South Dakota farmer and Midwest Dairy Chair Allen Merrill joins DMI’s Mike Ciresi and Nancy Gannon to discuss how the checkoff’s Taco Bell partnership is delivering results on Hoard’s Dairyman podcast, Herd It Here. Listen now.
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Sustainability is a term that gets used often in food marketing, by politicians and thought leaders but what does it really mean to dairy farmers and the dairy checkoff. Listen as Georgia dairy farmer Adam Graft has a conversation with former National Dairy Board member and California dairy farmer Steve Maddox and Stephanie Masiello Schuette, Director of…
Read MoreHunger has a straightforward solution – access to healthy food on a consistent basis. Food security is a bit different. It is a systemic adjustment to allow people to use and keep leverages to meet their daily, weekly, and monthly household needs. On this week’s Food First Michigan we talk with United Dairy Industry of…
Read MoreDairy Gal Val @dairygalval explores what it is like to be a Florida dairy farmer and some of the unique challenges that come along with farming in the sunshine state with Brittany Nickerson- Thurlow, a multi-generational dairy farmer and co-op leader! Listen now.
Read MoreFlorida dairy farmer Philip Watts is featured on the Farm Traveler podcast , discussing his family’s sustainability story and the industry at large. Listen Now.
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You may have heard that dairy is dead but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Dairy is a powerhouse in marketplace. Listen as Maine dairy farmer Jenni Tilton-Flood talks with Paul Ziemnisky, Executive Vice President of Global Innovation Partnerships at Dairy Management Inc., and Madlyn Daley, Senior Vice President of Consumer & Market Insights…
Read MoreThis dairy farmer podcast says it is, “A dairy farmers weekly take on agriculture that the general public might want to know about, most likely ignored by the mainstream media companies.” Check it out here – The View From The Milk Barn by TDF Honest Farming
Read MoreIf you’re in South Florida, there’s a good chance that farmer is in the Rucks family. Sutton and Kris Rucks own Milking R dairy farm and ice cream shop in Okeechobee. The couple run the business with their two adult children and a staff of around two-dozen employees. A lot has changed since Sutton’s grandparents purchased the…
Read MoreWhat started as one 4-H heifer when Todd Koch was 12 has now turned into a value-add enterprise at TMK Creamery in Oregon. TMK first ventured into cheese and ice cream but recently started making alcohol with their whey called “Cowcohol.” Listen now to The Dairy Show.
Read MoreIf Hannah Craun and Levi Schiller are any indication, the future of farming certainly shines bright in FFA members. Craun, a masters student at Virginia Tech focusing on cattle reproduction, and Schiller, an Ag Business major at The University of Nebraska, boast numerous awards and experiences in 4-H and FFA. They also share a concern…
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