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355 | Leadership Across Generations: Creating a Dairy Business Built to Last
Jun 23, 2026
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354 | Lessons from a Father-Daughter Vet Duo: The Next Generation of Dairy Care
Jun 18, 2026
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353 | The Young Dairy Manager Changing Herd Health One Insight at a Time
Jun 16, 2026
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352 | Redefining What Leadership Looks Like on the Dairy with Annie Vannurden
Jun 11, 2026
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351 | Robots, Faith and Resilience: Transforming Tradition at Silver Spirit Farm
Jun 9, 2026
34m 09s
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| 6/23/26 | ![]() 355 | Leadership Across Generations: Creating a Dairy Business Built to Last | For nearly 150 years, Four Cubs Farms in Grantsburg, Wisconsin, has been built on a simple principle: people matter.In this episode of the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, Peggy Coffeen sits down with Gary and Cris Peterson, their son Ben Peterson, and Dairy Manager Nathan Brandt to explore the leadership, culture, communication, and innovation that transformed a small family dairy into a thriving 1,000-cow operation.From succession planning and employee engagement to genomic testing, feed efficiency, and building trust across generations, this conversation offers valuable lessons for dairy producers looking to create resilient businesses that can thrive well into the future.Whether you're navigating farm transition, building a team, or looking for ways to strengthen your operation's culture, this episode delivers practical insights from a farm that has successfully blended family values with modern dairy management.This episode is sponsored by Compeer Financial. Compeer Financial is a member-owned Farm Credit cooperative serving and supporting agriculture and rural America. Their dairy team brings world-class expertise and tailored solutions to support dairy producers’ financial goals and lending needs.02:00 – Growing from 60 cows to 1,000 cows03:00 – Roles and responsibilities within the farm team05:00 – Cris Peterson's journey from city girl to dairy advocate09:00 – Leadership transition and bringing in outside talent10:00 – Nathan Brandt's path into dairy and Four Cubs Farms13:00 – Building a team with complementary strengths14:00 – Innovation through feed systems and grain storage16:00 – Genetics, genomic testing, and future herd growth20:00 – Nutrition strategies for today's high-performing dairy cows24:00 – The role of culture in farm success27:00 – Trust, communication, and employee retention30:00 – Creating clarity, consistency, and rhythm across the operation32:00 – Succession planning, growth, and preparing for the future | — | ||||||
| 6/18/26 | ![]() 354 | Lessons from a Father-Daughter Vet Duo: The Next Generation of Dairy Care | Today on the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, Peggy Coffeen visits with father-daughter veterinarians Dr. Paul Meagher and Dr. Amanda Onan of United Veterinary Services in Northeast Wisconsin about how dairy practice evolved from reactive emergency work to proactive, team-based consulting. Dr. Paul shares his path from a North Dakota dairy farm to nearly 40 years in mixed and large-animal practice, mentors who emphasized prevention, and lessons learned from top producers: the right mindset and decision-making with a consultant team, high-quality forages, and consistency.Dr. Amanda reflects on riding on after-hours calls as a child, emphasizes aligning larger dairy crews around shared goals, and predicts AI-driven tools such as calving-detection cameras and expanded monitoring. They discuss communication, humility, and “living in the light” through positivity and learning from negatives.This episode is brought to you by Heritage Vet Partners.Heritage Vet Partners is the nation’s leading