belgian Road, Lena, Wisconsin.

Drive-through Sundae on the Farm The event will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. June 13 at Slowey Farm Inc., N5339 County Road A, Westfield, Wisconsin. Visit wisconsindairy.org/ National-Dairy-Month/Dairy-Breakfasts for more information.

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Loyal Dairy Breakfast The event will be held from 7 a.m. to noon June 20 at the Kevin and Rosie Fellenz farm, N8424 Sandhill Ave., Loyal, Wisconsin.Visit www.clark.extension.wisc.edu/june-dairymonth-breakfasts for more information.

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Walworth County Farm Bureau Dairy Breakfast The event will be held from 6 to 10:30 a.m.

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La Crosse County Dairy Breakfast The event will be held from 6 a.m. to noon June 19 at Morning Star Dairy, N5931 County Road ZZ, Onalaska, Wisconsin. Visit lacrossecountydairybreakfast.com/upcoming-events for more information.

Sheboygan County Breakfast on the Farm The event will be held from 7 a.m. to noon June 19 at the Kevin & Deb Kirsch Family Farm, W3844 Primrose Lane, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Visit sheboygancountydairypromotion. com for more information.

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June 19 at Schoepp Farms LLC, N2007 E. Harmon Rd., Lodi, Wisconsin. Drive-through option available. Call 608-635-2858 for more information.

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June 19 at Feltz’s Dairy Store, 5796 Porter Dr., Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Visit www.facebook. com/dairybreakfast for more information.

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Kewaunee County Breakfast on the Farm The event will be held from 8 a.m. to noon June 20 at Augustian Farms LLC, E4301 County Road G, Kewaunee, Wisconsin. Visit dairypromo. com/kewaunee-county-breakfast-on-the-farm for more information.

Ripon FFA Alumni Country Breakfast The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 20 at Page Farms, W12875 Cork Street Rd., Ripon, Wisconsin. Call 920-229-4531 for more information.

Watertown Agri-business Club Drive-thru Farm Tour & Grilled Cheese Meal To-go The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

June 20 at Dettmann Dairy Farm, N7397 County Road N, Johnson Creek, Wisconsin.

Drive-through only. Call 920-253-1322 for more information.

JUNE 26

Racine County Breakfast in a Bag The event will be held from 7 to 10 a.m.

June 26 at Racine County Fairgrounds, 19805

Durand Ave., Union Grove, Wisconsin. Each bag contains breakfast for four people. Visit www. facebook.com/pg/Racine-County-Breakfast-onthe-Farm-1568834660014672/posts for more information.

Buffalo County Dairy Breakfast The event will be held from 7 to 11 a.m. June 20 at Sendelbach Dairy, W737 Hesch Valley Rd., Waumandee, Wisconsin. Call 715-495-2888 for more information.

JUNE 27

Sevastopol FFA Alumni Annual Dairy Breakfast The event will be held from 6 to 11:30 a.m.

June 27 at DeFere Family Farm, 4831 Highway 42, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.

Juneau County Dairy Breakfast The event will be held from 7 to 11 a.m.

June 27 at the Elroy Fair at Shultz Park, N2435 Wisconsin Highway 82, Elroy, Wisconsin. Visit wecnmagazine.com/events/juneau-countydairy-breakfast-at-the-elroy-fair for more information.

Colby Dairy Breakfast The event will be held from 7 a.m. to noon June 27 at Tri-G Farms, 105323 County Road A, Dorchester, Wisconsin.Visit www.clark.

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Greenwood Dairy Breakfast The event will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

June 27 at Taygin Acres, N11040 Owen Ave., Greenwood, Wisconsin. Visit www.clark.extension.wisc.edu/june-dairy-month-breakfasts for more information.

Marinette County Breakfast on the Farm The event will be held from 7:30 a.m. to noon June 27 at Hartwig Farm, W4744 Town Hall Road, Peshtigo, Wisconsin. Visit www.facebook. com/events/w4744-town-hall-rd-peshtigowi/2021-marinette-county-breakfast-on-thefarm-host-hartwig-farm/441728563786906 for more information.

Breakfast on the Farm The event will be held from 8 a.m. to noon June 27 at LaClare Family Creamery. W2994 County Road HH, Malone, Wisconsin. Visit wisconsindairy.org/National-Dairy-Month/DairyBreakfasts for more information.

Shawano County Brunch on the Farm The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 27 at Nischke’s Back 40 Acres, N3220 Cedar Road, Pulaski, Wisconsin. Visit shawanofarmbureau.com/brunch-on-the-farm for more information.

Calumet County Sundae on the Farm The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

June 27 at Woldt Farms, N9594 County Road PP, Brillion, Wisconsin.

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Dane County Breakfast on the Farm The event will be held from 7 to 11:30 a.m.

Aug. 21 at Hinchley’s Dairy Farm, 2844 State Road 73, Cambridge, Wisconsin. Visit danecountydairy.com/breakfast-on-the-farm for more information.

Jefferson County Dairy Breakfast The event will be held from 7 a.m. to noon Aug. 21 at Jefferson County Fair Park, 503 N. Jackson Ave., Jefferson, Wisconsin. Visit www. jcfairpark.com/p/fair-park/dairy-breakfast for more information.

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