Country Visions is a diverse cooperative with multiple locations throughout Northeast Wisconsin servicing and supporting the local communities we live and work in. We offer cutting edge technology, best in class services from an expert staff, and strive to maintain profitability for our cooperative and its members.
We are conscious of our customers’ needs as we find the products, provide the service and offer the solutions to help them grow and prosper into the future for the next generation and beyond.
Calumet County Forage Council Sissor Cuts: 5-19-23 Bob Vandaalwyk: 24 inches tall, Vegetative growth stage, PEAQ: 190, RFV: 244, Protein: 23.57, aNDF: 27.06 Greg Bohman: 24 inches tall, Vegetative growth stage. PEAQ: 190, RFV: 276, Protein: 24.30, aNDF: 24.5
The fertility of your soil can make or break your growing season. Applying fertilizers won’t break your bank and it will give your plants the nutrients they need, as well as return nutrients back to the soil. Country Visions Cooperative offers bulk and bagged blends, liquid blends, pelletized cal-sul & lime, and stabilizers. We also believe in nutrient management and taking care of the soil, so we offer grid sampling, soil sampling and can create variable rate fertilizer maps. If you need a little extra help, we also offer custom variable rate application, sid dressing, and N, P, K & Lime.
Country Visions Precision Department can help you continue to make advanced and profitable decisions in the field. We have two teams to help service your needs; a Precision Planting team and a Tech team. Whatever your need is, we are happy to help!
There are multiple outside factors that can influence the health and growth of your plants. Protect your crop against factors such as insects, disease, weeds, and extreme weather. Country Visions Cooperative offers crop scouting, custom application, customized crop plans, and crop protection products. We believe that part of setting you up for success is to have a good crop protection plan before disaster strikes. Our agronomists will work with you to develop a cost effective, efficient plan to protect your crop.
Country Visions Agronomy Department is helping farms across Wisconsin manage their soil's health. Our experts have a wealth of knowledge and experience in areas regarding Nutrient Management Plans, Soil Sampling, and Cover Crops.
Little to no rain fell the entire week which allowed soil conditions to dry. Soil in fields with cover crops and heavy crop residue still trended to be on the wetter side. Soil...
Anxiously waiting for perfect planting conditions seems to be the trend of 5-15-23. Here are the top 10 notable comments from the field for this week!...
Last week featured plenty of wet and cool conditions. Rainfall for the week averaged one to two inches while snowfall ranged from one to four inches in the southern Lake Winnebago area....
Brain studied and graduated from UW-River Falls with a Bachelor’s Degree in Agribusiness, and started working for CVC in 1989. His favorite part of his job is helping growers figure out how to do things better and being challenged on how crops grow. Brian’s interest in agriculture sparked from walking his uncle and the Pioneer agronomist out in their corn fields when he was in high school. He was amazed at what the agronomist was telling him about how the crop was developing and what was going wrong.
Tim has an Associate’s Degree from Fox Valley Tech, and started working for CVC in 1995. His favorite part of the job is being outside and troubleshooting field issues, and his interest in agriculture from driving equipment on a farm.
Amy has a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Geology from UW-Madison, and Master of Science Degree from the University of Kentucky. She started working for CVC in 2010 and her favorite part of the job is working with a variety of different people- both growers and between our different Agronomy locations. Amy’s interest in agriculture sparked from seeing that farmers are subject to increased regulations all the time. Interpreting regulations and finding a commonsense way to incorporate them into the farming business is a challenge. She loves challenges and trying to help growers bridge the gap between regulation and implementation
Michael received his Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Soils and Crop Science from UW-Platteville and he started with CVC in 1992. He’s favorite part of the job is IDing weeds, also the challenge of making winter planning happen in spring planting. Mike’s interest in agriculture sparked from wanting to help feed the world; he has been a part of the agriculture industry for 30+ years. You might recognize Mike as he stars in Country Visions Mike on Monday!
Dennis attended Fox Valley Technical College for Agribusiness and Science Technology. He found his calling for agriculture though his family farm in Almond, WI and has been in the agronomy industry since 1996. His favorite part of the job is when farmers call and thank you for the good service. Dennis's hobbies include: Spending time with his family, watching his step-son play baseball, grilling out and hanging out in the backyard by the pool.
Ben received an Associate’s Degree in Agribusiness and Science Technology. He started working for CVC in 2012. Ben had been apart of the industry prior to starting his career at CVC. His favorite part of the job is working with the growers, planning and implementing the plans to see if we can maximize their yields and profits. Ben’s interest in agriculture sparked from spending time and working on family member’s farms from young on. The equipment and the crops, the amazement of how you can plant a tiny little seed one month and in 5-6 months be harvesting that bountiful crop, kept him interested.
Eric received a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Biology and Psychology, and started working for CVC in 2008. His favorite part of the job is planting and harvest time, and his interest in agriculture sparked from when he started working on his neighbor’s dairy farm when he was 10 and since then he was involved ever since.
