{"id":104,"date":"2017-06-23T18:25:21","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T18:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/?page_id=104"},"modified":"2023-10-30T13:43:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T13:43:21","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/about\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, the farm expanded to 320 acres and 65 milking cows. Interested in taking over the business one day, John, the youngest of Carl &amp; Garnet\u2019s 7 children, attended UW-Madison\u2019s Farm Short Course Program.\u00a0After Carl\u2019s retirement, John purchased the farm from his father, focusing on innovation and expansion. 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src=\"https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PPD-1946-300x214.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PPD-1946-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PPD-1946-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PPD-1946-90x64.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PPD-1946-e1698673381552.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-896'>\n\t\t\t\t-1946-\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1978.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[104]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" 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Interested in taking over the business one day, John, the youngest of Carl &amp; Garnet\u2019s 7 children, attended UW-Madison\u2019s Farm Short Course Program.\u00a0After Carl\u2019s retirement, John purchased the farm from his father, focusing on innovation and expansion. 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