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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		Wisconsin’s Uncertain Dairy Farm Future Elicits Ideas for Solutions
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:05:24
	Publish Date:		2021-06-03 10:51:02
	Description:		Hans Breitenmoser Jr.’s mother and father came to northern Wisconsin as Swiss immigrants, searching for the American Dream. “My parents started here in 1968. I was born in 1969. They made their career of this farm,” Breitenmoser said Wednesday. “They started out with 20 cows.” The Merrill-area farm grew, and so did the family’s passion for the land, the career, and each other. “My father just passed away in February at age 82. He’s buried right over there,” Breitenmoser said, choking up as he pointed to the road. “He made a good career.” Golden Dawn Farm now has 450 dairy cows, farming 1,300 acres. It’s doing well. On Wednesday, the farm with decades of stories added one more, as Breitenmoser gave Gov. Tony Evers a tour. He introduced his 12 employees. Workforce difficulties mean all but one them are from Mexico. He’s been hiring from Central America for at least 20 years. “I don’t want to say it’s the only people that are available, but it’s pretty close to that,” Breitenmoser said.
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