Inc. Spirit Farms has operations throughout Fond du Lac County, concentrated primarily in the Oakfield and Waupun regions. Retzer is Manager of Spirit Farms and has responsibility for all farming operations. Jay, a Fond du Lac native, is highly respected in the farming community. Jay is assisted by long-time Spirit Farms veteran David Kreif as well as Spirit newcomer Jesse Birschbach.
Seasonal labor is added during the growing and harvest seasons.
Overall, planting was completed on a timely basis with excellent soil preparation conditions to plant in to. Since planting, we have had excessive rainfall and cool temperatures. This has hindered field operations and slowed plant development. Most of the fields have small drowned-out areas, which are not large enough to justify replanting. Weed control has been good but we will need a week of calm dry weather to finish up.