The Wisconsin Cattlemen's Association has honored four award recipients during the 2021 Summer Tour in the Madison Area.
Farm partners Jerry Huth and Josh Scharf earned the WCA Environmental Stewardship Award. Jerry Huth started Huth Polled Herefords in 1962 and grew the farm to include 400 acres. Huth Polled Herefords markets bulls and genetics throughout the United States. To expand the operation and plan for a transition of ownership, Scharf joined as an employee. He is now a partner in the Huth Cattle commercial herd. The expansion and addition of the black baldy herd were made possible by utilizing state-owned land for pasture.
This year's Friend of the Cattlemen Award went to Mary Anderson. In her current position with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, she established several grazing operations on public lands. Anderson has been a grazing supporter for 30 years. She and her husband raise 40 cows and youngstock on their farm in Whitehall.
Kurt Hallstrand also accepted the Friend of the Cattlemen Award. Hallstrand and his family own and operate Hallstrand Angus, a registered 280 Angus cow seed stock operation in Price County. He was honored because of his active involvement in beef producer organizations.
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