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Resilient leadership drives lasting impact

Barbara O’Brien reflects on what it will take to ensure the staying power of the checkoff, the essential work we do as dairy producers and our relevance as an industry in this quickly changing world.
January 16, 2023
Barbara O'Brien

As I reflect on my career working for America’s dairy farmers, it’s important to know that it began with a single, deeply entrenched personal premise:


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Dairy wife designs durable farm workwear

Nicole Toebes created a high-quality workwear to serve farmers by incorporating her own experiences and farmer concerns.
October 31, 2022
Audrey Schmitz

Nicole Toebes met her husband, Ross, milking cows part-time on a dairy farm in Ontario. As time progressed, they were married and Ross took a herdsman position on a 500-cow dairy.


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2.3 million students nationwide adopt farmers' dairy cows

The Adopt A Cow program, created by the Dairy Excellence Foundation, is helping to bring dairy education into the classroom while building trusted relationships with local dairy farmers.
October 22, 2022
Ashley Hagenow

The Adopt A Cow program, created by the Dairy Excellence Foundation, is helping to bring dairy education into the classroom while building trusted relationships with local dairy farmers. 


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Dairy Girl Network: Empowering women and the dairy industry overall

Laura Daniels serves as founder and president of the Dairy Girl Network, an organization dedicated to inspiring women and cultivating connections in the dairy industry.
October 22, 2022
Ashley Hagenow

Laura Daniels serves as founder and president of the Dairy Girl Network, an organization dedicated to inspiring women and cultivating connections in the dairy industry. 


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Expanding your talent pool in a tight labor market

Hiring practices for reaching and attracting female candidates to work for you and build your dairy’s workforce and management team.
October 21, 2022
Julie Abrahamzon

Hiring practices for reaching and attracting female candidates to work for you and build your dairy’s workforce and management team. 


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Opening up the $9 billion dollar sports drink industry to dairy

Michelle McBride combines her passions for fitness and health with a new milk-based sports drink.
September 13, 2022
Ashley Hagenow

Michelle McBride combines her passions for fitness and health with a new milk-based sports drink. 


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Wheyward Spirit: Harnessing the power of whey

Emily Darchuk is bridging the gap between producers and customers in the supply chain through her whey-based spirit product.
September 2, 2022
Ashley Hagenow

“Waste is not waste; it is just a gap in the food system,” according to the Wheyward Spirit website. 



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Heather Jauquet: Making a difference, one calf at a time

June 21, 2021
Matti McBride
For a dairy kid, there’s not much that compares to the emotional high you get from participating in dairy quiz bowl or dairy jeopardy.
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A female-focused future for Lakeshore Technical College Dairy Herd Management program

March 11, 2021
Adriana Toste
Students in the Lakeshore Technical College (LTC) Dairy Herd Management program in Cleveland, Wisconsin, are proving the future is female, even in the dairy industry.
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Feed mixer mom

November 6, 2019
Courtney Moser
Balancing hours spent working on a dairy farm with family time can prove to be quite a challenge for many in our industry. With countless farm tasks that need to be completed each day, it can be difficult to set aside time to focus solely on family.
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