Uplevel Dairy Podcast

By Peggy Coffeen

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Episodes: 213

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What does it take to be a successful, profitable and competitive dairy farm business? This is the podcast for dairy owners, managers and advisors who are after their next level of success. Join Uplevel Dairy host Peggy Coffeen each week as she sits down with the industry’s leading dairy producers and thought leaders for real conversations about business, management and leadership.

Episode Date
219 | Tariffs, Trade Tensions, and Dairy Futures: April Monthly Market Update
Apr 17, 2025
218 | Farming with Family: How to Handle “Cousin Eddie”
Apr 15, 2025
217 | How to Maximize Dairy Farm Profitability and Efficiency in 2025 with Curtis Bosma and Pauly Paul
Apr 10, 2025
216 | From the Ground Up: Elevating Dairy Farm Culture
Apr 08, 2025
215 | Navigating Growth and Challenges on the Farm with Tommy Oesch, Swiss Lane Farms
Apr 03, 2025
214 | Technology & Team Building: Doug Hubby, Shamrock Farms
Apr 01, 2025
213 | Honoring Legacy: The Judy McCarty Learning Center
Mar 27, 2025
212 | Meet Holstein USA’s CEO - Lindsey Worden
Mar 25, 2025
211 | Raising Winners with Ysabel Jacobs, Ferme Jacobs
Mar 20, 2025
210 | Navigating March Dairy Market Dynamics
Mar 18, 2025
209 | Dairy Farming from Iowa to New Zealand with Jan Winke
Mar 13, 2025
208 | A ‘Fitting’ Business for Erica Rijneveld
Mar 11, 2025
207 | The Pursuits of a Global Dairy Professional with Fernanda Lopes
Mar 06, 2025
206 | International Women in Dairy: Dairy Farming with Perseverance in Puerto Rico
Mar 04, 2025
205 | Dairy Heifer Raisers Talk Challenges and Triumphs in 2025
Feb 27, 2025
204 | The “T” Words: Trump, Tariffs and Trade Agreements: February Monthly Market Update
Feb 25, 2025
203 | Connecting Community, Culture and the Future: Ideal Dairy Farm
Feb 20, 2025
202 | 7 Lessons from 200 Episodes
Feb 18, 2025
201 | How to Gain Access to Farmland without Paying Top Dollar
Feb 13, 2025
200 | Farm Partnerships: Protect Yourself from These Pitfalls
Feb 11, 2025
199 | Young Leader: Sarah Thomas
Feb 06, 2025
198 | Big Dreams, Bold Prayers and Brave Actions with Marissa Hake
Feb 04, 2025
197 | Driven by a Dream: Dutch Dairy
Jan 30, 2025
196 | Diary of a Dairy CEO: Greg Bethard
Jan 28, 2025
195 | How to Maximize Dairy Farm Profitability in 2025
Jan 23, 2025
194 | : FMMO Updates, Yield Adjustments, and 2025 Dairy Insights: January Monthly Market Update
Jan 21, 2025
193 | Using Trusts in Farm Transition Planning
Jan 16, 2025
192 | Lessons from a Lifelong Dairyman with Tom McCarty, McCarty Family Farms
Jan 14, 2025
191 | Put Your ‘Why’ into Words with Jared Kurtz, Kurtland Farms
Jan 09, 2025
190 | Make 2025 Your Best Year Yet: 3 Simple Steps
Jan 07, 2025
189 | The ‘One Words’ that Transformed Our Lives in 2024
Jan 02, 2025
