Cow-Side Conversations
Cow-Side Conversations
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Episode 9: Ron Wenger opens up about herd longevity, different enterprises, and how they treat the farm as a business and not a lifestyle
“If we can run this farm as a business, we can get the lifestyle we’re looking for. If we look at it as a lifestyle, the business could collapse financially.” In this episode of Cow-Side Conversations, Ron Wenger of Hollowacres Farm LL...
Episode 8: Anthony Rice shares how cheese-making has helped their seasonal, pasture-based dairy remain sustainable
In this episode of Cow-Side Conversations, Anthony Rice of Clover Creek Cheese Cellar in Blair County, Pennsylvania describes his family’s transition from a conventional dairy farm to a seasonal, pasture-based operation more than 30 years ago. ...
Episode 7: Brent Copenhaver describes his journey as a first-generation dairy producer and how he prioritized lifestyle, relationships, and cash flow along the way
In this episode of Cow-Side Conversations, Brent Copenhaver from Talview Dairy, a 500-cow dairy milking at two different locations in Lebanon County, PA, spoke about his journey into the dairy business, getting his start by purchasing cows and ...
Episode 6: Jim Harbach dives into strategies for no till, cover cropping, soil health, and fertilizer savings ahead of spring planting
In this episode of Cow-Side Conversations, Jim Harbach from Schrack Farms in Clinton County, Pennsylvania dives into all things cropping as we prepare for spring planting season. With a goal of keeping something growing in the soil every day of...
Episode 5: Kate Musselman describes expansion for their 3,000+ cow herd, balancing family and business, and optimism about the PA dairy industry
In this episode of Cow-Side Conversations, Kate (Kulp) Musselman of Kulp Family Dairy LLC in Blair County, Pennsyvlania gives an inside look at their 3,000-cow dairy operation. With three different sites and 6,500 acres between owned and rented...
Fan Mail
Brent copenhavor episode was great. Amazing how he can cash flow enough to pay ahead on feed
Erie, Pennsylvania