veterinary partnership, specializing in mixed and large animal practices. Heritage Vet Partners provides a unique partnership model that preserves local practice legacies, serving dairy and other livestock producers and companion animal owners through shared services, data, and strategic growth. Learn more at HeritageVetPartners.com02:10 Paul's Path to Practice03:16 Mentors and Preventive Shift04:59 Amanda's First Farm Call06:45 Supporting Her Vet Dream08:55 Learning From Top Producers10:44 Three Keys to Success16:54 From Firefighting to Consulting19:20 Data and Record Analysis24:15 Future Tech and AI27:32 Family Support and Grandpa Life30:04 Lessons Living in the Light | — | ||||||
| 6/16/26 | ![]() 353 | The Young Dairy Manager Changing Herd Health One Insight at a Time | Shelby Jacquier Washburn, is a fourth-generation dairy farmer and managing partner at Laurel Brook Farm in East Canaan, Connecticut, describes returning from an equine business program during COVID to help manage a 1,500-cow herd and 1,800 acres each of corn and hay/haylage while raising all young stock.In today's conversation, she explains how accepting a 200-tag Nedap trial led to whole-herd collars (Nedap Now) that detect health issues 12–24 hours earlier via rumination, eating time, and milk deviations, informing earlier treatment and culling decisions, identifying lameness, and paying back about half the system cost in a year through reduced hospital time. Data prompted diet changes for fresh cows, improved heats and overall cow brightness, new transition protocols (moving pre-fresh cows two days before due date) that boosted colostrum supply, and heat-stress monitoring that revealed the parlor as a hotspot, leading to added evaporative cooling, fans, and water.This episode is part of the High-Performance Mindset Series powered by Nedap. Nedap is future-proofing dairy farming with smart technologies in activity monitoring, cow locating, milk metering, sort gates, and AI-powered camera systems. Nedap is improving life on the farm by putting the right cow in the right place at the right time, every time.00:47 Meet Shelby Jacquier Washburn01:14 From Horses to Dairy03:41 Collars Across the Herd05:03 The 200 Tag Leap07:11 Fresh Cow Insights09:08 Diet Tweaks Big Wins11:18 Transition Monitoring Shift12:20 Colostrum Turnaround14:32 Heat Stress Hotspots16:48 What's Next in Tech21:16 Future in Connecticut | — | ||||||
| 6/11/26 | ![]() 352 | Redefining What Leadership Looks Like on the Dairy with Annie Vannurden✨ | leadershipdairy operations+3 | Annie Vannurden | Silver Streak DairiesPace Ag Group | multiple dairy operations | leadershipdairy+5 | Zoetis | 37m 09s | |
| 6/9/26 | ![]() 351 | Robots, Faith and Resilience: Transforming Tradition at Silver Spirit Farm✨ | dairy farmingtechnology in agriculture+4 | Sam Fessenden | Cornell | Southeast MinnesotaCornell | dairyrobots+8 | Adisseo | 34m 09s | |
| 6/4/26 | ![]() 350 | Ice Cream, Show Cows and Family Values: The Vandoske Dairy Farms Story✨ | dairy farmingfamily business+4 | Bob VandoskeTara Vandoske | Vandoske Dairy FarmsCounty Line Creamery | Cleveland, Wisconsin | dairy farmice cream store+4 | NutriQuest | 38m 24s | |
| 6/2/26 | ![]() 349 | Earning Trust, One Tough Calving at a Time✨ | veterinary practicedairy farming+3 | Dr. Kady Bennett | United Vet ServicesHeritage Vet Partners | WisconsinIllinois | veterinarydairy+5 | — | 28m 19s | |
| 5/26/26 | ![]() 348 | The Future of Dairy Management: AI, Automation and Data-Driven Action✨ | dairy managementAI+5 | Manny Salcedo | Ida | — | dairy managementAI+5 | Dairy Performance Network | 28m 00s | |
| 5/21/26 | ![]() 347 | Courage, Honor, and Dairy with Veterans Kelsey DeBoer and Matthew Taber✨ | military serviceleadership+4 | Kelsey DeBoerMatthew Taber | Folds of Honor | Shoshone, IdahoUnited States | military serviceleadership+5 | Zoetis | 40m 01s | |
