Kons Scientific
W148N13491 Pleasant View Drive
Germantown, WI 53022
Phone: (262) 242-3636
Fax: (262) 677-3435
Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (reptiles, amphibians)
NASCO
901 Janesville Avenue
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
Phone: (800) 558-9595 or (920) 563-2446
Fax: (920) 563-8296
Web: www.enasco.com/science
Contact: Richard J. Ciurczak
Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (fish, amphibians). Mail-order
division in Modesto, CA.
Ridglan Farms
200 East Lincoln Street
Mt. Horeb, WI 53572
Phone: (877) 437-8670
Fax: (608) 437-4731
Web: http://ridglan.com
Contact: James A. Burns, President
Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (dogs)
Minitube of America
419 Venture Court
Verona, WI 53593
Phone: (800) 646-4882 or (608) 845-1502
Fax: (608) 845-1522
Web: www.minitube.com
Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (pigs)
Wisconsin National Primate Research Center
1220 Capitol Court
Madison, WI 53715
Phone: (608) 263-3500
Fax: (608) 265-2067
Web: www.primate.wisc.edu
Contact: Joseph W. Kemnitz, Director
Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (nonhuman primates). WNPRC is one
of eight National Primate Research Centers funded by the National Center for
Research Resources, a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The centers breed nonhuman primates for laboratories and universities engaged
in NIH-sponsored research. The centers also supply nonhuman primate blood
samples, organs and biological fluids. Houses more than 1,600 monkeys for
research and breeding.
Spring Point Project
1360 200th Avenue
New Richmond, WI 54017
Web: www.springpointproject.org
Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (pigs). Located adjacent to the
New Richmond Municipal Airport. Spring Point Project raises pigs for xenotransplantation
experiments. Spring Point Project has another animal facility in eastern South
Dakota; its headquarters is in Minneapolis.
Wm. A. Lemberger Co.
2500 Waukau Avenue
Oshkosh, WI 54903
Phone: (920) 231-8410
Fax: (920) 231-8470
Contact: William A. Lemberger
Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (amphibians)
Fur
Farms
There were 71 fur farms in Wisconsin in 2007 (according to
the National Agricultural Statistics Service), down from 120 in 1997. Wisconsin
is the largest mink producing state.
Pagel Mink Ranch
W1095 County Road B
Campbellsport, WI 53010
Contact: John & Carole Pagel, Joe Pagel
Phone: (920) 477-4794
Notes: Confirmed open (summer 2009). Across the street from another fur farm?
T & T Mink (Winkel’s Fur Farm?)
W1300 Sheboygan Road
Elkhart Lake, WI 53020
Contact: Thomas Winkel
Notes: Street address is approximate. Located at southeast corner
of Sexton Road and Sheboygan Road. Confirmed open (summer 2009).
Hidden Acres Fur Farm
17930 Church Road
Kiel, WI 53042
Contact: Paul L. Endries
Notes: Fox farm. Farm may be closed; may only operate as a rendering business (investigation needed). Located southwest of the village of St. Nazianz.
fur farm (Oak Grove Fur Farm?)
W2359 County Road WH
Mount Calvary, WI 53057
Notes: Located at junction of County Road WH and County Road W, north side of road. Confirmed open (summer 2009).
National Pet Products (National Fur Foods)
1310 Milwaukee Drive
New Holstein, WI 53061
Phone: (800) 558-5803
Fax: (920) 898-5424
Web: www.nationaldogfood.com
Contact: Dré Sanders, Director, National Fur Foods
Notes: Fur farm feed supplier; producers of fox and mink feed. Owned
by Buschur Feeds (New Weston, OH).
Associated Fur Farms
N1326 County Road J
(alternate address/same location: W846 Fur Farm Road)
New Holstein, WI 53061
Contact: R. Todd Langenfeld, Shaw C. Langenfeld, Maxwell T. Langenfeld
Notes: Large fur farm. Located at corner of County Road J and Fur
Farm Road. Confirmed open (summer 2009).
Fuhrmann Fur Farm
N267 County Road A
New Holstein, WI 53061
Contact: Kenneth & Marian Fuhrmann
Notes: Farm reported closed (investigation needed).
