Articles by Peggy Coffeen

In the feed department of management, Pauly worked with the nutritionist to reduce feed costs and increase the amount of forage being fed. This helped lower costs and provide a bit more cushion on expenses. (Generic) Photo: Canva
09-11-2023 | News

3 changes to increase cash and cut costs for dairy farmers

Growing from 1,800 cows to 4,200 cows requires more than scaling the dairy operation.t requires scaling your mindset as a leader and stepping out of the day-to-day and into the role of CEO of the dairy. (Generic) photo: Canva
12-10-2023 | News

The secret to becoming your dairy’s CEO

How to survive a milk market downturn
09-08-2023 | News

How to survive a milk market downturn

Shift changes also allowed for the herd to go to 4x milking, thus, generating more income without adding any additional labour costs. Photo: Canva
20-06-2023 | News

What is your next ‘win’ on the dairy farm?

What are the top 5 numbers that your banker truly cares about? The numbers that every dairy farmer should have at their fingertips to keep a pulse on the financial health of their business? Photo: Canva
25-05-2023 | Article

5 numbers dairy farmers should have at their fingertips

“Success looks to me a team that works really well with each other, that respects each other, that is all working toward a goal and all working towards the farm’s success,” says Dairyman Jeremy Natzke from Wayside Dairy in Greenleaf. (Generic) Photo: Canva
14-04-2023 | News

Bringing in a non-family partner into the dairy business

"We did it one group at a time, where we would take out the sand and then start filling the beds with the solids,” says dairyman Jeremy Natzke. (Generic) Photo: Jan Willem van Vliet
06-04-2023 | Article

US dairy: Switching from sand bedding to dried manure solids

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Peggy Coffeen Founder of Uplevel Dairy and the Uplevel Dairy Podcast

Peggy Coffeen founded Uplevel Dairy and the Uplevel Dairy Podcast to bring dairy owners and managers next-level conversations on business, management and leadership. Find the Uplevel Dairy Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and YouTube.