| 5/19/26 | ![]() 346 | From the Battlefield to the Barn: Leadership, Teams and Tough Decisions with Greg Shoemaker, Cargill✨ | leadershipdairy nutrition+4 | Greg Shoemaker | — | North AmericaPennsylvania+2 | leadershipdairy+5 | Cargill Dairy Nutrition | 51m 40s | |
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| 5/14/26 | ![]() 345 | From Farm Kid to Risk Advisor | Brandon Weigel on What Dairy Producers Are Missing✨ | risk managementdairy industry+4 | Brandon Weigel | Ever.Ag | Wisconsin | risk advisordairy producers+6 | — | 21m 29s | |
| 5/12/26 | ![]() 344 | The Profit Gap: What Top Dairy Farms Do Differently✨ | dairy managementprofitability+4 | Pauly Paul | — | — | dairy farmsmanagement+7 | Complete Management Consulting | 23m 23s | |
| 5/7/26 | ![]() 343 | The First 10 Years Back on the Family Farm: Growth, Grit and Gratitude with Zoey Brooks Nelson✨ | family farmdairy management+4 | Zoey Brooks Nelson | Brooks FarmsBlack & White Aged Cheddar+1 | — | family dairybusiness growth+4 | Adisseo | 38m 25s | |
| 5/5/26 | ![]() 342 | Announcing the 2026 National Dairy Shrine Award Recipients with Mike Opperman✨ | National Dairy Shrine Awardsaward recipients+4 | Mike Opperman | National Dairy Shrine | Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin | Dairy Shrineawards+5 | — | 29m 30s | |
| 4/30/26 | ![]() 341 | Katie Burgess: The Dairy Risk Advisor Who Simplifies the Chaos✨ | dairy risk managementinsurance tools+3 | Katie Burgess | USDA | WisconsinSioux Falls | dairy risk managementDairy Revenue Protection+5 | Ever.Ag | 19m 43s | |
| 4/28/26 | ![]() 340 | “Take Care of the Cow”: The Simple Philosophy for Driving Dairy Success✨ | dairy veterinary medicineclient relationships+3 | Dr. Cole Anderson | United Vet ServicesHeritage Vet Partners | Northeast Wisconsin | dairy successveterinary medicine+3 | — | 46m 08s | |
| 4/23/26 | ![]() 339 | From the Barn to the Board Room: Nathan Moroney on Technology, Trials and Dairy Farming in Texas✨ | dairy farmingtechnology+5 | Nathan Moroney | DFA | Del Rio DairyFriona, Texas+1 | dairy technologymilking throughput+5 | Milc Group | 38m 35s | |
| 4/21/26 | ![]() 338 | Dairy Farm Finances in 2026: What Smart Producers Are Planning for Q2✨ | dairy farm financescash flow+3 | Steve Schweoer | — | — | dairy financescash flow cycles+3 | Compeer Financial | 24m 57s | |
| 4/16/26 | ![]() 337 | Leading the Legacy from 100 Miles Away: A Modern Dairy Story✨ | dairy farmingtechnology in agriculture+4 | Jered Cooper | Nedap | Clovis, New MexicoLubbock, Texas+4 | dairysmart tags+7 | — | 43m 43s | |
| 4/14/26 | ![]() 336 | April Proofs, Real Cows: Why ‘Milk What You Make’ Is Redefining Genetic Progress✨ | geneticsdairy farming+4 | Jeff KingTom Mercuro | Kings Ransom FarmMercuro Farms+2 | — | genetic progressdairy genetics+4 | — | 52m 44s | |
| 4/11/26 | ![]() 335 | What It Really Takes to Transition a Family Farm | Full Expert Panel✨ | family farm transitionsmulti-generational farming+4 | Will McKinleyTommy Oesch+3 | Farm Forward Conference | — | farm transitionnext-generation commitment+5 | — | 1h 01m 09s | |
| 4/10/26 | ![]() 334 | Protect the Farm—and the Family: The Legal Reality of Farm Transition with Will McKinley, Menn Law✨ | farm transitionlegal planning+3 | Will McKinley | Menn Law | — | farm transitionlegal planning+3 | — | 19m 18s | |
| 4/9/26 | ![]() 333 | Can Your Farm Afford Transition? What the Numbers Need to Say | Steve Bodart, AgriGrowth Solutions | Transition Talks from the Farm Forward ConferenceAt the Farm Forward Conference, Uplevel Dairy Podcast host Peggy Coffeen interviews Steve Bodart of AgriGrowth Solutions about the financial side of family farm transition. Bodart explains his accrual-based financial consulting approach that connects production decisions to financial outcomes, benchmarks performance, and evaluates what both outgoing and incoming generations need and can afford. He emphasizes financial transparency so everyone hears the same message at the same time, and says succession is a journey requiring room for growth, disciplined debt payments, and honest discussions about