Uplevel Dairy Podcast

154 | Young Leader: Lexie Nunes

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Uplevel Dairy podcast, host Peggy Coffeen sits down with Lexie Nunes, a dynamic young professional in the dairy industry, for t...

153 | Military Meets Dairy Farm Management: Nick Vander Weerd, CFO, Pleasant Dutch Dairy

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Freedom. Who doesn’t want more of that?  A phone that rings less. Fewer fires to put out. A team you can trust to take care of things as if it were...

152 | Young Leader: Brianna Meyer

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We catch up with Young Leader Brianna Meyer at Siemers Holsteins in Newton, Wis., just days after completing her summer internship at this newly built...

151 | Mindset Mini-Series: My 5 Hot Takes from “The Confident Mind”

31 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you are someone who is looking to gain confidence for yourself or help build confidence in people you manage or coach, or maybe even the kids you a...

150 | Mindset Mini-Series: Jerome Meyer: Fighting Cancer, Finding Purpose and the Power of a Positive Mindset

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mindset Mini-Series: This week on Uplevel Dairy Podcast, we’re bringing back a few of your favorite conversations from top performers in the dairy b...

149 | Mindset Mini-series: Mastering a Marathon Mindset

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mindset Mini-Series: This week on Uplevel Dairy Podcast, we’re bringing back a few of your favorite conversations from top performers in the dairy b...

148 | Mindset Mini-Series: The Mindset of a High-Performing Manager

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mindset Mini-Series: This week on Uplevel Dairy Podcast, we’re bringing back a few of your favorite conversations from top performers in the dairy b...

147 | From Grain Forecasts to Dairy Profits: HighGround Dairy August Monthly Market Update

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Record-high yields in the fields for grain corn & beans Soybean meal is soft And could the best year yet be ahead for dairy farmers? Let...

146 | Leading with Courage and Confidence: Katie Coyne

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever stop and think about those people that never had to help you along the way? But they did. The ones that reached out with encouragement, th...

145 | Maximizing Efficiency on the Feed Pad: Lessons from Trillium Hill Dairy

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for this bonus feature with Mike and Ben Jones from Trillium Hill Dairy in Wisconsin, who have revolutionized feed pad design by creating a sy...

144 | Trillium Hill Dairy: Reclaiming Sand & Capturing Biogas

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, host Peggy Coffeen visits Trillium Hill Dairy, where she sits down with owners Mike and Ben Jones. They ...

143 | Sitting on the Showbox with Tim Abbott

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Often here on the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, we talk about business, management and challenges that dairy producers are overcoming every day, but today, w...

142 | How to Bullet-Proof Your Balance Sheet with Lynn Paulson

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you ready for an economic downturn? In this episode, we visit with a banker who cut his teeth during the 1980s farm crisis, as he shares what the ...

141 | Sustainability and the Future of Dairy Farming with Dr. Don Niles

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Uplevel Dairy podcast, I am joined for part 2 of my conversation with Dr. Don Niles, a veterinarian turned dairyman, to talk mo...

140 | From Veterinarian to Dairyman: Making ‘Dairy Dreams’ Come True with Dr. Don Niles

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join me on this episode of the Uplevel Dairy podcast as I sit down with the groundbreaking, Dr. Don Niles. From his humble beginnings as a veterinaria...

139 Part 2 | Becoming the Man God is Calling Him to Be with Jack Pirtle, P-7 Dairy

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do you define your purpose? Your “why” for what gets you out of bed every day?  In this episode, we pick up where we left off with Jack Pirtl...

139 Part 1 | Overnight Dairyman: Tech, Innovation and Agility with Jack Pirtle, P-7 Dairy

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

So much of dairying is built upon legacy - a history of families that have milked cows for generations. But our guest today is not one of them. In fac...

138 | There’s a Storm Brewing in the Grain Markets: HighGround Dairy July Monthly Market Update

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

11 months of lower milk production, yet making it up in protein and fat. The perfect storm that’s brewing in the grain market. And how to get...

137 | 90 Days to Find a New Bank with Pauly Paul

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dairy management consultant Pauly Paul has been getting more calls than ever from dairy farmers facing this challenge: They just received notice from ...

136 | Family Farm Transition: Setting Up for Success

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, we are discussing the complexities of family farm transitions with Jay Retzer, with Compeer Financial. ...

