Solar Panels Help Diary Farm, A Family Matter, Strait to Boston and Adopt a Cow Benefits Food Bank

Tune in to today’s episode of Dairy Delivery for the lateststories from the Dairy Star.First, we hear how one farm in Iowa found a way to offset the increased cost of electricity using solar panels. The owners at Distant View Farms installed solar panels at four locations on the farm and vary in size, ranging from 11 kilowatts at the feed lot to 220 kilowatts at the main dairy. Another story we hear is from the Matter family as they have recently been recognized as the 2025 Wright County Farm Family of the Year by the University of Minnesota Extension. Nestled among housing developments in Delano,the Matter family spends their days milking cows, making maple syrup and raising livestock at Matter Family Farm. We also hear a story of a farming couple who won a local radio contest in Minnesota to see George Strait performin Boston, Massachusetts. The morning the winner was to be announced on air, the Zimmermanns had just finished milking their cows and stepped into the barn office to grab a bite to eat when Zimmermann’s phone rang. The final conversation takes us to Wisconsin, where a partnership has grown with Sassy Cow Creamery and the Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin. Now in its 10th year, the efforts to symbolically adopt a dairy cow began in 2015. Thisyear, the creamery wanted to make an even bigger impact.Send story ideas and your comments to [email protected] to the podcast for reminders of episodes - nextepisode is released July 31 - about the dairy community and leave a review!We look forward to bringing you this brand new way toconsume Dairy Star. This is Dairy Delivery. All dairy, all the time.This episode is sponsored by Stout Buckets.Stay connected with Dairy Star:— dairystar.com— Get the Milk Break Newsletter: www.dairystar.com/milk-break-newsletter-signup/— Follow us on X: www.x.com/dairystar_— Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/DairyStar— Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/dairy_star_newspaper/ — Follow us on LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/company/dairy-star/TIME STAMPS5:24-8:07 - Sunny Future at Distant View Farms9:35-12:56 - A Family Matter14:20-18:52 - Strait to Boston19:33-25:35 - Adopt a Cow Benefits Food bank