COMMITED TO DAIRY SINCE 1999

Founder Ron Rogers, an Army Veteran, started his forage career in 1985 and developed the forage testing program that we use today. Working for various seed companies, he noticed that the genetic varieties of seed corn that worked well for dairy farmers were consistently passed over by management for so-called “multi-purpose” grain hybrids that could be sold to a wider variety of farmers. In 1999 he started Prairie Estates Genetics to protect and steward genetic varieties that support and nourish the dairy industry specifically. He has dedicated his life to providing better seed & better service to an often-overlooked segment of agriculture—the American dairy farmer.

For over 25 years, Prairie Estates Genetics has focused exclusively on supporting the unique needs of dairy farmers of all sizes. In fact, we stand as the only company dedicated entirely to dairy-specific hybrids, offering high-performance solutions backed by rigorous testing and personalized forage management. After decades of intensive forage research and in-the-field results, we’ve developed a groundbreaking forage solution that enables dairy farmers to get the results they’ve always wanted for their farm and

Our Team is connected by our dedication to the dairying way of life. All of our Forage Managers were born and raised in Wisconsin, and each of them has worked on a dairy farm. The majority of them even attended college right here in the Dairyland. And, every day, we all ask ourselves the same question: How can we better serve our farmers today?

Our Team