135 | Leadership, Legacy and Looking Toward the Future with Eric Palla, Palla Dairies BONUS: Sponsor Spotlight with Nick Randle, Zoetis

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you listened to Ep. 134 with New Mexico dairyman Eric Palla, you got a glimpse inside the strategies and decisions that have guided growth, expansi...

134 | Palla Dairies: 3 Highest-Impact Business Decisions in the Past 10 Years

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Long before New Mexico ever made it on the map as a top 10 dairy state, one family packed their bags like pioneers and headed East - from California t...

133 | Olympic-Level Dairy Farming: with Ellie and Jamie St. Pierre

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s July 4, independence day, and if you’ve been following the US Olympic trials, you may know that one of our own – a dairy farmer – has mad...

132 | Laurie Fischer: Lobbyist, Leader and Dairy Cares of Wisconsin

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From growing up on a dairy farm to leading the efforts for Wisconsin’s pivotal livestock siting law, Laurie Fischer, founder of the American Dairy C...

131 | Lessons from a Family Farm Transition: Painful Mistakes + Picking Your Team - with Tommy Oesch, Swisslane Farms

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, I am continuing the conversation with Tommy Oesch from Swisslane Farms to discuss the intricacies of tra...

130 | Lessons from a Family Farm Transition: Coming Back + Buying Out + Bringing in Multiple Partners - with Tommy Oesch, Swisslane Farms

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, I am sitting down with Tommy Oesch, a partner at Swisslane Farms in Michigan. This conversation was so g...

129 | Significant Class 3 and Class 4 Shifts + Don’t Miss THIS Risk Management Deadline: HighGround Dairy June Monthly Market Update

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

US milk production declines, The influence of heat stress and bird flu on supply,  Significant shifts in the CME futures market for Class 3 a...

128 | Young Leader Bonney Shehadey: The Next Gen of Sustainability at Bar 20 Dairy

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Back in Ep. 123 of the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, we visited with California dairyman Steve Shehadey, as he shared the innovations in renewable energy and...

127 | King Brothers Providing Quality from Herd to Home

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For going on five generations, the King family in New York has been known for dairy farming excellence as Kings-Ransom Farm. Just over a decade ago, t...

126 | Moving Volumes and Adding Value to Milk

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From retail to restaurants, dairy is finding its way into more menu options and consumer products than every before, and it’s not by accident. Behin...

125 | From Flatline to Finish-line; Marathons, Milk & Mindset

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Running the race of her life, Rachel Eslick was minutes away from achieving her dream of qualifying for the Boston Marathon. With a traumatic change i...

124 | How Milk is Winning New Consumers with Wellness

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Milk has a whole new story to tell. Eve Pollet, senior vice president of strategic intelligence at Dairy Managment Inc. (DMI)  joins us to share the ...

123 | Bar 20 Dairy Capturing the Power of Sustainability

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, for Steve Shehadey of Bar 20 Dairy, life gave his family cow manure, and with that they make energy. Fo...

122 | Jones Dairy Expands Consumer Connection

09 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When Jones Dairy near Spencer, Iowa, expanded their Jersey herd and built a 64-stall rotary parlor last year, they not only sought to optimize efficie...

121 | STtalks & Uplevel Dairy Introduce a Six Part Series to Celebrate June Dairy Month

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re celebrating June Dairy Month in a big way as STtalks and the Uplevel Dairy Podcast collaborate to bring you a 6-part series that shines a brig...

120 | Think Outside the Box: How to Cut Labor Costs and Max Out Milk in Automated Milking Systems

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you tuned in to hear Jessica Pralle-Trimner from Miltrim Farms talk about managing 30 robots under one roof on Ep. 118, you may recall her mention ...

119 | World Milk Day with Dairy Discovery at Swisslane Farms

01 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this special bonus episode of the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, we are raising a glass to World Milk Day by appreciating the hard work of dairy farmers gl...

118 | 30 Robots Under One Roof: Right Data, Right Cows, Right Time

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever wish you had a 24-hour herdsperson, who never showed up late, never complained and could pick up on a problem with a cow before you could?...

117 | Jerome Meyer: Fighting Cancer, Finding Purpose and the Power of a Positive Mindset

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone has two lives. The second one starts when you realize you only have one. A positive mindset is easy, when things in our lives our easy. But w...

116 | Mastering a Marathon Mindset with Clare Alderink

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Back on Episode 100, Clare Alderink, manager at Ryzebol Dairy in Michigan, joined Tommy Oesch from Swiss Lane Farms to talk about doing hard things, l...

