Dairy Delivery
Podcast Description
Dairy Delivery is a new podcast from the Dairy Star, a new way to hear dairy farmers' stories. Dairy Star covers a third of all dairy producers in the U.S. mailing free newspaper copies to farmers in the Upper Midwest. We are "All dairy, all the time™" Our content is presented from the perspective of the producer, from the 50 cow dairy, to the farm of 10,000 cows and everywhere in between.
New episodes are released Thursdays after the newspaper is published.
We look forward to bringing you this brand new way to consume Dairy Star. This is Dairy Delivery, all dairy, all the time.
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Content Themes
The podcast covers diverse topics related to dairy farming, such as personal narratives, farm management, and industry challenges, with episodes featuring personal stories like a brother and sister starting a calf cuddling business, Jeff Novak balancing multiple enterprises on his farm, and discussions around community-building initiatives like the UW-River Falls dairy club.
Dairy Delivery is a new podcast from the Dairy Star, a new way to hear dairy farmers’ stories. Dairy Star covers a third of all dairy producers in the U.S. mailing free newspaper copies to farmers in the Upper Midwest. We are “All dairy, all the time™” Our content is presented from the perspective of the producer, from the 50 cow dairy, to the farm of 10,000 cows and everywhere in between.
New episodes are released Thursdays after the newspaper is published.
We look forward to bringing you this brand new way to consume Dairy Star. This is Dairy Delivery, all dairy, all the time.
Tune in to today’s episode of Dairy Delivery for the lateststories from the Dairy Star.
First, we hear from Don Weiss, one of four recipients of the2025 Wisconsin Master Agriculturalist award. Despite running a 2,300-cow dairynear Durand, Wisconsin, his operation is still seen as a family-run cornerstoneof the community. The award dates back 95 years and honors farmers for theirhard work, dedication, farming success and exemplary leadership. We alsohighlight the success of school milk dispensers in one Minnesota community,Sauk Centre. Since unveiled in the school district in September 2024, milkconsumption is up, waste is down and sugary beverages are on the decline.Another story highlights Lester Perschbacher, who received his nickname “Lesterthe Tester” from a trio of farm kids the first night he tested for theMinnesota Dairy Herd Improvement Association Oct. 9, 1956, at age 22.Perschbacher wrapped up his nearly 69-year testing career at the age of 91 onMay 13. Perschbacher had been testing for eight herds in Freeborn, Martin,Faribault and Waseca Counties. In the last conversation, we hear about researchon raising youngstock from Andrew Plumski with the University of Minnesota’sSouthern Research and Outreach Center near Waseca, Minnesota. Each researchproject contains 100-120 calves and the calves are evenly distributed from eachdairy to control the variables.
New episodes are released Thursdays after the newspaper ispublished. Send story ideas and your comments to [email protected].
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We look forward to bringing you this brand new way toconsume Dairy Star. This is Dairy Delivery. All dairy, all the time.
This episode is sponsored by MN Tarp & Liner.
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Time Stamps
5:03 – Humble farmer earns top honor
10:27 – Dispensing fresh milk
21:46 – Lester the Tester hangs up hat
28:01 – Calf data farmers can use
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