Pennsylvania dairywoman Lolly Lesher from Way-Har Farms joins host Kimmi Devaney on this episode of the Progressive Dairy Podcast to discuss on-farm processing, selling directly to consumers through their farm market and other retail avenues, farm tours and community outreach.

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Season 7, Episode 56

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Here is episode breakdown:

  • [~1:00] About Way-Har Farms and Lesher’s family
  • [~1:50] Differences between their old freestall barn and the new one they built in 2016
  • [~3:30] Farm market
  • [~4:50] On-farm processing
  • [~5:40] How they develop new flavors
  • [~7:00] Marketing
  • [~9:30] Product distribution
  • [~9:55] Ice cream trailer for events
  • [~10:45] Employee recruitment differences between the dairy and the farm market/on-farm processing
  • [~11:40] The part of her farm Lesher is most proud of
  • [~14:05] Advice for other dairy producers interesting in trying on-farm processing
  • [~20:00] Employee training
  • [~20:40] About their farm’s open house in 2020
  • [~25:30] School tours
  • [27:00] Internships
  • [~28:30] Helpful resources
  • [~29:15] Their Airbnb
  • [~30:45] Agritourism advice for other producers
  • [~33:00] Rapid-fire questions


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