115 | Smile and Say “Cheese”: HighGround Dairy May Monthly Market Update

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve got market movements to celebrate this May: Largest-ever cheese export month for the U.S. Potential for record-high butter this year The...

114 | How to Decode RNG Contracts for Dairy Farms

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you have been waiting to sign on the dotted line for a renewable natural gas project, this episode is for you.Over the past 4 years, RNG companies ...

113 | H5N1: Red Flags, Risk Mitigation and Being Ready to Take Action

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Know your opponent. I’ve heard this statement from dairy producers before. It’s all about evaluating a threat at hand, managing the risk and being...

112 | Celebrating Dairy Farm Moms: Strength, Sacrifice, and Sweetness with Karen Bohnert

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Karen Bohnert, editor of Dairy Herd Management and Milk Business, joins host Peggy Coffeen to celebrate dairy farm moms in this bonus Mother’s Day e...

111 | Intentional Motherhood, Management and What Matters Most with Sarah Daugherty

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As we come up on Mother’s Day this weekend, I’ve asked Sarah Daugherty from Paramount Calves back to talk about being a mother of 6, and balancing...

110 | 3 Human Resource Hacks to Take Control of Turnover Today

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you are spending way too much time on hiring new employees, training and retraining, only to keep experiencing the exhaustion of turnover, this epi...

109 | Young Leader with Ytsje Andringa

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Young Leader Ytsje Andringa, a driven woman whose path seems to always lead her back to the driver’s seat of a silage truck. Ytsje shares how s...

108 | How This Dairy Manager Slayed the Time-Consuming Data Monster

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If data has turned into the time-consuming monster that is stealing your focus, delaying decisions and dragging down your progress, you will want to k...

107 | How Good Can We Get? with Megan Schrupp, DVM, NexGen Dairy

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“How good can we get?” ​That’s a question high-performers ask themselves and the teams they lead every single day.It’s also a question Mega...

106 | Dairy Farming on Three Continents with Young Leader Laurens Rutten

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Meet the 28-year-old from Belgium who has embarked on a hands-on dairy farming journey around the globe.... Laurens Rutten challenged himself to dive ...

105 | U.S. Milk Production + Feed Cost Predictions: HighGround Dairy April Monthly Market Update

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As the US milk supply tightens, what opportunities and challenges are ahead for Class 3 and 4, as domestic demand lowers and exports pick up? Corn pla...

104 | 7 Secrets to Employee Retention Success

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Over the past 6 months or so, I’ve sat down with some pretty incredible people in the dairy industry. The owners and managers of excellent dairies a...

103 | Young Leader Takeover at the Midwest Dairy Challenge!

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this Uplevel Dairy Young Leaders Podcast, I’m turning the mic over to a trio of up-and-comers in dairy industry communications to interview three...

102 | From Bleeding $500,000 to Better than Breaking Even

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It wasn’t just their dairy farm on the line. It was their house too.  Pauly Paul from Complete Management Consulting is back to tell us how he help...

101 | Mental Toughness: The 75-Day Transformation

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

No alcohol, 2-a-day workouts, following a diet, daily personal development reading and drinking a gallon of water … every day for 75 days. That’s ...

100 | 4 Miles, Every 4 Hours for 48 Hours with Tommy Oesch, Swisslane Farms and Clare Alderink, Ryzebol Dairy

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last year, Michigan dairyman Tommy Oesch from Swisslane Farms, told us right here on the Uplevel Dairy Podcast that he planned to complete David Goggi...

99 | How a Texas Dairy Beats the Heat to Hit 55% Conception Rate

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to central Texas, where summer days exceed 100 degrees and heat stress is one of the greatest threats to cow health, reproduction and performa...

98 | Soybeans are Getting Crushed, Texas Dairy Cows Under the Weather: HighGround Dairy March Monthly Market Update

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We catch up with Curtis Bosma, vice president of producer services for HighGround Dairy, to hear about: Soybeans: All-time high crush capacity and l...

97 | Women Leading the Way at Pagel Family Businesses: Empowering People with Ashley Pagel

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the final episode in this series with the women who are leading the way at Pagel Family Businesses, in Kewaunee, Wisconsin, we sit down with Ashley...

96 | Women Leading the Way at Pagel Family Businesses: Sharing Dairy’s Story with Chase Pagel

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We continue this 3-part series with the women who are leading the way at Pagel Family Businesses, in Kewaunee, Wisconsin.  Today, Chase Pagel debuts ...