188 | Overcoming Unexpected Obstacles in 2024
Jan 01, 2025
187 | Catching up with Katie Coyne
Dec 31, 2024
186 | Back on the Showbox with Tim Abbott
Dec 30, 2024
185 | Unlocking Dairy Profit Potential: A Systems Approach
Dec 26, 2024
184 | Young Leaders: Kiley Pagel and Emily McGowty
Dec 24, 2024
183 | Markets, Margins & Macro Economics: December Monthly Market Update
Dec 19, 2024
182 | Leading a 3rd-Generation Family Business
Dec 17, 2024
181 | Dairy Marketing Milestones with Ted Jacoby III
Dec 12, 2024
180 | Transforming Dairy Farming with Cutting-Edge Genetics at McCarty Family Farms
Dec 10, 2024
179 | Navigating Family Farm Transition Planning with Will McKinley, Menn Law
Dec 05, 2024
178 | Scaling the Vision: 10,000 Cows by 2032
Dec 03, 2024
177 | How to Pass on a 7-Generation Dairy Farm: Part 3 - Navigating Family Dynamics
Nov 28, 2024
176 | How to Pass on a 7-Generation Dairy Farm: Part 2 - Business Transition Strategies
Nov 27, 2024
175 | How to Pass on a 7-Generation Dairy Farm: Part 1 - Getting Started
Nov 26, 2024
174 | U.S. Dairy Markets: The Good, Bad and Uncertain + FMMO Update | Highground Dairy November Market Update
Nov 21, 2024
173 | Dairy Managers: Use This Tool to Fine-Tune Your Team
Nov 19, 2024
172 | Becoming a Price Maker with Mike McCarty, McCarty Family Farms
Nov 14, 2024
171 | Ultra-Endurance: Running for a Reason with Jordan Matthews, Rosy-Lane Holsteins
Nov 12, 2024
170 | 5 Steps to Turn Your Dairy Farm into a Professional Brand with Susan Heim
Nov 07, 2024
169 | Two Year Anniversary of Episode 1 of the Uplevel Dairy Podcast with Jared Dueppengiesser
Nov 05, 2024
168 | Determined to Dairy No Matter What: A Dutchman’s Dairy Farming Journey
Oct 29, 2024
167 | California Bird Flu Update, Butter Slips and Cheese Stays Strong: HighGround Dairy October Monthly Market Update
Oct 24, 2024
166 | Exclusive Insights: H5N1 Biosecurity and Management Strategies for Dairy Farms
Oct 22, 2024
165 | Showbox Stories with Tim Abbott, featuring Jim Ostrom, John Vosters and Steve Briggs
Oct 17, 2024
164 | Showbox Stories with Tim Abbott, featuring Tom Morris and Ernie Kueffner
Oct 15, 2024
163 | How Technology will Take McCarty Family Farms into the next 25 Years
Oct 10, 2024
162 | Taking the Next Steps to Your Professional Dairy Career
Oct 08, 2024
161 | Running Fast, Slowing Down and Backing Up Cattle Trailers like a Champ with Elle St. Pierre
Oct 03, 2024
160 | Multi-Site Dairy Data Management Made Simple with Chris Szydel
Oct 01, 2024
159 | Going from Good to Great at Woldt Farms LLC
Sep 26, 2024
158 | Join Uplevel Dairy Live at World Dairy Expo!
Sep 24, 2024
157 | Record dairy markets + how to value corn silage: HighGround Dairy September Monthly Market Update
Sep 19, 2024
156 | Family Farm Transition: Strategies and Stories from the Field
Sep 17, 2024
155 | FMMO Reform: What Could It Mean for Your Future Milk Check?
