The Latest News from The Farm

What can 10 little Wisconsin dairy calves do?  Plenty when it comes to capturing the attention of classroom students and teachers around the United States! The "Adopt a Cow" program created and administered through the Center for Dairy Excellence and Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin adjusted things a bit to introduce K-8 students to 10 Wisconsin dairy calves.  The students got to monitor daily activities of the calves and the farm families caring for them, and became a part of classroom instruction about where food comes from, what farmers really are, and more. Three of the calves featured came from Synergy Dairy Farm in Pulaski.  Sharlamagne - a red and white Holstein calf; Seroogy - a Jersey calf, and Dorito, a black and white Holstein. Heather Jauquet and her son, Evan, found the engagement with the classrooms interesting and fun - and the supportive comments and physical mail they received was a little overwhelming! Synergy Dairy Farm will wrap up their Adopt a Calf story with a special one hour, interactive virtual farm tour, on Wednesday, April 27th. This one program has reached more than 1 million students in all 50 states. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Women in Farming & STEM Address Misconceptions About Dairy & Male-Dominated Industries for Working Moms Day, March 12 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GoodSport Nutrition Founder & CEO Michelle McBride conceived the concept after being frustrated with the sports drink category options.  “I didn’t want my son drinking sports drinks filled with artificial ingredients that were being offered to him at his baseball games,” she said. “I gave him chocolate milk as a healthier alternative after his workouts and it provided the inspiration to look at milk as a source of hydration during physical activity.”   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Wisconsin Farmers Union is preparing for a stripped down version of the annual business meeting at the end of the month.  Scott Schultz discusses the 90th annual event with WFU President, Darin Von Ruden. More than 15 agriculture associations in the state have signed a strongly worded letter to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services documenting why farmers, farm workers and food processing workers need to be a part of the phase 1b rollout of the covid vaccine.  Tamas Houlihan, executive director of the WI Potato & Vegetable Growers explains. Looking for a creative way to celebrate Valentine's Day despite covid?  Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin has it!  For the Love of Cheese - heart shaped boxes filled with Wisconsin cheese.  500 will be awarded to people that sign up on line.  Lizzie Schulz with DFW explains how they came up with the idea! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get the details on how Culver's has made the Wisconsin cheese curd star on their menu everywhere with Quinn Adkins, Culver’s director of menu development. Josh talks to the only Master Cheesemaker in "curds" in Wisconsin - or maybe the world!  Steve Stettler of Decatur Dairy in Brodhead takes his curds seriously!  What's the difference between a good curd and a "bad" curd (if there's such a thing).  Steve gives you some insight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.