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Passion and dedication are a few words that come to mind when I think about Eliane Freer. Elaine and her husband Tom recently celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary. They have spent the entirety of their marriage dairy farming with Tom’s grandmother and uncle. Elaine’s role has been to take care of the calves.  She also works very closely with the reproduction technician on the breeding side of things. Elaine is also very involved in herd health and administers any treatments needed as well as keeps up with the book keeping. Elaine and Tom also do a lot of calf consulting....

Holly Tuman grew up on a small farm in Minnesota where her family milked 60 registered Brown Swiss cows. She loved showing cows and raising calves. After high school she went to the University of Minnesota and studied animal science with a dairy emphasis. After graduation she helped organize and start up a large dairy farm where she worked for a few years. She returned to the home farm after she was married to help her dad while he underwent knee surgery. In 2017 her father passed away. It was very tough, but for a while Holly farmed on her...