Elizabeth Schoeneberg from DeForest has become a part of the Mid-West Farm Report as one of their summer interns.
Schoeneberg is preparing for her junior year at DeForest Area High School, with future plans of going into agricultural communications.
“I am very grateful that I have been given the opportunity to work with the Mid-West Farm Report team,” she says. “I know it will help me later.”
Schoeneberg grew up surrounded by agriculture and the agribusiness world at her family’s Sesquicentennial Farm in Poynette, Wisconsin. The farm, Creek Bed Farmacy, includes a small-scale dairy beef operation, plus a few acres of cash crops.
Schoeneberg’s parents have been pivoting toward agri-tourism options over the past thirteen years. Today, the family farm features one of the state’s largest corn mazes, pumpkin patches, U-pick & Pre-picked strawberries, fresh-grown peaches, and direct-market beef. They’re also looking forward to selling ‘cut-your-own’ Christmas tree experiences!
Schoeneberg says helping educate farm customers is one of the reasons she wants to pursue ag communications. She says the summer internship with Mid-West Farm Report will help elevate those conversations.
“From the clothes we wear to the food we eat, and even the technology we use daily, it’s important to me
that our community understands just how necessary agriculture is – and to appreciate the farmers
and others involved in making the magic happen,” Schoeneberg says.
Schoeneberg joins Aubrey Schlimgen from Marshall as a summer intern. They round out the robust
team at the Mid-West Farm Report Network including Charitee Seebecker, Stephanie Hoff, Ben
Jarboe, Liz Matzke and Pam Jahnke.
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