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Love for cows sets future path

Lynn Grooms
Jun 7, 2021
Jun 7, 2021

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Sydney Endres loves cows; that love appears to be mutual.

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Sydney Endres plans to return to work at her family's farm, Jazzy Jerseys, near Lodi, Wisconsin.

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Sydney Endres at Wisconsin Farm Bureau resolutions meeting

Sydney Endres participates in a 2019 Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation resolutions meeting. 'Before I attended, I had no idea the voice I could have as an individual on agricultural policy,' she says.

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Lynn Grooms

Editor’s note: This article is part of a series featuring women members of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation.

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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.

At a glance

Sydney Endres

Lodi, Wisconsin

Family: Dave Endres, father, and Vinny Endres and Mitchell Endres, brothers

Organizations: Columbia County Farm Bureau, Wisconsin Farm Bureau, Dairy Girl Network, Association of Women in Agriculture Alumni, Dane County Dairy Promotion, Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Association and Ice Age Nordic Ski Club

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