Jim Ostrom:The Milk Source Story

The Story of Agriculture
Wisconsin Dairy Farms
160,000
140,000
120,000
100,000
Number of Farms
1st Large Farm in WI
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
1944 1959 1964 1969 1974 1982 1987 1992 1995 2010 2013 2014
The Red Barn Reality
Global Population Explosion
2050 Estimate: 9 billion
Today: 7 billion
1950: 2.5 billion
Who Wants Our Milk
ABC News reports that
in the next 50 years,
farmers will have to
produce as much food
as they have since the
civilization of mankind.
Dairy Growth in 1995
ID
CA
AZ
NM
TX
Dairy Growth in 2015
SD
NE
MN
IA
WI
MI
IN OH
Milk Source Genetics, LLC
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Premier Exhibitor of World Dairy Expo
Blondin Redman Seisme EX-97
Int’l Red & White Cow of the Year, 2013
Tidy View Dairy, LLC
Omro Dairy, LLC
Rosendale Dairy, LLC
Calf Source
Cow Comfort Always
Comes First
Hudson Dairy
Medina Dairy
Free Stall Entrance
Covered Commodity Shed
Feed Ingredients
Sand Stalls
Milking Parlor
The “Other” Valuable Product
Collecting the Nutrients
LWR System
LWR Manure Breakdown
Concentrate Nutrient
Liquid Fertilizer
35%
Phosphorus Captured
Solids
5%
Clean, Potable Water
60%
Spreading the Vital Nutrients
A (acres) ≈ 8,758,257,663
ft² / (43,560 ft²/acre)
A (acres) ≈ 201,061.93
acres
Area = 201,061 acres.
Green Energy
Educational Tours
Alfalfa Harvest
Yearly Economic Impact
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Rosendale Dairy:
Tidy View Dairy:
Omro Dairy:
New Chester Dairy:
Michigan Dairies:
$168 Million
$147 Million
$56.7 Million
$168 Million
$147 Million
TOTAL: $687 Million
Old Dairy Model
Manure
Spreadin
g Runoff
Farm
Runoff
Manure
Pile
Runoff
The Cleanest Farm
I’ve Ever Seen
Engineered &
Approved Storage
Engineered VTA
100% Containment
Clean Storm Water
Social Perception Paradox
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The ‘old’ model is
perceived as clean.
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The ‘new’ model is
perceived as dirty.
The opposite is true.
Sustainability Initiatives
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Superior animal treatment
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Food safety
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Environmental management system
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Ecosystem and wildlife protection
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Water conservation
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Fair treatment & good working conditions
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Occupational health & safety
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Community relations
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Integrated crop & soil management
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Integrated waste management
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