June, 2023 | Kewaunee County Dairy Promotion

Sponsors, thank you for supporting Kewaunee County Dairy Promotion's Dairy Initiative! Our generous sponsors are making it possible for the Dairy Promotion Committee to co-host Breakfast on the farm with a different farm host each year. The sponsorships also support educating school children about where their food comes from with farm field trips and our three Dairy Ambassadors visiting classrooms. We also provide chocolate milk & cheese at 5k/10k Runs and other community events, as well as high-class grilled cheese sandwiches at various events. Kewaunee County Dairy Promotion brings dairy to the community, and we could not do that without our sponsors! We invite you to become a sponsor for the 2023 Breakfast on the Farm! 2023 Breakfast on the Farm Dairy Sponsors (As of June 9, 2023) The Big Cheese Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin Edam Elite American Foods Group Badger Tiling LLC BelGioioso Cheese Inc. Circle Bar Heifer Ranch LLC Cornette Farm Supply - Vita Plus/ Friend of Dairy Promo CP Feeds Fabick Cat Forest Construction Company, Inc. Heims Hillcrest Dairy LLC /Heims Brothers...

Our 2023 Host Family Farm Salentine Homestead Dairy LLC is excited to host this year’s breakfast after waiting a few years since being canceled in 2020 due to COVID. It all started in 1920 when Ben & Marie Salentine purchased the farm & its original 80 acres. In the 1950’s, their son, Nick, purchased the farm with his wife Agnes. In 1975, Jim, the 3rd generation, and his wife Mary purchased the farm. During their time, they grew the farm from 45 cows to 80 cows until the year 2000 when they added the existing milking parlor & free-stall barn. They then doubled their herd. In 2014, a partnership was formed, Salentine Homestead Dairy LLC which includes the family’s 4th generation, Josh & Jenny. Since 2016, the Salentine’s have worked hard at improving cow comfort and have added on additional cows to where they are today, milking 300 cows on this family farm. The young stock are raised off-site by two...