Posted: 12.07.2010

A past host family for Wisconsin Farm Technology Days can add another honor to their list.  Crave Brothers Farm in Waterloo has been named the Dairy Business Association's "Advocate" award winner.

Charlie, George, Tom and Mark Crave, along with their families, have made their farm in Waterloo, Wisconsin a showplace of Wisconsin dairy efficiency and innovation.  Their operation includes roughly 2,000 cows, 1,800 acres, two anaerobic manure digesters and a farmstead cheese factory.  They make it a point to attend Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, other legislative and fellow producer's hearings on the rights to farm, diversify and grow operations within the state.  They were also recognized for the excellent job they do day in and day out taking care of their land while constantly sharing the story of modern agriculture production. 

Whether it's the 80,000 some attendees at a recent year's Wisconsin Farm Technology Days that they hosted or the close to 1,000 people who visit the farm every year, Crave's continue to educate consumers, food editors, cheese buyers and the media about industry production methods and practices.  Their philosophy on the farm is that they are proud to produce and promote high quality milk and cheese.  They enjoy telling the story of dairy farming that emphasizes cow comfort, quality milk and working in harmony with the land to generate power and produce quality milk and award winning cheese.  For these efforts and others, DBA, on behalf of their members recognized them with the Advocate award.

The award was presented during the 11th annual business meeting of the Dairy Business Association.

Larson Acres of Evansville was given the "Distinguished Leadership" award during the meeting as well.  For more details on that farm - check stories from last week.

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