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It’s no surprise that dairy producers are always looking for ways to improve herd health, especially within the fresh cow members of the group. After all, the benefits of investing in healthy practices almost always outweigh the work.
As consumer visions of agricultural-related products become continually skewed toward using fewer chemical inputs, the need for more natural alternatives to prevent the illness of livestock and support healthy environmental habitats grows stronger.
“Behind every great man, there’s a great woman.”— Author unknown
History doesn’t tell us who first uttered this age-old quote, but for centuries it has remained a statement of truth for many, including the founders and participants of Annie’s Project.
Annie’s Project, or rather Annie’s National Network Initiative for Educational Success (ANNIES), was founded by Ruth Hambleton, daughter of Annie Fleck, to bring financial security and well-being to women in rural communities where food, feed, fiber and fuel production are identical with family farms.
On approximately 450 acres of cropland nestled in the fields of Burlington, Wisconsin, a man and wife are able to farm as one with some credit to agriculture educational programs much like Annie’s Project.
Ed and Dawn Noble own and operate Lone Chestnut Farms, LLC, a dairy farm where they milk an average of 120 head of Holstein cattle and grow corn, soybeans, winter wheat and hay.
