In Our Own Voices

Crave Brothers— Our Father's Dream: Keeping Farming in the Family


Thirty years ago, it looked like the Crave brothers of Waterloo would have to abandon the way of life they had been born into – the farming life they loved more than anything else. Their father, like many other dairymen, had to "disperse" his herd and his dreams of a good life on the farm.

However, this is the story of how four brothers refused to let this happen. In the process, the Crave brothers have preserved the family farming tradition and have made a good life for themselves and their families.

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America's Dairyland: In Our Own Voices Conversations with Wisconsin Dairy Farmers and Cheesemakers

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The Mayers
The Honorable Profession of Dairymen

Jeff Wideman and Bruce Workman
Milk on Their Shoes

Mike Gingrich
Splendor From the Grass

Crave Brothers
Our Father's Dream: Keeping Farming in the Family

The Truttmans
Forward to Yesterday: Grazing Our Way to the Future

Sid Cook
From Cheddar to Art

Sam Cook
Inside Work, If You Can Get It

Laura Daniels
The Making of a Dairy Farmer

Ed Janus
Biography