the 2016 Agri-Business Council Brochure

A g r i - B u s i n es s Co u n c i l
B o a r d o f D i r ec t o r s
2016
ERIK O’BRIEN (President)
Immel Insurance and Financial Services
KURT PETIK (Vice President)
Rabo AgriFinance
GREG SMEDEMA (Secretary)
We Energies
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MARK DIEDERICHS
Lake Breeze Dairy
DUSTIN GIERACH
Schraufnagel Imp.
JEFF LINER
Agromatic, Inc.
KEVIN MUELLER
Country Visions Cooperative
BRIAN ORVIS
Oakfield Elevator Company
2015 Agricultural Ambassador Donations
Five Star Sponsors
CN
FDL County 4H - Teen
Leaders Association
FDL Area Foundation
Land O'Lakes Foundation
Walmart Foundation
WMMB
Four Star Sponsors
Clover Hill Dairy LLC
CoBank
CP Feeds LLC
Country Visions Cooperative
FDL Cty Holstein Breeders
Laconia F.F.A. Alumni Club
Ripon FFA Alumni Assoc.
Ripon-Lomira Equity
Cooperative Livestock Sales
Schmitz East Branch Dairy
Vir-Clar Farms, LLC
Three Star Sponsors
3-D Dairy LLC
Agropur, Inc.
Badgerland Financial
Bluestem Bison
Forest Ridge Holsteins
Immel Insurance &
Financial Services
Jackson Kahl Insurance
Services, LLC
Knowles Produce & Trading Co.
KENDRA RUPLINGER
Star Dairy/Knaus Cheese
KYLE SALTER
Investors Community Bank
ANNE SCHRAGE
Badgerland Financial
MARK STEFFES
Hillside Dairy
TAMMY WIESE
Wiese Farms
DAVE ZAPPA
Ruedinger Farms, Inc
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BRENDA GUDEX - Director of Ag Programs
Fond du Lac Area Association of Commerce
Mission: Cultivating passion for
agriculture in the community
through education, promotion and
partnerships.
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Vision: To ensure that our
neighbors appreciate the diverse
impact of agriculture in their lives,
community, and world.
Lake Breeze Dairy, LLC
Lakeview Electric Contractors
Landmark Services Cooperative
Lomira Community FFA
Alumni Assn
Oakfield Elevator Company Inc
Dan and Mary Schingen
Dinnerbell Farms LLC
Donald Kopp Family
East Central Select Sires
Ed Priebe Sales & Service
Eden & Fond du Lac Veterinary
Clinic, Ltd.
Edgarton, St. Peter, Petak, &
Rosenfeldt
Cow Cut Out Contest Donors
Hillside Dairy—Steffes Family
Ruedinger Farms, Inc.
Edward Jones
Flood Oil Co Inc
Fond du Lac Optimist Club
Forest Floor Foods
Fox Valley Farm Mgnt
Homan Ford, Inc.
Investors Community Bank
Silent Auction Donors
Ace Hardware
Agri-Blenders
AgroPur
Autumn Ridge
Badgerland Financial
Bison Dinner Group
Bluemke's
Brandon Meats and Sausage
Brian & Becky Zivkovich
Jackson Kahl Insurance
Carrie Pierquet
Dave and Kim Butz
Erik O'Brien
Forest Floor Foods
Garden Scents Everlasting
Heidel House
Holiday Inn
Hounsells
Immel Insurance and
Financial Services
J&K Summerfield Alignment
Lake Breeze Dairy
Mary Schmitz
Pat and Rebecca Ries
Pickle O Pete
Pollack Vu Dairy
Ray and Rae Nell Halbur
Kelley Country Creamery, LLC
Kinas Excavating Inc
Luxerin Farm
Madigan Farms, Inc.
National Bank of Waupun
Ottery Transportation Inc.
Redeker Dairy Equipment
Redtail Ridge Dairy, LLC
Riesterer & Schnell
Ruedinger Farms Inc.
Summit Automotive
Twohig, Rietbrock, Schneider & Halbach SC
W.W. Electric Motors, Inc.
Waupun Veterinary Service
William Burton Family
One Star Sponsors
Alta Genetics, Inc.
Bartzen Farm
Bluemke Inc
Bowe's Pit Stop
Brandon Meats & Sausage, Inc.
Oakfield FFA Alumni Associ- Brian and Chris Costello
Burledge Holsteins
ation
Cole Oil & Propane Co., Inc.
Pollack-Vu Dairy LLC
Dairy Doctors Veterinary
Rosendale Dairy
Services SC
Sartori
Daniel P. Ireland LLC
Schmidt Building and Equipment
Schraufnagel Implement, Inc.
Dawn-Dusk Farm
Second Look Holsteins, LLC
Erv Lesczynski
Spiegelberg Implement Inc
Evergreen Dairy Farm
T.T.I.
Flood Farm
WI Cattlemen's Association
Fox Farm
Wiese Dairy LLC
Garnet Distributing Co.
Zoetis
John R. Smith Trucking LLC
Modern Rentals, Inc.
