MacFarlane Pheasants, Inc., is the largest producer of pheasants in North America and well noted as a leader in the game bird industry. Founded by the MacFarlane family in 1929, this Janesville farm […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau is made up of members from different walks of life. Want to get to know some members from around the state?
Meet: Rosalie Geiger
Since December, Rosalie Geiger has served as chair of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s nine member Women’s Committee. Although a newcomer to this role, she’s no stranger to agricultural advocacy. For 21 years she […]
Meet: Charmaine Sullivan, Door County
Char Sullivan is from Door County and has been active in Farm Bureau for 30 plus years and has served on the county Farm Bureau board for more than ten […]
Meet: Don Meyer
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau asked Don Meyer to discuss his work with Ag in the Classroom. This is what he had to say. Q. Tell us about yourself. A. I […]
Meet: Tim Clark
“As our family sat around the table after the town board meeting, we looked around at each other and asked what could we have done differently and what should we […]
Meet: Austin Arndt
“You hear people talk about how busy they are,” he said. “Everyone’s busy; Get over it. That’s just the world we live in.” It’s not just talk from this 30-year-old, […]
Meet: The Herricks Family
“You put a higher value on things,” Jack Herricks says of farming on hilly countryside. “It’s hard to make a living on these hills. We want to keep the top […]
Meet: Cheryl Duchow, Manitowoc County
Cheryl Duchow is from Manitowoc County and has served as Women’s Committee co-chair for more than 10 years. She has been involved with Farm Bureau since she was a teenager […]
Meet: Dana Seis, Adams County
Dana Seis is married to Joe Seis and they have three children. Dana works as a Farm Service Agent at Marquette-Adams-Waushara USDA office. She also helps her husband on their […]
Meet: Ethan Giebel
Most farm kids have an area of specialty in agriculture, but Ethan Giebel says, “I feel like a jack of all trades, master of none.” His farm background includes harvesting […]
Meet: Nicole Adrian
A farm girl with an off-farm job, Nicole Adrian rarely misses a chance to work agriculture into a conversation. “Many times I use my work at the pharmacy to tell […]
Meet: Jillian Beaty
“I wanted to be a brain surgeon from fourth through ninth grade,” Jillian Beaty said with a laugh, “but I didn’t have a steady hand and I cannot cut a […]