Corey A. Geiger

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A close-up of Corey A. Geiger.

Corey A. Geiger

In the new book The Wisconsin Farm They Built: Tales of Family and Fortitude, author Corey A. Geiger tells the story of one family’s history running a multi-generation farming operation. (The former Hoard’s Dairyman managing editor knows of what he speaks, as it’s his own family’s stories recounted in the book. It follows up on the tale of earlier generations recounted in the 2021 book On a Wisconsin Family Farm.) Geiger will read from and sign the books at this free, all-ages event.

media release: Meet Corey Geiger, dairy farmer, 28-year Hoard’s Dairyman editor, and author of On a Wisconsin Family Farm: Historic Tales of Character, Community and Culture and it’s recently released follow-up, The Wisconsin Farm They Built: Tales of Family and Fortitude (ranked as Amazon’s #1 Midwest Biography new release this June).  

UW-Madison graduate Geiger — who reluctantly left the dairy barn to attend college after an ultimatum from his forward-thinking father— will share the quintessentially Wisconsin roots of this award-winning book, which centers on six generations of farm life in America’s Dairyland. 

Those with rural connections will find Geiger’s anecdotes familiar-sounding and sometimes poignant. All will hear about a way of life, once a shared experience of many Wisconsinites, that is fast disappearing.  

This book reading and presentation is free, family-friendly and open to the public; reservations are not required. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with plenty of time after the event to purchase books and have them signed by the author. For more information, call 608-437-6486 or email mthorebahs@gmail.com.