95 | Women Leading the Way at Pagel Family Businesses: From Grief to Growth with Jamie Pagel Witcpalek

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we bring you a 3-part series, as we celebrate the month of March: the month of women’s history, international women’s day, as well as N...

94 | 3 Things the Top 10% of Dairy Producers Do

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the UpLevel Dairy Podcast, host Peggy Coffeen welcomes back guest Leland Kootstra, an accountant well-versed in the dairy farming b...

93 | How to Pass On a Multi-million Dollar Dairy Farming Business: 3 Critical Questions for Succession Success with Leland Kootstra

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the UpLevel Dairy podcast, host Peggy Coffeen interviews Leland Kootstra, an accountant with Frazer, LLP, about the importance of s...

92 | Pursuing Greatness with Hans Nederend - Part 2: Perseverance and Living on Purpose

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hans Nederend isn’t only committed to producing high-quality milk on his dairies. He’s also committed to living a high-quality life. Whether it’...

92 | Pursuing Greatness with Hans Nederend - Part 1: Secrets to World-class Milk Quality

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to maintain milk quality at a level of less than 75,000 SCC on 9,000 cows for 15 consecutive years? You might be surprised. We are...

91 | WonderCow: A California Dairy Family’s Faith-filled Journey to Create a Superfood Supplement

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Peggy sits down with a seventh-generation dairy family, Rob and Erica Diepersloot, from Madera, California, as they share their story...

90 | Young Leader Madison Busse, United Dairies, Alexandria, Minnesota

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

She manages 15 employees, 1,200 baby calves and 700 maternity cows … and she’s just 24 years old. Our Uplevel Dairy Young Leader today is Madison ...

89 | Record-Low Heifer Inventories, Record-High Credit Card Debt and New Crop Projections: HighGround Dairy February Monthly Market Update

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s big question: With heifer inventories at historic lows and global milk production trending lower in 2024, we seem to be poised for better mi...

88 | 3 Steps to Set Up Middle Managers for Success + the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association Annual Meeting with Clint Al-Ag

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, Peggy sits down with Clint Al-Ag, president of the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) Board of Directors, and manager with Blue...

87 | Uplevel Dairy Young Leaders featuring Emily Shaw Schaapman, Dairy Girl Fitness

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

And our featured Young Leader today is Emily Shaw Schaapmann, also known as the Dairy Girl Fitness, shares the career journey that led her to starting...

86 | Join Us for the Premier Dairy Event of the High Plains: 2024 High Plains Dairy Conference

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What's been keeping you up at night? Is your mind turning about how to create alternative revenue streams, monetizing more than milk from your dai...

85 | 3 Keys to Maximize Profit and ROI from Your People

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Any dairy producer will tell you, a good employee is worth every dollar. But every two weeks, when pay day comes around, do you ever wonder if you are...

84 | Precision Nutrition and Sustainable Dairy Production: A Conversation with Dr. Mike Van Amburgh

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Peggy Coffeen sits down to chat with Dr. Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell University, at the Adisseo VIP Dairy Seminar about the benefits of precision dairy ...

83 | Understanding Dairy Sustainability: Discussion with Dr. Marissa Hake

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A big question we ask ourselves as dairy producers and professionals is, how can we effectively communicate with consumers about the food we produce a...

82 | The Revolution of Dairy Cattle Nutrition: Amino Acids with Dr. Chuck Schwab

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Peggy sits down with Dr. Chuck Schwab, a distinguished Professor Emeritus from New Hampshire University, at the Adisseo VIP Dairy Seminar, where he re...

81 | How to Turn Your Passion for Dairy Promotions into a Professional Career

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you are passionate about sharing dairy’s story with consumers and want to know how to turn that into a career, keep listening to hear how Allison...

80 | Dairy Farming with a $15 Breakeven

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is a $15 breakeven possible for a dairy farming business in 2024, given increases in input costs and inflation, and the current milk market conditions...

79 | HighGround Dairy January Monthly Market Update

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s big question: What if you knew, with 100% certainty, that the milk price would plummet $5 per hundred weight in the next few months … what...

78 | Meet Our Monthly Dairy Markets Insider: Curtis Bosma, HighGround Dairy

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve got an exciting new addition to the Uplevel Dairy Podcast … a monthly market update to empower you to make informed decisions for your dairy...

77 | Uplevel Dairy Young Leaders featuring Alex Gambonini, HighGround Dairy

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

And our featured Young Leader today is as dedicated to dairy as they come, Alex Gambonini. Raised on an organic California dairy farm, Alex not only g...

