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Non Profit Organization Milwaukee County Farm Bureau US Postage PAID PO Box 5550 Madison, WI 53705 Platteville, WI 53818 Permit No. 124 Address Service Requested Rural Mutual Insurance Company For information about our farm safety campaign, contact your local Rural Mutual agent. Rural Mutual Agents in Milwaukee County: Heather Behling Essie Haney-Washington (608) 828-5471 (608) 828-5456 Angela Burton Chris Whitlock (608) 828-5453 (608) 828-5458 Ken Bosman - Steve Marcinkowski District Manager (608) 828-5457 Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Making a Diff erence for the Ronald McDonald House Farmland Film for $10! Farm Bureau members Academy Award®-winning fi lmmaker attended the district-wide James Moll’s feature-length documentary, event on April 18 and helped FARMLAND, is now available on DVD prepare and serve brunch. at Walmart and Walmart.com. Th e brunch of scrambled eggs, sausage, fruit, sweet Th e availability of the documentary at rolls, coff ee, milk and orange retail locations across the country and juice was enjoyed by 55 online, provides an opportunity for view- people who are staying at the ers to experience the fi lm, which off ers Ronald McDonald House. a fi rsthand glimpse inside the world of farming by showcasing the lives of six In addition to serving farmers and ranchers in their twenties. brunch, Jeff erson, Racine and Waukesha County Farm Members of Kenosha and Walworth County Farm Bureau pre- Since this fi lm is a great tool for educat- Bureau members prepared pared the brunch. ing others about agriculture, have you considered donating a copy On April 18, members made sandwiches for the lunch-to- to your local schools and libraries or buying a copy and giving it to a sandwiches for 50 people, go program at the Ronald friend who might have questions about various types of farms? Your provided string cheese, veg- McDonald House. $10 could make an impact on someone else! gies, fruit, juice and snacks for the lunch-to-go program at Th e Ronald McDonald DVDs of FARMLAND are for sale at select Walmart locations and the Ronald McDonald House. House is a place for fami- on Walmart.com. Th e documentary also is available to rent on DVD lies to stay while their children are being treated at a local from Netfl ix and to purchase on Amazon, with continued availabil- hospital. Th e Ronald McDonald House has been renovated ity for rent and purchase via digital download on iTunes, Amazon and is a beautiful place to visit. Instant Video, Blockbuster On-Demand, Sony PlayStation, Vudu. com, Xbox and YouTube. We continue to save tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. Since 2000, aluminum tabs on the tops of soda cans have Produced by Moll’s Allentown Productions, FARMLAND was made meant nearly $240,000 to the Ronald McDonald House. with the generous support from the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alli- ance (www.fooddialogues.com). Check out the offi cial trailer and Keep saving those tabs and turn them in to any Milwaukee more information about the feature length documentary at www. County Farm Bureau board member. Members of Jeff erson, Racine and Waukesha County Farm FARMLANDfi lm.com or on Facebook by searching Farmland. Bureau helped pack lunches for the Ronald McDonald House. MILWAUKEE COUNTY FARM BUREAU EDITION JUNE 2015 JUNE 2015 COUNTYnews MILWAUKEE COUNTY FARM BUREAU EDITION Pass the Milk and Ice Cream: It’s June Dairy Month! By Patti Roden, District 1 Coordinator June is dairy month and in Wisconsin it is pretty easy to celebrate! in Wisconsin, you have quite the choice to make! As the District 1 Coordinator for Wisconsin Farm Bureau, I get My favorites are moz- to help promote dairy in June but also beef in July. Along the way zarella string cheese and I meet some dedicated farmers who are the frontlines of your beef cheddar. and dairy products. In 1987, milk became June Dairy Month holds a special place in my heart because I live the state beverage. Choc- on my family’s dairy farm where we milk 500 cows, just a small olate milk has become a fraction of the 1.27 million cows in Wisconsin. popular sports recovery drink because athletes need an ideal ratio of carbohydrate to pro- Wisconsin agriculture is pretty ag-mazing. California might produce tein to replenish energy used during exercise and support muscle more milk, but Wisconsin really owns the title of America’s Dairy- recovery. Recent studies show that low-fat chocolate milk naturally land ranking second in provides this winning ratio of nutrients more eff ectively than most milk