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Winona County Farm Family

Jeff & Mariann Metz Family

Jeff Metz started milking a herd of 24 cows in a rented barn in June 1983. In 1985, Jeff and Mariann were married and later moved to Hart, where they still reside today. Throughout the next 10 years, Jeff and Mariann welcomed four children: Alicia, Courtney, Brittany and Nathan.

The farming operation grew from those original 24 cows to 245 in 2020. In 2013, after three years of planning, a creamery facility was constructed to start processing the milk produced on the farm into cheese and gelato. Jeff, Mariann and Courtney operated the creamery. Alicia managed their social media and herd records. Nathan, and Brittany’s husband, Nick Agrimson, ran the dairy farm and took care of the crops.

This past January the Metzes discontinued the creamery operation and sold the dairy herd. Currently, the farm consists of 350 acres of corn and alfalfa. Each of the Metzes’ children remains involved in agriculture in one way or another by crop farming, raising sheep, goats and cattle or staying involved with the local ADA board. 

The Metzes are a large family. Alicia married Ben Anderson in 2019 and they have two girls, Clara and Callie. Courtney married Jordan Kalbarzyck in 2018 and welcomed a son, Wylder. Brittany wed Nick Agrimson in 2012, and they have three boys and a girl: Dominick, Dawson, Avianna and Archer. Nathan married Shelby Boldt in 2019, and they are parents to boys Easton and Onyx.

Metz family members have served on their church council and church committees and teach Sunday school. They have also been members of the county ADA board, and have served on the county DHIA board. The Metzes have enjoyed hosting many farm tours and other special events on their farm over the years. 

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