For the past two years, Kaylee Riesgraf has worked as a dairy nutritionist, helping farmers in rural Wisconsin achieve their goals. Before beginning her professional career, Riesgraf was a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and the first student funded by the state-sponsored Dairy Innovation Hub. Her path from calf chores to cattle consulting embodies the core mission of the Hub -- to support students who demonstrate innovation, leadership and a strong dedication to Wisconsin’s dairy community.
From calf chores to cattle consulting, woman shapes future of dairy
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Kaylee Reisgraf speaks during the 2022 Dairy Summit event hosted by the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
Kaylee Riesgraf grew up on her family’s 1,000-cow dairy, A&L Lisowe Acres, located near New Holstein, Wisconsin.
Riesgraf works with specialized feeding equipment at the Marshfield Agricultural Research Station. The Rissler feed mixer allows for small batches of total mixed rations to be mixed for specialized research trials where individual groups of animals eat a specific diet.
From left, are Kent Weigel, Jacob Riesgraf, Kaylee Riesgraf, Jennifer Van Os, Jimena Laporta and Matt Akins posing for a congratulatory photo at Riesgraf’s thesis defense in May 2023.
Kaylee, Finlee and Jacob Riesgraf sit in their family home.
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