ELDORADO, Wis. — Saturday marked the first day of Dairy Month at America’s Dairyland.
What you need to know
- Saturday marked the first day of Dairy Month at America’s Dairyland
- Wisconsin generates more than two billion pounds of milk each month, according to Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin.
- Janet Clark helps run one of the many family dairy farms that keep Dairy State in business.
- Clark is part of his family’s fifth generation of farmers and the second to focus on dairy farming.
- Saturday marked the first day of Dairy Month at America’s Dairyland
- Wisconsin generates more than two billion pounds of milk each month, according to Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin.
- Janet Clark helps run one of the many family dairy farms that keep Dairy State in business.
- Clark is part of his family’s fifth generation of farmers and the second to focus on dairy farming.
Wisconsin generates more than two billion pounds of milk each month, according to Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin.
Janet Clark helps run one of the many family dairy farms that keep Dairy State in business. She said she has been farming at Vision Aire Farms in Eldorado full time since 2010.
Clark is part of his family’s fifth generation of farmers and the second to focus on dairy farming. She now runs the farm with her husband and her brother, with the help of her children, nieces and nephews.
“We’ve always had farming in our blood, taking care of our land and our animals,” Clark said.
Despite a long family history, she said she didn’t know at first if she wanted to be a farmer. After going to college to do business, she realized that she couldn’t stay away from the farm for long.
“Being able to have my kids grow up with me while caring for animals, I couldn’t ask for a better life,” Clark said. “It’s something that, when it’s in your blood, you know what you want to do.”
Clark said life as a dairy farmer is not without its challenges, but he said one of his favorite things about the job is the support he has found from other farmers.
“When you’re in the dairy community, it’s like having an extended family,” he said. “Whether happy things are happening or a tragedy occurs within our community, your dairy farming friends are always the first to arrive.”
Clark said he also loves reaching out to those who aren’t as familiar with the dairy industry.
“Being able to have time to talk to a consumer and share what my passion is, why I care about these animals and why I do what I do every day,” he said. “Those are the things I wish we could share more.”
The milk produced at Vision Aire is turned into cheese. Clark said she is proud to make a product that will feed families near and far.
“I know we have the best for our land and for our cows at the center of everything we do,” he said. “It really gives you a sense of belonging when you know you’re putting food on the table for someone who can’t do it themselves.”
For more information on Dairy Month events across the state, click here.
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