Boettcher Farm Leader in Bloomer Area Dairy Group
District 6 farmer Boettcher, 43, and wife Pat run 420 acres near Bloomer milking 72 Holsteins and Brown Swiss for Wisconsin Dairies Cooperative. UW River Falls alum, active in Land O Lakes, Farmers Union, ASCS advisory, Bloomer Chamber director, FFA Alumni, cemetery president, ADA member, and St John Lutheran Church member. He urges milk checkoff funds to boost dairy promotion and school milk vending, with ADA improvements and potential crossstate expansion.
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Boettcher
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Land O’ Lakes
Farmers Union
ASCS
Bloomer Chamber of Commerce
Bloomer High School Agriculture Advisory Council
Bloomer Ffa
Emmanuel Cemetery Association
ADA
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Bloomer
Custer
Wisconsin Dairies Co-op
Bob Custer
Young Farmer's Group
MABC
Select Sires Breeding Cooperative
First Baptist Church of
Chippewa Falls
Mr. Goller
Wisconsin Farmers Union
Cornell Farmers Union Co-op
Chippewa County
ADA of
Wisconsin
Char
Rosenbrook
Farmers Union Milk Marketing Co-op
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Rosenbrooks
Olson
FFA
Wisconsin Holstein Association
Thorp Farmers Cooperative
Thorp School Board
Thorp Lions Club
Clark County Holstein Association
Glasshof
Thorp
Neillsville Pca
Peace United Church of Christ Council
Midwest Breeders Cooperative
Clark County Dairy Promotion Committee
Stetsonville Farmers Union Supply Co-op
Dairy leaders discuss checkoff use and advertising strategies
Chippewa Falls farmer Bob Custer and colleagues from Chippewa County outline views on dairy checkoff spending. They urge unified ads for fluid milk and cheese, child-focused TV campaigns, school programs, and potential roles for ADA or separate agencies. Other farmers Roger Henning and partners propose city advertising, nutritional education, and coupons, while stressing evaluation of ADA’s role.
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Custer
Wisconsin dairy farmers discuss checkoff advertising needs
A group of Chippewa and Eau Claire County farmers including Diane Rosenbrook-Bloomer Larry Rosenbrook Vernor Kellen and others share views on checkoff funds for advertising and new dairy products. They favor ADA promotion or other agencies while stressing consumer education and industry truth in advertising.
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Glasshof
District 7 Selz Family Dairy Farm Details
District 7 farmer John Selz 48 farms with wife Marianne and three children in a partnership with his brother William on 550 crop acres along Highway 10 in Clark County. They own 300 head of registered Holsteins and a milk herd of 105 cows. Milk for 20 years went to Hiawatha Valley Co op and now goes to Lynn Dairy near Granton. Selz’s oldest daughter Pam is an Alice in Dairyland contest finalist this year.
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John Selz
Marianne
William
Highway 10
Clark County
Hiawatha Valley Co-op
Lynn Dairy
Granton
the Selz
Pam
George Rau
Mayville
Arlene
Randy
Pat
Consolidated Badger Cooperative
Selz-Humbird profiles Wisconsin dairy leader and advocate
John Selz-Humbird, UW Madison chemical engineering graduate and longtime dairy producer, heads farm operations and serves on multiple agricultural boards. He supports checkoff funding to promote Wisconsin dairy, urges aggressive marketing with athletes and retailers, and seeks ADA funding proposals to align with board criteria.
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Herman Boettcher
Mr. Custer
Midge
Bill
Ken
Ernie
Custer Farms, Inc
Milk Market Board
James Goller
Cornell
Cleveland
Geller
Roger Henning
Fall Creek
Eau Claire
Washington
Mid-Am
Mr. Henning
Uw-Madison
Zion Lutheran Church
Cleghorn
Eau Claire County Holstein Assciation
Wisconsin Farm Bureau
Henning
Diane Rosenbrook
Diane M. Rosenbrook
Larry
Cooks Valley
United States
Robert Travis
Augusta
Mr. Travis
AMPI
Travis
Ampi Midstates
Allard Peck
Mr. Peck
Roger
Bruce
Pecks
Chippewa Valley (Equity) Shipping Association
Dhia Board
State
ADA Board
Chippewa Falls Area
New Milk Market Board
Vernon Kellen
Donna
Dennis
Steve
State Farm Bureau Convention
FS Co-op
Kellen
Moose Lodge
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
New Auburn
Kenneth Mueller
Mr. Mueller
Falls Dairy Co
Jim Falls
Muellers
Mueller
Farm Bureau
Eau Claire County Farm Bureau
AMP
Roger Olson
Mr. Olson
Regina
National Farmers Organization
Humbird
Mr. Selz
E.I. DuPont Co
Selz
University of Wisconsin
Dhia and Ada
4-H Adult Leaders Council
Jackson County
4-H Leaders’ Federation
Osseo-Fairchild
St. Joseph’s Catholic Parish
Kew Kountry Klassics
Wausau
Neillsville Bank
Wisconsin Catholic Conference
Gerald Glasshof — Thorp
Glasshoff
Consolidated Badger Co-op
Ronald McDonald
Milk Marketing Board
Dorchester
Rau
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