Cherry Valley Mink Ranch
W703 Fur Farm Road
New Holstein, WI 53061
Contact: Charles W. Osborne
Notes: Located south of town, just east of County Road J.
D & N Mink
W1314 Foundry Road
New Holstein, WI 53061
Contact: Donald Halbach
Notes: Located at corner of Foundry Road & Plymouth Trail. Confirmed open (summer 2009).
Smies Fur Farm
W1618 Smies Road
Oostburg, WI 53070
Contact: Abram Smies
Notes: Located on the west shore of Lake Michigan. Confirmed open (summer 2009).
Voskull Mink Ranch
N2141 State Road 32
Oostburg, WI 53070
Contact: Martin Voskull
Notes: Located just north of Demaster Road. Farm may be closed (investigation needed).
fur farm
9632 Sauk Trail Road
Oostburg, WI 53070
Notes: Large farm. Confirmed open (summer 2009).
Zimbal Minkery
6020 Wilson Lima Road
Oostburg, WI 53070
Contact: Robert & Linda Zimbal
Notes: Said to be the largest mink farm in North America. Confirmed open (summer 2009). Farm is located at the end of Abraham Court, off of County Road A. Railroad tracks run along east side of farm. Robert Zimbal is a Board Member, Fur Commission USA (as of 2009).
Blanke’s Hilltop Fur Farm
W6343 State Road 67
Plymouth, WI 53073
Contact: Melvin O. Blanke
Notes: Located east of Oak Road, southwest of the town of Plymouth. Confirmed open (summer 2009).
Mel H. Blanke
114 E. Mill Street
Plymouth, WI 53073
Notes: Registered agent in Wisconsin for Fur Commission USA.
United Feeds, Inc.
W8414 State Road 67
Plymouth, WI 53073
Phone: (920) 526-3211
Contact: Melvin O. Blanke, President
Notes: Fur farm feed supplier. Located west of the town of Plymouth.
Kettle Moraine Mink Breeders Association
N5350 Country Aire Road
Plymouth, WI 53073
Dr. John Easley
Kettle Moraine Vet Clinic
2712 Eastern Avenue
Plymouth, WI 53073
Phone: (920) 467-4642
Notes: Received $7,000 grant from Fur Commission USA in 2006. Eastern Avenue is also known as County Highway C.
Steinhardt Brothers Mink Farm
875 South Street
Plymouth, WI 53073
Phone: (414) 893-2762
Notes: Located up the road from Meyer Fur Farm. South Street is also
known as County Road O.
Zimbal mink farm
2111 Washington Avenue
Sheboygan, WI 53081
Phone: (920) 452-7380
Contact: Robert H. Zimbal
Notes: Located south of Washington Avenue, across railroad tracks.
fur farm (Trimberger Mink Ranch?)
N3481 County Road A
Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085
Phone: (920) 564-3115
Contact: Gerald Trimberger
Notes: Located at corner of County
Road A and Kurscheid Court. Confirmed open (summer 2009).
Krieger Fur Farm
17320 - 93rd Street
Bristol, WI 53104
Contact: Gerald R. Krieger
Notes: Confirmed open (summer 2009). 93rd Street is also known as County Road C.
fur farm
9600 3 Mile Road
Franksville, WI 53126
Notes: Farm not visible from street; entrance just west of 96th Street.
Brown’s Mink Ranch
3457 Riverside Drive
Beloit WI 53511
Contact: Gary Brown
Notes: Riverside Drive is also known as Highway 51. Located across
street from Preservation Park. Farm closed in December 2007 (Beloit Daily
News).
F Mink Ranch
720 E. Coates Avenue
Monticello, WI 53570
Phone: (608) 938-4475
Contact: Alfred & Mary Aeberhard
North American Fur Auctions
205 Industrial Park Drive
Stoughton, WI 53589
Phone: (608) 205-9200
Fax: (608) 205-9210
Web: www.nafa.ca
Contact: Gregg Dolinsky, Senior Vice-President, North American Operations
Notes: U.S. head office and fur grading facility. “NAFA is
the largest seller of ranch raised mink and fox in North America.”
fur farm
Grandview Road
Verona, WI 53593
Notes: Located west of Fitchburg Road, north side of road.
