E 153 Jacob Harbaugh: Building a Future in Dairy Through Passion and Purpose

Guest Profile: Jacob Harbaugh

• Young dairy farmer from Wisconsin

• Achieved success before turning twenty

• Winner of twenty-twenty-two Champion Bred and Owned Heifer title

• Established a successful fitting business

Early Life and Background

• Grew up on a twenty-acre farmette in Wisconsin

• Parents: Lynn and Sara Harbaugh, dairy industry professionals

• Family keeps fifteen to twenty dairy heifers of different breeds

Key Achievements

• Twenty-twenty-two Champion Bred and Owned Heifer title

• Twentieth Merle Howard Award winner at World Dairy Expo (October twenty-twenty-four)

• Winner of twenty-twenty-three Wisconsin State Dairy Cattle Judging Contest

• Named twenty-twenty-three Star in Agribusiness by Wisconsin FFA

• Distinguished Junior Holstein me ...