Generational Success, A Dairy Owned By Nuns, Advancing The Breed and a Family Recognized as National Brown Swiss Protein Award

Tune in for today’s episode of Dairy Delivery for the lateststories from the Dairy Star. First, we talk with Ron Brooks, one of four farmers named a 2025 Wisconsin Master Agriculturist. He did not think he was going to be a farmer, but when he was 22, his parents started a succession plan after his uncle was stepping awayfrom the farm due to health reasons. Another story in today’s podcast episode is from the Dairy History section of the Dairy Star. The story takes us to 1919 when the Sisters of St. Francis in Rochester purchased 212 acres for a dairy farm. By 1923, the barn was built and the dairy had commenced supplying milk to one of the Sisters’ ministries, St. Mary’s Hospital, in Rochester. Joe Adamson is the fourth private, individual owner of the barn and has now given it a newlife again hosting community events. The next conversation we hear from Minnesota dairy farmer and recent Minnesota Livestock Breeders’ Association Hall of Fame inductee Spencer Hacket. He has spent his lifetime learning all hecan about Holstein genetics. Today, he uses genomics on his farm as a tool to advance his herd and the breed through the cows and bulls he has developed. The final conversation talks about the Brown Swiss breed. Though Roger and LoriRead have won the Brown Swiss Protein Genetic Herd in the category for herds with over 100 cows three times before, when they received notice that they were being honored again, Roger had to read the letter several times to believe itwas true. The Brown Swiss Protein Genetic Herd award, which the Reads won, is based on an algorithm that considers both Dairy Herd Improvement Associationcomponent results as well as genetics. New episodes will now be released Mondays after the newspaper is published, sharing the conversations now sooner! Send story ideas and your comments to [email protected]. Subscribe to the podcast for reminders of episodes - next episode is released August 25 - 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. This episode is sponsored by Dairy Star 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 5:15 - Generational success 13:32 - A dairy owned by nuns 18:36 - Advancing the breed 23:36 - A family recognized as national Brown Swiss ProteinAward