Cool Dairy  Man

Cool Dairy Man

David Sparks Ph.D.
David Sparks Ph.D.
Just a brief historical review. Remember, I was at a big agricultural convention and one of the subjects that came up, and appeared to be important to everybody there, was the perception that farming and agriculture weren’t cool. Sadly, perception sometimes becomes reality. The fact is, agriculture is totally cool and here is an example.

 

Scott Brothers Dairy was featured on an October 2013 episode of the reality television show Undercover Boss focused on Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, a Los Angeles-based chain with more than 350 locations globally. The episode followed Menchie’s CEO Amit Kleinberger as he made undercover visits to several store locations as well as Scott Brothers Dairy Farm, which supplies frozen yogurt mix to the franchise. Scott was the only Scott Brothers representative who was aware of the Undercover Boss filming until the episode was complete.

 

 

Scott owns and operates the 1,000-cow dairy along with his brother, Bruce and his father, Stan. The milk travels to their nearby manufacturing plant, Scott Bros. Dairy, where it is bottled or turned into frozen yogurt mixes and other popular dairy foods. As a fourth generation dairyman, Scott along with his family partners, believes in the importance of sustainable agriculture. Scott Brothers Dairy Farms recycle the water used by the dairy from the municipality to grow crops that feed the cows. They’ve also installed more than 300 solar panels to produce some of the electricity for the farm and to help offset their carbon footprint. Most recently, they entered a partnership with Ag Waste Solutions that will convert cow manure into diesel fuel to power their farm equipment.

 

Okay let me get this straight. You’re a dairy man, your operation gets featured on a major television show, it’s kind of a spy and espionage thing. If that ain’t cool than what in the world is?

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