A day at the Manitowoc County Breakfast on the Farm.
After parking in a farm field just west of Manitowoc, a tractor pulling a wagon or trailer bus picks you up and takes you to the Twin Elm Family Farm.
Once there, you’re met by volunteers serving a hearty breakfast of eggs, sausage, cheese curds, cinnamon bread, and ice cream if you didn’t get your fill.
After the meal, families found numerous activities including a cow-theme bounce house, petting animals, and a tour of the dairy barn which houses 240 to 270 cows.
Manitowoc County Breakfast on the Farm Coordinator Joanna Strzyzewski told SeehaferNews.com that she had counted over 3,000 people when we talked to her.
“We planned for 5,200,” she explained. “I’m hoping we hit at least 4,700.”
Several groups that work in the dairy and agricultural industry had tables at breakfast, including the Seven Rivers Soil Cooperative and Manitowoc County Farm Bureau.
Two new women were crowned during the breakfast. Monica Behnke was crowned the 2025 Ms. Farm Bureau, while Emma Krueger became the next Dairy Princess.
“I was not expecting this today at all,” she exclaimed. “But I’m very grateful to be the 2025 Dairy Princess. Thank You!”
SeehaferNews.com also caught up with Ms. Alice in Dairyland, Hailey Heinzel, who promotes the dairy industry throughout Wisconsin.
“I see everyone getting some wonderful breakfast, maybe learning some more, maybe getting a picture of a calf, or touring the farm,” she stated. “For some people, this might be their very first time on a dairy farm.”
Families were then bused back to the parking lot after a day on the farm.
According to Proudly Wisconsin Dairy, 23% of the dairy farms in the U.S. are in Wisconsin who supplies 14% of the total milk produced.
Wisconsin also helps fuel the economy at the rate of more than $101,000 per minute.
If you couldn’t make it this year, the next Manitowoc County Breakfast on the Farm takes place on the second Sunday in June.
