MDA Property ID :    Farm Type : Dairy Region : Central County : WRIGHT Acres owned/rented (actual) : 78 Acres owned/rented (general) : 76-100 Current farm ownership status : Sole Proprietorship Home availability on site : No Opportunity to diversify : No Farming practices : TYPE DESC Grass fed/finished livestock Conventional tillage Managed grazing Farm characteristics : TYPE DESC Annual records of past farm management Dairy tie stall barn Land currently being farmed Use of intensive pasture management Farm stand/store Near urban population Permanent fencing for livestock Livestock capacity : TYPE DESC Dairy cows 36 Brown Swiss and Milking Shorthorns Dairy replacement stock 30 Brown Swiss and Milking Shorthorns Beef/Dairy feeders 30 steers Machinery : TYPE DESC Tractor 110 hp 4WD tractor with loader Tractor Farmall Super C Livestock equipment MF 3743 manure spreader Forage equipment line of haying equipment Buildings : TYPE DESC Other Hay Shed Pole Shed Loafing Other 32 cow tie stall barn Other Milk room, creamery, lab, bathroom, and cooler Grain/feed storage : None Livestock Equipment : TYPE DESC Automatic waterers Bulk tank Concrete open lot Fenced open lot Fenced pasture Milking unit Transitioning considerations : TYPE DESC Employee/employer relationship with option to buy Partnership Long term lease (5+ years) Contract for deed Lease with option to buy Contact Information : Please contact program coordinator at 320-842-6910 Notes: Participant farm is seeking someone to mentor, begin as employee and potentially partner with on 32 cow tie stall dairy. Dairy utilizes extensive pasture management and is grass fed. Farm has creamery on site to sell on farm and locally. Due to close proximity to urban areas, housing is available near by. Goal is to begin as employee and partner with eventual transfer of farm business in the future.