The Manitowoc County Discovery Farms Project Area (DFPA) Advisory Workgroup has the distinction of being the only Discovery Farms group in the state to work on fund-raising, education, and determining local priority areas for on-farm research. DFPA advisors have full access to research data and considerable input into program design and operation. Formed in December 2003 and sponsored by Manitowoc County government, the Workgroup is also notable for its unique partnership among agricultural, conservation and environmental interests.
| Russ Tooley |
Centerville CARES |
| Nancy Skadden |
LNRP/Dairy Gateway |
| Roger Sieben |
Manitowoc County Lakes Association |
| Allen Kracht |
Dairy Farmer (K & K Jerseys) |
| Dennis Frame |
UW-Discovery Farms Co-Director |
| Garth Hammond |
Centerville CARES |
| George Gottier |
Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| Lauren Reed |
Assistant Manitowoc County Executive |
| Scott Gunderson |
Manitowoc County UW-Extension Dairy Agent |
| Jim Fitzgerald |
Dairy Farmer (Soaring Eagle Dairy) |
| John Kappelman |
Dairy Farmer (Meadow Brook Farms) |
| John Roberts |
LNRP |
| Julie Maurer |
Dairy Farmer (Soaring Eagle Dairy) |
| Karl Klessig |
Dairy Farmer (Saxon Homestead Farm) |
| Tony Smith |
Manitowoc County Soil & Water Conservation Department |
| Tom Ward |
Manitowoc County Soil & Water Conservation Department |