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Melissa and Travis Marti are third-generation farmers at Marti Farms near Vesper, Wisconsin. The couple recently earned the 2023 Wisconsin Outstanding Young Farmer award.
Travis Marti examines corn silage. He regularly meets with his dairy nutritionist to formulate well-balanced rations.
The four-row freestall barn at Marti Farms was built in 2015.
Holstein cows at Marti Farms relax on soft sand bedding. The Marti freestall barn was built with cow comfort in mind, says Jim Weber, who serves as the farm's nutritionist.
The double-10 parallel parlor at Marti Farms is cleaned between milkings. The parlor was built in 2015.
Cows are fitted with activity-and-location collars. Information collected from them helps the Martis to track milk weights, heat detection, rumination, eating time and cow health.
The silos are no longer used for storage but they designate to visitors that they've arrived at Marti Farms.
Travis and Melissa Marti are named the 2023 Wisconsin Outstanding Young Farmers. The award has become a family tradition. Travis Marti’s grandparents Ronald Marti, who passed away in September 2022, and Arlene Marti were awarded Wood County Outstanding Young Farmers in 1966. Mick and Kitty Marti, Travis Marti's parents, were Wood County Outstanding Young Farmers in 1988.
VESPER, Wis. – Travis and Melissa Marti recently earned the 2023 Wisconsin Outstanding Young Farmer award.
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Jim Weber
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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Travis and Melissa Marti are named the 2023 Wisconsin Outstanding Young Farmers. The award has become a family tradition. Travis Marti’s grandparents Ronald Marti, who passed away in September 2022, and Arlene Marti were awarded Wood County Outstanding Young Farmers in 1966. Mick and Kitty Marti, Travis Marti's parents, were Wood County Outstanding Young Farmers in 1988.
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