Fifth generation welcomes dairy fans

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Using a stanchion barn works well for Dave Messerchmidt and Felicia Erickson, who manage expenses to keep the dairy financially viable.

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Felicia Erickson works as a hospice nurse when not doing chores. Her nursing work covers a large area of western Wisconsin.

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The registration name for the Messerschmidt cows – Chasehers – is a play on the Chicken Chasers bar where Dave Messerschmidt and Felicia Erickson met in nearby Fall Creek, Wisconsin.

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Dave Messerschmidt and Felicia Erickson are in the process of converting their grade herd to fully registered.

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The Messerchmidt Dairy lies in the rolling hills of a valley southeast of Fall Creek, Wisconsin.

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The Messerschmidt Dairy near Fall Creek, Wisconsin, is the site of the 2025 Eau Claire Breakfast on the Farm. The farm has been in existence for more than a century and will be honored at this year's Wisconsin State Fair.

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There are only 12 'Grade A' dairies left in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. The fourth-annual On the Farm Breakfast will be hosted by Dave Messerschmidt and Felicia Erickson. Farm cats will supervise.

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Felicia Erickson says she has fun asking her Facebook followers to help name her calves. Calves are raised in hutches and group pens.

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A passion for farming led Felicia Erickson to educate consumers about her life on a dairy farm. Her Facebook page is called 'It's Me Flea.'

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FALL CREEK, Wis. – Teaching consumers about the dairy industry motivated Felicia Erickson and her husband, Dave Messerschmidt, to host the fourth-annual Eau Claire Breakfast on the Farm. It was natural for Erickson to reach out to the local population; she shares her knowledge and passion for dairy farming on her Facebook page, which has 19,000 followers.

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LeeAnne Bulman writes about agriculture from her farm overlooking the beautiful Danuser Valley on Wisconsin’s west coast. Email genwim2@gmail.com to reach her.