Dairy Leadership, FFA History From a World Dairy Expo Time Capsule and Forage Opportunities

12th-generation dairy farmers at Oakfield Corners Dairy are honored as World Dairy Expo’s Producers of the Year, a 30-year-old FFA proficiency award application resurfaces from an Expo time capsule and the World Forage Analysis Superbowl brings opportunities for a family farm in today’s episode. The episode starts with Jonathan Lamb of Oakfield Corners Dairy, who talks about the dairy’s growth in genomic indexing, leadership and the priority of continuous improvement. He also shares advice for fellow dairy farmers. Then, Amy Ryan revisits her dairy entrepreneurship Wisconsin FFA proficiency award application, which was placed in an Expo time capsule 30 years ago and revealed from a milk can this week. We go through the application and reflect on the goals she had as a young dairy exhibitor and where life has taken her. The final conversation is with Seth Huizenga about why he continues to enter the World Forage Analysis Superbowl. He involves his kids in crop scouting and shares his experience presenting a seminar at this year’s Expo. Listen back to the other two World Dairy Expo Special Edition BONUS episodes for more of the big topics at this year’s show, from youth winners to educational opportunities. Subscribe to the podcast for reminders of episodes – next regularly scheduled podcast will be released on October 12 – about the dairy community and leave a review! We look forward to bringing you this brand new way to consume Dairy Star. This is Dairy Delivery. All Dairy, all the time. Today's episode is sponsored by Wisconsin Farm Bureau. Visit their website at www.wfbf.com.