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Farm shares creative diversification

Lynn Grooms For Agri-View
May 31, 2024
May 31, 2024

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Bob and Tara Vandoske own and operate a 600-head Registered Holstein farm near Cleveland, Wisconsin. They’re helped by their three children – Brianne, 16, Brooklyn, 12, and Reid, 15. The family is hosting the 2024 Sheboygan County Dairy Breakfast on the Farm, which will be held June 15.

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The Vandoske children participate in cattle shows at local, state and national levels. From left are Brooklyn, Brianne and Reid Vandoske.

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Vandoske Dairy Farms has evolved from 1974 to 2024. Bob Vandoske says it's rewarding to see how the farm has grown. 'Hard work pays off,' he says.

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A freestall barn is equipped to maximize cow comfort at Vandoske Dairy Farms.

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A forage harvester delivers alfalfa to a wagon at Vandoske Dairy Farms. The Vandoske family farms 1,100 acres. They grow corn for silage and winter wheat in addition to alfalfa.

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The Vandoske family is in June opening an on-farm ice cream shop. Bob Vandoske says it's one way of diversifying his 600-cow dairy operation.

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Lynn Grooms For Agri-View

CLEVELAND, Wis. – Visitors to the Sheboygan County Dairy Breakfast on the Farm will soon be able to learn the scoop on a new ice cream shop as well as a string of Registered Holstein show cows. The Vandoske family of Vandoske Dairy Farms near Cleveland is June 15 hosting the dairy breakfast. And just a week later the family is hosting the grand opening of an on-farm ice cream shop.

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Lynn Grooms of Grooms Communications is an independent writer residing in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin. She enjoys writing about farmers, farming practices, and other subjects related to food and agriculture.

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What: Sheboygan County Dairy Breakfast on the Farm

When: 7 a.m. to noon June 15

Where: Vandoske Dairy Farms, W1823 County Line Road, Cleveland, Wisconsin

Menu: Scrambled eggs, pancakes, meat, cheese, yogurt, donuts, ice cream, milk and coffee

Activities: Cheese tasting and samples, wagon farm tours, educational stations, Moo Mania Comedy, barrel-train rides, pedal-tractor pull, pony rides, “Addie the Cow” interactive exhibit, ask a farmer, giant sandpile, petting zoo, dairy racetrack, antique machinery, farm equipment, fire department and more

Cost: $10 for adults and kids 7 and older; $5 for kids 3-6; free for kids 2 years and younger; free T-shirts to the first 100 children ages 10 and younger

More information: sheboygancountydairypromotion.com/breakfast-on-the-farm

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