Dairy Profile: Wade Brunsman Meet Wade Brunsman, member of the Northeast Iowa Dairy & Agriculture Foundation’s Board of Directors. Tell us about yourself. My name is Wade Brunsman and I’m from New Vienna, Iowa. Along with my 2 kids, Shawn (13) and Katy (12) we raise corn, soybeans and hay along with a few dairy heifers on my family farm. I attended NICC for Dairy Management from 2001-2003 and was part of the Dairy Judging Team both years. In 2003, I started my own Ayrshire herd which I managed/owned for 13 years before becoming a Dairy Field Rep for Wapsie Valley Creamery. I’ve shown at the World Dairy Expo and Iowa State Fair several times over the years and took home Grand Champion Jersey at the 2008 Iowa State Fair. Shawn and Katy are now active in 4-H and FFA following the family tradition of showing dairy cattle. In 2015, I received the Delaware County Young Dairy Family Award. Where are you employed? I have been a Dairy Field Rep at Wapsie Valley Creamery for three years and enjoy working with my producers to ensure quality milk is produced as efficiently as possible. I have the unique experience of being a former Dairy Producer and now a Dairy Field Rep which helps me relate to the dairy industry from both sides of the fence. How long have you been on the Board of Directors? This is my second year on the Dairy & Ag Foundation Board. What is one goal you have for the Dairy & Ag Foundation? I have enjoyed my time on the board helping to make The Dairy & Ag Foundation a model farm for all dairy and ag producers. We have a big responsibility to tell the story of agriculture and explain how we produce high quality food in a safe and responsible way. My goal is for the Foundation to open its own creamery to supply not only the NICC campus, but the local community and all its visitors. |
