About this episode
Derrick Josi @tdf_honest_farming Instagram: 63k YouTube: 13.1k Twitter: 19.9k Catch Up Where are they from, what do they farm, how did they get into farming How’s the family - do they farm with family? Kids? - 3 girls and 1 boy (5th generation); married Met his wife on a blind date? In 2011 What are they up to today? What they see that excites them? What do they want to make sure they see before they leave Oregon Dairy Farmer Farms the same land as his great grandfather - Alfred All-Jersey dairy herd, produced nearly 35,000 lbs (3,000 gallons) of milk per day 450 acre farm: double-12 herringbone parlor, a free stall barn, grows 500 acres of corn and grass silage, and includes open pasture for grazing What methods do you use to farm with Derrick’s parents, Don and Desi? Past 15 years - extensive renovations (infrastructure, reduce labor, and relocate the milking parlor out of the flood plain) What benefits have you seen from this? Any other big projects coming? Derrick and Kaycee were knighted with the 2020 Young Jersey Breeder Award What helped you get to this position/spot? Author - An Industry Worth Fighting For Offers readers a glimpse behind the curtain of a working dairy farm Does not shy away from sensitive topics He presents reality in terms that are stark but sensitive…a balance as delicate as the lives for which he is responsible What inspired you to share your story? What are your goals? How do you want to impact the readers? TDH Honest Farming Tillamook Dairy Farmer Keynote Speaker Where have you spoken? Most powerful time? How did you get started? How has social media changed his life? Why do it? How would he start it over differently? Which is their favorite platform? How do you deal with negative comments? If you were an animal, what do you think you would be? Right now, who inspires you? If you could make anything bigger on your body what would it be? Would you rather Have a pause or rewind button in your life Live in a treehouse or in a cave Give up coffee or soda forever Have your own theme park for your kids or your own zoo for your kids Forget your partner’s birthday or your anniversary every year Be the funniest person in a room or the smartest person in a room What’s next for them? What can our listeners do to help? What can we do to help? Knowing what you know now, what advice would you give yourself or others at 18? Want Farm4Profit Merch? Custom order your favorite items today! https://farmfocused.com/farm-4profit/ Don’t forget to like the podcast on all platforms and leave a review where ever you listen! Website: www.Farm4Profit.com Shareable episode link: https://intro-to-farm4profit.simplecast.com Email address: Farm4profitllc@gmail.com Call/Text: 515.207.9640 Subscribe to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSR8c1BrCjNDDI_Acku5Xqw Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farm4profitllc Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Farm4ProfitLLC/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.