A Field of Mooo-velous Cows

Here are some more cows from this year's Dairy Breakfast for you to enjoy!

Daily Activities for the week of June 17

Monday, June 17
10-11 am: Make a Muddy Pig ($1 per person)
10 am-3 pm: Farmhouse Tours (free)

Tuesday June 18
10-11 pm: Buttermaking Demonstration ($1 per person)
10 am-3 pm: Farmhouse Tours (free)
4 pm: Storytime (free)

Wednesday June 19
10-11 pm: Farm Animal Bingo ($1 per person)
10 am-3 pm: Farmhouse Tours (free)
4:30 pm: Public Milking Demonstration (free)
Thursday June 20
10-11 pm: Ice Cream Making Demonstration
10 am-3 pm: Farmhouse Tours (free)
4 pm: Storytime (free)
4:30 pm: Public Milking Demonstration (free)

Friday June 21
10-11 pm: Meet the Team: grooming and care ($1 per person)
10 am-3 pm: Farmhouse Tours (free)
4:30 pm: Public Milking Demonstration (free)

And the Winner Is.....

Despite the rain we had a GREAT turnout for our 11th annual Dairy Breakfast.  This year we had 69 people who particated in our Pic-Cow-So contest.  Each person purcahsed a cow that was decorated and displayed at the event.  Visitors voted for their favories cows.  Below are adult and youth first place winners.
Congratulations to all of our particpants.  We hope it was Mooo-ving experice for you al!

 Adult Winner:  Richard and his Blackhawks Cow (Richard not pictured)

 Youth Winner Tie:  Libby and her Moo-nopoly Cow (on the left)

Youth Winner Tie:  Taylor and her sister, Paige with their bedazled cow

4-H Lambs Get a Haircut

Posted by Allyson

The 4-Hers were busy on Monday and Tuesday shearing their lambs. With the warmer weather we've been having, it was time to give them a haircut. Shearing the lambs will help them to stay cool as we get ready to move into the heat of summer. The wool is typically not kept for spinning into yarn since the 4-H lambs are a market breed and are not raised for their wool. The 4-Hers will shear their lambs one more time right before the Lake County Fair at the end of July to get them ready for the show ring. Now that the 4-Hers (and the lambs) have had some training and experience, the second time should be a little easier. It can be tricky getting the lambs to hold still but that's part of the learning process for everyone!

Storytime is back!!

Posted by Sarah

This summer we are very excited to have two new story tellers: Miss Nancy and Miss Stephanie.  Come out and join them every Tuesday and Thursday at 4:00 pm for stories, songs, and silliness!

Bring Your Family & Have Breakfast with Ours

Posted by Allyson

This year's Dairy Breakfast poster is a bit unique from those in years past. It's a photo, but it's not just any photo. If you look closely, you'll see that the people in the photo are the staff of Wagner Farm. The photo is done in the old wet plate style that was common in the mid-nineteenth century. Back then, it was a big deal for people to have their portraits taken so when a photographer came to town, families dressed up and sometimes brought a personal item from the house or barn to be photographed with them. Following this tradition, Todd asked us to bring a prop to pose with that speaks to what we do at the farm or holds personal meaning to us.

Below is the original color photograph and then the tintype photograph that was produced digitally by our photographer Julie with a little Photoshop editing. You'll notice that the original photograph and tintype are reverse mirror images. This is because a tintype was actually the negative. Since a negative shows lights as darks and darks as lights, a black backing was then put behind the image to correct the contrast. The negative's mirror image, however, could not be reversed.

Bring your family & have breakfast with ours 

this Saturday, June 15 at our

Annual Dairy Breakfast and Farm Day! 

Daily Activites for the Week of June 10

Monday, June 10
10-11 am: Meet the Team - Come for a Ride ($1 per person)
10 am-3 pm: Farmhouse Tours (free)

Tuesday June 11
10-11 pm: Meet a Cow - The Basics ($1 per person)
10 am-3 pm: Farmhouse Tours (free)
4 pm: Storytime (free)
4:30 pm: Public Milking Demonstration (free)

Wednesday June 12
10-11 pm: Design a Cow ($1 per person)
10 am-3 pm: Farmhouse Tours (free)

Thursday June 13
10-11 pm: Meet a Chicken - The Basics
10 am-3 pm: Farmhouse Tours (free)
4 pm: Storytime (free)
4:30 pm: Public Milking Demonstration (free)

Friday June 14
4:30 pm: Public Milking Demonstration (free)

Join us Saturday, June 15 for our Dairy Breakfast!