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Episode 33: A Deeper Dive into Dairy Farming and Sustainability

In the latest episode of Midwest Dairy’s Dairy on the Air podcast – A Deeper Dive into Dairy Farming and Sustainability – Midwest dairy farmer and AMPI Chairman of the Board, Steve Schlangen, and Midwest Dairy Vice President, Agricultural Affairs, Bob Lefebvre, discuss key elements of the dairy community’s commitments and goals to be part…

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Episode 32: Bringing the farm to the classroom through technology in the Adopt a Cow program

How tall will be she be? Does she exercise? Where does she live? These are just a few of the questions 4th and 5th-grade students asked their teacher when she introduced them to Pearl, a dairy calf from a local dairy farm. How students learned the answers to those questions along with more details about…

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Episode 31: Driving dairy demand through synergistic partnerships

The latest episode of Midwest Dairy’s Dairy on the Air podcast – Driving Dairy Demand Through Synergistic Partnerships – features a conversation with Jon Moss, chief brand officer/senior vice president at Pizza Ranch. Moss shares how strategic partnerships between Pizza Ranch and Midwest Dairy have been mutually beneficial for driving demand during the pandemic and…

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Episode 30: Fueling dairy’s success through e-commerce channels

The latest episode of Midwest Dairy’s Dairy on the Air podcast – Fueling dairy’s success through e-commerce channels – features an in-depth discussion with Paul Ziemnisky, executive vice president of Global Innovation Partnerships at Dairy Management Inc. (DMI). Ziemnisky shares his insights on the dairy industry’s growing relationship with Amazon and what this means for…

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Episode 29: Dairy and the power of resilience

The latest episode of Midwest Dairy’s Dairy on the Air podcast – Showcasing Dairy and the Power of Resilience – features an in-depth discussion with Olympic track & field star and gold medalist Morolake Akinosun. This conversation details how the persistence and resilience she’s shown in her career mirrors the resilience dairy farmers exude on…

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Episode 28: Dairy’s commitment to environmental stewardship goals

National Farmers Day marks an important time to not only recognize and celebrate the hard work and commitment of dairy farmers to produce a product that helps fuel our bodies, but to also talk about the essential role dairy farmers play when it comes to nourishing our planet and caring for the environment. In the…

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Episode 27: Talking sustainability with Dairy Forum Experience sustainability panel

The most recent episode of Midwest Dairy’s Dairy on the Air podcast – Dairy: An Environmental Solution – features a discussion three industry experts had at the virtual Dairy Experience Forum this August, diving into how their unique parts of the dairy community are working toward the industry’s 2050 Environmental Stewardship Goals. This conversation includes…

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Episode 26: The 21st-century eater and opportunities for dairy

In the latest episode of Midwest Dairy’s Dairy on the Air podcast, a conversation from the recent virtual Dairy Experience Forum continues, discussing what consumers look for and how dairy can fit into their needs during COVID-19 and beyond. The 21st-century eater is someone who demands food fulfills needs at the intersection of health, sustainability…

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Episode 25: Shifting consumer demands & opportunities for dairy post COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered consumer habits, and dairy has felt that impact in various ways. Larry Levin, executive vice president of market and shopper intelligence at IRi Worldwide, joins host Andy Vance on the latest episode of Dairy on the Air to discuss how the pandemic increased demand for dairy and what dairy…

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Episode 24: Key takeaways about today’s consumers from dairy farmer and retailer

The latest episode of Midwest Dairy’s Dairy on the Air podcast highlights the recent Dairy Experience Forum and Jonna Schutte, a dairy farmer from Monona, Iowa, and Sydney Milton, dairy category manager from Casey’s General Stores, share their key takeaways from the virtual event that brought together members of the dairy supply chain to better…

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