Union Bank and Trust Hosts Dairy Tour

Agriculture has been and continues to be, a very important industry in Wisconsin, rich with history and tradition.  At the forefront is dairy farming, which currently makes up $43.4 billion of the Wisconsin agriculture industry's $88.3 billion. According to the University of Wisconsin-Extension, Wisconsin's farms and agricultural businesses generate more than $59.6 billion in economic activity and provide jobs for 353,991 people.
Union Bank and Trust Company (UB&T) held a Dairy Tour on Tuesday, March 24, in an effort to share the knowledge and expertise of one of Wisconsin's most innovative and prosperous industries.
The event included stops at both SunBurst Dairy in Belleville and Sponem Valley View Dairy in Mount Horeb, bringing together over 65 dairy farmers to tour the facilities, network and exchange information.
At SunBurst Dairy, participants visited freestall barns where 480 cows are milked three times per day. Cory Brown, a third-generation farmer at SunBurst Dairy, commented, ^We start our day at 4:30 a.m.