Wisconsin Custom Operators, Inc.

WCO - Wisconsin Custom Operators

Representing custom farming in Wisconsin and beyond

Heim Brothers Custom LLC // Kewaunee, Wis.

WI Act 28 bill signing // Madison, Wis.

D & J Manthe Forage Service LLC // DeForest, Wis.

Blasel Custom Fieldwork // Dorchester, Wis.

United Ag Enterprises, LLC // Seymour, Wis.

Arneson Custom Farming // Barneveld, Wis.

WCO Safety Certification program // Click to learn more

Touch-a-truck outreach event // Greenfield, Wis.

Who We Are

The Wisconsin Custom Operators is an organization comprised of individuals throughout the state who derive their income in whole or part from providing custom farming services. These services include: forage harvesting (alfalfa and corn silage), forage bagging, baling, tillage, planting, combining, trucking, manure handling, spraying, among other services.

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News & Events

WCO honors four scholarship winners; 2025 applications due May 1
Posted On: March 08, 2025

DEFOREST, Wis. — Wisconsin Custom Operators, Inc. (WCO) recently awarded four scholarships to students pursuing further education. These students were selected based on leadership, civic engagement, academics, and volunteer activities related to agriculture. Students also submitted essays detailing their educational and vocational plans for the future. Scholarship winners are required to have ties to the WCO – either as a member, relative or employee of a member, or as a relative of a member-client. Students received a $1,000 or $1,500 scholarship.

Applications for the 2025 WCO scholarship are being accepted through May 1. Interested students should visit https://wiscustomoperators.org/about/scholarships.php for more information including eligibility, criteria and application.

WCO members elect directors, retiring directors honored
Posted On: February 24, 2025

Wisconsin Custom Operators members recently elected two new directors and honored two retiring directors during the group’s annual business meeting on Feb. 19, held in conjunction with the Forage Symposium at the Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wis.

Charlie Schultz was elected as an operator director and Steve Pesik as a corporate director.

Board nominations sought
Posted On: December 15, 2024

WCO is looking for Board of Director nominations. Elections will take place at the WCO annual meeting on Feb. 19, 2025, held in conjunction with the Forage Symposium event at Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells.

Don’t forget about WCO’s mini-grant program!
Posted On: November 25, 2024

In addition to scholarships and other awards, WCO has a mini-grant program designed to provide smaller, more flexible awards to assist with important projects or programs that will benefit the custom farming community and the ag community.

The WCO board feels strongly that it is important to invest in great people and innovative ideas. To learn more about the mini-grant program and to download the application, go to wiscustomoperators.org and click the “about us” tab.