Great things grow here.

Meet the

Feltz family

Stevens Point, WI

Ken and Jackie Feltz, along with their three children and their families, proudly operate a fifth-generation farm, milking approximately 700 cows and farming around 500 acres of corn. Their children represent the farm’s sixth generation, with hopes that their grandchildren will become the seventh. Committed to sustainability, they continuously seek ways to improve soil and water quality to ensure the land’s health for future generations.

In June 2017, the family opened Feltz’s Dairy Store, offering a variety of dairy products, agricultural goods and local specialties. Visitors can enjoy ice cream or fresh cheese curds while watching cows being milked in the farm’s state-of-the-art robotic barn. Visitors can even observe the cheese-making process through the plant’s viewing window, providing a unique and immersive farm-to-table experience.

Meet the

Gerner family

Fort Atkinson, WI

The Gerner family takes great pride in growing corn and soybeans on the same land once farmed by Melissa’s grandparents. Today, Melissa works alongside her parents, Jeff and Monica, while raising her two daughters on the farm. Her girls love spending time there — helping in the fields, caring for animals and creating lasting memories with their grandparents and cousins.

Melissa is passionate about showing them that farming isn’t just for men — women have played a vital role in their family farm for generations. With an eye toward the future, she hopes her daughters will one day continue the farming tradition in Wisconsin.

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Schram family

Berlin, WI

The fifth- and sixth-generation farmers of the Schram family take great pride in continuing their 110-year legacy. Their farm is a collaborative effort, with multiple households — Jay and Emily, Lisa and Evan, and Ken — working together to sustain their farming operation. For them, farming is more than just a job; it is a privilege to care for the same land their great-great-grandfather once cultivated. They are raising their children to honor family traditions while embracing new innovations to improve and protect the land.

Committed to preserving Wisconsin’s land and water — including their cherished family pond — they strive to ensure future generations can swim, play and enjoy it just as they do today. Keeping the farm thriving is both an honor and a responsibility, and they are grateful for the opportunity to carry it forward.

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Soltvedt family

Seymour, WI

Continuing a legacy that began with Zac’s great-grandfather, the Soltvedt family carries on the tradition of farming corn, soybeans and wheat. Before attending college, Zac worked alongside his grandfather on the farm. After his grandfather’s passing, he made the heartfelt decision to return home and take over the family operation.

Farming would not be possible without the unwavering support of his wife, Amber, and his family — especially his mother. Most of the corn they grow is used for ethanol production, and they take great pride in growing a crop that plays a vital role in fueling a growing world.

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Van Bogaert family

Belmont, WI

As second- and third-generation farmers, Steve and Kyle Van Bogaert, along with their families, proudly carry on the legacy that Grandpa Charlie began in 1969 when he moved from St. Charles, Illinois. Farming has been a lifelong passion for Kyle — he always knew he wanted to work alongside his father. Kyle thrives on the challenges of farming and finds nothing more rewarding than growing food to nourish families in Wisconsin and beyond.

The Van Bogaerts grow corn and soybeans, and hope to pass their land down to future generations. Kyle is confident that the next generation will continue to be dedicated stewards of the land, just as their family has been for decades.