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Ixonia Dairy Farm Plans 1,100 Cow Expansion
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 05/28/2008

A Jefferson County dairy operation is planning a $2 million, 1,100-cow expansion. Tag Lane Dairy, a second-generation family dairy operation near Ixonia, wants to go from its current 450-cow operation to 900 by the end of the year before going to 1,550 within three to four years. The farm is owned by Tom Griswold, his wife Elaine and son Kevin.

According to the Watertown Daily Times, Kevin and his father plan to expand by building a new dairy barn with a milking center, as well as creating additional manure storage that could contain up to six months of manure generated by the additional cows. Griswold said the business would likely add eight full-time employees if it is granted permission to expand to 900 cows. Currently, Tag Lane employs seven full time workers and a couple part-time.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has prepared an environmental analysis associated with Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting and approval actions for the proposed expansion, as well as an associated review and evaluation of activities associated with the manure storage and runoff control facilities proposed. Tag Lane has not held a WPDES permit in the past. The proposed effective date of the permit is October 1.

Griswold is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He said he grew up on the family farm and only lived away from the operation for a few years while attending college.


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