Roger and Tammy were married in 1990 and have 3 boys: Brady, Bryce and Brett
HISTORY
Roger's great grandparents August Weiland and his wife Augusta purchased the farm in 1926 after arriving from Germany. His son (Roger's grandfather) Elmer operated the farm with his sons Roger Sr., Ronald, and Norman. In 1990 Roger and Tammy became 1/3 partners with Roger Sr. and Ronald. In 1995 the dairy herd, e
quipment and 50 acres of land were purchased by us (Roger and Tammy). We made an arrangement with Roger's father and uncle in that they would continue with their own business of cropping and we would buy the forages we needed for the herd from them. This would allow us to focus on our main profit center: the dairy cow and producing a top-quality milk.
1997 after a lot of prayers, hardwork and intense planning we built a 4-row freestall barn and a double-6 herringbone parlor, which was formally a calf barn. We also formed an Advisory Team that we meet quarterly with. The team includes our lender, veterinarians, accountant, and advisors from outside the dairy industry.
2000 we built a 3-row freestall which allowed us to milk more cows and become more efficient with labor as well. We also tragically lost Roger's father, Roger Sr. to a tractor accident in May of 2000. He was the cornerstone of our family and is greatly missed.
2006 a manure storage was built with the help of the EQIP Program. This would allow us (at that time) 2 months of storage.
2005 we began working with a neighboring crop farmer who to this day still supplies us with the top quality forages we need for our herd.
2007 brought disaster with a dairy barn fire. The barn served as office, special needs, milkhouse, breakroom and storage. Our milking cows had to be moved off site. Because of some truly incredible people that worked day and night around the clock, our cows were back in our facility 7 days following the fire. We purchased 2 construction trailers to serve as our new office, storage and breakroom.
2009 we as well as the entire dairy industry were dealt another blow from the dairy crisis when milk prices collapsed and feed costs skyrocketed. By the grace of God we survived some very difficult years. We also learned how important relationships, perseverance, and humility are. December 2013 we lost a very special employee and friend when Tom Garczynski passed away due to a heart attack. Tom had worked every weekend for Weiland Dairy for 14 years! Tom took ownership of everything he did. This was 'his' farm and he loved it as much as we do. He will not be forgotten. March 2014 our son Brady returned to the dairy after working off the farm and completing a Diesel Mechanics and Heavy Equipment program and the UW Farm and Industry Short Course program. Brady became another generation to join the dairy and became part owner of the now LLC on January 1, 2015. We also added on 50 stalls to our 3-row freestall in order to accommodate the 50 cows Brady purchased to enter the business.
2016 we added on freestall to the dry cow barn. Bryce completed his John Deere Ag Technician degree at Madison College May 2015 and is working full-time at DuPont in Madison. Bryce and Mikayla married 2023. Brett graduated from UW-Platteville 2019 majoring in Agribusiness and Commodity Marketing. Brett and his new wife, Emiley(2022) have also become a partner in the LLC 2021, joining Brett’s brother Brady to become the next generation of dairy men and women. We welcomed Brett and Emiley's first born son, Stetson to the family January 2024. Roger: Zion Lutheran Church Council, CentralStar BOD, Holstein Association BOD
Tammy: PDPW BOD
Brady: General Manager, Zion Lutheran Church treasurer, PDPW BOD, National Beef Council, Columbus Fire Department volunteer firefighter
Brett: Operations Manager, Columbus Fire Department volunteer firefighter
