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Breakfast on the Farm Recap

This summer has been a busy one – corn planting, cutting hay, Breakfast on the Farm, and now it’s the end of July! Thanks to everyone who came out and enjoyed the Sheboygan County Breakfast on the Farm. The event went really, really well. It was a beautiful day, a...
First Days of Life

First Days of Life

On our farm, we have five to seven calves born every day. The calves are born year-round. Sometimes we’ll have spurts when more calves are born at one time than another, but it’s pretty consistent here. When calves are born, we make sure they are clean and dry as...
Freestall Barns

Freestall Barns

When you drive through Wisconsin today, the view is a little bit different than it was 50 years ago. Sure, you still see the iconic red barns dotting the landscape, but you also see a lot more of a different kind of barn – a freestall barn. There are people who have...
163 Years of Farming

163 Years of Farming

On July 14, 1853 – 163 years ago today – my great-great-great grandfather Moritz Strauss immigrated to the U.S.A. along with almost six million other Germans in the largest flow of German immigration to America between 1820 and WWI. In 2011, The Strauss, Herzog,...
A Little Bit of History

A Little Bit of History

The other day I was talking to my brother about things happening around the farm and in the industry, and I said, “Well, 10 years ago, when we only had 600 cows…” and then I stopped myself. A sudden realization made me recognize that it was closer to 15 years ago when...