Freeport Veterinary Service

10/01/2026

We are so excited and proud to share some news! 🥳

Melissa Czeck is officially a Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) in the state of Minnesota!
With the recent changes to Minnesota’s veterinary technician licensure, Melissa has received her LVT designation, recognizing the experience, knowledge, and dedication she has brought to veterinary medicine throughout the years.

Her hard work and commitment (27 years here at Freeport Veterinary Service) to doing what is best for every patient and producer make her such a valued part of our practice.
We couldn't be happier to celebrate this achievement with her! Please join us in congratulating Melissa Czeck, LVT! 🐄

07/25/2026

FARM Version 2028: Proposed Changes and How to Weigh In

Join the National Dairy FARM Program at 1 p.m. ET on Friday, Aug. 7 for its webinar on what to expect as Version 2028 takes shape. Speakers will review of the program's history and governance structure, outline the current development timeline and walk through the proposed updates for Animal Care and Workforce Development.

The session will also explain how dairy farmers and other industry stakeholders can shape the future of the FARM Program by participating in the process, including how to submit comments and share feedback before decisions are finalized.

07/02/2026

05/06/2026

The livestock world is full of incredible people!

We are so proud to announce Emmy Sue’s Ring of Dreams Adaptive Livestock Show
sign up is live!
Thursday June 25th 6:30pm at the Morrison County Fair

-No cost to exhibitors and helpers
- Judge Mike Kutzke (same as last year)

Thank you to Lily Brutger for creating an amazing image this year!!

https://forms.gle/QagMTp6YWMKf5pJB9

04/20/2026

Good Luck to all those participating at the State Convention!

04/05/2026

From all of us here at Freeport Vet Service we wish you a blessed Easter!

03/27/2026

The floors in the clinic are getting a little TLC on Friday & Saturday. We are open but please use the back door.

03/04/2026

There are very few completely sterile bulls in the world, but there are a lot of sub-fertile ones. Those are the bulls that veterinarians look for when performing Breeding Soundness Exams (BSE) .

There are established standards that bulls must meet or exceed to pass a BSE. These standards include criteria for a physical examination, scrotal circumference and semen characteristics. These results taken together help classify each bull as “satisfactory,” “deferred” or “unsatisfactory", giving the producer information needed to make management decisions.

Ideally, BSE’s should be completed 30-60 days before the start of the breeding season, allowing for any issues to be taken care of before the season, and if a bull is found to be unsatisfactory, enough time for a replacement to be found.

Call to schedule your BSE’s today, for a successful calving season in the future.

02/09/2026

We are excited to announce that Dr. Gus Peterson will be starting with us June 15th. Please read his introduction below.

Dear Clients,
I am excited to be joining Freeport Veterinary Service and can’t wait to meet all of you. But first, a little about myself.
I grew up on a row crop operation in Hallock, Minnesota. Although I was born to a crop-producing family, my interests in agriculture more closely aligns with livestock. I have always said that the moment that changed my life’s trajectory was when I was gifted a Holstein bottle calf from my godparents on my sixth birthday. I was a member of Kittson County 4-H, primarily exhibiting cattle and swine. As I grew older, my dad and I decided to start a beef cattle herd that my family continues to grow.

I attended North Dakota State University and studied Animal Science. While at NDSU, I was an active member of the Bison Dairy Club, Ag Ambassadors, Saddle & Sirloin, and Blue Key Honor Society. I competed on the Intercollegiate Dairy Judging Team and worked as a veterinary assistant at West Fargo Animal Hospital. It was during my undergraduate years that I started riding with the doctors at Freeport Veterinary Services and considered a future as a dairy veterinarian.

After graduating from NDSU, I enrolled in veterinary school at Iowa State University. There, I focused primarily on dairy and beef production medicine. I spent my summers conducting research projects revolving around calf health.

I am excited to join the team at Freeport Veterinary Service, become a member of the community, and work with the area’s producers.

See you in June, Gus