Sep 12, 2024
154 | Young Leader: Lexie Nunes
Sep 10, 2024
153 | Military Meets Dairy Farm Management: Nick Vander Weerd, CFO, Pleasant Dutch Dairy
Sep 05, 2024
152 | Young Leader: Brianna Meyer
Sep 03, 2024
151 | Mindset Mini-Series: My 5 Hot Takes from “The Confident Mind”
Aug 31, 2024
150 | Mindset Mini-Series: Jerome Meyer: Fighting Cancer, Finding Purpose and the Power of a Positive Mindset
Aug 28, 2024
149 | Mindset Mini-series: Mastering a Marathon Mindset
Aug 27, 2024
148 | Mindset Mini-Series: The Mindset of a High-Performing Manager
Aug 26, 2024
147 | From Grain Forecasts to Dairy Profits: HighGround Dairy August Monthly Market Update
Aug 22, 2024
146 | Leading with Courage and Confidence: Katie Coyne
Aug 20, 2024
145 | Maximizing Efficiency on the Feed Pad: Lessons from Trillium Hill Dairy
Aug 15, 2024
144 | Trillium Hill Dairy: Reclaiming Sand & Capturing Biogas
Aug 13, 2024
143 | Sitting on the Showbox with Tim Abbott
Aug 08, 2024
142 | How to Bullet-Proof Your Balance Sheet with Lynn Paulson
Aug 06, 2024
141 | Sustainability and the Future of Dairy Farming with Dr. Don Niles
Aug 01, 2024
140 | From Veterinarian to Dairyman: Making ‘Dairy Dreams’ Come True with Dr. Don Niles
Jul 30, 2024
139 Part 2 | Becoming the Man God is Calling Him to Be with Jack Pirtle, P-7 Dairy
Jul 26, 2024
139 Part 1 | Overnight Dairyman: Tech, Innovation and Agility with Jack Pirtle, P-7 Dairy
Jul 25, 2024
138 | There’s a Storm Brewing in the Grain Markets: HighGround Dairy July Monthly Market Update
Jul 23, 2024
137 | 90 Days to Find a New Bank with Pauly Paul
Jul 18, 2024
136 | Family Farm Transition: Setting Up for Success
Jul 16, 2024
135 | Leadership, Legacy and Looking Toward the Future with Eric Palla, Palla Dairies BONUS: Sponsor Spotlight with Nick Randle, Zoetis
Jul 11, 2024
134 | Palla Dairies: 3 Highest-Impact Business Decisions in the Past 10 Years
Jul 09, 2024
133 | Olympic-Level Dairy Farming: with Ellie and Jamie St. Pierre
Jul 04, 2024
132 | Laurie Fischer: Lobbyist, Leader and Dairy Cares of Wisconsin
Jul 02, 2024
131 | Lessons from a Family Farm Transition: Painful Mistakes + Picking Your Team - with Tommy Oesch, Swisslane Farms
Jun 27, 2024
130 | Lessons from a Family Farm Transition: Coming Back + Buying Out + Bringing in Multiple Partners - with Tommy Oesch, Swisslane Farms
Jun 25, 2024
129 | Significant Class 3 and Class 4 Shifts + Don’t Miss THIS Risk Management Deadline: HighGround Dairy June Monthly Market Update
Jun 20, 2024
128 | Young Leader Bonney Shehadey: The Next Gen of Sustainability at Bar 20 Dairy
Jun 18, 2024
127 | King Brothers Providing Quality from Herd to Home
Jun 14, 2024
126 | Moving Volumes and Adding Value to Milk
Jun 13, 2024
125 | From Flatline to Finish-line; Marathons, Milk & Mindset
Jun 12, 2024
124 | How Milk is Winning New Consumers with Wellness
Jun 11, 2024
123 | Bar 20 Dairy Capturing the Power of Sustainability
Jun 10, 2024
122 | Jones Dairy Expands Consumer Connection
Jun 09, 2024
121 | STtalks & Uplevel Dairy Introduce a Six Part Series to Celebrate June Dairy Month
Jun 07, 2024
120 | Think Outside the Box: How to Cut Labor Costs and Max Out Milk in Automated Milking Systems
Jun 04, 2024
119 | World Milk Day with Dairy Discovery at Swisslane Farms
Jun 01, 2024
118 | 30 Robots Under One Roof: Right Data, Right Cows, Right Time
May 30, 2024
117 | Jerome Meyer: Fighting Cancer, Finding Purpose and the Power of a Positive Mindset
May 28, 2024
116 | Mastering a Marathon Mindset with Clare Alderink
May 24, 2024
115 | Smile and Say “Cheese”: HighGround Dairy May Monthly Market Update
May 21, 2024
114 | How to Decode RNG Contracts for Dairy Farms
May 16, 2024
113 | H5N1: Red Flags, Risk Mitigation and Being Ready to Take Action
May 14, 2024
112 | Celebrating Dairy Farm Moms: Strength, Sacrifice, and Sweetness with Karen Bohnert
May 10, 2024
111 | Intentional Motherhood, Management and What Matters Most with Sarah Daugherty
May 09, 2024
110 | 3 Human Resource Hacks to Take Control of Turnover Today
May 07, 2024
109 | Young Leader with Ytsje Andringa
May 02, 2024
108 | How This Dairy Manager Slayed the Time-Consuming Data Monster
Apr 30, 2024
107 | How Good Can We Get? with Megan Schrupp, DVM, NexGen Dairy
Apr 25, 2024
106 | Dairy Farming on Three Continents with Young Leader Laurens Rutten
Apr 23, 2024
105 | U.S. Milk Production + Feed Cost Predictions: HighGround Dairy April Monthly Market Update
Apr 18, 2024
104 | 7 Secrets to Employee Retention Success
Apr 16, 2024
103 | Young Leader Takeover at the Midwest Dairy Challenge!
