Uplevel Dairy Podcast

Dec 10 2024 174 ep. 32 mins 7
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What does it take to be a successful, profitable and competitive dairy farm business? This is the podcast for dairy owners, managers and advisors who are after their next level of success. Join Uplevel Dairy host Peggy Coffeen each week as she sits down with the industry’s leading dairy producers and thought leaders for real conversations about business, management and leadership.

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180 | Transforming Dairy Farming with Cutting-Edge Genetics at McCarty Family Farms

Dec 10 2024 23 mins  
One thing I love about the dairy industry is that we are always looking for ways to improve on what we are already doing… And the McCartys are no different. In this episode of the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, we are heading back to McCarty Family Farms to explore the significant role of genetic advancements in their dairy operations. Ken McCarty shares insights on how the partnership

179 | Navigating Family Farm Transition Planning with Will McKinley, Menn Law

Dec 05 2024 40 mins  
Why do family farm transition plans stall before they are completed? Today, we uncover two root reasons that hold families back from taking the next step with attorney Will McKinley, president of Menn Law in Appleton, Wisconsin. Will, who grew up on the farm fields of Illinois, has been spending his time in the field with well-known agriculture attorney George Twohig since the pri

178 | Scaling the Vision: 10,000 Cows by 2032

Dec 03 2024 45 mins  
Tommy Oesch from Swiss Lane Farms in Michigan is back with us today, and we are going to hear about a transition he has personally made in the past 6 months. The transition from operations manager to full-time visionary for Swiss Lane Farms. And find out how that original vision has scaled from 7,000 cows to a 10,000 cow business model by 2032, and how Swiss Lane plans to get there

177 | How to Pass on a 7-Generation Dairy Farm: Part 3 - Navigating Family Dynamics

Nov 28 2024 33 mins  
In this special 3-part series, we are bringing you the Tanbark Talk held at World Dairy Expo, where we delved into the complexities of transitioning a farm to the next generation. Part 3: This discussion includes: Detailed Operating and Buy-Sell Agreements Addressing Housing Policies Compensation and Roles in Family Farms Involving Spouses and Significant Others Bringing

176 | How to Pass on a 7-Generation Dairy Farm: Part 2 - Business Transition Strategies

Nov 27 2024 29 mins  
In this special 3-part series, we are bringing you the Tanbark Talk held at World Dairy Expo, where we delved into the complexities of transitioning a farm to the next generation. Part 2: This discussion includes: Buying out the senior generation while bringing in the junior generation Tax strategies Business planning Meet the Panelists: · Dennis, Jeni & Alan Oechscner

175 | How to Pass on a 7-Generation Dairy Farm: Part 1 - Getting Started

Nov 26 2024 55 mins  
In this special 3-part series, we are bringing you the Tanbark Talk held at World Dairy Expo, where we delved into the complexities of transitioning a farm to the next generation. Part 1: This discussion includes: How and why the Oechscners started their 10-year plan to transition their farm to the seventh generation Building a transition team Defining roles in the business

174 | U.S. Dairy Markets: The Good, Bad and Uncertain + FMMO Update | Highground Dairy November Market Update

Nov 21 2024 29 mins  
The good, the bad and the uncertain. That’s what you will be hearing about in the November monthly market update from Curtis Bosma with HighGround Dairy, and we also bring you an update on the Federal Milk Marketing Order with HighGround’s Alex Gambonini - what has happened, what the final decision means and where we go from here. Grab your November Market Report here: https://

173 | Dairy Managers: Use This Tool to Fine-Tune Your Team

Nov 19 2024 40 mins  
Are you looking for ways to up your management skill set, better understand your team members and what motivates them, and better understand yourself? In this episode, Dustin Wirt, site manager for Silver Streak’s dairy in Cottonwood, Minnesota. Cottonwood Dairy is the first stop for first-lactation cows that calve in Kansas and then make their way to Minnesota. Dustin, who has a

172 | Becoming a Price Maker with Mike McCarty, McCarty Family Farms

Nov 14 2024 26 mins  
When their bank laid out the challenge to McCarty Family Farms to become a price maker, not a price taker, the McCartys were determined to find a way to market their milk differently. Two years later, the family came back with a plan to expand their dairy, build an on-site milk condensing plant and enter into a direct marketing agreement with Danone. The eldest of the four McCarty

171 | Ultra-Endurance: Running for a Reason with Jordan Matthews, Rosy-Lane Holsteins

Nov 12 2024 57 mins  
In this episode, Jordan Matthews from Rosy-Lane Holsteins shares how his brother's battle with stage four colon cancer motivated him to take on ultra-endurance running to support cancer research. He highlights the mindset, discipline, and structure required for managing a dairy farm and pushing personal limits to optimize his time, his health and his influence on those around him.