PREPARED BY ERIC ANDERSON, WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, AND
ANDREW DANE, BARRON & CHIPPEWA COUNTY UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EXTENSION.
FUNDING WAS PROVIDED, IN PART, BY THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING RESOURCE CENTER (WWW.
AGMRC.
ORG)....
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PREPARED BY ERIC ANDERSON, WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, AND
ANDREW DANE, BARRON & CHIPPEWA COUNTY UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EXTENSION.
FUNDING WAS PROVIDED, IN PART, BY THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING RESOURCE CENTER (WWW.
AGMRC.
ORG).
SUMMARY
Indianhead Holsteins is located between Barron and
Cumberland, in rural northwest Wisconsin.
It is owned
by Robert and Karyn Schauf and has 100 milking cows.
The farm deals in the sale of registered Holsteins and
Holstein embryos and sells wood shavings for bedding.
In addition, the farm also grows alfalfa, canning beans,
corn, and wheat.
In 2007, it started purchasing canola
seeds and pressing them to make straight vegetable oil
(SVO) for on-site fuel; and using the meal as a dietary
supplement for the cows.
As a result, the farm is in the
process of becoming energy self-sufficient.
The Schaufs
are currently working cooperatively with partners in
Germany to create an even more efficient and effective
on-site energy syste
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