New Generation of Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Look for a Future That Keeps Them on the Land, Following Their Passion
GREENWOOD, Wis. – Days after a tornado ripped through their dairy farm, tearing the tops off four grain silos and nearly destroying six buildings, the Nigon family gathered at the kitchen table. Marty and Kathy Nigon, along with their six adult children, had to make some hard decisions on that last Sunday in September 2019. The family meeting lasted nearly three hours. Tears were shed as raw emotion from the devastation converged with a lifetime of good memories on the Clark County dairy farm. “Everybody got to express their opinion,” Marty Nigon recalled. “And we all agreed we should...
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