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08/11/2025

I am so pleased with the decency of Equity cooperative stratford WI, these are 5 680lb beef steers. Life can be so eventful, until I turned the wheel to the left to drive into Equitys yard I had no idea if I would even make it there. Life is so eventful, just 12 hours before from where I was, it was it was purely amazing that I was even there. This sale barn treated us with such respect and decency that when our animals came out they personally stopped the sale and asked me about them, they where treated for only parasites and not vaccinated and sold for this price. I have sold at other sale barns with higher quality animals than this and almost had to stop the sale to find out what happened between the trailer and the sale ring that caused those animals to be so wound up, abused. What equity did and the way they treated their animals and us was shocking, it is exactly what we look for in any customer we deal with. It is not what we can do for you it is what we can put in place for you to succeed on your own, that is what Equity represents to us. It was a highlight to have the buyer come up to us after the sale and explain to us what they are looking for in animals and tell us what is quality to them and would bring in more money. 40 years ago, same sale barn, an old friend, you would have to get the chores done -breakfast ate- his wife helping him get on a clean pair of bibs, newborn calf in the trunk of the car, and off to Equity we would go to watch the calf sell. I understood nothing and could not figure it out at the time and here now I can sell for more money I could ever imagine. I've seen where I've had to drag 5 dead calves out of the ditch and into a farmers woods cause they didn't bring anything in sale. I've had to listen to people say the most evil thing you have ever heard, especially about Equity cooperative. People are mean. Never an evil thing is said from the people at Equity cooperative. It is my job to figure out what I can put in their sale ring that brings money in for me, they have never not acted in my best interest or anyone else's that I have seen. I just want to say thank you to them and my own customers for their understanding and help. Thank you.

Installation of rotational grazing systems in Wisconsin from Frac Sand to High Voltage Power Lines we have fenced it all!

04/20/2025

YOU. THIS MEANS YOU. THANK YOU. I MEAN THANK YOU. I travel, from wisconsin rapids, to Stevens point, to Wausau, to Neillsville, to Rodchester MN, to Madison WI, for medical reasons. I get surveys from every facility asking me how they are doing, and to rate their service and personnel. I couldn't be more thankful for who you are and what you do, and I mean you specifically. Because of circumstances I can see you going into the building in the morning or coming out at night looking specifically at your faces. There has been times I have had to find my way out of the building because it's closed. Your not the name on the building, you are specific individuals that care about what you do. I mean from the door greeter, to the janitor, to the specialists, the kindness and decency that you all show there is no way to express my gratitude for it all.
When viewing life values on a scale of 1 to 9 the most prominent perspective you can gather from others is where they rank economic value compared to life. We have met many who rank economic value above life and we do not find ourselves to be the same way we pride on ranking life a 9 and economic value at a 1. Above all else we find that if you rank life above economic value, economic value will follow life but if you rank economic value above life, life does not always follow. We like to seek out the people who follow the mindset of life above economy and we will continue to do so because those are the people we work with the best.

04/02/2024

April fools. I'm surprised by what people say about other sales barns paying more than the buyers at Equitys sales barn. It's just not true. There is a long story behind this guy. The short of it is one of my oldest and one of my best cow's is 15. She had a heifer calf and is bread back. So Barney here had to move over the heifer calf is staying. Look at these pictures closely if you understand what healthy is l'm not positive but after 40 years of watching I think Equitys buyers pay as well as anyone.

10/12/2023

Thank you WRAMS. Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School. I can't thank you enough for what you have done for my child. Your swimming team is special. My child went to work when she was 7 weeks old. I owe my life to her and her siblings. I have no bigger fear than if I die before they have a belief and trust in themselves. This is what I see in a swimming heat. It's 4 races in one. The first is the clock. Try to beat your time. Next who is out front I want to be first. Next who is around me can I stay in front of them or catch them and last is my favorite .The last swimmer out there. I have never seen such strength. These children are impressive especially John Muir Wausau. For two seasons I have watched John Muir have a swimmer coming in second to last and as as they knew they had their swimmer home they emeadeatly jumped lanes making sure that other teams swimmer knew they were there for them. You couldn't wipe the smile off my face..This is everything I would want for my children. It applies to everything we do and why. THANK YOU WRAMS.

05/30/2023

I really like these animals. They apear very healthy. Sometimes it's bothersome having to figure it out myself. I'm sure if I let them go now I will lose one for sure maybe two of them. I put Mama Bobtail and her babies by them hoping they like them and stay. When the kittens start going good I'm thinking I'll risk it and let them go and hope for the best. One cat Pebbles has been running with some wild cats. Has lost weight looks a little ruff. She can be gone for awhile days she is coming back though . I'm fencing a couple center pivot irrigation systems for cattle right now.I have a lot of experience in fence 20 years . Wild cats about 3 years. Sure could use some good ideas. I really like doing it taking care of them. Watched a lot of them die. Some in my hands and the hands of my children

05/06/2023

The face of dead. Seems like I deal with it a lot. I really like these animals. They apear to be high quality. I have had them 38 days so far. I don't know how much longer I should keep them so contained. They are wild animal's and I'm hoping they won't run away when I let them go. I think I will let them go inside by the wood heater there are two animal doors to go out side they know one of them. I like lessening to them talk. They will talk to you especially between one and four o'clock in the morning. They don't meow like cats they chirp like birds . They were given to me by a animal rescue. I enjoy doing this. Some people say to just kill them. I raise cattle and if you have any idea of what is really going on even if you don't see them that won't fix the problem. You must manage them the same as the cattle. Killing them won't fix the problem. If you do it right make them an asset a positive a worker. If you like animals look up Catkins Animal Rescue Inc. Look up Harry the cat. I have done this. He impresses me

04/17/2023

Composting is a favorite thing of mine to do. The 14 year old is bringing them out. I can't do this alone. I thank Vesper and Almond Wi for the October first crop windbreak . Medford Wi for the rained on first crop bedding. Pittsville and Stratford Wi for the first and second crop in the feeders. This compost pile can hold a lot of water. Very drought resistant. The cold to and if all the animals are gone you can really grow good stuff to

04/01/2023

The closest animal is 12 the one behind her is 14. I enjoy taking care of animals in winter I think more than summer sometimes.

03/19/2023

Does this color make my butt look to big

03/10/2023

Healthy Animals. That works for me

02/24/2023

Thank you doesn't say enough. This job doesn't pay. All I can do is say thank you and make sure they know I care. We just had a snow day and they thought we should go get another load.. You should have seen the look on their faces when I told them that's not going to happen.

02/16/2023

Good animal. There 5 of them. They get 1 can of tuna every morning and this morning it's 2 hours late. So they will go kill rodents and bring them in looking you right in the eye wanting to trade them for tuna and with in the hour I can see her 40 acres out looking for more rodents. Good Animal