Latest Midwestdairy Podcast Episodes
Episode 3 - Does Increasing Pizza Chain Sales Really Help Dairy Farmers?
Your Dairy Checkoff - August 17, 2021 13:50 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsTune in to the latest episode of Your Dairy Checkoff podcast to learn how checkoff partnerships with Dominos and Pizza Ranch are helping grow the category in a post-pandemic world. Dairy farmer hosts Carrie Mess of Wisconsin and Jenni Tilton-Flood of Maine are joined by Jon Moss from Pizza Ran...
Episode 2 - What Really Drives School Milk?
Your Dairy Checkoff - July 13, 2021 15:35 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWhat is the #1 factor driving school milk consumption? Listen to episode 2 of Your Dairy Checkoff Podcast where farmer hosts Alex Peterson and Audrey Donahoe join a school food service director and research expert in a conversation on how school milk is sourced and served to students.
Episode 1 - Reaching Gen Z: The World of Gaming
Your Dairy Checkoff - June 28, 2021 16:48 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsThe first episode, “Reaching Gen Z: Through the World of Gaming,” features a conversation about how the dairy checkoff is looking to online video gaming to reach this consumer segment (ages 10 to 23). With 90 percent of Gen Z active in gaming, this platform provides a great opportunity to share ...
Episode 34: Reaching Millennial Parents and Gen Z through Creative Partnerships
Your Dairy Checkoff - May 25, 2021 19:12 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsRoxane Hill, executive director from The Regnier Family Wonderscope Children’s Museum of Kansas City and Samantha Carter, manager, marketing communications, discuss the 2020 partnership launched between Midwest Dairy and Wonderscope that brought together an outdoor agricultural exhibit for the m...
Episode 33: A Deeper Dive into Dairy Farming and Sustainability
Your Dairy Checkoff - April 19, 2021 17:33 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsIn the latest episode of Midwest Dairy’s Dairy on the Air podcast – A Deeper Dive into Dairy Farming and Sustainability – Midwest dairy farmer and AMPI Chairman of the Board, Steve Schlangen, and Midwest Dairy Vice President, Agricultural Affairs, Bob Lefebvre, share how all dairy farmers – no...
Episode 32: Bringing the farm to the classroom through technology in the Adopt a Cow program
Your Dairy Checkoff - February 23, 2021 15:28 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsIn this episode, Brita Gibart, a teacher from Farmington, Minnesota, and Lorilee Schultz, a dairy farmer from Orangeville, Illinois, join host Andy Vance in a discussion exploring the impact of the Adopt a Cow program on students, teachers and dairy farmers. The discussion touches on how the Ado...
Episode 31: Driving Dairy Demand Through Synergistic Partnerships
Your Dairy Checkoff - January 26, 2021 15:14 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsIn a discussion with Dairy on the Air host Andy Vance, Jon Moss, Chief Brand Officer/Senior Vice President at Pizza Ranch, shares how strategic partnerships between Pizza Ranch and Midwest Dairy have been mutually beneficial for driving demand during the pandemic and beyond. Moss details the ori...
Episode 30: Fueling dairy’s success through e-commerce channels
Your Dairy Checkoff - December 01, 2020 17:16 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsThis week’s episode features an in-depth discussion with Paul Ziemnisky, Executive Vice President of Global Innovation Partnerships at Dairy Management Inc. Ziemnisky shares his insights on the dairy industry’s growing relationship with Amazon and what this means for dairy now that more consumer...
Episode 29: Showcasing Dairy and the Power of Resilience
Your Dairy Checkoff - October 28, 2020 16:46 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsThis episode features an in-depth discussion with Olympic track & field star and gold medalist Morolake Akinosun and details how the persistence and resilience she’s shown in her career mirrors the resilience dairy farmers exude on the farm each and every day. She also talks about the important ...
Episode 28: Dairy’s Commitment to Environmental Stewardship
Your Dairy Checkoff - October 12, 2020 15:40 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsSustainability is crucial when it comes to how people perceive and shop for dairy, as consumers are asking for, and even paying more for, products that align with their values, such as sustainability. Listen in as Krysta Harden, Executive Vice President of Global Environmental Strategy at Dairy ...
Episode 27: Dairy - The Environmental Solution
Your Dairy Checkoff - September 29, 2020 16:37 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsThis conversation includes the perspectives of Midwest Dairy farmer Suzanne Vold as well as Bob Huffman of First District Association and Brian Zook of Bel Brands USA, who share how their unique parts of the dairy community are working toward the industry’s 2050 Environmental Stewardship Goals.
Episode 26: How the 21st Century Eater is Shaping the Future of Food
Your Dairy Checkoff - September 16, 2020 05:04 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsFood futurist Mike Lee, founder of The Future Market and co-founder/co-CEO of Alpha Food Labs, joins host Andy Vance in this episode to have a candid dialog about consumer trends and their impact on dairy.
Episode 25: The New Normal - Post COVID-19 Dairy Category
Your Dairy Checkoff - September 01, 2020 21:19 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsThe COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered consumer habits, and dairy has felt that impact in various ways. Larry Levin, executive vice president of market and shopper intelligence at IRI, joins host Andy Vance on the latest episode of Dairy on the Air to discuss how the pandemic increased d...
Episode 24: Learning from Today’s Consumer: Opportunities for Dairy
Your Dairy Checkoff - August 18, 2020 19:53 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsDairy farmer Jonna Schutte, and Sydney Milton, dairy category manager from Casey’s General Stores, discuss key takeaways from the recent Dairy Experience Forum as well as opportunities for dairy.
