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The 2018 Green County Breakfast on the Farm will be hosted Saturday, May 26th, from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., at the Danance Karlen Farm, located at W4876 County Road C, Monticello. Tickets can be purchased at the door and are $7.00 for adults (ages 11 and older), $4.00 for children 5 – 10 years of age and children 4 years and under are free.

This year marks the 39th edition of this annual event, featuring a delicious farm breakfast including Yodelay Yogurt, live musical entertainment by The Jimmys and fabulous educational displays, including a special bovine reproduction services area, sponsored by Stateline Veterinary Services. The Green County Agricultural Chest organizes the celebration with generous support from area businesses and individuals, including Platinum Sponsors, Badger State Propane, Colony Brands, Compeer Financial, Green County Ag Chest, Greenwoods State Bank, Hycite LLC, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board and Yodelay Yogurt and busing sponsors, Bank of New Glarus/Sugar River Branches, First Community Credit Union, First National Bank and Trust, Town Bank Monroe, Wisconsin Bank and Trust Monroe and Woodford State Bank Monroe.

The Danance Karlen Farm is owned and operated by Nancy Jo Karlen. This is the second time the event has been hosted on the farm. In 2007, Nancy, her husband, Dan, and children, Jacob and Dana, welcomed guests to their Registered Holstein operation for breakfast. At that time, they were milking 65 cows. When cancer claimed Dan's life in 2015, Nancy determined to continue what she and her husband had started. The farm, that had been owned and operated by Karlens since 1926, remains in operation. While the barn no longer houses Registered Holsteins, Nancy raises Brown Swiss heifers for neighboring Voegeli Farms. The barn has been remodeled to serve as a haul-in station for Stateline Veterinary Services' bovine reproductive programs. Daughter Dana is an embryologist with the clinic. The farm's nearly 150 acres is managed on shares with neighbor, Dan Bauman of Bauman Custom Farming, and another neighbor, Dewey Bernet of Valley Mead Farm, utilizes the bunkers on the property.

The farm is located just west of Monticello on County C, off Highway 69. Attendees are encouraged to ride the free shuttle buses to the event. Buses will begin pickup at the Walmart and New Glarus High School parking lots starting at 5:30 a.m., and provide continuous service throughout the morning. There will be limited parking at the farm. Traffic on County C will be one-way only that morning. Attendees will need to enter the farm from Highway 69. All traffic will exit the farm going west on County C.

Visit http://www.greencountycountyagchest.com for more information. Check out Green County Breakfast on the Farm on Facebook and play weekly BOTF Ticket Trivia for your chance to win free tickets to this year's event.