Derek Schmitz has never dreamt of being anything other than a farmer. He also really doesn't like doing field work. An adaptively managed, perennial grazing dairy just makes sense.
In this conversation Schmitz shares how fellow dairy farmers helped him get started, and how genetics, observation and building his own farm team through the Minnesota Dairy Initiative have been key to his success -- and has even reduced his labor by about half.
Jonathan Kilpatrick, SFA Farmer Education Director
Derek Schmitz, SFA Minnesota Dairy Initiative Coordinator
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Dirt Rich is produced by the Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota.
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21: Seed Saving & Collectives
20: That's a Wrap!
19: Family Dairies & Apprenticeships
18: Beginning Farmer Finance
17: Wintering Cattle Roundtable
16: Pastured Turkeys
15: The Value of Pasture Plant Diversity
14: Renovation Ideas for Poorly Performing Pasture
13: Planting Minnesota Garlic
12: Bringing Your Food Safety A-Game
11: Herbalism for Everybody!
10: Implementing Silvopasture
9: Silvopasture in Minnesota
8: Energized Fencing Essentials
7: Designing Cover Crops for Late Season Grazing
6: Harvesting Minnesota Garlic
5: To Clip, or Not to Clip?
4: La Vie en Rows
3: Get Growing
2: A Culture of Soil Health
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