THANK YOU FOR COMING TO THE SPECIAL
ANNOUCEMENT OF:
THE WOOD COUNTY HOST FARMS FOR
WISCONSIN FARM TECHNOLOGY
DAYS
2018
2018
Daryl and Brenda
Sternweis and Family / The
Heiman Family to Host
Wood County Farm
Technology Days
July 10th -12th in 2018.
Please let us introduce the
farms…
Daryl & Brenda Sternweis Family
10071 Airport Road, Marshfield WI 54449
Daryl & Brenda
Heather
Justin
Aaron
Brittney
Autumn
Brooke
Jonathon
The Sternweis Farm is a fifth generation family operation first established in
1879. Always on the cutting edge of technology, the first freestall barn and
milking parlor was built here in 1965 for a herd of 70 dairy cows, and we are
continuing this cutting edge trend with our new 360 cow robotic dairy facility.
The farm operates 1200 acres consisting of corn, soybeans, and alfalfa, and
also does custom field work.
Our goals for the future are geared first toward family - to raise our children
with the hard work and values we were raised with, and also to inspire future
generations to be involved with and excited about continuing the family farm.
We feel it is important for us to host Farm Technology Days to educate and
promote agriculture, especially in upcoming generations who possibly don’t
realize the process it takes for food to get from the farm to the consumer’s
table. This event is a great boost for our community and surrounding area. We
are definitely excited to have this opportunity.
The Heiman Family
10898 US Hwy 10 West, Marshfield WI 54449
Ken & JoEllen
Ryan
Josh
Kim & Cheryl
Trevor
Kelvin & Marilyn
Kal
Andy
Adam
Our agricultural history is twofold. Our history started in the cheese business
with Nasonville Dairy and moved into farming in 1995, with the purchase of
the Weber’s Farm Store from JoEllen’s Weber Heimans’ family. While our
cheese plant dates back to 1885, our farm side has been in JoEllen’s family
since it was first purchased in 1904, by JoEllen’s great grandparents.
Our farming side has been in the family for over 100 years, and has been
bottling milk for over 60 years, along with the sale of meat and cheese
products. We continue to create new products for the consumer. Recently, we
introduced a new advent of flavored Kefir (drinkable yogurt) and Crema
currently all on the way. We see even more products that we will soon be
marketing. Nasonville Dairy, our cheese plant, has always been our family’s
back bone. It has allowed us to grow in the milk industry and to market and
utilize not only our own milk but that of 220 additional Wisconsin dairy farms
in the area.
Heiman Holsteins is now the beginning of the next generation in farming for
the Heiman Family with the installation of a 40-cow rotary parlor and
exhibition area for viewing the operation. While we see more changes for the
future, it is so very true that Agriculture never stops changing. We must create
new products and improve on the existing ones so that consumers will always
look to us for the best quality food for their family!
Introducing the Farm Technologies Executive
Committee:
Dennis Bangart – Chair
2018
Mike Sabel –Vice Chair
Bruce Thorson –Treasurer
Matt Lippert –Secretary
Daryl Sternweis –Host Farm
Ken Heiman – Host Farm
Matt Glewen – WFTD Inc. Executive Director
Nancy Esser
Scott Larson
Matt McLean
Ben Tilberg
Bob Meyer
Laura Nelson
Melisssa Reichert
Darrel Reigel
Marlene Stueland
Dawn Vruwink
FOR MORE INFO PLEASE CONTACT:
BOB MEYER, MEDIA CONTACT FOR WOOD COUNTY FARM
TECHNOLOGY DAYS EXECUTIE COMMITTEE
715-996-1682 | bmeyer@learfield.com