Ep 61 - Lucas Sjostrom

Conversation 61:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Lucas Sjostrom “Our farmers are the experts. Every farm is different, we have the biggest and the smallest farms, every kind of operation you can imagine and we all are pulling the same weight. We are actually happy to celebrate our differences. For people who have never been to a farm before or never talked to a farmer before, they might assume all farming is this way and they do it like this but there are different soils, climates, even different breeds of cows that leads farmers to manage things in different ways, which I think is great.  There is no one way of farming that is better or worse. ” - Lucas Sjostrom Today’s conversation is with Lucas Sjostrom, a farmer and passionate professional working for Minnesota dairy farmers Last September I was fortunate to attend a RDN Farm Tour Summit hosted by Midwest Dairy and the National Pork Board in Minneapolis, MN. I was very excited because I had the opportunity to tour both dairy and pork farms to learn more about farming practices in the midwest. Part of the tour took me to Sjostrom Farms, a dairy farm in Lafayette, MN where I met Steve and his son Lucas. Not only is Lucas a Lucas is a son, a brother, a husband, a father, a part-time farmer, the Industry Relations Director for Midwest Dairy, the Executive Director of the Minnesota Milk Producers Association, and last but not least a tour guide at Redhead Creamery, which his wife is the President and CEO. Please sit back and enjoy my interesting conversation with Lucas. Connect with Lucas by email at Midwest Dairy and on Twitter @Lucas_MN_Dairy   www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyright © 2018 OPI & AEHC Song: One Of These Days Artist: The Gemini www.thegeminimusic.com Music used by permission. All rights received. © ASCAP OrtmanMusic