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.
Podcast Insights
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 Mondays 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.
From storm damage across Wisconsin to honoring farm broadcaster Orion Samuelson, today's episode reflects on the past while looking ahead to the future of the dairy industry. Stories include a farm transition to the next generation, an advocate balancing roles as both a banking officer and farmer and the growth of a new FFA chapter in Wisconsin.
We start with Brian Bender, who lost silos in a recent storm. He reflects on the 5-minute drive just after midnight to the farm in Sauk County, Wisconsin where his milking herd resides and was met by downed trees and power lines and had to take a pair of detous on the 1.5-mile drive before stopping his truck in the road to warn others. Next, Max Armstrong reflects on his longtime colleague and friend, Orion Samuelson. Raised on a small family farm near Ontario, Wisconsin, Samuelson became a trusted voice in agriculture after joining WGN in 1960. He served as farm service director fo 63 years before retiring alongside Armstrong in 2023. Samuelson passed away March 16 at the age of 91 at his home in Huntley, Illinois. We then hear from Brian Colbenson, who officially took over Ti-Shi Dairy, along with his wife, Felicia, renaming it Colby Acres. Alongside Brian's father, Tim, they share the story of transitioning the farm and fulfilling a long-held goal of passing the operation to the next generation. Today's episode continues in Minnesota with Ali Bouta. Even though she holds a full-time job in town today, she continues to play a key role on her family's farm, and shares her perspective on how she manages it all and her tasks throughout the year. We wrap up with FFA advisor of the Winnebago Lutheran Academy Cassandra Luedtke and the school's agriculture instructor Andy Pappenfuss. The private school is in its fourth year of offering an agriculture curriculum and in its first year of chartering an FFA chapter — the only chapter in the Fond du Lac city school system.
New episodes are released every Monday after the newspaper is published, sharing the many conversations from the dairy community! Send story ideas and your comments to [email protected].
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We look forward to bringing you this brand new way to consume the Dairy Star. This is Dairy Delivery. All dairy, all the time.
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