“Dairyland” Green County Premiere

A fourth-generation Swiss dairy farmer in Wisconsin strives to keep his farm open while the state sees record family farm bankruptcies, closures, and rising suicide rates amongst agricultural workers.  Catch the premiere of this award-winning documentary – featuring Dan and Ashley Wegmueller – who have pioneered the concept of  “dairy tourism” – by renovating an existing farmhouse to welcome urban guests to the farm.  At a time when Wisconsin dairy farms were experiencing record-setting bankruptcy rates and farmers were facing quantifiable depression, Dan and Ashley welcomed visitors to The Dairy to simply tell their side of the story. They have since added horseback lessons for adults and children, a potbelly pig duo, chickens, beef, a produce garden, and guided horse trail rides – all to showcase the connection we have as caretakers to animals we love, as well as the land and environment.