Paul and Carmen live at Kilgus Dairy. Paul manages the dairy side of the business. He works daily with the cows and breeding stock. Carmen can be found in the creamery putting labels on the milk jugs as well as handling the Kilgus Dairy books. Paul and Carmen’s oldest son, Justin is married to Kaylee and they live only a mile from the farm. Justin works on the Farmstead and helps with the bottling of the milk products, as well as handles the Jersey Beef sales. Along with his younger brother Trent, they manage and care for their goat herd., Pleasant Meadows. . Trent can be found helping with the milking, and calf chores, and has a new love moving trees for Kilgus Tree Spade. Trent plans to marry Kayla Slagel later this summer. Carla is Paul and Carmen’s youngest and loves to help her brothers or Dad with chores whenever possible.
Matt & Jenna
Matt and Jenna live across the road from the Farmstead Creamery. Matt is a nephew of Paul’s and is in parternship with him. Matt manages the Farmstead side of the business. He works with bottling and delivery of the milk products, as well as the marketing/sales of it. Jenna does the farmstead books and handles scheduling the tours. Their daughter Kamber loves to help in the store and she and Carla love to be outside as much as possible. Kamber and Carla also love to help give tours during the summer months and show off their favorite cows! Matt and Jenna also have a son, Collin, who loves to help his daddy milk, and a new baby Kelsey, who was welcomed into the family Novmeber 2012.
Duane & Arlene
In the late 1950’s Duane and Arlene Kilgus not only started a family, but started raising Holstein cows 1 mile south of Fairbury. Over the years the herd grew in size, just like their family. After raising 7 children on the dairy, the second from the youngest being Paul, they are retired now and live in town. Still to this day, they can be found helping at the Farmstead, giving tours, helping customers at the store, and getting orders ready for delivery
The Kilgus Family
Paul & Carmen
Matt & Jenna
Matt and Jenna live across the road from the Farmstead Creamery. Matt is a nephew of Paul’s and is in parternship with him. Matt manages the Farmstead side of the business. He works with bottling and delivery of the milk products, as well as the marketing/sales of it. Jenna does the farmstead books and handles scheduling the tours. Their daughter Kamber loves to help in the store and she and Carla love to be outside as much as possible. Kamber and Carla also love to help give tours during the summer months and show off their favorite cows! Matt and Jenna also have a son, Collin, who loves to help his daddy milk, and a new baby Kelsey, who was welcomed into the family Novmeber 2012.
Duane & Arlene