Apr 11, 2024
102 | From Bleeding $500,000 to Better than Breaking Even
Apr 09, 2024
101 | Mental Toughness: The 75-Day Transformation
Apr 04, 2024
100 | 4 Miles, Every 4 Hours for 48 Hours with Tommy Oesch, Swisslane Farms and Clare Alderink, Ryzebol Dairy
Apr 02, 2024
99 | How a Texas Dairy Beats the Heat to Hit 55% Conception Rate
Mar 28, 2024
98 | Soybeans are Getting Crushed, Texas Dairy Cows Under the Weather: HighGround Dairy March Monthly Market Update
Mar 26, 2024
97 | Women Leading the Way at Pagel Family Businesses: Empowering People with Ashley Pagel
Mar 21, 2024
96 | Women Leading the Way at Pagel Family Businesses: Sharing Dairy’s Story with Chase Pagel
Mar 20, 2024
95 | Women Leading the Way at Pagel Family Businesses: From Grief to Growth with Jamie Pagel Witcpalek
Mar 19, 2024
94 | 3 Things the Top 10% of Dairy Producers Do
Mar 14, 2024
93 | How to Pass On a Multi-million Dollar Dairy Farming Business: 3 Critical Questions for Succession Success with Leland Kootstra
Mar 12, 2024
92 | Pursuing Greatness with Hans Nederend - Part 2: Perseverance and Living on Purpose
Mar 07, 2024
92 | Pursuing Greatness with Hans Nederend - Part 1: Secrets to World-class Milk Quality
Mar 05, 2024
91 | WonderCow: A California Dairy Family’s Faith-filled Journey to Create a Superfood Supplement
Feb 29, 2024
90 | Young Leader Madison Busse, United Dairies, Alexandria, Minnesota
Feb 27, 2024
89 | Record-Low Heifer Inventories, Record-High Credit Card Debt and New Crop Projections: HighGround Dairy February Monthly Market Update
Feb 22, 2024
88 | 3 Steps to Set Up Middle Managers for Success + the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association Annual Meeting with Clint Al-Ag
Feb 20, 2024
87 | Uplevel Dairy Young Leaders featuring Emily Shaw Schaapman, Dairy Girl Fitness
Feb 15, 2024
86 | Join Us for the Premier Dairy Event of the High Plains: 2024 High Plains Dairy Conference
Feb 14, 2024
85 | 3 Keys to Maximize Profit and ROI from Your People
Feb 13, 2024
84 | Precision Nutrition and Sustainable Dairy Production: A Conversation with Dr. Mike Van Amburgh
Feb 08, 2024
83 | Understanding Dairy Sustainability: Discussion with Dr. Marissa Hake
Feb 07, 2024
82 | The Revolution of Dairy Cattle Nutrition: Amino Acids with Dr. Chuck Schwab
Feb 06, 2024
81 | How to Turn Your Passion for Dairy Promotions into a Professional Career
Feb 01, 2024
80 | Dairy Farming with a $15 Breakeven
Jan 30, 2024
79 | HighGround Dairy January Monthly Market Update
Jan 25, 2024
78 | Meet Our Monthly Dairy Markets Insider: Curtis Bosma, HighGround Dairy
Jan 23, 2024
77 | Uplevel Dairy Young Leaders featuring Alex Gambonini, HighGround Dairy
Jan 18, 2024
76 | Multi-Site Dairy Management: Purchase, lease or let it pass by? with Curtis Gerrits, Compeer Financial
Jan 16, 2024
75 | Conversando con Líderes Lecheros (Conversations with Dairy Leaders) - Juan Quezada, Milk Source, y Elsie Gonzalez Leach, Motiva Dairy Consulting
Jan 11, 2024
74 | 5 Principles of Leadership with Juan Quezada, Director of Training and Development, Milk Source LLC