cost of production, capital spending, and competitiveness.Steve notes failures often stem from resisting change and poor communication without a facilitator. He advocates involving owners and capable mid-managers and giving younger generations responsibility for financial projects, such as analyzing how a transition barn can improve profitability.AgriGrowth Solutions is a team of financial consultants with strong dairy backgrounds which represent and work for the best interests of dairy producers. The AGS team guides clients through their business’ financial position and assists in planning for their continued and future success.Contact Steve Bodart, AgriGrowth Solutions: SteveBodart@agrigrowthsolutions.comVisit: https://agrigrowthsolutions.com/01:10 Meet Steve Bodart01:50 What Steve Does03:21 Financial Transparency05:56 Planning for Growth07:00 Building a Win Win Plan09:42 Who Belongs in Meetings11:20 Why Transitions Fail14:44 Bringing Next Gen In17:23 Real World Project Example | — | ||||||
| 4/8/26 | ![]() 332 | The Conversations That Make—or Break—Farm Transition | Kristy Pagel | Transition Talks from the Farm Forward ConferenceIn this Farm Forward Recap, Peggy Coffeen hosts a transition talk featuring Kristy Pagel of Leading Edge Consulting, who focuses on facilitating difficult family farm transition conversations, aligning expectations across generations, and helping farms get “unstuck,” often during conflict or crisis. Pagel emphasizes the need to clarify the senior generation’s purpose beyond day-to-day farm duties and to support curiosity about what comes next.She also explains an adapted Employee Analyzer tool from Gino Wickman’s “Traction” to objectively assess whether owners, family members, and employees have the head, heart, and capacity for their roles, adding a “reinvest” column with plans, communication, timelines, and accountability. Pagel describes using the tool as a two-way self-assessment to open honest dialogue about burnout, fit, and workload.Connect with Kristy:Owner, coach, consultant with Leading Edge Consulting LLCkristy@leadingedgeccd.comLinkedIn: Kristy PagelListen to Kristy's Other Episode on Uplevel Dairy here: https://youtu.be/wJU12xNYyl4?si=h7ypvZKEgUgY3GdL00:55 Meet Kristy Pagel02:21 Why Facilitation Matters03:29 Getting Unstuck Together05:49 Purpose After the Farm08:44 Employee Analyzer Tool11:57 Objective Feedback Not Emotion14:14 Story Using the Tool | — | ||||||
| 4/7/26 | ![]() 331 | Building a Legacy That Lasts: Tommy Oesch on Transitioning Swisslane Farms Forward | At the Farm Forward Conference, Uplevel Dairy Podcast host Peggy Coffeen interviews Tommy Oesch of Swisslane Farms in Michigan about his multi-generational family farm transition from junior partner to senior leader and preparing for the next generation. Tommy describes the farm’s origins with his Swiss immigrant great-grandfather, early succession planning begun in 2004–2005, requirements for the next generation to work off-farm, and his and his brother’s years in outside careers before returning in 2011 to build a 500-cow robotic dairy. He explains growth through leasing opportunities instead of building, reaching about 5,600 cows across multiple sites, buying out the senior generation, and shifting their income from salary to equity payments to support leadership transition. He highlights hard conversations, including selling real estate to cover debt during Michigan’s 2015–2019 processing challenges, the need for intra-generation alignment through weekly meetings, and wishing they had brought in professional help earlier.Make sure to tune in all week as we drop recap episodes from the conference right here on the podcast!02:02 Meet Tommy Oesch02:49 Swisslane Origin Story05:06 Off Farm Lessons06:36 Back to Dairy Growth07:40 Leadership Buyout Shift12:13 Hard Times Real Estate15:05 Generational Negotiations18:21 Aligning Weekly Meetings18:54 What We'd Change | — | ||||||
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