The 2009 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days will be hosted by the Crave Brothers Farm LLC, in Wisconsin. The three-day event is titled, Food – Fuel – Future and will take place July 21-23. Visitors will have an opportunity to see the latest in technology, enjoy hands-on activities, view demonstrations, and learn about new ways for “going green.”
The Crave Brothers are innovators in many areas of agriculture. They were among the first in the state to utilize free-stall barns, total mixed ration, and bunker silos. In their quest to stay ahead of the curve, they built a state-of-the-art cheese plant in 2002. They have now doubled the size of the plant to accommodate increasing sales of their popular cheeses and increasing milk production on their growing farm.
The Craves also formed a unique partnership with Clear Horizons of Milwaukee on two anaerobic manure digesters that create enough electricity to power 550 average Wisconsin homes – which is more than twice what the farm and cheese factory need. After operating the first digester successfully for two years, the company built the second digester to stay in pace with the herd that has now grown to 1,100 milking cows. Heifers that the Craves moved back home from satellite farms to the new heifer barns on the home farm provide additional manure for the digester. Besides creating electricity that Clear Horizons sells to WE Energies, some of the solids are used as bedding for the livestock and the rest is the main ingredient in a potting mix product sold under the EnerGro brand name.
In addition to the traditional field demonstrations at the July show, the Dodge County farm technology days planners are working with the custom manure haulers organization to demonstrate environmentally safe methods of distributing manure on the farm. There will also be farm tours via trams to highlight all of the unique aspects of this modern dairy operation.
The show offers something for everyone. Youth activities will center around changes and the emphasis will be on healthy eating; Family living will feature a variety of entertainment and education. A “Family Farm Adventure” tent will feature educational, fun activities for the younger children. A crafts tent will feature unique, hand-made items. The University of Wisconsin’s Farm Progress Pavilion will feature a wide variety of educational topics including digesters, composting, cheese making and animal identification. More than 1,000 commercial exhibitors will also demonstrate or talk about the latest products and service offerings.
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You should come to Lancaster PA and show the Amish how to distribute manure safely. It’s amazing how nasty that stuff is and horrible the way they spread it.
You should come to Lancaster PA and show the Amish how to distribute manure safely. It’s amazing how nasty that stuff is and horrible the way they spread it.
You should come to Lancaster PA and show the Amish how to distribute manure safely. It’s amazing how nasty that stuff is and horrible the way they spread it.