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Featured Farm of the Month
Sosnovske Family Farm
In Gleason, WI, Mary Sosnovske of Sosnovske Family Farm doesn’t romanticize the work, she lives it with a steady focus on animal care, family and the values that guide their farm.
Market Corner
Employee Highlights
Crafting Great Cheese, Developing Great People: Meet Matt Zimbric
With more than 30 years of experience in the dairy industry, Matt has built his career around a passion for making exceptional cheese. Today, he’s focused on advancing product quality, pushing innovation, and helping empower the talented people behind the work.
Foremost Farms Director Selected for NextGen Leadership Program
Foremost Farms is proud to announce the cooperative’s Director of Planning & Dairy Analytics, Sammi Fleckner, was recently selected to participate in the NexGen Leadership program. The Program prepares mid- to senior-level dairy professionals to take the next step in their leadership journey and help shape the future of the industry.
Udder Excellence Culture Steward Award: Meet Terry Hollenback
Meet Terry Hollenback, Assistant Plant Manager at Foremost Farms’ Appleton plant and recipient of the Udder Excellence Culture Steward Award. Terry has distinguished himself as an exceptional leader, stepping up to support and guide Foremost Farms’ largest operation through a period of leadership transition.
Insights
Growth Mindset: The Key to Resilience and Continuous Improvement
In the dairy industry, uncertainty is a constant; so fostering a growth mindset and prioritizing learning and leadership development have been essential to continuous improvement at Foremost Farms, a major dairy manufacturing business and member cooperative.
Co-op, Industry and Member News
Foremost Farms to serve grilled cheese at 2026 WI State Fair
Foremost Farms is heading to the Wisconsin State Fair! As the Official Butter Sponsor, we’ll be serving grilled cheese sandwiches made with our award-winning Blue Ribbon Butter at the Real Wisconsin Cheese Grill. Stop by August 6–15 and enjoy a true Wisconsin favorite!
Foremost Farms Celebrates 11 Minnesota Member Farms for Low Somatic Cell Counts
Foremost Farms is proud to announce that 11 of its Minnesota member farms have been recognized for maintaining some of the lowest somatic cell counts (SCC) in their dairy herds. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture included these farms on its 2025 honor list, recognizing herds that achieved an average SCC of 100,000 or less during the previous year.
From CFO to Chairman: Joel Eigenbrood’s Leadership Journey
For Joel Eigenbrood, dairy farming wasn’t a part of his original life plan. Balance sheets and budgets shaped his path into becoming a dairy advocate, using his voice to enact change in an industry he believes in.
Market Corner
Employee Highlights
Crafting Great Cheese, Developing Great People: Meet Matt Zimbric
With more than 30 years of experience in the dairy industry, Matt has built his career around a passion for making exceptional cheese. Today, he’s focused on advancing product quality, pushing innovation, and helping empower the talented people behind the work.
Foremost Farms Director Selected for NextGen Leadership Program
Foremost Farms is proud to announce the cooperative’s Director of Planning & Dairy Analytics, Sammi Fleckner, was recently selected to participate in the NexGen Leadership program. The Program prepares mid- to senior-level dairy professionals to take the next step in their leadership journey and help shape the future of the industry.
Udder Excellence Culture Steward Award: Meet Terry Hollenback
Meet Terry Hollenback, Assistant Plant Manager at Foremost Farms’ Appleton plant and recipient of the Udder Excellence Culture Steward Award. Terry has distinguished himself as an exceptional leader, stepping up to support and guide Foremost Farms’ largest operation through a period of leadership transition.