Proud to Dairy

PTD represents dairymen and women sharing and exemplifying values of hard work, persistence, ingenuity, honesty and homegrown success.

Members

  • Tim Bowers
  • Lynn Olsen
  • matt miller
  • Lisa Zimmerman
  • Raechel Kilgore
  • christie Molinaro
  • Christiana Graver
  • Galen Riehl
  • Kiguwa Lozio
  • Leticia Reisdorfer
  • Randy Koontz
  • Jim Bob Jones
  • John and Susan Hauck
  • Jeanne Carpenter
  • Kari Stanek
  • Olivier LAPIERRE

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Nebraska: Tuls Dairies

About the farm
Farm name: Tuls Dairies
Contact person:  Patrick Klitz
Contact e-mail: pat@tulsdairies.com
Contact phone: (402) 526-2385
Location: Rising City, NE
Herd size and make up: 12,000 cows on two dairies, calf ranch, 3 heifer yards
Number of acres: 650 corn silage

Requirements of intern
Age/course year… Continue

Created by Emily Caldwell Nov 27, 2009 at 11:14am. Last updated by Emily Caldwell 19 hours ago.

 

Midwest shines!

Along with the state feature written by Emily Caldwell, Kate Deters and Karen Lee also shared their pride in the Midwest dairy industry.

My husband and I are proud dairy farmers in Western Michigan. A shrinking number of people can continue to say that they work in this truly honorable profession.
To read the post, click here and here.

From Moorhead to Minneapolis and Plymouth to St. Paul, Minnesota is Proud to Dairy, dontchaknow.

To read the post, click here.

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to share Proud to Dairy with 45 young dairy enthusiasts at the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW) Youth Leadership Derby held in Milton, Wisconsin.
To read the post, click here.

Blog Posts

Kelsey Holter

What are we fighting for?

This is the real question that all dairy producers, as well as all agriculture specialists, should be asking themselves. What are we, as an industry, as people, as entrepreneurs, essentially fighting for when it comes to animal welfare?

Tricky question huh?

Try this: Take about 5 minutes while you are reading this and ask yourself, "What am I, a dairy enthusiast, fighting for in the world today?"

Is it money? Is it pride? Is it passion? Is it to see the downfall of animal activist groups? Or… Continue

Posted by Kelsey Holter on November 24, 2009 at 9:18am — 1 Comment

Nicole Scahendorf

Dairy Awareness Day at “The Rock”


The Michigan State University (MSU) Dairy Club camped out for “The Rock” and spent a day educating students about the dairy industry. “The Rock,” a favorite spot for many MSU student groups, is a rock on the main strip of campus which is painted and guarded daily by students. The MSU Dairy Club took this billboard space to do more than advertise their club.
“Th… Continue

Posted by Nicole Scahendorf on November 23, 2009 at 7:30pm — 2 Comments

Bill Huisjen

Jerseys In Michigan

I Bill Huisjen am a 21 year old young dairyman that is excited about the future of the dairy industry. This past March I graduated from the MSU dairy tech program after completeing an internship and a 3 semester course. I have lived on a Jersey dairy all my life and I am now working with my sister Kate Deters and my brother in law and we believe that the jersey cow is the way to go. Im hoping this group will lead to greater networking throughout the industry and hopefully our numbers will contin… Continue

Posted by Bill Huisjen on November 20, 2009 at 8:56am — 1 Comment

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matt miller I love dairy farming and want to talk with other ppl like myself. Also im always looking for ways to improve my dairy farm from other ppl.
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matt miller is now a member of Proud to Dairy
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The Michigan State University (MSU) Dairy Club camped out for “The Rock” and spent a day educating students about the dairy industry. “The Rock,” a favorite spot for many MSU student groups, is a rock on the main strip of campus which is painted ...
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Nebraska: Tuls Dairies
About the farm Farm name: Tuls Dairies Contact person:  Patrick Klitz Contact e-mail: pat@tulsdairies.com Contact phone: (402) 526-2385 Location: Rising City, NE Herd size and make up: 12,000 cows on two dairies, calf ranch, 3 heifer yards Number ...
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not my greatest pic ever, Im guessing Austin took this one.
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