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At the age of 23, Tony P. Lopes is managing employees twice his age. As the operations team leader for his family’s multisite dairies, this California dairyman credits his family, mentors and educators with putting the passion for dairying on his heart.
Providing 4-H dairy youth the chance to purchase a purebred dairy calf and start their own herd is the cornerstone of the Heritage Calf Project, an effort initiated and kept alive by a committee of local dairy farmers, industry representatives and county fair supporters.
At Siemers Holsteins, genetics and management culminate with a 37,500-pound rolling herd average, touting 1,500 pounds of fat and 1,100 pounds of protein.
When two farms form a partnership that closes the circle on operational and marketing needs for each farm on its own, a creative business fusion is formed.