Jadins cited for water quality efforts
Joe and Marcella Jadin of New Franken were honored with the Water Quality Leadership award for watershed work on School Creek and the Kewaunee River program. They installed grass waterways, rock chutes, a manure storage facility, and plan fencing to keep cattle from streams on their 34 cow dairy with additional young stock.
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Jadins
Kewaunee
School Creek
Highway 54
Brown-Kewaunee County
Jadin
Brown County Land Conservation Committee
Kewaunee River
Vande Heis
Water quality award winners in Brown County
Joe and Marcella Jadin of New Franken were honored for outstanding conservation practices in Brown County. Photo by Judy Brown.
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Bil Hass
Jadins
Brown County Land Conservation Department
Brown County Conservation Alliance
Norbert
Carole Vande Hei
DePere
Joe and
Marcella Jadin
New Franken
Brown County
Judy Brown
Wildlife conservation awards announced in Brown County
Two ponds were built under a conservation project with awards given to Southern Brown Conservation Club for wildlife conservation and Norman Thompson a leader in Brown County conservation. Carrie Morgan and Judy Brown were recognized for environmental education efforts with Fort Howard Paper Foundation providing support.
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Brown County Conservation Alliance
Southern Brown Conservation Club
Carrie Morgan
DNA
Norman Thompson
Brown County
Fort Howard Paper Foundation
Calumet County calf thefts spark alert to farmers
Calumet County sheriff authorities issue notice to farmers after two calves were stolen from Brillion barns during the night. The victims are Richard Luebke and Joe Micki, with both farms located in Brillion. Investigations underway.
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Calumet County
Richard Luebke
Joe Micki
Brillion
Wilkes host Marathon dairy event
Doug and Bernie Wilke welcome guests to the Marathon County June Dairy Month brunch on their farm east of Brokaw at county trunk highways W and WW. They dairy since 1978, now milk 75 Holsteins and raise Holstein steers, planning possible small herd gain this year depending on labor.
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Doug
Bernie Wilke
Marathon County
Wilkes
Brokaw
Wilkes Farm Expansion and Dairy Operation Details
The Wilkes own 250 acres after buying 140 acres they rented and add land from relatives. They rent 110 and 90 more acres, plant 110 corn 165 hay 45 peas and oats 20 oats for bedding and 17 barley. Dairy ration relies on high moisture ear corn and haylage with limited baled hay. Mrs Wilke runs four acres of sweet corn sold on farm and at markets. They credit farm crisis survival to limited capital purchases tight expenses and higher production. Mrs. Wilke leads the Texas Ramblers 4-H dairy club. they have four children Bob Becky Kristi and Brian.
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Wilkes
Katke farm to host Lincoln County dairy breakfast
Ewald Katke will host Lincoln County June Dairy Month breakfast on May 31 at the Katke farm four miles east of Merrill on County Trunk 6. The Katke family has farmed there since the mid 1930s, with 285 acres owned and 50 rented. They milk about 42 to 43 Holstein cows, averaging 16,000 pounds of milk, with a goal to boost production efficiency and quality without enlarging the herd. Merrill Lions Club will run the breakfast from 10 am to 2 pm for $1, with bands and Merrill FFA tours of the farm.
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Ewald Katke
Lincoln County
Katke
Merrill
Merrill Lion’s Club
Merrill Ffa
Onans to Host June Dairy Day at Pinehill Farm
Portage County's eighth annual June Dairy Day will be held June 13 at Onan's Pinehill Farm near Amherst Junction. The farm on County Trunk A north of Highway 161 offers a dairy branch from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a petting zoo farm tours hay rides and main stage entertainment.
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Portage County
Onan
Pinehill
Amherst Junction
Highway 161
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