Milking Cows, Making Cheese, Running and Dairy Royalty

A dairy family's journey into cheese production, the next generation taking the reins of a family farm, one of marathon running's most iconic races and the newly crowned Miss Wisconsin USA are all heard on today's episode. First, hear how a multigenerational dairy family has launched Compass Rose Creamery, converting an old milking parlor barn into a cheese facility. Brian and Jill Nelson and their son, Isaac, have forayed into the world of value-added processings and are planning to have cheese aging rooms to produce specialty artisan cheese in the future, and facilities in Minnesota to work with fresh cheese curds are already up and running. Then, brothers Jake and Nick Stadick share what it means to become the fourth generation to own and operate their family dairy farm. They are incorporating genomic data, smarter breeding strategies and new barn technology to make the farm their own while still holding on to wisdom from their parents. Next, legendary marathon runner Dick Beardsley reflects on one of the greatest races in history. Raised helping on his grandfather's dairy farm in Minnesota, Beardsley began running marathons at the age of 21, and in 1982, ran the race of his life in the Boston Marathon — a famous contest dubbed the 'Duel in the Sun.' He finished the race 1.6 seconds behind Alberto Salazar, after running closely with him for miles as both broke the American and Boston Marathon records. The episode concludes with the newly crowned 2026 Miss Wisconsin USA Olivia Lulich. An agriculture teacher and FFA advisor, Lulich says the lessons she learned in the show ring at county fairs stayed with her as she competed for the opportunity. Agriculture served as her platform as she became the state's representative for Miss USA. Lulich hopes to promote agricultural awareness to a public growing more distant from the farm. 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 will be released on July 13 — about the dairy community and leave a review! This episode is sponsored by Greenwood Silo. Visit their website at GreenwoodSilo.com. We look forward to bringing you this brand new way to consume Dairy Star. This is Dairy Delivery. All Dairy, all the time.