Episode 23: Partners in Promotion to Drive Dairy Sales in the U.S. and Around the World
Your Dairy Checkoff - March 12, 2020 06:30 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsIn this episode, Paul Ziemnisky and Rebecca MacKay from DMI's global innovation partnerships team provide insights into how checkoff works with partners to increase dairy demand in the U.S. and beyond.
Episode 22: Greenhouse Gas Guru Sets Record Straight
Your Dairy Checkoff - January 17, 2020 15:22 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsDr. Frank Mitloehner, animal science professor and air quality specialist, shares insights to paint an accurate, positive picture of the dairy industry's contributions to greenhouse gas emissions.
Episode 21: A Checkoff CEO's Perspective on Dairy's Strengths and Opportunities
Your Dairy Checkoff - December 09, 2019 19:29 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsThis episode features a conversation with Midwest Dairy CEO, Molly Pelzer, who assumed the leadership role in late September following 35 years of service to dairy farmers. Pelzer shares her vision for Midwest Dairy and talks about the strengths and opportunities which present themselves to the ...
Episode 20: Leveraging an NFL Partnership
Your Dairy Checkoff - November 15, 2019 14:55 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsPodcast host and farm broadcaster Andy Vance sits down with Chicago Bears staff, Matt Black, corporate partnerships manager and Kevin Anderson, partnership activation specialist, to discuss why the franchise shares Midwest Dairy’s commitment to childhood nutrition and increased activity.
Episode 19: Dairy's Role in Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Management
Your Dairy Checkoff - September 27, 2019 13:18 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsCara Schrager, registered dietitian and clinical programs manager at Joslin Diabetes Center; and Julie Mattson Ostrow, registered dietitian and vice president of Dairy Experience-Wellness at Midwest Dairy discuss current and emerging research which points to dairy’s positive effects on type 2 di...
Episode 18: Millennials Matter to Dairy Industry Success
Your Dairy Checkoff - September 23, 2019 15:59 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsIn this episode, host and Midwest Dairy CEO Lucas Lentsch sits down with Eve Pollet, senior vice president of strategic intelligence at Dairy Management Inc., to discuss why Millennials matter to the dairy industry and how the dairy industry can engage and innovate to better connect with this ...
Episode 17: Building Trust in Dairy
Your Dairy Checkoff - September 16, 2019 18:16 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsThe Undeniably Dairy campaign, now in its second year, is making strides in building consumer trust in dairy. In this episode of Dairy on the Air, host and Midwest Dairy CEO Lucas Lentsch sits down with Beth Engelmann, chief marketing communications officer at Dairy Management, Inc. and Victor Z...
Episode 16: Generation Z Presents Big Opportunities for Dairy Industry
Your Dairy Checkoff - August 26, 2019 15:25 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsIn this episode of Dairy on the Air, youth trends expert Jeff Fromm talks to guest host Andy Vance about the evolving Generation Z consumer base and how it presents big opportunities for the dairy industry.
EPISODE 15: A Sustainability Case Study with Ben and Jerry's
Your Dairy Checkoff - August 07, 2019 09:30 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsIn the first episode with a guest host, Andy Vance, Strategic Account Director at Feedstuffs, fills in for Lucas Lentsch and welcomes Cheryl Pinto from Ben and Jerry's to discuss sustainability and consumer attitudes.
Episode 14: Leaders Collaborate to Guide Checkoff Strategy
Your Dairy Checkoff - July 05, 2019 15:40 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsPodcast host Midwest Dairy CEO Lucas Lentsch is joined by fellow CEOs Chad Vincent, Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin and Doug Ackerman, Dairy Alliance to discuss how they guide the work of checkoff. The leaders share how their collaborative approach is resulting in stronger alignment with national, r...
Episode 13: From Dairy Skeptic to Dairy Advocate
Your Dairy Checkoff - June 20, 2019 05:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsResearch highlighting the health benefits of dairy is helping the wellness community rethink previously held beliefs about dairy fat and cholesterol. Dr. Jim Painter, a registered dietitian and professor emeritus, shares his journey from dairy skeptic to dairy advocate.
EPISODE 12: Delivering Dairy to Families In Need
Your Dairy Checkoff - June 06, 2019 15:39 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsDairy is the one of the most requested foods at food banks and one of the least donated items. Julie Yurko, CEO of the Northern Illinois Food Bank, joins Lucas Lentsch to discuss how Midwest Dairy is partnering with food banks to make sure milk and other dairy products are available to families ...
EPISODE 11: Developing Future Leaders
Your Dairy Checkoff - May 16, 2019 09:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMuch like dairy farmers who are committed to youth programming and providing safe and nutritious products to consumers of all ages, Adam Thielen, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver, joins Midwest CEO, Lucas Lentsch to discusses his constant commitment to nutrition, training and youth development.
EPISODE 11: Developing Future Leaders
Your Dairy Checkoff - May 16, 2019 09:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMuch like dairy farmers who are committed to youth programming and providing safe and nutritious products to consumers of all ages, Adam Thielen, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver, joins Midwest CEO, Lucas Lentsch to discusses his constant commitment to nutrition, training and youth development.
Episode 10: The Power of Partners: Collaborating to Meet the Needs of Consumers
Your Dairy Checkoff - April 18, 2019 20:53 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsPartnerships are paving the way to meeting consumers’ needs and boost dairy sales. Listen in as Marilyn Hershey, Dairy Management Inc. board chair, shares stories that showcase how collaborations with companies such as McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Dominos are building consumers’ trust in ...
Episode 10: The Power of Partners: Collaborating to Meet the Needs of Consumers
Your Dairy Checkoff - April 18, 2019 20:53 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsPartnerships are paving the way to meeting consumers’ needs and boost dairy sales. Listen in as Marilyn Hershey, Dairy Management Inc. board chair, shares stories that showcase how collaborations with companies such as McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Dominos are building consumers’ trust in ...
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