About this episode

Alan Wenzel interviews the family behind Deerland Dairy about their innovative dairy operations.

Agriculture is such a vital element of our community, and one small dairy in Freeport is doing its part to change the way we all look at dairy operations. Freepod host Alan Wenzel sat down with the family behind Deerland Dairy to talk about the origins of their operation, as well as how they are doing things a little differently by utilizing a "cow to kitchen" approach to their dairy operations.

People in this episode

Host: Alan Wenzel

Topics covered

• agriculture
• dairy operations
• family business
• sustainable practices
• local community

Keywords

• Deerland Dairy
• agriculture
• dairy
• sustainability
• Freeport

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Deerland Dairy

Places: Freeport

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