MONTICELLO - A big farm breakfast, agricultural displays, rousing live music and a chance to visit with a couple thousand friends and neighbors - once again, the 35th annual Breakfast on the Farm didn't disappoint.
Buses and cars poured into the Breakfast site on Gutzmer Road south of Monticello for the $5 meal and free entertainment. The event, sponsored by the Green County Ag Chest, was hosted by Don and Karen Roe and Dan and Sally Roe and their children, Natalie, Nick and Alex.
On the shuttle bus ride there, one driver told his passengers "you want to feel how rough the winter was on our roads, try driving something long."
Regardless of the harsh winter, there were no complaints about the weather Saturday. Gov. Scott Walker stopped by the farm to help serve the spread of homemade coffee cake, eggs, sausage and cheese and remarked on the sunny, warm weather. He said - after speaking with Don Roe -that like Roe, he needed sunscreen for his head.
"I've bumped my head so many times, now I need the spray on top," Walker said.
Walker touched on the importance of agriculture in Wisconsin as well as its broader effect.
"We not only feed our country but the world," he said.
Walker emphasized the importance of strengthening agriculture in the state to make sure future generations take up the mantle.
"It's great to see families like the Roes, where farming is passed on generation to generation," he said. "We have a lot of new technologies and options for young farmers, and I want the young people to see this as a marketable career."
Dan Roe, Don Roe's son, said he was delighted to speak with as many of the 5,000 to 6,000 people who showed up to the event as possible.
"I've got a sore voice from all the talking," he said. "It's so fun to see this many people having a good time."
The grain farm was plenty large enough to accommodate the massive crowd from around Green County and the state. The farm has a modern feel with its immense grain bins, one holding 850,000 bushels, and 4,300 acres for growing corn and soybeans. Dan Roe said that was part of the reason the Ag Chest selected the Roe farm to host this year's event.
Entertainment was provided by the Soggy Prairie Boys, a bluegrass band of five men from Sun Prairie. Lead singer Kodey Feiner said most of the band members come from agricultural roots; in fact, two of his band members teach agricultural skills around Dane County.
"We don't do bluegrass because it's trendy; we grew up in the country, it's a big part of us," Feiner said.
Buses and cars poured into the Breakfast site on Gutzmer Road south of Monticello for the $5 meal and free entertainment. The event, sponsored by the Green County Ag Chest, was hosted by Don and Karen Roe and Dan and Sally Roe and their children, Natalie, Nick and Alex.
On the shuttle bus ride there, one driver told his passengers "you want to feel how rough the winter was on our roads, try driving something long."
Regardless of the harsh winter, there were no complaints about the weather Saturday. Gov. Scott Walker stopped by the farm to help serve the spread of homemade coffee cake, eggs, sausage and cheese and remarked on the sunny, warm weather. He said - after speaking with Don Roe -that like Roe, he needed sunscreen for his head.
"I've bumped my head so many times, now I need the spray on top," Walker said.
Walker touched on the importance of agriculture in Wisconsin as well as its broader effect.
"We not only feed our country but the world," he said.
Walker emphasized the importance of strengthening agriculture in the state to make sure future generations take up the mantle.
"It's great to see families like the Roes, where farming is passed on generation to generation," he said. "We have a lot of new technologies and options for young farmers, and I want the young people to see this as a marketable career."
Dan Roe, Don Roe's son, said he was delighted to speak with as many of the 5,000 to 6,000 people who showed up to the event as possible.
"I've got a sore voice from all the talking," he said. "It's so fun to see this many people having a good time."
The grain farm was plenty large enough to accommodate the massive crowd from around Green County and the state. The farm has a modern feel with its immense grain bins, one holding 850,000 bushels, and 4,300 acres for growing corn and soybeans. Dan Roe said that was part of the reason the Ag Chest selected the Roe farm to host this year's event.
Entertainment was provided by the Soggy Prairie Boys, a bluegrass band of five men from Sun Prairie. Lead singer Kodey Feiner said most of the band members come from agricultural roots; in fact, two of his band members teach agricultural skills around Dane County.
"We don't do bluegrass because it's trendy; we grew up in the country, it's a big part of us," Feiner said.