Matthew Walter is a full-time farmer in the driftless region of southwest Wisconsin. Matthew raises and direct-markets hoophouse pork and grass-finished beef with his partners.
Matthew received a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science from UW-Platteville while continuing to farm on the weekends. Matthew then studied population genetics at Iowa State University under the late, Dr. Lauren Christian. While there, he became one of the first eight certified swine ultrasound technicians in the world. He used ultrasound to evaluate over 5,000 swine in two years.
Matthew is married, with two sons. He enjoys nature, throwing balls at his sons, and reading about exercise.
Matthew’s writing and photography have been featured on the web and in print.
Contact Matthew: retlaw1969@hotmail.com