Wenh Capitol Fur Farm
2976 County Road MM
Fitchburg, WI 53711
Contact: John A. Wenh
Notes: Farm may be closed (investigation needed).
United Vaccines
2919 Commerce Park Drive
Fitchburg, WI 53719
Phone: (608) 277-2030 or (800) 283-6465
Fax: (608) 277-2120
Notes: Sells mink & fox vaccines.
Denny Patten & Sons Fur Farm
1676 County N
Friendship, WI 53934
Contact: Dennis C. Patten
Notes: Farm may be closed (investigation needed).
Lyle Bronkhorst
6779 Milligan Road
Waupun, WI 53963
Notes: Located at corner of Milligan Road and Business
Highway 151/County Road M. Confirmed open (summer 2009).
O.J. Krull & Sons Fur Farm
W5188 Rock Road
Black Creek, WI 54106
(alternate address: 4140 N. Richmond Street, Appleton, WI 54913)
Notes: Farm may be closed; may only operate as a rendering business (investigation needed).
Langer Farms
N921 Norman Road / E3285 Fur Lane
Kewaunee, WI 54216
Phone: (414) 776-1120
Contact: James W. Langer, Kenneth J. Langer
Notes: Located just north of Sandy Bay Road. Confirmed open (summer 2009).
Sandy Bay Mink Ranch (formerly Baugniet mink ranch?)
2228 Cherney Road
Mishicot, WI 54228
Phone: (920) 755-2834
Contact: Brad L. Wiebensohn, Kurt Wiebensohn
Notes: Located at corner of Cherney Road and W. Samz Road.
Wisco Feeds (Wisco Milling)
114 S. First Street
Abbotsford, WI 54405
Phone: (715) 223-4596, (715) 223-4211
Contact: Alwyn K. Pedersen
Notes: Fur farm feed supplier.
Donald Ewan Fur Farm
1846 County Road A
Athens, WI 54411
Phone: (715) 257-7333
Notes: Farm may be closed (investigation needed).
Twin Spruce Fur Farm
N5209 Rosedale Road
Deerbrook, WI 54424
Contact: David Frisch
Brecke Farms
5986 Reynolds Avenue
Dorchester, WI 54425
Contact: Gerald Brecke
Notes: Confirmed open (summer 2009). Located at end of Reynolds Ave., just south of County Line
Road.
Graves Mink Ranch
19298 Hemlock Drive
Eland, WI 54427
Contact: Howard and Wendy Graves
Phone: (715) 253-6224
Notes: Hemlock Drive is not the same as Hemlock Road.
Shorts Fur Farm
W3466 US Highway 10
Granton, WI 54436
Phone: (715) 238-7378
Contact: Wayne & Bonnie Short
Notes: Very large fur farm. Farm closed in February 2008, according
to Wisconsin Ag Connection (investigation needed). At same address,
Wisconsin Fur Breeders Association.
Barr Minkery
W7276 Chickadee Road
Greenwood, WI 54437
Notes: Farm may be closed (investigation needed).
Chelf’s Mink Ranch
N7498 County Road H
Irma, WI 54442
Phone: (715) 453-8847
Contact: Michael J. Chelf
Notes: Confirmed open (summer 2009). Located just south of Leach Road. County Road H is also known
as County Road V.
Blasel Fur Farm
W3923 Apple Avenue
Medford, WI 54451
Contact: Dennis Blasel
Henry & Patricia Deml, Inc.
N2375 Hemlock Drive
Medford, WI 54451
Phone: (715) 748-2151
Contact: Henry G. Deml
Notes: Confirmed open (summer 2009). Located west of Hemlock Drive, off of County Road O.
Romie Deml Mink Ranch
N3641County Road E
Medford, WI 54451
Contact: Romie Deml
Notes: Located south of Center Avenue; next to Kalmon's Fur Farm. Confirmed open (summer 2009).
