Latest Midwestdairy Podcast Episodes

EPISODE 9: A Look at the Big Picture for Dairy

Your Dairy Checkoff - March 28, 2019 18:51 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Listen in as Tom Gallagher, CEO Dairy Management Inc and Lucas Lentsch, CEO of Midwest Dairy, discuss how checkoff is working to take advantage of new opportunities for dairy.     

Episode 8: Midwest Dairy Foods Research Center: Applying Research to Solve Industry Challenges

Your Dairy Checkoff - March 04, 2019 04:54 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Dr. Lloyd Metzger from the Midwest Dairy Foods Research Center (MDFRC) shares how MDFRC research helps solve industry challenges to deliver dairy products that consumers desire and also fuels a strong market that benefits dairy farmers. 

Episode 7: Dairy Research and Sustainability in Action

Your Dairy Checkoff - February 15, 2019 22:17 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Hear how the investment in nutrition research is building knowledge and insights to create new opportunities in dairy. Join Dr. Greg Miller,  from the National Dairy Council, Allen Merrill, dairy farmer and Midwest Dairy Board Chairman and Lucas Lentsch, Midwest Dairy CEO, as they discuss the re...

Episode 6: Revitalizing the Dairy Case

Your Dairy Checkoff - January 17, 2019 23:21 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Retailers are the critical link between dairy farmers and consumers. Hear how Midwest Dairy is working with retailers to drive milk sales. 

Episode 5: Building Relationships with Global Consumers

Your Dairy Checkoff - December 20, 2018 03:35 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Continuing the discussion on export opportunities, Midwest Dairy CEO, Lucas Lentsch, visits with Nebraska dairy farmer and Dairy Management Inc. board member, Lowell Mueller, about his recent trade mission trip to Japan and Hong Kong, his observations about exports and the opportunities for the ...

Episode 4: Driving U.S. dairy demand around the globe

Your Dairy Checkoff - December 05, 2018 22:49 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
With 95 percent of the world’s population living outside the United States, there is tremendous opportunities for U.S. dairy in the global market. Join Midwest Dairy CEO, Lucas Lentsch, and Tom Vilsack, President and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council as they discuss how checkoff is driving de...

Episode 3: Around the Table: Connections and Conversations

Your Dairy Checkoff - October 22, 2018 19:15 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Food is a love language. Sharing and enjoying a meal together helps people connect with each other. Listen in as Midwest CEO Lucas Lentsch, food influencer Lauren Lane and dairy farmer Adriane Heins share their new perspectives following the Bringing Dairy to Life event in Kansas City that that ...

Episode 2: Innovation and the Future of Food

Your Dairy Checkoff - August 29, 2018 21:37 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Join Midwest Dairy CEO Lucas Lentsch and dairy farmers Barb Liebenstein and Alex Peterson in part two of their Dairy Experience Forum discussion as they discuss innovation, the future of food and the opportunities for the dairy industry. 

Episode 1: The Changing Consumer

Your Dairy Checkoff - August 22, 2018 02:07 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
These days, there is so much competition in the dairy aisle, and consumers are often confused by the amount of information available. How can the dairy industry join the conversation? In this first episode, Midwest Dairy CEO Lucas Lentsch and dairy farmers Barb Liebenstein and Alex Peterson disc...