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The View From The Milk Barn

This 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

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“We Got Engaged up at the Milking Parlor”: Modern Dairy Farmers Sutton & Kris Rucks

If 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…

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Taking a Shot on Dairy with Cowcohol

What 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.

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Farm families, FFA, & the future of food: Episode 99

If 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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Episode 22 – Do Global Consumers Really Want U.S. Dairy?

We know that U.S. diets contain a lot of dairy but do international consumers crave our U.S. cheese, yogurt, butter, ice cream, etc…? Washington dairy farmer Lynne Rainey Wheeler talks with Rebecca MacKay Allen, Senior Vice President of Global Innovation Partnerships at Dairy Management Inc., and Will Loux, Vice President of Global Economic Affairs for…

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Episode 21 – eCommerce: Does Dairy Have A Future?

Dairy sells in stores, but does it sell online? Hear from Beau Hayden, Dairy Management Inc. Vice President of Insights, Sales and Trust, and Stephanie Taylor, Dairy Management West, Director of Business Development, who share how the dairy checkoff has worked with partners like Amazon, Instacart, Walmart, and others to drive demand for dairy digitally….

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Derrick Josi: New facilities, social media, writing a book

In this episode, host Kimmi Devaney talks with Derrick Josi, who is an Oregon dairy farmer and author that has built an online presence of 800,000 followers on Facebook and recently moved cows into new facilities on the farm. Kimmi and Derrick discuss what he did differently with the new facilities, how and why he…

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Episode 20 – Dairy industry experts answer a dairy farmer’s sustainability questions

Tune in as Indiana dairy farmer Jill Houin facilitates a discussion with three dairy industry sustainability experts from a policy group, a large processor and a dairy risk management company. Recorded live at the 2022 Joint Annual Meeting, this group talks about how consumers view dairy sustainability practices, what sustainability means to their organization and…

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Barb O’Brien talks about her first year as CEO of DMI and looking forward to 2023

Barbara O’Brien has completed her first full year as CEO of Dairy Management, Inc. (DMI). In this episode of DairyVoice, Joel Hastings returns to talk with Barb about some pivotal accomplishments in 2022. Barb discusses the collaboration with the Mayo Clinic, the record-breaking year in dairy exports, and the continued focus on the “Dairy Dream…

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DMI’s Michelle Purvis discusses diversity, equity and inclusion

DMI’s human resources expert Michelle Purvis joined the Let’s Talk Dairy podcast to discuss diversity, equity and inclusion.

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