Dairy Star

Focusing on sustainability, New dairy byproduct facility to create ethanol Company leaders, and local and state officials — Omid McDonald (from left), John Berge, Doug Chapin, Joe Diglio, Mark Honeysett, Brenda Stewart, Nate Engle and Steve Carra — gather during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Dairy Distillery Alliance facility in Constantine, Michigan. The project has estimated completion date of summer 2025. #DairyStar #dairyindustry #sustainability

Old farm, new tech, Fifth-generation dairyman milks cows with robots. Mark Lamborn stands outside his old parlor which is now a calf-raising barn Oct. 22 on his farm near Luana, Iowa. Lamborn installed DeLaval robotic milking units in January 2021 and found a new use for his old milking barn. #DairyStar #dairyfarming #dairytechnology

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PEOPLE MOVING PRODUCT Filling the niche for global cheese Scharfmans make paneer, queso fresco, Ackawi Paul (left) and David Scharfman take a break in their office Nov. 4 at Specialty Cheese Company, Inc.. in Reeseville, Wisconsin. The company is known for making private label, specialty ethnic cheeses for minority consumer demographics. https://lnkd.in/gqxGKCYg?

FFA Inside the Emblem: Clear Lake Members of the Clear Lake FFA Chapter tour Sunshine Genetics Inc Oct. 22 near Whitewater, Wisconsin. The chapter members stopped at the dairy cattle genetics facility en route to the National FFA Organization Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wisconsin Association of FFA #DairyStar #FFAstudents #farmtours

Motivated by the next generation, Schefflers named Goodhue County Farm Family of the Year Maizie and Tony Scheffler smile with a show heifer Aug. 13 at their dairy farm near Zumbrota, Minnesota. The Schefflers were named the Goodhue County Farm Family of the Year. #DairyStar #Familyfarm #dairyfarming

A priority for community involvement, Vold family named Pope County Farm Family of the Year Vehicles park near Dorrich Dairy for the Pope County Breakfast on the Farm Sept. 6, 2021, near Glenwood, Minnesota. Dorrich Dairy is a 500-cow dairy, with cows housed in a 9-row freestall barn and milked by seven Lely Astronaut robots. #DairyStar #dairyfarming #farmfamilyoftheyear #familyfarm

Top Performers: Ron Hemmesch, Hemmesch Dairy Inc. | Melrose, Minnesota | Stearns County | 100 cows Ron Hemmesch kneels in a pasture Oct. 21 on the dairy he operates with his wife, Jenny, near Melrose, Minnesota. The Hemmesches milk 100 cows with a herd average over 28,000. To read the full profile, click below; #DairyStar #dairyfarming #successfulfarming #topperformer

Finding the next dollar, Tips to maximize income over feed cost Sarah Stocks talks about maximizing income over feed cost Oct. 2 at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. Improving production and feed components, reducing feed costs and improving feed efficiency are some tools farmers can use to help maximize IOFC. #DairyStar #dairyfarming #cattleeconomy #agriculture

Making technology work for him, Haas embraces new advances, ways of thinking Jeremy Haas shares about his journey as a robotic dairy farmer Aug. 21 at his farm near Colby, Wisconsin. The Haases started with two DeLaval VMS Classics milking 120 cows in 2016 before growing to their current size of 200 cows milked with four DeLaval VMS V300s. Click to read the full story; #DairyStar #dairyfarming #technology #sustainablefarming