Kalmon’s Fur Farm
N3647 County Road E
Medford, WI 54451
Contact: George Kalmon
Notes: Located north of Center Avenue; next to Romie Deml Mink Ranch. Confirmed open (summer 2009).
Medford Fur Food
N3528 State Highway 13
Medford, WI 54451
Phone: (715) 748-2255
Fax: (715) 748-4548
Contact: Tony Kleifgen, Manager
Notes: Fur farm feed supplier.
Mildbrand Mink Ranch
W5339 Whittlesey Avenue
Medford, WI 54451
Phone: (877) 519-8933 or (715) 748-3988
Fax: (715) 748-9007
Contact: Scott & Gail Mildbrand
Notes: Confirmed open (summer 2009). Located just west of Highway 13. Mildbrand’s also operate
a Christmas tree farm (www.sws-wis.com/mildbrandchristmastrees).
Albers Mink Ranch
5299 Pleasant Avenue
Medford, WI 54451
Phone: (715) 748-5783
Contact: Mike & Lynn Albers
Notes: Confirmed open (summer 2009). Located between Highway 13 and Crane Drive.
Central Mink Foods
651 S. Whelan Avenue
Medford, WI 54451
Phone: (715) 748-3188
Contact: Bruce Jentzsch
Notes: Fur farm feed supplier.
David Dittrich Mink Ranch
N3472 Grahl Drive
Medford, WI 54451
Contact: David V. Dittrich
Phone: (715) 748-3247
Notes: Very large fur farm. Located just south of Center Avenue.
Ed Dittrich Mink Ranch
879 E Perkins Street
Medford, WI 54451
Phone: (715) 748-4359
Contact: Ed Dittrich
Notes: Confirmed open (summer 2009). Located in downtown Medford.
Hugh Haldebrandt, DVM
Medford Veterinary Clinic
898 S. Gibson Street
Medford, WI 54451
Phone: (715) 748-2341
Fax: (715) 748-6674
Web: http://medfordvet.com
Notes: Received $7,000 grant from Fur Commission USA in 2006.
Jentzsch Mink Ranch
1195 S. 8th Street
Medford, WI 54451
Phone: (715) 748-4587
Contact: Bruce Albert Jentzsch
Notes: Confirmed open (summer 2009). Located just east of Central Mink Foods and south of Ed Dittrich
Mink Ranch. 8th Street is also known as Highway 13.
Ken Holmes Mink Ranch
W8956 County Road M
Medford, WI 54451
Contact Kenneth & Mary Holmes
Notes: Located on north side of road.
Geiger Mink Farm
1000 Gardner Park Road
Mosinee, WI 54455
Phone: (715) 359-7839
Contact: Thomas Geiger
Notes: Located at corner of Gardner Park Road and River Forest Lane;
just east of the Wisconsin River. Confirmed open (summer 2009).
Wittenberg Fur Farm
1773 County Road G
Nekoosa, WI 54457
Contact: Anhur C. Wittenberg
Notes: Located on south side of road, north of Lynn Hill Road.
Magnuson Fur Farm
W2166 Forest Drive
Ogema, WI 54459
Notes: Confirmed open (summer 2009). Located at corner of Forest Drive and
Springdale Drive, off of County Road C.
Brecke Mink Ranch
N246 Oriole Drive
Stetsonville, WI 54480
Phone: (715) 678-2282
Contact: Edward O. Brecke, Jr.
Notes: Very large fur farm. Confirmed open (summer 2009).
Ames Mink Farm
9879 Siemering Drive
Tomahawk, WI 54487
Contact: Arvid Ames
Notes: Large fur farm. Siemering Drive is off/west of US Business
Highway 51. Confirmed open (summer 2009).
Ott’s Mink Ranch
N10685 Red Pine Road
Tomahawk, WI 54487
Contact: Alexander & Jennifer Ott
Phone: (715) 453-8845
Notes: Located off/east of Tannery Road. Alex Ott is Secretary/Treasurer
of the American Mink Council (as of May 2007).
Northern View Mink Ranch
N11486 County Road A
Tomahawk, WI 54487
Contact: Harold DeHart, Caren Dehart
Notes: Large fur farm. Located at southeast corner of County Road
A and US Business Highway 51.
