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Planting about finished for SE Wisconsin dairyman

A Wisconsin dairy farmer can see the finish line for the 2025 planting season.

Evan Schrauth grows corn and soybeans in Fond du lac County, much of it to feed his 75 dairy cows. He says, “So far, so good. We’ve got all of our beans in and we’ll be finishing up with corn here today.”

Schrauth tells Brownfield rain has been hit and miss in his area, with some fields getting moisture and others getting missed. “We’ve got one field that’s too wet to work and last year, it wasn’t, and now this year, that one is too wet and I’ve got a couple of them we planted that could really use some moisture to get this stuff to germinate.”

His wish for the 2025 growing season? “It would be nice to get a good year after last year.”

Schrauth says many of his neighboring farms are also close to wrapping up planting, but now his area close to Lake Michigan needs some warmer weather. 

Planting progress has varied greatly in Wisconsin, depending on what region and how much rain has been received.