IN PHOTOS: Wisconsin's young dairy farmers persevere
Wisconsin's young dairy farmers persevere
Sabrina Servais feeds the calves on a rainy morning at Hamburg Hills Farm in Stoddard on April 25.
Lisa Servais holds her granddaughter Rosalynn on May 29, 2025 at her home in Stoddard, Wis. Servais runs the farm's office and looks after her grandaughter several days a week.
Dale Von Ruden and grandson Brett Von Rudin stand in the cattle barn that was orginally established by Brett's great grandfather.
Brett Von Ruden loads a machine with seed May 7.
Sabrina Servais feeds a newborn calf on April 18, 2025 in Stoddard, Wis.
Sabrina Servais watches the cattle as the heard heads out to pasture on May 8, 2025.
Brett Von Ruden feeds the young stock April 16 near Cashton. Von Ruden is the fourth generation of his family to work on the farm that was established by his grandfather in 1942.
Darin Von Ruden pushes his granddaughters, Etta, left, and Evelyn on April 16 in Cashton. Von Ruden passed his dairy farm down to his son, Brett, in 2015.
Brett Von Ruden shovels feed March 7 at his dairy farm in Cashton. The Von Ruden Dairy Farm is almost entirely run by Brett, with the help of his father and grandfather, who both live nearby.
Sabrina Servais guides the last cow out of the barn and onto pasture May 8 at Hamburg Hills Farm in Stoddard. Servais, 25, returned to the farm she grew up on after getting a degree in Dairy Science from UW-Madison.
From left, Jim Servais, Zach Servais, his daughter, Rosalynn, Jackson Servais and Sabrina Servais meet over morning coffee to discuss plans for the farm May 29 at their home in Stoddard. The three siblings returned from college to run the farm with their parents and plan to eventually take the reins.
Sabrina Servais feeds the calves on a rainy morning at Hamburg Hills Farm in Stoddard on April 25. Servais, who is the calf manager and the breeding manager, feeds the calves seven days a week.
Zach Servais operates a tractor while hauling manure from a pit to the fields May 8 in Stoddard.
Roommates Sabrina Servais and Gretchen Hoppe hang out at their apartment Aug. 11 in La Crosse. Servais lives in the city and commutes 20 minutes to the farm every morning.Â
Brett Von Ruden milks cows at his family farm April 16 in Cashton.
Dale Von Ruden, 83, climbs into one of the tractors at his family farm Aug. 29. He lives just down the hill from the farm he passed down to his son and grandson, but he visits daily to lend a helping hand.
LA CROSSE, Wis. — Every morning Brett Von Ruden wakes up at 5 a.m. in the home where he grew up. He walks a few steps from his front door to t…
