Four years ago, dairy farmer Tommy Oesch and his partners at Swiss Lane Farms in Michigan defined their vision: To grow to 7,000 cows in seven years. On this Uplevel Dairy Podcast, find out how they are putting that vision into action, transitioning the business from one generation to the next and growing leaders within their team. And walk away with a renewed motivation from Tom to live life to its fullest NOW.
- What you’ll learn:
o The decision to double down on dairying and expand to multiple sites
o Determining core values and using them to make decisions
o Transitioning the business from third to fourth generation
o Living his golden years now
o Growing leaders from within
Listen to podcast: https://www.upleveldairy.com/listen/watch
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YncM2Mlk5Yw
This episode is sponsored in partnership by global dairy technology company AfiMilk and Michigan Dairy Tech and Western Dairy Tech, an Afimilk dealer. Michigan Dairy Tech and Western Dairy Tech helps dairy producers manage thousands of cows on an individual level with Afimilk technology, while also serving the needs of integrated automation, systems networking, dairy management camera systems and artificial intelligence.
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The Uplevel Dairy Podcast hosted by Peggy Coffeen is the podcast for dairy owners and managers looking to take their business, management and leadership to the next level. Learn from other dairy managers and hear from industry experts on employee management, finance, family business and more. Visit UplevelDairy.com, and find the Uplevel Dairy Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and YouTube.