Delve into dairy diversity

ELEVA, Wis. – It’s a diversified operation with diversified family members on the Kruger family farm west of Eleva. Greg and Kaye Kruger with their sons and daughters-in-law will be hosting this year’s Trempealeau County Dairy Breakfast.

Ross Kruger said of the family’s desire to host the event, “My family hosted the breakfast in 1995 – 30 years ago. I was 5 years old and I remember it some. The next generation is here. We had a desire to go through that and show our farm. We enjoy getting together with people.”

The family owns an 80-cow Holstein herd, which is a small part of the operation. They also have crops, 5,000 contract sows and a trucking company – and are working on a grain-storage facility.

“We have always had the diversified approach – cows, trucking, pigs and grain,” Kruger said. “If we’re going to do it, let’s make it into something more.”...