Mark received an Associate’s degree, and started at CVC in 1999. His favorite part of the job is working with a variety of agricultural crops. His interest in agriculture was sparked because after a factory job, needed to get back to mostly outside work.
Rhonda Schoenick has been with Country Visions cooperative since 1996. Her interest in agricultre was sparked by a desire to live in a rural community. Her favorite part of the job is working with growers and helping them achieve their goals.
David has a Bachelor’s Degree in Agronomy from UW-River Falls, and he began working at CVC 1999. His favorite part of the job is Scouting and assessing fields. David’s interest in agriculture sparked from growing up on a dairy farm. He enjoys the fulfillment of servicing growers with the best cropping practices to achieve top performing crops.
Paul has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agronomy from UW-Madison, and started with CVC in 2003. His favorite part of the job is how agronomy continues to change as the technology and products evolve over time. We are never done learning about or improving our crops, which will always keep the job challenging and interesting. Paul’s interest in agriculture sparked from growing up on his family farm, and he’s been interested as long as he can remember. He always enjoyed working in the fields every summer, and the science behind it all has always fascinated him.
William has an Associate’s Degree in Agribusiness and Science and Technology from Fox Valley Technical College and started working for CVC in 2016. His favorite part of the job is crop scouting and his interest in agriculture sparked from growing up on a farm.
Meghan Becker graduated from Lakeshore Technical College in 2020 with an associates degree in Agribusiness Science and Technology. In 2019 Meghan completed a summer internship at CVC which entailed crop scouting, soil sampling and helping with nutrient management plans. Her favorite part of the job is crop scouting and observing the fields and the different growing conditions. Working on a dairy farm for many years sparked her interest in the agriculture industry.
Eric received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from Marian University and started with CVC in 2013. His favorite part of the job is working with a diverse group of clienteles and helping them through the trial and tribulations of farming. Eric’s interest for agriculture sparked from working a small dairy when he was younger and he really enjoyed all the aspects that went into that job.
George has a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Plant and Soil Science from UW-River Falls, and started working at CVC in 1996. His favorite part of the job is solving farmers crop production issues, also his interest in agriculture sparked from his family farm. George has been in the agriculture industry for 35 + years.
Kevin studied agronomy at UW-Madison, he started working at CVC in 2000. His favorite part of the job is working with the awesome customers and employees here at Country Visions. Kevin has been a part of agriculture his whole life, he grew up on a dairy farm in Van Dyne, and he loves working outdoors with crops and animals.
Paul was a part of the WinField United Agronomist Training and he started working with CVC in 1992. His favorite part of the job is talking to growers after a good year, Paul’s interest in agriculture started by working for the Coop in high school, working with growers, employees. He has been in the industry for 25 years.
Steve has a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Soil Science from UW-River Falls and started with CVC in 2008. His favorite part of the job is crop scouting and his interest in agriculture sparked from growing up on a hobby farm and from working on a neighbor’s dairy farm throughout high school.
Brittany Newman graduated in December of 2018 from the University of Wisconsin Platteville with a Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Business. She was an intern at Country Visions for two summers (2017 and 2018) in Malone, before she started working for the Country Visions fulltime in January of 2019. Her favorite thing about being an agronomist is being outside scouting fields; every day is different so she get to challenge herself. Her interest in agriculture sparked from growing up on a 300 cow dairy, and now she is slowly starting to build her own herd of Brown Swiss.
Brian graduated from UW-Madison, and began working in the industry following graduation. Brian started working for CVC in 2014. His favorite part of the job is the change of work through the different seasons. Brian’s interest in agriculture sparked from growing up on the farm.
Chris received a Bachelor’s Degree in Agribusiness from UW-Platteville, he started working with CVC in 2015. His favorite part of the job is being able to work closely with the growers. His interest in agriculture sparked from growing up on his family’s farm.
Josh got a degree from UW-Madison, and started in 2001 with CVC. His favorite part of the job is working with his awesome coworkers and customers. Josh’s interest in agriculture sparked from growing up on a farm.
Jennifer received a Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in 2016. She began working at CVC in 2016. Her favorite part of the job is being able to meet a lot of the customers; seeing their passion for the Agriculture industry inspiring. Her interest in the agriculture sparked from milking cows, operating a pea harvester, and currently owning and operating a cow-calf beef operation in addition to working at CVC.
Lucas received an Associates degree from Fox Valley Technical College.Following graduation he worked in the industry a few year prior to starting his career with CVC. He started working for CVC in 2007. His favorite part of the job is putting a plan together with a grower to maximize yield, and then hopefully seeing it come together. He grew up farming and that’s what sparked his interest in agriculture.
Rick attended UW-Oshkosh for two years and proceeded to serve in the miltary. Following his service, Rick started at CVC in 1989. His favorite part of the job is the spring rush, his cliental and that no day is ever the same. Rick’s interest in agriculture sparked from being on a dairy farm and then having this opportunity to work for the Coop.
