Heim’s Hillcrest Dairy to host Breakfast on the Farm
FOR THE STAR-NEWS
KEWAUNEE – Kewaunee County’s Annual Breakfast on the Farm will be hosted at Heim’s Hillcrest Dairy, LLC, E3731 Rockledge Rd, Algoma, on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16.
The dairy farm is a multi-generational family farm.
“As our family grows, we look at the community and what we can do to make a difference,” said Jeremy Heim, partner in the farm. “We want to show people that we’re here for the right reason and we are doing the right things. It means a lot to us to be able to have our neighbors be proud of what we do.”
Heim’s Hillcrest Dairy was started in 1963 by Ray and Florence Heim, when they purchased the original farm and started milking just 30 cows.
In 1976, Ray and Florence’s son, Lloyd, and his wife, Joyce grew the milking herd to 50 cows. In 1996, after a devastating fire, Lloyd and Joyce rebuilt the current dairy with 200 cows.
In 2000, sons Jeremy and Scott joined the farm in partnership with Lloyd.
As the family grew, so did the farm.
Additional sites have been added and the home farm now hosts 825 cows.
Scott’s wife, Carrie, is the herd manager.
In 2013, Jeremy’s daughter, Kiley, became full-time to manage the calf-raising.
Seeing a need in Kewaunee and surrounding counties for improved manure application, Jeremy and Scott then embarked on a new journey, and Heim Brothers Custom was started in 2015.
In 2020, Lloyd and Joyce’s eldest son, Rod became a partner in the farm and returned as shop manager.
After graduating from high school, Jeremy’s son, Ben, and Rod’s son, Sam, joined the farm full-time in the fieldwork for the farm and the Heim Brothers Custom business.
In March 2021, the family embarked on a journey to become carbon neutral, with the first step of hauling the manure from the farm to the NEW digester in Denmark.
In 2022, a new cross-ventilated barn was built.
This barn uses the latest technology to control all systems in the barn, from lighting, curtains and fans to providing the cows with the best climate and environment based on the current temperature in the barn.
A lot has changed in the 60 plus years since Ray and Florence started laying the foundation of what is now Heim’s Hillcrest Dairy and Heim Brothers Custom.
As a family, they said that they have held to that foundation, with passion and dedication to being an impactful dairy farm family in Kewaunee County and the state of Wisconsin.
Breakfast on the Farm will begin at 7 a.m. with a Catholic church service.
Volunteers will serve breakfast 8 a.m. – noon.
During that time, families can take a farm tour, visit the educational area with equipment displays, or enjoy the entertainment and a petting zoo.