Blue Star Dairy Farms DeForest ~ Middleton ~ Arlington HOME REQUEST A TOUR PHOTOS APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT/SOLICITUD DE EMPLEO Blue Star Dairy Farms has been family owned and operated for several generations. The farm was first established by William and Dorothy Meinholz, who sold the farm to the next two generations. Currently, Blue Star Dairy Farms is a family partnership between two brothers, Louie (Joanne) and Art (Lori) Meinholz, along with two of Louie’s sons, Craig (Sherri) and Brian (Rhonda). Blue Star Dairy Farms has three locations and milks around 2,600 cows. The original dairy in Middleton milks 600 cows. The DeForest farm milks 800 cows and the Arlington farm milks 1,200 cows. Cows are milked three times a day in Germania herringbone style parlors. The Middleton farm is a double 12 parlor, DeForest is a double 16, and Arlington is a double 18 parlor. The DeForest and Arlington parlors are equipped with AfiMilk Weighing System which monitors each cows daily milk weights, activity, and conductivity, along with numerous other functions. The average production per cow is 90 lbs of milk per day and a somatic cell count of 130,000. The Middleton and DeForest farms raise all of their own replacement young stock. Calving and raising of young stock for the Arlington dairy is done at the DeForest farm, as well as housing of all the dry cows. All cows are housed in free stall barns with sand bedded stalls. The heifer calves are housed in naturally ventilated calf barns until they are moved to open front bedding pack barns at 2-3 months of age. The remaining heifers are in free stall barns until entering the cow herd. Blue Star Dairy Farms operates on 4,500 acres, with another 1,500 acres of feed purchased from neighbors to meet our needs. All cropping is based out of our DeForest farm. Blue Star Dairy Farms currently employs 65 total employees, many of which are family members. Our Mission Statement: "To profitably and enjoyably own and manage a dairy operation that will serve our families, as well as the families of our employees, well and afford us new opportunities into the 21st century." Quote of the Month: "The best classrooms smell like a barn" Where does our milk go? Great question! All of the milk produced by the cows at Blue Star Dairy Farms is shipped to Grande and made into cheese, yum! Dairy’s Carbon Footprint: Over the past 60 years, dairy farmers have reduced the carbon footprint of their products by 63% by improving farm management practices. Contact: Blue Star Dairy Farms DeForest ~ Middleton ~ Arlington 608.846.4379 © 2021Blue Star Dairy Farms | Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme by Theme Farmer.