Tristan received a Bachelors degree in Agribusiness from the University of Wisconsin - Platteville. He started working with CVC in 2020. His favorite part of the job is working with growers. His interest in agriculture sparked from showing livestock and owning a cow-calf operation.
Jeremy received a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Agronomy from Iowa State University, and then started in 2003. His favorite part of the job is working with customer and employees to be successful. Jeremy’s interest in agriculture sparked from working outdoors and the desire to be in a diverse career.
Sal started his career with Country Visions Cooperative in 1991, following his graduation from NWTC with an Associate Degree in Agribusiness. Sal was actively involved in agriculture from a young age. He was raised on his family's small dairy farm. He held many office positions each year in FFA, and was active in Postsecondary Agriculture Students in NWTC. His favorite part of the job is spring rush. "I've always enjoyed planting with the anticipation of a successful harvest." While working for Country Visions, Sal purchased the family farm which he currently operates as a heifer raising facility. On his farm he grows alfalfa, timothy, soybeans, and small grains. He also does some custom planting. On his free time, Sal enjoys going snowmobiling.
Jessy graduated from Fox Valley Technical College and he started working for CVC in 2012. His favorite part of the job is crop scouting, consulting, spreading fertilizer, Jessy likes every aspect of his job, it is too difficult for him to choose just one. He grew up on a farm and that’s what sparked his interest in agriculture.
Jason graduated from UW Stevens Point and started working for CVC in 2002. His favorite part of the job is that no two days are the same and he enjoys facing challenges, sharing advice and contributing to the grower’s success. Jason’s interest in agriculture sparked from growing up around his grandparent’s farm and he has always enjoyed the crop aspect of it.
Rick started working for CVC in 1991, and has a lot of on the job training. His favorite part of the job is the busy season, not one day is ever the same, and his interest in agriculture sparked from just really enjoying farming. Rick has been a part of the industry for 30+ years.
Steve received a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Agronomy from the University of Illinois. Following graduation, Steve worked in the industry for a number of years before beginning his career at CVC. He began working at CVC in 2010. His favorite part of the job is interacting with farmers and scouting fields. Steve grew up on a grain farm in Illinois where they grew 350 acres of seed along with 2000 acres of corn and soybeans. He enjoyed walking the seed fields with agronomist and diagnosing problems with diseases and insects.
Galen received a Bachelor’s Degree in Agribusiness from UW-River Falls, he started working at CVC in 2003. His favorite part of the job is that one day it’s never the same, every day is different.
Loree has a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Soil and Crop Science and a Master’s of Science Degree in Weed Science and Site Specific Weed Management from Purdue University. Her favorite part of the job is everything, she believes she has the best job anyone could ask for, she loves walking fields, riding in combines, winter planning and talking to the farmers. Loree’s interest in agriculture sparked from growing up on a farm in Southern Indiana and has wanted to do this since she was 13. She has been in the industry since 1999.
Steve received a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Soil and Crop Science from UW-Platteville, and started working with CVC in 2002. His favorite part of the job is the agronomic work activities, field scouting, soil sampling, etc. Steve’s interest in agriculture sparked from working with crops from an early age in life and from growing up in a rural environment.
I received my Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. I started working with CVC in 2020. My favorite part of the job is scouting fields and being a positive advocate for the agriculture industry. My interest in agriculture began at a young age where I grew up on a farm showing cattle. I am excited to be apart of the team and help farmers achieve high yielding crops.
Conner began his career with Country Visions May of 2017 as an intern fresh out of high school. Each summer since, Conner interned and aided in the spring operations. Following high school, he attended Fox Valley Tech and received his associates degree in Agronomy. Conner transferred to UW-River Falls where he earned his bachelor's degree. Conner started full time as an agronomist in 2021. His interest in agronomy started from a Middle School Ag Class. His favorite part of being an agronomist is trouble shooting problems and helping farmers be more profitable.
Lisa attended Fox Valley Technical College for Ag-Business & Science Technology. She started her cooperative career at Wolf River Country Coop (Weyauwega) in November of 1994. Lisa knew she wanted to be involved in the agriculture industry after growing up on a dairy farm and participating in milking and calf care chores. She really found her passion working with crops and agronomy. In 1997, Lisa received her CCA. Lisa shares her favorite part of her job is,"I really enjoy working with the farmers. I get to experience something different every day & no 2 growing seasons have ever been the same. Its great to see how the technology has evolved in this business through the years. I enjoy being able to consult/work directly with the growers out in the fields, being able to watch the crops grow & mature." Lisa enjoys supporting her two sons in their high school sports, football and basketball. She also enjoys fishing when time allows and tending to her flowers in the summer.
Jaden started with Country Visions Cooperative in 2022. She graduated from UW-River Falls majoring in Crop & Soil Science. Some of the many reasons Jaden enjoys being an agronomist at Country Visions includes spending time outside, hearing every farm's unique stories and scouting fields. Outside of work, Jaden enjoys many outdoor sports, hunting, snowmobiling, fishing, and waterskiing