Two Star Sponsors
North Fond du Lac Clinic
Boehringer Ingelheim
Possin Farm
Vetmedica, Inc.
Calumet Dryer Services, LLC Quality Liquid Feeds
Rabo AgriFinance
Dick Schaefer Farm
Ripon Drug-Ben Franklin
Eldorado Trailer Sales LLC
Farm First Dairy Cooperative RO-BA Acres
Rose
Guell-Crest Farm
Rotary Club of Mayville
Hilltop Dairy
Ryan-Vu Dairy
John & Lynn Pollack Dairy
S & L Goebel Farm
Kramer Farm
Service Motor Company
M.P.B. Builders Inc.
St. Anna Veterinary Clinic, S.C.
Maedex Holsteins
Stanley Schmitz Inc.
O'Connor, Wells & Vander
Appliance & Dairy Center
Werff CPAs LLC
Stewart Peterson
Tom Ottery Transit, Inc.
Tom and Denise Retzlaff
Wisconsin Bison Producers
Warlin Farms
Brian and Becky Zivkovich
Waupun Equipment Co. Inc
Wenzel Dairy Business Consulting
Classroom Stars
Widmer's Cheese Cellars
Alibi's Dining & Spirits
Ann Marie Lau
Product Donations
Arlo's Hoof Trimming, LLC
Baker Cheese
Baumhardt Sand & Gravel
Bluestem Bison
Beck's Meat Processing, LLC Kewaskum Frozen Foods
Butzin-Marchant Funeral
Home, Inc.
Central Ag Supply Inc
Christian Hill Dairy LLC
Cliff's Inc.
Raffle Donation
A&W of Fond du Lac
A&W of Ripon
Lake Breeze Dairy, LLC
Saputo Cheese
Renaissance Salon and Day Spa
Rienzi Cemetery
Ripon Good Cookies
Sartori Cheese
Schraufnagel Implement
Service Motor Company
Smuckers
Star Dairy
Vines & Rushes Winery
Wiese Dairy
Silent Auction Buyers
Ann Marie Lau
Becky Zivkovich
Bill and JoAnn Maedke
Brian Orvis
Chris Schwenck
Dave Schmitz
Dick Schaefer
Doug and Linda Hodorff
Erik and Sara O'Brien
Erv Lesczynski
Harold Birschbach
Iris Halbach
Janet Clark
Jeff Liner
Jill Englund
Jim and Carrie Pierquet
Joe and Linda Sattler
John Goode
Kendra Ruplinger
Kevin Daleiden
Kurt Petik
Laurie Schraufnagel
Mark Diederichs
Mark Steffes
Mike and Kathy Immel
Ray and Rae Nell Halbur
Rebecca Ries
Ruedinger Farms
Sarah Loehr
Tim Haack
Tim Pruss
F ON D DU LA C A R EA
A SSOCI A TI ON OF
COM M ER C E
Fond du Lac Area
Agri-Business
Council
Cultivating
Passion for
Agriculture
1980-2016
Why should you join the Fond du Lac Area AgriAgri-Business Council?
It’s as simple as A…..B…...C….
ctivities to educate about and
promote agriculture
throughout the year
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Co-sponsor the Annual Fond du Lac
Agriculture Showcase with the Wisconsin
Milk Marketing Board and Festival Foods.
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Support the ever popular Agricultural
Ambassador Program in which 13,500
students and adults learned about
agriculture in Wisconsin.
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Select area “Teachers of the Year,” to
highlight agriculture education in the
classroom
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Award scholarships totaling over $2,000 to
area youth for further agriculture
education.
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Sponsor the Annual Breakfast on the Farm
with 4,000 people attending. A record
10,000 joined us at the 2011 event.
Sponsor the Annual Mural Coloring
Contest, where students show what is
learned about the food, fiber and fuel from
agriculture.
Sponsor the Dairy Herdsmanship Awards at
the Fond du Lac County Fair.
Operate a food stand with the 4-H Teen
Leaders at the Fond du Lac County Fair
with half of the proceed benefiting the
Agricultural Ambassador Program.
Sponsor an Annual Golf and Membership
Social
Sponsor the distribution of the educational
scholastic book entitled “This Business
Called Agriculture” to 1,800 Fond du Lac
Area 4th graders.
e a part of the largest
agriculture promotion
organization in our area
onnect to the
Agri-Business Council Sign Up TODAY!
Name:
Firm/Farm/Organization:
Address:
City/State/Zip Code:
Phone (Work):
Phone (Home):
Email or Fax:
Membership Option (Please Circle):
Basic - $30
Includes husband/wife partnerships
& Individuals in single company
Retired - $20
Removed from management or
production in a farm or company
AC Members - $20
If your business is member of the
Association of Commerce - individuals
Referred By: ______________________________________
As part of our Membership Drive, please list the person that
referred you to the Agri-Business Council. Thank you!
Make Checks Payable To: Fond du Lac Area
Association of Commerce
207 North Main Street
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
Phone: (920) 921-9500
Fax: (920) 921-9559