Jan 09, 2024
73 | The Power of One Word featuring Katie DiGangi, Zoetis/Darlington Ridge Farms
Jan 08, 2024
72 | The Power of One Word featuring Tera Baker, Nedap
Jan 05, 2024
71 | The Power of One Word featuring Jared Yousey, Sunnyside Farms
Jan 04, 2024
70 | The Power of One Word featuring Jessica Pralle Trimner, Miltrim Farms
Jan 03, 2024
The Power of One Word featuring Eliza Ruzic, Zinpro
Jan 02, 2024
68 | The Power of One Word Featuring Travis Speirs, Shiloh Dairy
Jan 01, 2024
67 | 6 Dairy Leaders Share their Word of the Year from 2023
Dec 31, 2023
66 | Starting a Dairy Farm with $20,000 with Paul Windemuller, Dream Winds Dairy, Coopersville, Michigan
Dec 26, 2023
65 | Uplevel Dairy Young Leader: Michael Neves
Dec 21, 2023
64 | Uplevel Dairy’s Top 5 Business and Leadership Resources
Dec 19, 2023
63 | The One Question the Most Progressive Dairy Managers are Asking with Elsie Gonzalez-Leach
Dec 14, 2023
62 | How to Shave Hours off of Milking Shifts with Elsie Gonzalez-Leach
Dec 12, 2023
61 | Empowering Mid-level Managers, Cell Phone Policies and Team-Building Activities with Bridget Schilling, Schilling Farms
Dec 07, 2023
60 | Uplevel Dairy Young Leaders featuring Taylor Zeltwanger, NutraDrip
Dec 05, 2023
59 | Protecting His Price and Minimizing Risk with Nathan Moroney, Del Rio Dairy
Nov 30, 2023
58 | Dairy Tech in Texas: Managing 8,000 Cows with Activity Monitors featuring Nathan Moroney, Del Rio Dairy
Nov 28, 2023
Gratitude: The Secret Performance Hack
Nov 23, 2023
56 | Introducing the new Uplevel Dairy Young Leaders Podcast, featuring Kiley Pagel, Pagel Family Businesses
Nov 21, 2023
55 | Finding Balance with a Big Vision - Part 2: Health, Relationships and Accountability with Tommy Oesch, Swiss Lane Farms
Nov 16, 2023
54 | Finding Balance with a Big Vision - Part 1: Faith, Family and Dairy Farming with Tommy Oesch, Swiss Lane Farms
Nov 15, 2023
53 | Multi-Site Dairy Management: Getting a New Team On Board with Bridget Schilling, Schilling Farms
Nov 07, 2023
52 | Leading to Win with Jim Ostrom, President/CEO and Founding Partner of Milk Source
Nov 02, 2023
51 | Creating a MOO'V-ment with his own Milk Featuring TJ Tuls, Founder of DARI LLC
Nov 02, 2023
50 | 9 Years Without a No-Call, No-Show Employee with Brett Barlass
Oct 26, 2023
49 | The Eight Questions that Will Move Your Dairy Farm Forward, A Panel Featuring Three NMPF Young Cooperator Members
Oct 24, 2023
48 | The Mindset of a High-Performing Manager with Scott Blevins
Oct 19, 2023
#47 | How to Create a Zero Employee Turnover Culture at Rosendale Dairy with Jared Dueppengiesser
Oct 17, 2023
Saving a 1,500-Cow Dairy Farm from Foreclosure with Pauly Paul, Complete Management Consulting
Oct 10, 2023
#45: Your Milk Check and the Global Markets with Mary Keough Ledman
Oct 03, 2023
#44 - 4 High-Impact Actions to Create a Winning Farm Culture - Travis Speirs
Sep 26, 2023
#42 - The Million-Cow Multiplier: Unselfish Leadership and Exponential Impact - Matt Budine
Sep 12, 2023
#41 - The 7 Secrets to Setting Goals and Achieving Them - Katy Schultz and Elizabeth DeVries