Gessler's Pine Ridge Mink Ranch
N11856 Heafford Road
Tomahawk, WI 54487
Contact: David Gessler
Notes: Located north of Beach Road. Confirmed open (summer 2009).
Patrick Fur Farm
W3746 W Rib Road
Rib Lake/Westboro, WI 54490
Phone: (715) 427-5260
Contact: Michael Patrick
Notes: Confirmed open (summer 2009). Located off of State Hwy. 102, south of the town center.
Kornuth Mink Ranch
W9401 Hobbles Creek Road
Catawba, WI 54515
Contact: Ray Kornuth
Notes: Hobbles Creek Road dead-ends at the farm.
H.M.B. Fur Farms
N8119 Mink Ranch Road
Phillips, WI 54555
Contact: John L. Baumgartner
Notes: Located at corner of Dama Road and Mink Ranch Road.
Klinger Farms (formerly Klinger Fur Farm)
12756 132nd Street
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
Contact: Mary, Bob, Dave & Dennis Klinger
Notes: May no longer operate as a fur farm?
Gamroth Fur Farm
W22577 State Road 121
Independence, WI 54747
Phone: (715) 985-3530
Contact: George Gamroth
Notes: Confirmed open (summer 2009). Located next door to Smieja Fur Farm. State Road 121 is also
known as Whitehall Road.
Smieja Fur Farm
W22875 State Road 121
Independence, WI 54747
Phone: (715) 985-3020
Contact: Tom & Jan Olson
Notes: Confirmed open (summer 2009).
Northwest Mink Ranches
N4533 Zebro Road
Bruce, WI 54819
Phone: (715) 868-3581
Contact: Hans Haugen
Notes: Large fur farm. Confirmed open (summer 2009). Located just north of Highway 8.
Wiesman Mink Ranch
W13311 Buss Road
Caroline, WI 54928
Contact: Emil (Bud) & Karen Wiesman
Notes: Confirmed open (summer 2009). Large fur farm. Buss Road dead-ends at the farm. Also a hunting
preserve (Southbranch Preserve, www.southbranch.com)
Gligenbach Mink Farm
W3695 Johnsburg Road
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
Contact: Lee Gllgenbach
Redgranite Mink Ranch
W4391 Cumberland Road
(alternate address: 2031 Cumberland Road)
Red Granite, WI 54970
Contact: Roger Lee Merrick
Notes: Address may be incorrect (investigation needed).
Vadnais Fur Farm
W9966 Triple Kay Road
Rosendale, WI 54974
Phone: (920) 872-2926
Contact: Scott & Diane Vadnais
Golden Sands Ranch
N5183 17th Drive
Wild Rose, WI 54984
Phone: (920) 622-3338
Contact: Harry Erickson
Notes: Located between County Road A and County Road O.
Wisconsin Trappers Association
Web: www.wistrap.org
Notes: state trapping association
Florin's Trapping Supplies & Fur
1019 Taylor Lane
Stoughton, WI 53589
Phone: (608) 873-7127
Web: www.florintrapping.com
Notes: fur buyer, trapping supplies
Clark's Willowtree Fur
7610 County Road B
Coleman, WI 54112
Phone: (920) 897-3618
Contact: Richard & Maryann Clark
Notes: fur buyer
Trappers Warehouse
W 3597 St. Hwy. 156
Pulaski, WI 54162
Web: http://trapperswarehouse.com
Contact: Mark Wojkiewicz
Notes: trapping supplies
Carey Ann's Fur Company
140 Buffalo Street
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
Phone: (715) 421-0587
Contact: Jack Tauschek
Notes: fur buyer
Wiebke Fur & Trading Co.
110 Rose Street
La Crosse, WI 54603
Phone: (608) 784-4402
Fax: (608) 784-5453
Web: www.wiebketrading.com
Contact: Dan Wiebke, President
Notes: fur buyer; another location in Eitzen, MN.
