Fabers move dairy center to Idaho to start new herd
Idaho bound Mike and Lynn Faber with three year old Betsy sell Bruce dairy cows and transport 33 heifers from Wisconsin to northern Idaho near Bonners Ferry. They buy a 70 acre farm plus 40 rented acres to milk 50 cows, citing better forage and higher Class I milk demand.
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Fabers prove alternate entry to dairying in five years
Bruce Lynn and Mike Faber recount starting with savings from Idaho fire protection work to buy a small farm north of Bruce Wisconsin. They rebuilt a beef barn into a working dairy, moved a milkhouse, added a silo, and upgraded with low-cost labor and neighbor help. Their herd grew from 20 cows to a 20 cow rolling herd average rising to 18 300 pounds of milk and 700 pounds butterfat.
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