Sep 05, 2023
#40 - Growing and Scaling the Leadership Team - GPS Dairy Consultant Robb Bender and Steve Abel from Abel Dairy
Aug 29, 2023
#39 - How a California Dairy Producer is Milking More Cows with Less Skilled Labor - Brandon Mendosa
Aug 22, 2023
#38 - How to have Hard Conversations with Underperforming Team Members - Kristy Pagel
Aug 15, 2023
#36 - Full-Potential Dairy Farming: Reaching the next level of performance for cows and people with technology - Megan Schrupp
Aug 01, 2023
#35 - The 7,000 Cows in Seven Years Vision - Tom Oesch
Jul 25, 2023
#34 - Entrepreneurship, Visionary Leadership and Dairy Cares of Wisconsin - Jim Ostrom
Jul 18, 2023
#32 - 5 Questions for Finding Your Freedom - Amy Throndsen
Jul 04, 2023
#31 - 5 Habits of High-Performing Dairy Farm Managers
Jun 27, 2023
#30 - How to Optimize Your Time and Your Team - Sonya Koke
Jun 20, 2023
#29 - Making Farming with Family Fun Again - Troy Nelson and Kayla Burr
Jun 13, 2023
#28 - Dairy Farm Employee Housing Takes Turnover to less than 1% - Sandy Larson
Jun 06, 2023
#27 - Managing more cows, more people and more data - Derrick Josi
May 23, 2023
#26 - How to Increase Dairy Farm Income and Reduce Expenses - Pauly Paul
May 16, 2023
#24 - Unexpected Detours and Doing What Makes You Happy - Annaliese Wegner and Liz Griffith
May 02, 2023
#23 - Biogas: From Start to Startup - Brent Lilienthal
Apr 25, 2023
#22 - Coming Back to the Family Business - Reese Burnett
Apr 18, 2023
#21 - Choosing the right RNG partner for your dairy farm
Apr 11, 2023
#20 - 9 Years Without a No-Call, No-Show Employee - Brett Barlass
Apr 04, 2023
#18 - The Team Meeting Format That Drives Employee Performance - Christine Bender
Mar 21, 2023
#16 - Success Factors: Switching from sand bedding to dry manure solids and bringing in a non-family business partner - Jeremy Natzke
Mar 07, 2023
#15 - How to Uplevel Your Dairy’s Human Resources Department - Michelle Shambeau
Feb 28, 2023
#14 - Bringing Bankrupt Dairies Back in the Black - Pauly Paul
Feb 21, 2023
#12 - Straight Talk on Dairy Sustainability - Tara Vander Dussen
Feb 07, 2023
#11 - Olympic-level Business, Management & Mindset - Elle Purrier-St. Pierre and Jamie St. Pierre
Jan 31, 2023
#10 - How Rolinda Dairy Leverages Robotic Technology to be More Productive, Profitable and Efficient - Pat Reisinger, Sam Schwartz and John Gerbitz
Jan 24, 2023
#08 - Give your employees C.R.A.P: the success formula for building employee loyalty - Jeff Kortes, Jared Dueppengiesser and Jessi Schoofs
Jan 03, 2023
#07 - The one word that will change your life in 2023
Dec 27, 2022
It’s time to unwrap your gifts
Dec 20, 2022
#05 - From milker to manager: How to identify and empower high-potential - Daniel “Omar” Guerrero
Dec 06, 2022
#04 - The Mindset of a High-Performing Manager - Scott Blevins
Nov 29, 2022
#02 - The Two Words that Will Get Employees to Care Today - Tom Wall
Nov 10, 2022
#01 - Zero employee turnover, how this herd manager does it at Rosendale Dairy - Jared Dueppengiesser
Nov 03, 2022
Welcome to the Uplevel Dairy Podcast
Oct 13, 2022