Weiss Centennial Farm

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Weiss Centennial Farm

Come see a working dairy farm! Call to schedule a tour! Weiss Centennial Farm was first purchased as vacant land from the U.S. Government. Our ancestor, Johann L.
(14)

Weiss, settled and raised a family on the rich abundance of the soil and with God's blessings. The farm has been passed down through the generations and Roger and Joanmarie, the 5th generation of Weisses, still operate the farm with very similar views. Our success is determined by the quality of care we offer to both the land and the animals that are part of the farm. God has blessed us richly and

we hope to continue to produce quality food for generations to come. Our farm is open to the public! The tours will inform visitors on the history of agriculture in our area, as well as offer a chance to see an operating farm up close. Call to schedule a time to visit and see our automated milking system, which we call "Johann" in honor of our ancestor. Johann is a Lely robotic milker, the one of the latest technological advances in dairy farming.

07/19/2024

Party Bus!

I don't know what can make a better PARTY than ICE CREAM!! We took a bus down to Cook's Farm Dairy last weekend and a whole bunch of folks!

Great family farm, you can visit the calves and watch their LELY Robot in action! And, the ice cream is AMAZING!!!

06/19/2024

Pretzels this morning for St. Lorenz VBS! Early baking but smiles on the way makes it worth it!

01/24/2024

Current price list for our beef... comment or message Margie Weiss to place an order!

11/20/2023

Last silage to put up for the year...the corn maze is usually too dry for the best feed, but our heifers can still enjoy the fodder...I'll post an update with the yield total from the maze!

11/18/2023

Another beautiful day ahead.... we are hoping to finish snapping corn today/ tomorrow!

Mixing feed for the dairy cows as the sun comes up...

10/24/2023

The cow inspector is here today! Making sure everyone is happy and healthy!

10/24/2023

New opportunity at the Heritage Haus!! Tis Halloween week...if you have a group of kids or friends and would like to come make some spooky food, contact Joanmarie - 989-652-8748

Enjoy a fun way to kick off the Halloween weekend! This cooking class will be $12/person, 15 participants minimum, and that includes use of the house for 4 hours for your group to eat and socialize :) Perfect for kids grades K-4!

07/18/2023

Harvesting our second cutting of the alfalfa fields. Each wagon load carries enough haylage to make our rations for 4 days. The haylage will ferment in the white bags, which are airtight, and be a great source of protein and fiber in the cows' diets.

Their complete ration also includes corn silage, ear corn, beet pulp, and vitamins and minerals. Our farm nutritionist samples all of the feeds and designs an optimum ration for each different stage of life for the cows :)

07/17/2023

Busy week ahead on the farm! Hay and wheat harvest, and baling straw!! Pray for all to go well, and the weather to stay agreeable (rain rain stay away!) 😁😁😁

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07/05/2023

Twins! This cow delivered two little heifer calves last night. Emphasis on "little!" I think their combined weight is about 90lbs, which would be a decent birth weight for a single calf. They drank their milk well today, and seem to be perfectly healthy!

Welcome to the world, numbers 311 and 312! I think we need some cute names for this pair :)

06/22/2023

It's summertime in Michigan! There are many farmers working to produce delicious food for your table. You can visit lots of farms, too. Some are pick-your-own farms, some are livestock farms, and some are petting zoo farms. Our farm offers school tours all year long and an autumn Frankenmuth Corn Maze, as well as family tours.
You can find Michigan farms to visit at the https://www.michiganfarmfun.com/ website. What a great way to connect with nature, farmers, and new friends!

06/21/2023

Little bull calf born today. He's about 2 minutes old in this picture 😊😊

06/14/2023

We are part of the Michigan Milk Producers Association cooperative. One of the ways that MMPA uses milk from their member farms is to make cheese at the Heritage Ridge Creamery in Middlebury, IN.

Margie was in Indiana yesterday and stopped by. She got several rounds of cheese, and they're delicious!

Maybe on the next trip, we will take orders and she can bring back a whole cooler-full!

06/04/2023

Please share with your family and friends. Let us stock your freezer with high quality, locally raised beef. No antibiotics or added hormones.

Our steers are fed rations specifically made for their growth stages to maximize their health and beef quality. Their diet includes alfalfa, grass, corn, and vitamins and minerals.

05/03/2023

May 2023 Beef Price List! A few more bone-in steaks, as asked for :)

Please share with family and friends and let us fill your freezer with quality, local beef :)

04/25/2023

Although Margie drives a school bus, it's not every day that there is one parked in our driveway!

Today we hosted ag students from our county career center. They made chocolate lava cakes in our Heritage Haus Kitchen and then toured the farm 😊

03/20/2023

Thank you State Representative Matthew Bierlein for the formal recognition. It is our honor and pleasure to work hard and grow food for the people of our community, state, and around the world!

03/14/2023

Yesterday was a record setting day - we collected more milk from our cows than we EVER HAVE in a single day: 5,579 lbs (just under 650 gallons).

