JOHN T. PAGEL PAGEL’S PONDEROSA DAIRY LLC. KEWAUNEE, WI LABOR FORCE 2011

3  Started in 1946 with Carl Pagel;  7 children in family;  John youngest took farm over in 1980;

 4800 Cows;  110 Employees;  8000 Acres; PAGEL’S PONDEROSA DAIRY LLC.

PONDEROSA CALF RANCH 3000 Calves & Heifers

COLEMAN PONDEROSA LLC.  2000 Heifers ~Age 10 mos. – 22 mos.  All breeding is done here;

DAIRY DREAMS LLC. DAIRY DREAMS LLC Cows at Dairy Dreams 1600 Calves and Heifers 32 Employees

 60% of our employees are Hispanic;  Main responsibilities are with the cattle;  Paid Vacations;  Health Insurance;  And yes pay taxes;

Main Responsibilities – Herd Management  Milking;  Breeding;  Moving Cattle;  Maternity;  Treatments;

 Herdsman;  13 Years with Dairy;  Bilingual;  Permanent Status;

 Communication; Bilingual;  Job Appreciation;  Strong Work Ethics;  Job Misconception;  Necessity for Many Industries;

Literacy Classes  Commitment;  Award;  Family Oriented;  Challenge the System;

Local Acceptance; Housing 40%; Vendor Financial Support;

40% Employees Local People; Main Responsibilities:  Crops & Machine Operators;  Tractor & Truck Drivers;  Mechanics;  Feeder;  Payloader Operators;

DAIRY IMPACT – Where We Are Dairy Contribution to WI Economy 2001 $18.5 Billion 2005 $20.6 Billion 2009 $26.5 Billion

Today’s Wisconsin Dairy Business 11,950 Dairy Producers 1,250,000 Million Cows;

Today’s Wisconsin Dairy Business Over 1,200 Licensed Cheese & Butter Makers

What If the Bus Comes? 72 Stall Rotary 500 Cows Per Hour 6 Man Parlor Teams 110 Semi Loads of Milk/Day; Milk/Day;

I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Everyone, regardless of race, needs to fill out this paperwork;

New Hire Reporting This is reviewed once a year at year-end.

What Kind of Employees Do you Have? ORDINARY OR “EXTRA-ORDINARY” IT’S YOUR CHOICE!

22 If that doesn’t work!!

John T. Pagel N4893 Hwy C Kewaunee, WI Phone: MOBILE: Website: Contact Information: