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Progress, service at heart of dairy

Shelly O’Leary PDPW
Aug 15, 2019
Aug 15, 2019

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Julie Maurer considers a total mixed ration being fed to the Soaring Eagle Dairy milking herd.

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Kelly Goehring walks through one of Soaring Eagle Dairy’s freestall barns during a routine herd check.

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Using the medicine cart as a portable office, Stacy Klotz reviews health records.

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A chance to feed calf starter to calves is a desired experience for kids during a tour of Soaring Eagle Dairy.

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Watching cows being milked in the parlor is intriguing to Manitowoc YMCA Head Start kids and teachers alike.

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Manitowoc YMCA Head Start kids enjoy standing in front of 'such a big tractor!'

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NEWTON, Wis. – Jim and Sandie Fitzgerald began farming in 1980 in a 60-cow tie-stall barn near Newton. Since then there have been a couple of expansions and family-member partners have been added.

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Shelly O’Leary is a communications and outreach specialist with the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin, a dairy-producer-led organization focusing on producer professionalism, stakeholder engagement and unified outreach to share ideas, solutions, resources and experiences to help dairy producers succeed. Visit pdpw.org or call 800-947-7379 for more information.

Agricultural Community Engagement Twilight Meetings 2019

What: Free Agricultural Community Engagement On-Farm Twilight Meetings

When: All meetings take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Included: Farm tour, ice cream and open discussions

Meeting schedules in Wisconsin:

Aug. 26: Soaring Eagle Dairy – Jim and Nick Fitzgerald, Julie Maurer, Kelly Goehring and Stacy Klotz; 10219 County Road F, Newton
Aug. 27: Night Hawk Dairy – Jim and Chris Leick, 118899 Eau Pleine Road, Stratford
Aug. 28: Son-Bow Farms – Kristi and Jay Richardson, W2686 390th Ave, Maiden Rock
Aug. 29: Stone-Front Farm – Andy and Lyn Buttles, 5027 Wisconsin Highway 81, Lancaster

More information: pdpw.org or 800-947-7379

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