Johann (the robot) completed 195 milkings in just under 20 hours of milking time! (Both records as well.)

The cows average production is nearly 10 gallons per cow. Which is also really impressive for our herd.

Overall, this "maxing out" is not really the best...it is a result of inconsistent breeding, and a disproportionate number of cows have calved in the last 3 weeks. There will be a reciprocal lull in calvings in April and May, and at that time our number of milking cows (and therefore milk production) will drop below average.

For now, though, it's really fun to watch the cows and the robot perform at such an incredibly high level!

02/28/2023

The cows are milking pretty darn good right now!

We are milking 63 cows as of today in the LELY Robot...

In the herd, we have 14 cows milking over 100 pounds (about 12 gallons) per day right now, and the overall average is right around 10 gallons per day (85.3lb). On average they're milking just under 3 times per day, and the whole herd is contributing to over 5000 pounds per day into the bulk tank - thats over 600 gallons of milk produced here on our farm each day :)

Drink up! Your store milk is fresh and it comes from a good place!

02/09/2023

Today is !!!

One of the most important toppings on pizza is CHEESE! Which is made from.....MILK!!

We will take care of the cows and milk production, so you can enjoy your cheesey pizzas today (and always)!!!

Fun fact: Did you know that Super Bowl Sunday is one of the biggest cheese consumption days of the year in the United States?! Alllllll those football foods are dips are better with cheese ;)

$Interested in filling your freezer with our high quality beef, for just a fraction of the cost???? Buy a raffle ticket f...$

02/07/2023

Interested in filling your freezer with our high quality beef, for just a fraction of the cost???? Buy a raffle ticket from Millington Youth Wrestling and have a chance to win a quarter of beef!!! Support our local youth! Drawing will be on March 8th, and beef will be processed toward the end of the month, pickup early April.

Also, if you order a beef bundle from us in the month of April, bring your raffle ticket for 10% off your order (excludes quarter, half, whole beef orders). So, basically, you're a winner no matter what!!

Good luck to you, and to our Cardinal Wrestlers!

02/05/2023

Snow days aren't great for field work...but we can still have fun!

Lilly made a dalmatian and then we collaborated to make a tractor and wagon :) lots of fun!

02/04/2023

The milk truck comes every other day...even on holidays, blizzard days, and very cold days like yesterday!

He has to back that BIG semi into our driveway, squeeze between the buildings, and stop within hose reach of the milk house door. Then he hooks the hose up to the tank, takes quality samples, and empties the tank into his truck.

We store milk in our "bulk tank," which has a refrigeration unit on it to keep the milk at 36°. By law, we cannot keep milk for more than 3 days in our tank...and the milk man's route comes every 2 days.

This means that milk is hauled for processing and bottling very soon after it is produced...within a day or 2 of leaving the farm, you can find it on a store shelf! Our milk often goes to make other dairy products, such a dried milk powder, butter, cheese, and more!

12/03/2022

We will be carrying patriotic netwrap from American Family Netwrap again for 2023.

Message me now for pre-season sale price ($10 off/roll). Sale runs through December 28th, 2022.

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09/30/2022

Come on out to the corn maze! Your admission includes a hayride tour of our dairy farm! (Hayrides Noon-5pm)

08/07/2022

This new little baby heifer calf was named "Spottee" by our farm guests today!

Her mom is Slurpee (3rd picture), and was born on Lilly's birthday in 2020!

If you come for a farm tour, there's a chance we have a new baby calf needing a name!! Call Joanmarie 989-652-8748 if you're in the area and wanting to see how a dairy farm works :D

Address

5450 Weiss Road
Frankenmuth, MI
48734

Website

http://www.weisscentennialfarm.com/

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Last silage to put up for the year...the corn maze is usually too dry for the best feed, but our heifers can still enjoy the fodder...I'll post an update with the yield total from the maze!

Busy past few days, and a few more to go. First cutting alfalfa has been going great! We mow the hay (the tractor I'm in with Tater), then it lays for about 1 day, then we chop it into 1" pieces and store it in airtight bags...it ferments in the bag and becomes haylage, which makes up the bulk of the feed rations for our cows! The dry weather has reduced tonnage for this cutting, and rain in the next week or so would really boost the regrowth for 2nd cutting...pray for rain! #Farm365

Storing more feed...beet pulp...

Adding fresh sand to the freestalls for the cows... on the far side you can see them already enjoying it! Sand is considered the "gold standard" for dairy cow bedding. It makes a very soft bed, and it's nonorganic properties make it more hygienic than straw or sawdust. We add sand about once a week. It gets pushed and kicked out of the stalls as the cows come and go, so we have to add to keep the stalls full. Love seeing my dairy girls so happy!

We are in the midst of harvest season here on the farm! Here is a video of Dad unloading a bin of ripe soybeans onto our tandem truck. This load of soys is taken to an elevator in Saginaw, from whence it will be sold to make thousands of products (such as crayons!) you use in your everyday life.