Ten years after three owners of some of Kewaunee County’s largest farms acknowledged their role in the area’s water pollution issues, dozens of farmers are still working to follow through on their promise to help provide solutions.

In March 2016, Dairy Dreams owner Don Niles, Kinnard Farms owner Lee Kinnard and Pagel’s Ponderosa owner John Pagel told Green Bay Press-Gazette reporter Adam Rodewald they believed the agricultural industry was in the best position to address contamination problems that large-scale farming had played a role in causing.

“The mindset of more and more farmers in Kewaunee County is we believe agriculture has played a role in this problem,” Niles said at the time. “It only makes sense. We are the larger producer of nitrates. We have to have played a role in it.”

Months later, with Niles at the helm, Peninsula Pride Farms was formed, bringing together large, midsized and small farms, along with agriculture-focused businesses.

In the decade since, farmers have explored new ways to farm their land while prioritizing soil and water conservation. It is a legacy Peninsula Pride Farms President Duane Ducat says he is proud to continue as a farmer himself.

Dr. Larry Roth of Agrarian Solutions, Barry Fisher of Fisher Soil Health, and representatives from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, the Department of Natural Resources and the Natural Resources Conservation Service will be among the speakers at Tuesday’s annual meeting.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. for Peninsula Pride Farms members and 10 a.m. for the general public at Lambeau Field.