In addition to John's many civic involvements, he has participated in the Fond du Lac county green gold program and has hosted the forage council field day. Green County Mike Sulzer Mike and his partner farm 540 acres, maintain 125 beef cows and raise 100 feeder cattle annually. They grow 250 acres of alfalfa-bromegrass mixtures and 50 acres small grain haylage. They also manage 130 acres of pasture. Hay is made as round bales and stored inside on pallets or outside on pallets and covered with tarps.
Permanent pasture is divided into paddocks and rotationally grazed.
The pasture is fertilized with manure and interseeded with birdsfoot trefoil. Manitowoc County Joseph Holschbach Joe and Julie Holschbach farm 800 acres and milk 370 cows in partnership. They grow 250 acres of alfalfa and 250 acres of corn silage. Second and third cutting are taken on 30 to 35 day intervals and harvested for dairy cattle. Fourth cutting is taken is heat units permit.