Dairy Stream

This unique episode welcomes five female farmers from across the Midwest to celebrate the International Year of the Women Farmer.  

Dairy Stream host Joanna Guza discusses the following topics:

The best piece of advice

Advice to their younger selves

Balancing roles

Helpful resources that bring success in their roles

Future goals, steps to take

Guests include:

Christina Zuiderveen, Black Soil Dairy, IA 

Heidi Fischer, Fischer Clark Dairy, WI  

Dorothy Elliott, Drumgoon Dairy, SD 

Kate Minten, Spadegenske Dairy, MN 

Kelly Oudenhoven, Larrand Dairy, WI 

Compeer Financial is proud partner of Dairy Stream.  Learn more about Dairy Stream sponsorship.

This podcast is produced by the Voice of Milk, a collaboration of individual dairy organizations working to improve the future of dairy farm families. Become a sponsor, share an idea or feedback by emailing [email protected].

This Dairy Streamlet takes a unique approach and covers how to celebrate mothers’ and fathers’ day on the farm and what traditions they’ve learned from their mothers. We encourage you to listen to the episode on May 6 focused on advice, resources and future goals for these five accomplished women.  

Guests include:

Christina Zuiderveen, Black Soil Dairy, IA 

Heidi Fischer, Fischer Clark Dairy, WI  

Dorothy Elliott, Drumgoon Dairy, SD 

Kate Minten, Spadegenske Dairy, MN 

Kelly Oudenhoven, Larrand Dairy, WI 

Compeer Financial is proud partner of Dairy Stream.  Learn more about Dairy Stream sponsorship.

This podcast is produced by the Voice of Milk, a collaboration of individual dairy organizations working to improve the future of dairy farm families. Become a sponsor, share an idea or feedback by emailing [email protected].

The Wisconsin legislative sessions has wrapped up and we want to walk you through the wins, surprises and importance of member engagement.

Dairy Stream host, Joanna Guza, and guests, Chad Zuleger and Cody Carpenter, discuss the following topics: 

Biggest wins for Wisconsin dairy

Surprises in the policy space

Wisconsin Initiative for Agricultural Exports

Farm field calculator

Label grown meat

Clean water and PFAS

Importance of engagement

Basic to advance ways to get involved

What’s next in the policy space

About the guests

Chad Zuleger is the Executive Director of the Dairy Business Association. He has been working in the policy space for 25 years.  

Cody Carpenter, owns and operates Redrock View Farms with his family in Darlington, Wisconsin, where they milk 650 cows and farm 1,500 acres. Cody is currently serving as a DBA board member and also a member of the Lafayette Ag Stewardship Alliance.  

Resources:

Dairy Business Association priorities

ARIP Program

Producer- Led Watershed Protection Grants

Crop Insurance Premium Rebates for Planting Cover Crops

Rock Elm local ordinance: DBA members help prevent local ordinance

Wisconsin dairy and farm statistics from Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin

Dairy Day at the Capitol information

DBA Dairy Golf Classic July 28 information

Learn more about Dairy Business Association.

Compeer Financial is proud partner of Dairy Stream.  Learn more about Dairy Stream sponsorship.

This podcast is produced by the Voice of Milk, a collaboration of individual dairy organizations working to improve the future of dairy farm families. Become a sponsor, share an idea or feedback by emailing [email protected].

The Dairy Streamlet is a condensed version of a long Dairy Stream episode and covers the high-level points of the conversation. If this topic interest you, then listen to the full episode on April 29.

Dairy Stream host, Joanna Guza, and guests, Chad Zuleger, executive director of the Dairy Business Association, and Cody Carpenter, dairy farmer and owner of Redrock View Farms in Darlington, Wisconsin and also a DBA board member, discuss the Wisconsin legislative wins, surprises, basic to advanced ways to engage policymakers and what’s next in the policy space.

Learn more about Dairy Business Association.

Compeer Financial is proud partner of Dairy Stream.  Learn more about Dairy Stream sponsorship.

This podcast is produced by the Voice of Milk, a collaboration of individual dairy organizations working to improve the future of dairy farm families. Become a sponsor, share an idea or feedback by emailing [email protected].

Dairy Stream Rewind with Chris Clark on August 13, 2025.

We are taking a big picture look at the challenges mother nature has brought us and how farmers are overcoming these challenges. We will cover adaptive strategies farmers are implementing, crop selection, new technologies, pest control and more. Dairy Stream host, Joanna Guza, and guest Chris Clark of UW-Extension discuss the following topics: 

Shifting weather patterns and the impact on planting and harvesting windows

Adaptive strategies

Crop selection and varieties

Emerging best practices in nitrogen and phosphorus

Compaction in the Midwest

Data tools for in-season decision making

New or increasing pest and disease threats

Agronomic trends or challenges in the next 3-5 years

Resources for farmer education

About the guest

Chris Clark is an agronomic outreach specialist with Northeast Wisconsin for the nutrient and pest management team for the University of Wisconsin Division of Extension. Chris partners, cooperates and brings together farmers, researchers and industry providing agronomy outreach she focuses on crop and soil nutrient use. Chris began her role at Extension in 2023. Prior to joining Extension, Chris worked in private sector agronomy lab testing for 12 years, and as a agriculture teacher and FFA Advisor for 9 years. She has a BA in Agricultural Education from UW-River Falls and is a Wisconsin Certified Crop Advisor and has been a member of the WI CCA board for 6 years. 

Resources

Wisconet

Ag Weather Outlook

Agriculture Data | Wisconsin State Climatology Office

UW Extension Agriculture- Agriculture – Extension

Farmer-led services through Farmers for Sustainable Food

Find a farmer-led group near you

Compeer Financial is proud partner of Dairy Stream.  Learn more about Dairy Stream sponsorship.

This podcast is produced by the Voice of Milk, a collaboration of individual dairy organizations working to improve the future of dairy farm families. Become a sponsor, share an idea or feedback by emailing [email protected].