Artist, Priest and Firefighter's Connections to Dairy Farming to Free Chocolate Milk and Creating Tallow-Based Lotions Stories

Farming and creative ventures, for both enjoyment and added income, come together in five conversations in today's episode, all found in the latest issue of the Dairy Star. Starting at Kiel High School in Wisconsin, students can get energized before heading to sports practices or other after-school activities by grabbing a carton of chocolate milk. A local dairy farmer spearheaded the program that kicked off in January 2024 and the high school's agriculture teacher and FFA advisor is now heading up the initiative. Then, we hear from Fr. Steve Verhelst, a priest in Minnesota and the youngest of 10 children who grew up on a farm that now milks 80 cows in a 12-cow stanchion barn. He credits growing up on the dairy farm for teaching him the value of hard work and commitment. Next, the connection of bulls, beer and brushes from Wisconsin dairy farmer Caitlin Leline Hatch, an award-winning watercolor artist who illustrated a Coors Banquet and Wrangler collaboration. Hatch, who farms and owns Uplands Cheese with her husband, created pieces that celebrated the heritage, hard work and authenticity of the brands, characteristics that she grew up portraying in her art through her life on the farm. Then we hear from Tim Boese, who has spent 18 years serving on a local Minnesota fire department. Boese milks 60 cows alongside his cousin, Matt Boese, and the two get assistance from their dads on the family farm near Morristown. Today's last converseation is with Heather Heiman, who, after a lifetime of dealing with eczema issues, she sought a natural remedy and decided to try her hand at making tallow-based lotions. The tallow Heather works with is a byproduct of steers raised for meat that is retailed through Weber's Farm Store. New episodes are released every Monday after the newspaper is published, sharing the many conversations from the dairy community! Send story ideas and your comments to [email protected]. Subscribe to the podcast for reminders of episodes - next episode is released December 22 - about the dairy community and leave a review! We look forward to bringing you this brand new wat to consume the Dairy Star. This is Dairy Delivery. All dairy, all the time. This episode is sponsored by DRMS (www.DRMS.org/HerdHQ/What-is-HerdHQ). Stay connected with Dairy Star: - dairystar.com - Get the Milk Break Newsletter: www.dairystar.com/milk-break-newsletter-signup/ - Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/DairyStar - Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/dairy_star_newspaper - Follow us on X: www.x.com/dairystar_ - Follow us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/dairy-star/ TIME STAMPS - 5:45-10:01 - Kiel HS chocolate milk - 11:06-15:58 - Fr. Steve Verhelst - 17:10-25:17 - Caitlin Leline Hatch - 25:58-31:19 - Firefighter Matt Boese - 32:19-37:02 - Heather Heiman natural remedies