Wisconsin Dairy Farms Open Barns for Twilight Meetings

A unique partnership between dairy producers and the organizations representing Wisconsin’s cities and counties has brought together rural community members for farm tours, critical conversations and ice cream for more than twenty years.”...

...Each ACE Twilight Meeting will kick off with a tour of the host dairy at 6:00 p.m. It will offering attendees an insider’s perspective on how animals are cared for, housed and fed, as well as a look at the milking facilities, barns and technologies dairy producers use.

Ice cream will be served at 7:00 p.m. Following ice cream, open dialogue about community issues such as wind and solar energy, water quality, conservation, roadways and transportation, educational opportunities and more. Meetings will conclude at 8:30 p.m.

Lindstrom Valley Farms – Monday, August 25

Nestled in the bluffs of Buffalo County in west central Wisconsin, the fifth-generation farm milks 1,600 cows and raises alfalfa and corn to feed their cows and youngstock. Owners Randy and Becky Lindstrom and children Deric, Nora and Andrew adopt modern technologies and innovation while honoring the tradition of sustainability and care of land and animals that has driven the farm since it was founded by Randy’s great-great-grandfather Andrew Lindstrom when he came to Wisconsin from Sweden. The dairy is located at W2184 County Rd. K, Durand, Wis...

Chapman Farms Dairy LLC – Tuesday, August 26

Three generations of the Chapman family work together on the dairy farm that was started in 1888. They milk 1,110 cows three times a day with a focus on cow comfort and raising high quality forage and grain on their crop acres. The farm is owned and operated by Gail, David & Sienna Chapman and Duane, John & Peter Chapman. The dairy is located at 21509 Gladeview Ave., Tomah, Wis...