Pepin dairy couple build top milk herd at Shady Lane Farm
Chuck and Lois Laehn of Shady Lane Farm near Pepin County have grown Pepin’s leading milk herd to 40 Holsteins. Since returning to farming in 1973, production rose from 14 428 pounds of milk and 533 pounds butterfat to 17 331 pounds and a rising figure. The couple credits farm clubs, neighbor Vernon Hince, and a retraining period for their success, aided by a 1978 slurry system facility cutting winter manure spread and costs.
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Laehns
Chuck
Lois Laehn
Becky
Pepin Farm
Pepin County
Manure Liquid Boosts Corn Growth Says Pepin Farmer
Pepin farmer reports dramatic gains from liquid manure applied to corn ground. He notes corn treated with liquid manure grew about two feet taller than corn on untreated ground, calling the difference “night and day.”
Farmer builds slurry tank to cut fertilizer costs
On Shady Lane Farm in Pepin County, Chuck Laehn installed a 14 by 62 foot slurry storage tank at about $35,000 including a spreader injector. The tank lets him store dairy manure for months, enabling higher production with a planned 20,000 pound milk herd while culling cows by production. The Laehns manage 408 acres, with three sets of buildings and a shift toward feeding steers with haylage and high moisture corn. Mrs. Laehn, a former teacher, supports farm life and community duties.
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Mr. Laehn
Buffalo County
Shady Lane
Laehn
Laehns
Pesticide certification meetings set in St Croix and Pierce
Three Phase I pesticide certification meetings for private and commercial applications are planned in St Croix and Pierce counties early in 1980. Sessions run 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on January 24 at the Coachman Baldwin, March 3 at UW River Falls, and March 20 at the Pierce County Courthouse Ellsworth. Contact St Croix County Extension at 684 3301 or Pierce County Extension at 273 4376 for details and registration.
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St. Croix
Pierce County
Coachman
Baldwin
Uw-River Falls
Ellsworth
St. Croix County
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Pepin
Durand
Russell Lundberg
Lois
Tom
Connie
Pepin County Farm Management Club
Tom Parker
George Oncken
Vernon Hince
Mr. Hince
Mr. Lundberg
Lundberg
Grandma Lundberg
Greenwood
Clark Electric Auditorium
Carl Hirschinger
Animal Science Department
Uw-Madison
Susan Grasse
FFA
Winona State College
Durand High School
Pepin High School
Chuck Laehn
Arizona
Tom Laehn
Wisconsin
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