76 | Multi-Site Dairy Management: Purchase, lease or let it pass by? with Curtis Gerrits, Compeer Financial

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Before you take on that second dairy site, there are four key areas to consider that can make or break the long-term viability and profitability of th...

75 | Conversando con Líderes Lecheros (Conversations with Dairy Leaders) - Juan Quezada, Milk Source, y Elsie Gonzalez Leach, Motiva Dairy Consulting

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

La presentadora invitada Elsie González Leach de Motiva Dairy Consulting se sienta con Juan Quezada de Milk Source para hablar sobre su trayectoria p...

74 | 5 Principles of Leadership with Juan Quezada, Director of Training and Development, Milk Source LLC

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We have some exciting things coming your way on the next episode of the Uplevel Dairy Podcast … an episode in Spanish is coming soon! But first, on...

73 | The Power of One Word featuring Katie DiGangi, Zoetis/Darlington Ridge Farms

08 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, friends, for more in this special series we are dropping each day this week on Uplevel Dairy - catching up with our guests from last yea...

72 | The Power of One Word featuring Tera Baker, Nedap

05 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, friends, for more in this special series we are dropping each day this week on Uplevel Dairy - catching up with our guests from last yea...

71 | The Power of One Word featuring Jared Yousey, Sunnyside Farms

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are kicking off 2024 with a series each day this week, revisiting our guests from last year who shared their "one word" for 2023. We are ...

70 | The Power of One Word featuring Jessica Pralle Trimner, Miltrim Farms

03 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Here on the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, we are continuing to kick off 2024 with a series each day this week, revisiting our guests from last year who share...

The Power of One Word featuring Eliza Ruzic, Zinpro

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Here on the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, we are kicking off 2024 with a series each day this week, revisiting our guests from last year who shared their &qu...

68 | The Power of One Word Featuring Travis Speirs, Shiloh Dairy

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Here on the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, we are kicking off 2024 with a series each day this week, revisiting our guests from last year who shared their &qu...

67 | 6 Dairy Leaders Share their Word of the Year from 2023

31 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One year ago, I sat down with six dairy leaders who all chose one word to live by for 2023. Some were dairy owners, others managers, and a couple of f...

66 | Starting a Dairy Farm with $20,000 with Paul Windemuller, Dream Winds Dairy, Coopersville, Michigan

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Some say it's impossible to start a dairy farm from scratch these days, but 9 years ago, Michigan dairyman Paul Windemuller did it  ... with just...

65 | Uplevel Dairy Young Leader: Michael Neves

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our featured Uplevel Dairy Young Leader today is Michael Neves. He joins us from California, though he has a network in the dairy community that reach...

64 | Uplevel Dairy’s Top 5 Business and Leadership Resources

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Looking for a quick list of great business and leadership books, videos and podcasts? Uplevel Dairy Podcast owner and host Peggy Coffeen shares her “...

63 | The One Question the Most Progressive Dairy Managers are Asking with Elsie Gonzalez-Leach

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What if there was just one question you could ask in the interview process to identify your next best, long-term employee? What if asking that one que...

62 | How to Shave Hours off of Milking Shifts with Elsie Gonzalez-Leach

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you are pulling your hair out because your milking parlor is constantly running behind schedule ... the 7-hour shift is stretching out to 9 hours, ...

61 | Empowering Mid-level Managers, Cell Phone Policies and Team-Building Activities with Bridget Schilling, Schilling Farms

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Empowering middle managers to be leaders, employee cell phone protocols and bringing team building to the dairies. That's what we are hitting up t...

60 | Uplevel Dairy Young Leaders featuring Taylor Zeltwanger, NutraDrip

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our featured Uplevel Dairy Young Leader is Taylor Zeltwanger. He joins us from Morris, Minnesota, where he resides with his wife. This 2020 South Dako...

59 | Protecting His Price and Minimizing Risk with Nathan Moroney, Del Rio Dairy

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Texas dairyman Nathan Moroney talked about using technology to make managing 8,000 cows at Del Rio Dairy easier and more efficient on Ep. 58, and toda...

58 | Dairy Tech in Texas: Managing 8,000 Cows with Activity Monitors featuring Nathan Moroney, Del Rio Dairy

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One of the big challenges that comes up for dairy farm owners and managers as they grow and scale is this: Should you invest more heavily in highly-sk...

Gratitude: The Secret Performance Hack

23 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What do gratitude and thanksgiving have to do with you and your drive to reach your next level of performance as a dairy producer or professional? Per...