Have You Herd?: Conversations in Dairy

The end is near in our June Dairy Month podcast series but we still have two great episodes left and two Northwest Dairy Association dairy farmers to speak with on Have You Herd.   This week, we put away our wheels and busted out the laptops to speak with Ryan Vander Stelt out in Nampa, Idaho about the rise of genomics in dairy farming, the role of government in dairying, free-time activities and...

We're now at the midway point of the month of June but the June Dairy Month celebrations continue with a new episode of our podcast, Have You Herd! 🐮   This week, we traveled south to Mt. Angel, Oregon, to speak with a special guest, Darigold Board Chair Tim Kuenzi. Tim talks to us about balancing his duties as a dairy producer and director, what books he likes, what he sees for the future o...

In this episode, we’re talking with Galen Smith of Coldstream Farms. Galen shares his thoughts on dairy farming, including the role of AI and the deep commitment our farmers have to being good stewards of their resources. As Galen says, farmers “were green before green was cool.”  

On the debut episode of Have You Herd, we spoke with Shane Reed of Sunny Dene Ranch about transitioning from the corporate world into dairy farming, the importance of sustainability on the farm, how to get younger generations interested in agriculture and much more.