Minnesota Dairy Initiative

09/23/2025

☀️🐄 Minnesota may be sliding into fall, but temps are still climbing into the 80s this week! Keeping cows cool and comfortable is always a top priority for our dairy farmers. We love seeing these smart practices that make it possible!

09/22/2025

🍂🐄 Hello, Fall! 🍁🐄

The first day of fall is here, and just like the seasons change, farm needs change too. As we head into the cooler months, it’s the perfect time to start planning ahead. From financial strategies to herd health and long-term farm goals, MDI is here to help your dairy operation thrive through every season. 🌾🥛

Let’s work together today for a stronger tomorrow. 🍂

👉 Learn more: https://loom.ly/k_VXTZU

09/18/2025

𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀?

How about 2-4 times per year?

At MDI, we believe in the team concept and value the collaboration between all members to make progress toward the future.

Are you ready to initiate collaboration?
👉 https://loom.ly/MvYN-cY

09/16/2025

𝗠𝗗𝗜 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲:
“𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑡𝑎 𝐷𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑦 𝐼𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑎 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠. 𝑊𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑓𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑝𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑤𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑟𝑚. 𝑂𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑀𝐷𝐼 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑠 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑜𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑓𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒. 𝐷𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑜𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦. 𝐼𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛, 𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑡, 𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑡, 𝑏𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑒𝑟, 𝑒𝑡𝑐. 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑜 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑔𝑜𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑟𝑚. 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠. 𝐼𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙. 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑡𝑎 𝐷𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑦 𝐼𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑟𝑚, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒.”

Learn more more about MDI or contact us today: https://loom.ly/VYZucqw

09/11/2025

🌟 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘? 🌟

At MDI, we’re here to help Minnesota dairy farmers grow stronger, smarter, and more sustainable. Whether you’re exploring transitioning to organic, improving herd management, or planning for the next generation, our team-based approach connects you with experts who can guide every step of your journey.

From financial planning to innovative farming practices, we provide the tools and resources you need to build a thriving, future-ready operation.

👉 Learn more about how MDI can help your farm thrive: https://mn-dairy-initiative.org/services-programs/

09/11/2025

📚 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 — 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 “𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹” 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗗𝗜 𝘁𝗼𝗼! 🐄✨

Just like students prepare for a successful school year, dairy farmers can set their farms up for success by joining MDI. For a $200 yearly program fee, you’ll gain access to valuable scholarship funds and expert guidance to help you reach your farm goals.

Don’t wait for the season to get busy — now is the time to invest in your future and take your operation to the next level!

👉 Learn more and enroll today: https://loom.ly/k_VXTZU

09/09/2025

We would like to send a big "Cheers" and "Thank You" to all the drivers of milk tankers out there. We appreciate all that you do!

09/07/2025

👵👴❤️ Celebrate Grandparents Day! ❤️👴👵

Today, we honor the incredible grandparents who bring wisdom, love, and warmth to our lives. Whether they share stories from the past, pass down farming traditions, or simply offer a comforting hug, grandparents play a special role in our families and communities.

𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙮, 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙧𝙢 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨! 🌟

09/04/2025

📚 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 — 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 “𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹” 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗗𝗜 𝘁𝗼𝗼! 🐄✨

Just like students prepare for a successful school year, dairy farmers can set their farms up for success by joining MDI. For a $200 yearly program fee, you’ll gain access to valuable scholarship funds and expert guidance to help you reach your farm goals.

Don’t wait for the season to get busy — now is the time to invest in your future and take your operation to the next level!

👉 Learn more and enroll today: https://mn-dairy-initiative.org/services-programs/

09/03/2025

🎓 Education is key—and it's not just for kids heading back to school! 📚

Minnesota Dairy Initiative offers programs tailored for both new and seasoned dairy farmers. Whether you're looking to sharpen your skills in financial management, improve animal health practices, or stay updated with the latest industry trends, our courses have you covered.

Enroll now and gain invaluable insights to help you excel in the dairy industry! 🐄🌾
https://loom.ly/k_VXTZU

09/02/2025

We love hearing about Minnesota dairy farm families' experiences, especially at the Minnesota State Fair.

Lady, Silo, Espresso, Patches and Extra are the names of the dairy cattle the Kalthoff family brought to the 2025 Stearns County Fair.

“The kids name the show animals and any others that they take a liking to,” Ben Kalthoff said. “They all have their favorites.”

Read more here: https://dairystar.com/stories/camping-at-the-fair,29498?

09/01/2025

Labor Day honors the hard work and dedication of workers everywhere, and that includes our dairy farmers (we know you aren't taking the day off)! 🐮

𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 - for your continuous efforts in keeping our dairy industry strong.