Trap Shack Company
W74 Sauer Mill Road
Arcadia, WI 54612
Phone: (608) 797-0550
Web: http://trapshackcompany.com
Contact: Tom & Sue Roskos
Notes: trapping supplies
Trapper Art's
22080 178th Street
Cornell, WI 54732
Phone: (715) 288-6193
Fax: (715) 288-6113
Web: www.trapperartssupply.com
Notes: trapping supplies
Trap & Trail Magazine
29653 300th Street
Holcombe, WI 54745
Phone: (715) 595-4218
Web: www.trapandtrail.com
Contact: John & Karlene Lee, editors
Notes: trapping publication
Otter Creek Lures & Baits
34019 185th Avenue
Stanley, WI 54768
Phone: (715) 447-8779
Web: www.ottercreeklures.com
Contact: Galen Klisiewicz
Notes: trapping supplies
Trapper & Predator Caller
700 E. State Street
Iola, WI 54990
Phone: (715) 445-2214
Fax: (715) 445-4087
Web: www.trapperpredatorcaller.com
Contact: Jim Spencer, editor
Notes: a.k.a. Krause Publications. Magazine (10 issues per year); published by F+W Media (see Cincinnati, OH).
Slaughterhouses
M= cow, pig, sheep, goat slaughter & processing / P =
poultry slaughter & processing / s = slaughter only (no processing) /
dba = “doing business as”
Johnsonville Sausage
104 E Division Street
Watertown, WI 53098
Phone: (920) 261-1053
M
Pinn-Oak Ridge Farm
N5784 Johnson Road
Delavan, WI 53115
Phone: (262) 728-9629
MP
Strauss Brands Inc. (dba Strauss Veal & Lamb)
9775 South 60th Street
Franklin, WI 53132
Phone: (414) 421-5250
M
Lake Geneva Country Meats
5907 State Road 50 East
Lake Geneva, WI 53147
Phone: (262) 248-3339
MP
Cargill Regional Beef
1915 W. Canal Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233
Phone: (414) 645-6500
M
Black Earth Meat Market
1345 Mills Street
Black Earth, WI 53515
Phone: (608) 333-1251
M
Dairyland Beef
2532 Peiper Road
Cottage Grove, WI 53527
Phone: (608) 839-4207
M
Northwoods Locker
267 100th Avenue
Clayton, WI 54004
Phone: (715) 948-2554
M
Olson's Woodville Meats
124 E. River Road
Woodville, WI 54028
Phone: (715) 698-2482
MP
Provimi Foods (dba Veal Of Wisconsin)
W2103 County Road VV
Seymour, WI 54165
Phone: (920) 833-6861
MP
Green Bay Dressed Beef
544 Acme Street
Green Bay, WI 54302
Phone: (920) 437-4311
M
JBS Green Bay
1330 Lime Kiln Road
Green Bay, WI 54311
Phone: (920) 468-6234
M
Abbyland Foods
508 East Linden Street
Abbotsford, WI 54405
Phone: (715) 223-6386
MP
Abbyland Pork Pack
539 N. Meridian Street
Curtiss, WI 54422
Phone: (715) 223-4676
M
Custom Meats of Marathon
1300 Highway 107 South
Marathon, WI 54448
Phone: (715) 443-3734
MP
Meat Processing
W5663 Gravel Road
Medford, WI 54451
Phone: (715) 748-3885
M
Mekong Fresh Meats
924 Locker Road
Mosinee, WI 54455
Phone: (715) 693-1341
MP
Pete's Meat Service
1665 Main Street
Rudolph, WI 54475
Phone: (715) 435-3250
MP
Country Fresh Meats
9902 Weston Avenue
Weston, WI 54476
Phone: (715) 359-1311
MP
Maplehurst Meats
W11593 East Maplehurst Lane
Withee, WI 54498
Phone: (715) 229-4800
M
Gold'n Plump Poultry
209 North 3rd Street
Arcadia, WI 54612
Phone: (608) 323-8085
P
VPP Group
19081 Hwy. 71 East
Norwalk, WI 54648
Phone: (608) 823-7445
M
Jennie-O Turkey Store Sales
34 N 7th Street
Barron, WI 54812
Phone: (715) 537-3131
MP
