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Lynn Grooms
Jun 14, 2021
Jun 14, 2021

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Brian and Kristi Fiedler own a 29-acre hobby farm near Cecil, Wisconsin, where they raise a few beef cows as well as chickens.

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'We started a hobby farm so our kids can learn where food really comes from,' says Kristi Fiedler. She poses with her husband, Brian Fiedler, and their son, Hudson Fiedler, 5, and daughter, Allyson Fiedler, 7.

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Kristi Fiedler works as a director of production for PEAK, a dairy-cattle-genetics company.

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Lynn Grooms

Editor’s note: This article is part of a series featuring women members of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation.

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Lynn Grooms writes about the diversity of agriculture, including the industry’s newest ideas, research and technologies as a staff reporter for Agri-View based in Wisconsin.

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Kristi Fiedler

Cecil, Wisconsin

Family: Brian Fiedler, husband, Allyson Fiedler, 7, daughter, and Hudson Fiedler, 5, son

Organizations: Shawano County Farm Bureau, Wisconsin Farm Bureau, Wisconsin Deer Hunters, INC (local board), North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (national board)

Awards: FORWARD Under 40 from Dairy Girl Network, Wisconsin Farm Bureau Discussion Meet winner, Wisconsin Farm Bureau Excellence in Ag finalist

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