Justine, a prize winning cow. 
This was the first picture taken of her.

Final picture taken of Justine.

Edenbrook Holstein Farm is located right off of Interstate 80 at exit 7. This farm had an impact on the community by supplying stores with milk, cheese, and other dairy products; it also supplies the area with a few jobs.

Before the Decker family bought the farm it went through a few different names. One of the first owners, a Beck was given a portion of land from his father and his brothers were all given their own plot of land. After Beck a Clark owned the farm and more land besides that (Knox Commons used to belong to Clark). After Clark a Bowser bought the farm in the early 1900’s Mr. Bowser passed and his son Lloyd inherited the farm. In 1968 Lloyd Bowser placed an ad in the Hoards Dairymen magazine stating that there was a farm in Pennsylvania that had a milking parlor. Exactly what the new owners were looking for.

The scenery of the farm its self is a benefit to the Keystone School District by going people the chance to see a real fully functioning modern dairy farm. Another reason this farm is also beneficiary to the Keystone area is by putting the nutrients back into the soil by using organic fertilizer, and growing crops. By keeping the farm in good condition and clean, the property value of the surrounding houses increases

The Keystone Elementary School goes on field trips to the farm to see what a dairy farm is like.

One the other hand it has a negative impact on the area by producing an aroma that doesn’t smell to good and the space it takes to run a farm leaves a small portion of land to build around the farm. The water the farm uses to water the animals is an outstanding amount, which could be bad in a drought.

 Ed Decker, the previous owner answered the ad and moved from his home in New Jersey to his new farm in PA. By this time his son Keith was graduated from college and went into partnership with Ed in 1969 the two remained partners until 1979. At this time Keith married his wife Debra and took over the farm when his Dad retired in that same year. Keith the present owner of Edenbrook Holstein removed the worn out parlor and put in a new tie stall barn.

After Keith went into production after he started his new line of Holstein cattle he began selling his cattle with the name KED. One of his most famous was Justine. She has had calves that were sold to people in Japan, Europe, and Australia. Another one of their particular cow they sold was Juror he was highly thought of in Europe and Australia. Justine was the first cow they sold embryos of. She was probably the biggest moneymaker they had. Unfortunately she passed away. But she still has offspring at the Edenbrook Holstein farm and other places around the globe.

Before the Decker family bought the farm it went threw a few different names, one of the first owners, a Beck was given a portion of land from his father and his brothers were all given their own plot of land. After Beck a Clark owned the farm and more land besides that (Knox Commons). After Clark a Bowser bought the farm in the early 1900’s Mr. Bowser passed and his son Lloyd inherited the farm. In 1968 Lloyd Bowser placed an ad in the Hoards Dairymen magazine stating that there was a farm in Pennsylvania that had a milking parlor.