Next year the Alice in Dairy land competition will be held in Sauk County. During her reign as Alice, Amy has had an opportunity to see the diverse range of agriculture in wisconsin. She has made some observations. The farmers in this state have an innovative spirit. People are starting to cultivate lingonberries.
Lingonberries are a Norwegian favorite.
She believes that might be partly due to the Ag Diversity Development grants made available to people in Wisconsin. As she travels the state, Fischer said she has observed more cooperative farming. She explained it could mean one farm produces crops, another does heifers, another nurses calves and the fourth has the dairy. Four farms stay in business. The only Sauk County person to ever serve as Alice in Dairyland at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Commerce Protection has been named the official hostess of the 2000 Alice in Dairyland Finals event.