Ag Tour 2025: Beef&mdash\;From Pasture to Plate
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\nTuesday\, August 26 | 10:30AM &ndash\; 4:00PM
\nGet ready to trade your office chair for a tractor seat&mdash\;Ag Tour 2025 is back and better than ever with this year&rsquo\;s tasty theme:
\n&ldquo\;Beef: From Pasture to Plate.&rdquo\; 🚜\;🐄\;
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\nHosted by the Agri-Business Committee of the Portage County Business Council\, this one-of-a-kind day trip is your exclusive behind-the-scenes pass to explore the local beef industry&mdash\;from rotational grazing to the final bite. Bring your coworkers\, your curiosity\, and your appetite&mdash\;it&rsquo\;s all happening rain or shine on Tuesday\, August 26.\n

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\nWhere It All Begins
\nStart the day at Mission Coffee House in the Artist &\; Fare complex (1800 Plover Road\, Plover).
\n10:30AM &ndash\; Registration &\; complimentary coffee to-go (because every great adventure starts with caffeine). Free and easy parking on-site!\n\n

\n🚌\; On the Road Again
\nAt 11:00AM\, we board the bus and hit the back roads for a fun\, flavor-filled journey through Portage County ag country.\n\n

\n🚜\; Stop #1 &ndash\; Hintz Farms LLC\, Amherst
\nFirst stop: Hintz Farms\, a first-generation family operation where Matt\, Sara\, and their son Thomas raise Holstein steers\, rotationally grazed beef cattle\, and a mix of crops on 1\,100 acres. You&rsquo\;ll hop on a tram for a guided pasture tour\, get an up-close look at their finishing barn\, and learn what makes their beef operation so unique.
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\nIncludes a hearty\, farm-fresh lunch (indoors):
\nHintz Farm hamburgers\, baked potatoes with all the fixings\, sweet corn\, soda &\; water&mdash\;prepared by the amazing Brady Patoka of Tomorrow River Charcoal.
\n🖥\;️\; Also featuring:
\nA short\, powerful presentation by Matt Hintz:
\n&ldquo\;What Got Us Here Won&rsquo\;t Get Us There: Adapting to a Changing Marketplace as a First-Generation Farm.&rdquo\;\n\n

\n🐂\; Stop #2 &ndash\; Eron Beef LLC\, Custer
\nNext\, we head to Eron Beef\, a cutting-edge family beef and grain farm founded by Dave Eron in 2012. Specializing in raising cattle to finished weights\, Eron Beef supplies high-quality animals to local processors&mdash\;and as far as Nebraska\, Kansas\, and Pennsylvania.
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\nThis tour is all about technology meets tradition. You&rsquo\;ll get an inside look at how Eron Beef combines land stewardship and animal care with state-of-the-art systems like:\n\n

Slatted-floor barns with recycled truck tire mats
Under-barn manure storage for sustainable management
Automated climate control and high-definition video surveillance
Electronic cattle ID systems
Remote-controlled\, high-efficiency field irrigation
And yes&mdash\;even a crop drone in action!

\nWhether you'\;re a beef lover or just curious about how modern farms operate\, this stop is packed with innovation and insight.\n\n

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\n🍻\; Bonus Round &ndash\; Optional Stop at O&rsquo\;so Brewing
\nWe&rsquo\;ll return to Plover around 3:30PM\, and you&rsquo\;ll have the option to unwind with drinks and networking at O&rsquo\;so Brewing Company\, just steps away from where we started. A local staple since 2007\, O&rsquo\;so is home to award-winning brews and laid-back fun. Cash bar available.\n\n

\nQuick Recap:\n\n

Theme: &ldquo\;Beef&mdash\;From Pasture to Plate&rdquo\;
Tours\, talks\, and tractor rides
Lunch on the farm
Roundtrip bus transportation
Optional social hour to wrap things up

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\nWhat to Wear:\n\n

Casual clothing
Comfortable\, closed-toe shoes for walking on uneven ground

\nDietary restrictions?
\nLet us know in the &ldquo\;Comments&rdquo\; section when registering&mdash\;advance notice required!
\nDon&rsquo\;t miss this behind-the-scenes look at the people\, practices\, and passion behind Portage County beef production.
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\nClick below to browse photos from past tours and get excited for what&rsquo\;s in store!\n\n

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