People in the News

Age: 22

Location: Waupaca, Wisconsin

Your agricultural background, in a nutshell: I was raised as the sixth generation on my family’s dairy and grain farm in Waupaca. My roots run 159 years deep in this industry as my family farm was established in 1855.

James Leick
New Day Dairy
Clarksville, Iowa

“We dragline our manure instead of hauling it on roads in tankers, which keeps down the dust and controls odor. We have a custom operator who comes in, and he lays down hose, just a big hose that goes from the manure pit.

Randy Sowers, owner of South Mountain Creamery in Maryland, was recently featured in a Washington Post article titled “Uncle Sam may have picked the wrong cash cow.”

Three HERd Management contributors share how they are honoring June Dairy Month this year.

Abe Light
Northeast Territory Manager
Calf-Tel
Tully, New York

At their annual meeting on March 10, the National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) honored Richard “Dick” Sechrist, Mt. Vernon, Ohio, with the Outstanding Service Award. From 1975-1987, Sechrist served as the association’s first executive secretary.