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Shane Sauer is the third generation to run his family’s dairy farm at Waterloo. The Waterloo dairy farmer recalls spending many hours watching and admiring his grandfather for the many skills he had operating the farm. Sauer also remembers helping with the milking at a very young age. Sauer credits those early years on the farm for developing his work ethic and for teaching him that there will be good days and bad days but that it was the career and lifestyle he wanted. When Shane was 15 he started receiving a percentage of the milk check for his contributions to keeping the farm going. ...

Shane and Jennifer Sauer of Waterloo are among the five finalists for the 67th Wisconsin Outstanding Young Farmer (OYF) Award. The finalists for the 2021 distinction will participate in the OYF Awards Weekend Jan. 22-24 at the Best Western Premier Bridgewood Resort Hotel & Conference Center in Neenah. The OYF candidates are sponsored to the state event by past OYF finalists, UW Extension County Ag Agents or other agricultural groups; sponsors can still contribute to the overall event or a specific candidate. Due to Covid-19 the event will not be open to the public. The Sauers own a dairy farm...

Wisconsin Ag News Headlines Wisconsin Ag Connection - 12/16/2020 Five farm couples will compete next month to become the winners of the 2021 Outstanding Young Farmer Award. Organizers say a special awards weekend is being planned for January 22-24 at the Best Western Premier Bridgewood Resort in Neenah, where the candidates will be interviewed, tested and evaluated by a panel of judges. None of the events will be open to the public due to the pandemic, but the candidates will have the ability to network with one another as they take in an Ag Forum/Workshop and participate in tours of loc...