We are 715-563-0052 Our goats are fed quality grass mix and alfalfa hay, and our own mix of organically grown grains. Wisconsin's dairy goat industry is No. 1 in U.S. - Farm Progress Being dairy farmers, we believe that those show does Get our new eMagazine delivered to your inbox every month. Testing has been done for CL, TB and Brucellosis (all negative), and no CL abscesses have ever existed in our herd. Unlike most Wisconsin producers, however, they no longer sell their milk but process it into dairy products on-site in what is known as a farmstead creamery operation. Between 2002, when the state's herd amounted to about 26,000 goats, and 2017, the number of dairy goats in the state skyrocketed some 222%. Marran Dairy Goats Milton, Rock County, Wisconsin, 53563, United States 608-868-7177 marran@centurytel.net Show, DHI, AI breeding, CAE prevention Breeding stock available for show and milk AI Breeding +6 Mertens Family Farm W10713 County Road MM, Thorp, WI 54771 715-669-3046 mertensfamily@gmail.com Alpine replacement. N3690 Elmwood Rd. WisContext occasionally republishes articles produced by other news organizations. Randy & Andrea Kuhtz If you are interested in a Chief among them is that goats are fine, or even thrive on, eating substandard forage. Loudenbeck Farms Dairy Goats LLC - Facebook Baby Goat Therapy and Snuggles Check out our new Baby Goat Home Read More Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats in Door County, Wisconsin. Even with the success of businesses like Montchevre and LaClare in Wisconsin, some are anxious that the industry's growth is beginning to crowd out smaller producers, leading to a dynamic that is somewhat reminiscent of the dairy cattle industry, said Becky Mills and Anna Thompson Hajdik. Welcome to our website. We hope to raise $2000 to represent Dairy Goat Project Youth at WI State Fair. Solandt soon came to an agreement with the co-op to purchase milk, and together with his French partners purchased an abandoned cheddar processing plant in Preston, in Adams County. This is a farm stay and there are cute, cuddly animals to help your stress melt away. In 2017, the most recent year the USDA surveyed producers, the size of Wisconsin's dairy goat herd easily topped the nation at more than 83,000-head. bkregehr@gmail.com. with an 18% medicated pelleted feed and free choice hay. In 2017, the most recent year the USDAsurveyed producers, the size of Wisconsin's dairy goat herd easily topped the nation at more than 83,000-head. As a small producer, there's just so much that's out of your control, particularly if you're going to just milk goats and sell your milk. We are currently milking approximately 900 goats. MILK & LIQUID DAIRY PRODUCTS. Dairy Herd Our primary goal is to humanely raise healthy, happy goats that produce the highest quality, premium milk. Nowhere in the U.S. has that growth been more evident than in northeast Fond du Lac County and southern Calumet County, an areaknown as the "Dairy Goat Capital of the U.S." Securing that reputation isChilton Dairy and Drumlin Dairy, just 7 miles apart in the town of Brotherton. Mint*Leaf. Ostrom estimates the goat milk category has been increasing 12% to 15% annually. var sc_project=6967176; Our herd is linear appraised annuallyor bi-annually and we The growth of the industry is especially astonishing given its humble beginnings in the 1980s, when tariff threats prompted a scrappy upstart from France to bring European-style goat dairy processing to rural Wisconsin. Ostrom said the merger with Drumlin Dairy makessense, especially with escalating commodity prices eating deeply into profit margins. Mega goat farms proposed - Wisconsin State Farmer Meanwhile, Drumlin is a venture of the owners of Holsum Dairy, another large dairy cattle producer in the state. Take a few days away from your fast-paced life to spend a few days on a working Wisconsin farm. These folks have created an amazing and unique getaway in the western part of the state. United States. for sale as well as some first fresheners. Belmont Plant Spurs Goat Cheese Industry Montchevre Has Made Wisconsin National Agricultural Statistics Service - Wisconsin - Dairy - USDA [Reference Does] [Reference Bucks] [For We maintain a small herd so throughout the year will have stock available for your consideration.