DRAEGER'S DAIRY FARM
Our Beginning
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On June 6th, 1966, Reinhard & Marion Draeger picked up and moved their nine kids from Edgar, WI to what is now Draeger's Dairy Farm.
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Despite the passing of both Reinhard and Marion, the family farm has flourished, growing over 600 times what the little dairy farm once started out as. Draeger's Dairy Farm began with only 17 cows and 80 acres. Flashforward 56 years: we now have 950 cows and over 3400 acres.
Timeline
Our History & Timeline
Our History & Timeline
Our History & Timeline
Our History & Timeline
Our History & Timeline
June 6th, 1966: Reinhard and Marion Draeger purchased what is now known as Draeger Dairy.
When the farm was purchased in 1966, it only had a single barn that held 12 cows. The barn was soon remodeled to hold 55 cows.
1975: The farm built a free stall barn, which added another 50 cows to the herd.
1983: Draeger Dairy became a Corporation, which consisted of Jim, Alan, Reinhard and Marion.
1996: A much larger free stall barn that contained 312 stalls was built, as well as a milking parlor.
1999: Another farm was purchased down the road, which included 220 more stalls.
2018: Draeger Dairy started putting together a master plan for a future robot barn and over the course of the next few years, that plan became a reality.
August of 2023: The robot barn is fully functioning. This barn consists of 12 robots, each capable of milking 62 cows.