production and sports drinks. fi rst in cheese produc- tion. Make the most of June Dairy Month and visit a dairy farm. Check out the Dairy Days of Summer website at dairydaysofsummer.com If you don’t think that to fi nd out what is happening near Milwaukee and you also will we are proud of our fi nd some delicious dairy recipes. dairy industry, just check out our America’s If you can’t visit a farm, check out my family’s farm on Facebook Dairyland license plates. at www.facebook.com/RobNCinFarms or search for Rob-n-Cin Enough said, right? Farms. Th e cows on our farm Let’s celebrate! After all, we live in America’s Dairyland. are milked three times per day in a milking parlor. Just like humans, a cow can’t start producing milk until she has her fi rst calf. Th e average milk production per cow per year in Wisconsin is 21,869 pounds or 2,543 gallons… just picture how INSIDE THIS ISSUE: many grocery carts you would need for that load! Ninety percent of Wisconsin’s milk is made into cheese and 90 2 District 1 Update percent of our delicious cheese is sold outside of Wisconsin. Did you know that cheese is the number one food craving, even beating Institute Class Rewarding chocolate? Wisconsin State Fair Deals Next time you are looking for a snack, look no further than your refrigerator and with more than 600 cheese varieties that originate Women’s Summer Tour Membership Goal Reached Fun Family Farm Weekend at the Milwaukee County Zoo Th e Milwaukee County Zoo welcomes Th e weekend features activities like food Farm Bureau volunteers will be helping at families to enjoy a bushel full of fun and demonstrations, children’s pedal tractor-pull the Milwaukee County Zoo for the Family activity down on their farm, as Family Farm contest and a local farmer’s market featur- Farm Weekend. 3 YFA Members Contests Weekend, sponsored by Wisconsin Milk ing fresh goodies like maple sugar, fruits and Marketing Board, will be held Saturday and gourmet hot sauces. We look Member Benefit for Family Sunday, September 12 and 13. forward to Th ere is something for everyone to enjoy seeing you at Policy Meeting Most of the day’s activities will be in the during Family Farm Weekend at the Zoo. the Milwau- Zoo’s Northwestern Mutual Family Farm, Activities take place both days from 9:30 kee County District 1 County Fairs the last working farm in the city of Mil- a.m. to 3 p.m. All activities are free with Zoo! waukee, complete with dairy cows and a regular zoo admission. milking parlor. Milwaukee County Farm Bureau: 877.483.0728 wfbf.com/countyfarmbureaus/milwaukee District 1 Board Director’s Update Here we are in the midst of another grow- We talk about our and your involvement at Ag and immigration may be on the forefront. ing season. So far the weather has been good, Day at the Capitol. It is that contact with your a little dry to begin with but I know that the legislatures that keeps agriculture in the fore In September, we will be in Washington, D.C., northern counties of District 1 are happy to see front in Madison. We need to have that rela- with two leader representatives from each Dis- this for one year. tionship with our representatives so that they trict to visit an Embassy to see what matters to know they can rely on someone in their area to other countries that trade and interact with the Talking about growing, we all need to remem- talk to about those issues. U.S. ber that your Farm Bureau is a great member- ship organization. Th is is why we need to focus Th is year we will have two opportunities to go Again we will venture to Capitol Hill and lobby on getting out into your counties and grow that to Washington, D.C., and interact with our for the needs of Wisconsin agriculture. membership. federal representatives. Have a happy summer and remember “Life is We have diff erent reports and databases that we In June, the Board of Directors along with the simpler when you plow around the stump”. can involve and fi nd those prospective mem- 2014 Leadership Institute class will meet with bers. And then all we need is a plan to meet AFBF and then walk to Capitol Hill to talk Dave Daniels those prospective members and ask them to about the points that are most valuable to Wis- District 1 Director join a great agricultural organization. consin agriculture. I would imagine trade, taxes Institute Class Rewarding Experience By Amanda Carlson Plan to Attend the Wisconsin State Fair Th e Institute Class Our next session will be in September where we will Mark your calendars for this year’s has been such a meet at the Capitol and give testimonies on topics in Wisconsin State Fair presented by U.S.