Deanna Opsal shares the story of her family’s century and sesquicentennial farm in Dane County. Deanna’s father and mother-in-law moved to the farm in 1949. At the time it was being run by a cousin named Forest. Forest had a dream of establishing a registered Holstein herd and wanted to improve the farm as it was getting rundown. Deanna’s father in-law became the matriarch of the farm and helped work with the cows to develop the farm into what it is today. Once Deanna and her husband became involved with the farm, genetics became a key focus. They progressed with the times through building improvements and better cattle. Deanna’s son Troy took a keen interest in the cows and continued to build their herd's success. His son Joey now helps with the genetics and has also begun adding Brown Swiss to the herd. Deanna says the family has “developed a pride of where they’ve been and where they hope to go” with the farm.

Deanna Opsal shares the story of her family’s century and sesquicentennial farm in Dane County. Deanna’s father and mother-in-law moved to the farm in 1949. At the time it was being run by a cousin named Forest. Forest had a dream of establishing a registered Holstein herd and wanted to improve the farm as it was getting rundown. Deanna’s father in-law became the matriarch of the farm and helped work with the cows to develop the farm into what it is today. Once Deanna and her husband became involved with the farm, genetics became a key focus. They progressed with the times through building improvements and better cattle. Deanna’s son Troy took a keen interest in the cows and continued to build their herd's success. His son Joey now helps with the genetics and has also begun adding Brown Swiss to the herd. Deanna says the family has “developed a pride of where they’ve been and where they hope to go” with the farm.

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