Today, Amanda Killian from Blair, Wisconsin shares her story with us. She grew up on a dairy farm in southeast Minnesota but became a Wisconsin girl when her family moved there when she was 17. Amanda and her husband, Steve and have five children: Sam (14), Christian (12), Olivia (9), Bo (7), and Jack (4). […]
Women in Dairy: Renee Norman-Kenny from Enon Valley, Pennsylvania
Renee’s Story in her own words: I (Renee Norman-Kenny) spent my childhood growing up on a dairy farm in north central Pennsylvania with my parents and two siblings. I attended Penn State and earned a degree in Animal Science. After college, I moved to Ohio to work as an assistant editor at a cow […]
Women in Dairy: Lizzie Frazier from Beatrice, Nebraska
Lizzie Frazier from Beatrice, Nebraska grew up in the suburbs, her mother is an artist and her father fixes computers for a living. She “accidentally” stumbled on a small dairy farm near her house and met the women who then “adopted” her and became grandmother. She showed Lizzie her love of the cows and […]
Women in Dairy: Melisa Konecky from Wahoo, Nebraska
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Melisa’s Story in Her Own Words: My name is Melisa Konecky and I’m a bit of an Agricultural wonder here in Nebraska. I was born and raised on a dairy farm here in Nebraska (Go Big Red!). Which if you know anything about Nebraska you know you can throw a rock in any direction and […]
Women in Dairy: Tara Woyton from East Aurora, New York
Today, it is my honor to introduce Tara Woyton from East Aurora, New York. Tara serves the agriculture industry as a veterinary technician who specializes in large animals. She teaches large animal science and dairy science at a local college and trains new technicians to work in the industry. She says it was the […]
Women in Dairy: Melissa Hanke from Marshfield, Wisconsin
I would like to introduce Melissa Hanke from Marshfield, Wisconsin. Melissa and her husband are incredible busy with 3 young children; Madison is 2, Marvin is 1 and Maverick is a newborn! Melissa grew up on the farm and is proud to say that their farm has been in their family for 115 years!! […]
Women in Dairy: Trisha Boyce from Delta, Pennsylvania
Trisha Boyce was raised on an 800 acre dairy farm in Airville, PA. Her family sold their cows about 7 years ago. Today, Trisha and her husband raise replacement heifers at her family’s farm. Growing up, she was active in 4-H and FFA being a State 4-H Sentinel and County FFA President as well as […]
Women in Dairy: Amanda Williams from Cuba City, Wisconsin
Amanda’s Story in her own words: Hi, my name is Amanda Williams. I am 25 years old and from Cuba City. I grew up on a cash crop and small beef cow/calf operation just outside of Cuba City with my parents and two sisters, I am the middle child. Currently, I live in Cuba […]
Women in Dairy Jessica Peters of Spruce Row Farm in Meadville, Pennsylvania
Jessica Peters grew up in Meadville, PA on a dairy farm with her parents, 2 brothers, and a bunch of Jerseys (yes, more Jersey love). Today, Jessica, her parents and younger brother are all partners on the same farm milking 250 Jerseys. After high school, she wanted to be a vet so she applied and […]
Women in Dairy: Janean Boss Anderson from Monroe, Wisconsin
We welcome Janean Boss Anderson from Monroe, Wisconsin to our series today. Janean grew up on her dad’s dairy farm where they milked about 60-70 cows. Her dad sold the cows and was a grain farmer when Janean was in high school. She milked for a local dairy farmer in a step up parlor […]
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