Struggling Wisconsin dairy farmers building a future with hazelnuts, specialty milk, goats and creative thinking

He and his father, Ken, milk about 200 cows on land in Trempealeau County that`s been in the family since 1873.

The last few years have been challenging, and not just because milk prices have been stuck in an economic valley. The Jereczeks have difficulties finding hired help, too, which means the barn and the fields take over what could be family time.

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Ken Notes: Thank you Rick Barrett and the Journal Sentinel for your excellent reporting on this issue! I hope we are not too late for the farms that built Wisconsin. Remember one statistic, we a losing 20% of our dairy farms each year in Wisconsin yet are milking more cows that ever...