The SeconDairy Podcast

Nick Kennedy is a 2004 graduate from THE Ohio State University with a degree in Agricultural Education.  He has been with the Ohio Farm Bureau for 18 years and has served as the organization director for Portage, Stark, Columbiana and Mahoning Counties.  Join us as we learn what the Farm Bureau does for agriculture, farmers, the environment and the public.  www.ofbf.org, nkennedy@ofbf.org, 330.456...

Hey everyone, due to some time constraints we had no guest this week.  We were blessed with the presence of Andrew P. Thompson (my oldest brother) but he refused to wear the ear muffs and talk into the microphone.  The conversation goes from veterinary medicine to current topics in the agricultural world!  Thanks for listening and please share our podcasts with others!

Rodney Gordon is an entrepreneur from Sugarcreek, Ohio.  Rodney owns and operates Gordon Milk Transport Inc. along with WRT Farms Custom Farming and has invested in various other businesses throughout Tuscarawas County.  He has been in the hauling business for milk for 40 years and liquid eggs for 25.  He has been a very important part of the Thompson SeconDairy Farm as one of its custom agricultu...

Logan Sauser is a graduate from THE Ohio State University Agriculture Technical Institute with a technical degree in Agri Business.  He serves as a salesman for Lauren Agri Systems specializing in their patented milk inflation.  Aaron Koachman has a mechanical engineering degree from Kent State University.  He manages the research and development department at Lauren Agri Systems. &...

Mr. Brad Woodland is a nutritionist and regional manager of Agri-King nutrition.  Brad has been apart of the Agri-King company for 35 years.  He is an Ohio State ATI graduate of 1985.  Mr. Woodland feeds all of the milk cows at the Thompson SeconDairy Farm.  Please listen about his role on providing a balanced diet to our cows and his knowledge about the Agri-King products that...

Just wanted to say Happy Easter and give you some insight on my experiences with stress.  We will be back next week with another great interview with an agricultural specialist!

Steve Cronebaugh is a man of many hats in and around the agricultural industry.  He is a 5th generation farmer, a relator, auctioneer, custom farm contractor and part owner of the Carrollton Livestock Auction Barn.  Listen in as we learn about the rules of auctioneering and about his life experiences growing up on his family farm in Stonecreek, Ohio.  Feel free to contact Steve: &nb...

Terry Klick is a white tail deer farmer who serves as the Executive Director of the Whitetail Deer Farmers Association of Ohio.  He has been an influential figure for the captive deer industry for over 30 years.  Feel free to contact Terry at wdfoklick@gmail.com.  Whitetail Deer Farmers of Ohio web site www.twdfo.com.  

Sara Yungen is a field representative for Brewster Dairy of Brewster, Ohio.  She is a 2012 graduate from The Ohio State ATI campus.  She has been working at Brewster Diary since 2011.  Please listen in as we discuss on what her role is to assure that the swiss cheese that we all enjoy is safe and nutritious.   "So God Made a Farmer" by Paul Harvey during a Future Farmer of Amer...

Dr. Matt Friend is a solo, large animal, veterinarian of Friend Veterinary Services, LLC.  He is a 2014 graduate from Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine.  Please listen as we talk about current topics in the veterinary world.  At one time the cows wanted to join in the podcast!  One actually banged on the window to say hello from the commitment pen to t...

Join us in our office beside the robot room (you can actually hear it in the back ground milking cows)! We are clearly not communication gurus!  Bear with us as we work out the issues with the microphones.  Please take a listen as you can hear Dale and myself clearly, (one in each speaker) but we cannot hear Dr. Evanne Thompson, DVM very well.  We will get it figured out for the next one!  Feel fr...

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