Hefter Homestead -- Washington County Sesquicentennial Farm

Hefter Homestead in Washington County has deep roots and a rich history that spans over 150 years. The family's history begins in Germany, but the farm itself is celebrating 150 years on Wisconsin soil. Brother and sister duo Melinda Wacker and Larry Hefter take us back in history to where it all b…

Brian and Teri Stibb - Green Lake County Century Farm

The Brian and Teri Stibb family farm -- near Princeton in Green Lake County -- has been part of the local agricultural community for more than 130 years. In 1893, the family purchased 60 acres of land. Early generations raised dairy cattle, pigs and poultry, while also growing crops such as rye, o…

Carey & Barbara Jones - Richland County Century Farm

Carey Jones is still working the land of his Richland County farm in the Township of Richwood. He's raising beef cattle, growing corn and soybeans -- while also holding down a full-time job. It's important. The farm has gone through seven generations during the last 100 years. But at times, Jones h…

Corey William Janke - Waupaca County Sesquicentennial Farm

Corey William Janke is celebrating 150 years of his family farming the same land near Bear Creek, in the Union Township of Waupaca County. The fifth-generation farmer reflects on how it has evolved from steam-powered equipment and a family sawmill to a modern beef operation, which he started in 201…

Jason Baroun Family - Manitowoc County Sesquicentennial Farm

What started as a farm where his father raised beef and pigs has become a 130-cow dairy powered by robotic milking technology, and a vision for the next generation. Jason Baroun expanded the operation after taking over his family's farm, purchasing the neighboring dairy, bringing the property toge…

Bohn Family - Washington County Century Farm

A Washington County farm has survived wars, the Great Depression and generations of change — all while staying in the same family for more than a century.  The Bohn family farm near West Bend has a history dating back to 1914, when George “Ben” and Veronica Bohn purchased an 80-acre farm on the co…

Woock Acres - Dodge County Sesquicentennial Farm

The Woock family has adapted to changing times while keeping its farm in the family for more than 150 years. Every generation has helped carry the tradition forward -- from farming with horses and milking cows by hand to using self-steering tractors and raising beef cattle. Today, four generations…

Susan Roettinger Ritchie & Peter Roettinger - Columbia County Century Farm

This farm's legacy traces all the way back to Norway, where an ancestor emigrated from before arriving in Wisconsin in 1861. He officially purchased the farmland a few years later, in 1864, and built the operation from scratch on sandy and clay soil, eventually constructing nine outbuildings on the…

Emily & Louis Vogt - Grant County Century Farm

Five generations. One farm. Over 150 years of history. The Vogt family's story starts in 1862, when they left Bickenried, Germany, for a new life in America. The Civil War delayed their journey up the Mississippi, but by 1870 they'd built the farmhouse that still stands today in the tri-state corne…

Charlene H & Jane Scheid-Gnadt - Fond du Lac County Century Farm

The original 80-acre dairy farm was purchased by Jane's maternal grandparents after they relocated from another farm just a mile down the road. Jane's father moved to the farm when he was only four years old, and he eventually took over, growing the property to its current 120 acres and milking a h…