Nels-Vale Farms

Nels-Vale Farms Est.1915, Nels-Vale Farm is a small dairy farm nestled in the rolling hills of the Driftless.

Our small creek has become a river again. We have had nearly 3" of rain today. Last year we couldn't buy rain and this y...
07/03/2024

Our small creek has become a river again. We have had nearly 3" of rain today. Last year we couldn't buy rain and this year we can't shut it off!

Happy Father's Day to all! We are happy to report that this dad and grandpa is doing well after his bypass surgery last ...
06/17/2024

Happy Father's Day to all!

We are happy to report that this dad and grandpa is doing well after his bypass surgery last week. The hardest part so far for Jerry has been sitting back and taking it easy this time of year. He did help get crops in and to meet his newest granddaughter before his surgery.

Thank you to the UW-Health Cardiology Department staff for taking good care of him! Also, thank you to the crew on the farm keeping things rolling and friends who have stopped in to visit or lent a hand.

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there, but we especially want to wish our resident farm moms a very special shout...
05/12/2024

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there, but we especially want to wish our resident farm moms a very special shout out.

2024 has started out a bit more challenging this year. In January, our main man Jerry was hospitalized and was found that his heart was struggling to keep up. Though he's doing much better, but he's still has a long road ahead as he'll need a major surgery to repair the main issue this summer.

Since January, he's had to take a step back from daily chores to focus on his recovery. Not only has our farm mom, Deb, taken on those daily operations on top of her normal load, she's also now running him to appointments and keeping on top of his care. We don't know how she does it.

Thankfully, she isn't doing it alone. Thank you to Ann, our other farm momma, for all her help with milkings. She, Karl, and grandson Jack have been a huge help these last 6 months and the operation couldn't keep up without them. Kris has been putting in extra long hours after spending many miles on the road with his off farm job and keeps the machinery going for everyone. Karyn and grandsons, Matt and Jake, sneak away whenever they can to lend a hand. Jerry's sisters also are always a phone call away and there in minutes when we need an extra hand. We're also very excited that Kirsten and her family are now back in the Midwest after their station overseas and will be able to visit this summer. Kaitlyn (the author of this post) is playing more emotional support since grand baby #8, who is due any day now, has kept her on the sidelines with Jerry. Thank you also Levi, our unofficial grandson and hired hand, and all the friends and neighbors who have stepped up!

Again, farm moms are a breed of their own and absolutely amazing. Happy Mother's Day, Deb! We love you and appreciate all that you do (the list would be too long and probably incomplete if we tried).

It has been a crazy roller coaster weather ride this winter. May hit 70 today with a high tomorrow of under 30. The huge...
02/27/2024

It has been a crazy roller coaster weather ride this winter. May hit 70 today with a high tomorrow of under 30. The huge snow piles from our 2 feet of snow in January are nearly gone. 70 is possible again less than 10 days.

My skidsteer co-pilot this morning! Sophie loves to ride on anything.
12/01/2023

My skidsteer co-pilot this morning! Sophie loves to ride on anything.

The view from the tractor cab tonight.
11/14/2023

The view from the tractor cab tonight.

This was 5 years ago. We had to quickly move the chopper boxes. By the time we hooked on to the 2nd box, the water was w...
10/01/2023

This was 5 years ago. We had to quickly move the chopper boxes. By the time we hooked on to the 2nd box, the water was way over knee deep and the box was starting to float by the back tires. The field driveway had just been fixed and washed out again. Maybe the drought this year wasn't such a bad thing. We are able to get in all our cropland as we need to. Corn yields are surprisingly good as we start the corn silage harvest.

The puppies are growing both in size and personalities! Some are spoken for, but we plenty have available yet. These Aus...
09/10/2023

The puppies are growing both in size and personalities! Some are spoken for, but we plenty have available yet. These Aussie/Border Collies will be ready for new farms and families in early October.

The newest members of the herd arrived just over a week ago. Mom is our Australian Shepherd, Sophie and Dad is our Borde...
08/16/2023

The newest members of the herd arrived just over a week ago. Mom is our Australian Shepherd, Sophie and Dad is our Border Collie, Rudy. They are so fun to watch already. Mom is excited to have her own babies after trying to adopt kittens and baby chicks. She is, however, finding out that time away from her babies is good to have too.

There are 5 boys and 4 girls. All the brown and white ones have Mom's natural bobtail along with 2 of the black and white ones.

We spent our lunchtime on the front porch watching the old cars go by. We are waving and they wave back and toot their h...
07/20/2023

We spent our lunchtime on the front porch watching the old cars go by. We are waving and they wave back and toot their horns. One was an old police car that turned its siren on. What a fun way to spend our lunch.

We have been invaded by badgers. We are finding holes everywhere in our hay fields. We first blamed woodchucks and coyot...
07/20/2023

We have been invaded by badgers. We are finding holes everywhere in our hay fields. We first blamed woodchucks and coyotes for the digging. Last summer we saw the first wild badger in over 50 years on the farm. The holes pictured appeared in less than 24 hours between raking and baling. There was one digging and causing a cloud of dust so thick that it was hard to see the badger.

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