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Featured Farm of the Month
Rein’s Dairy
After stepping away from dairy in 2024, a call from Foremost Farms brought them back to what they do best, this time with cutting-edge robotic milking and feeding systems powering their operation near Lanesboro, Minnesota. From tough market decisions to a high-tech comeback, their story is one of resilience, innovation, and family farming at its finest.
Market Corner
Employee Highlights
Udder Excellence Breakthrough Thinker Award Winners: Meet Angela Barreau & Carrie Roach
Foremost Farms’ Angela Barreau and Carrie Roach turned a complex manual process at the cooperative’s Richland Center plant into an automated solution that’s transforming how finished goods samples are created. Their teamwork didn’t just solve a problem, it earned them the 2025 Udder Excellence Breakthrough Thinker Award. Now, months after launch, Angela reflects on what this success really means.
Udder Excellence Risk Taker Award Winner: Meet Aaron Oberman
Meet Aaron Oberman, IT Network Services Manager at Foremost Farms. Over more than two decades working with Foremost Farms, Aaron has grown into a key leader overseeing the setup, security, and upkeep of the cooperative’s network systems, ensuring operations run smoothly and reliably.
2025 Udder Excellence Winners
Congratulations to the Foremost Farms 2025 Udder Excellence Winners!
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 highlights Wisconsin Driftless Region soil health
Foremost Farms joined a webinar hosted by Newtrient, spotlighting early results from the Dairy Soil & Water Regeneration project. New data shows practices like reduced tillage and cover crops are boosting soil health in Wisconsin’s Driftless Region.
The Marshfield Team Shares Their Craft With Confidence
We’re incredibly proud of our Marshfield team—Scott, Mason, and Jessica—for representing Foremost Farms with such confidence and expertise during their recent interview, showcasing the passion and teamwork behind our products.
Brenda Dehart Featured in Women in Leadership Q&A
In a new Cheese Market News Women in Leadership feature, President & CEO Brenda Dehart discusses her approach to leadership, mentorship and creating space for others to grow. Click here to view the full Q …
Market Corner
Employee Highlights
Udder Excellence Breakthrough Thinker Award Winners: Meet Angela Barreau & Carrie Roach
Foremost Farms’ Angela Barreau and Carrie Roach turned a complex manual process at the cooperative’s Richland Center plant into an automated solution that’s transforming how finished goods samples are created. Their teamwork didn’t just solve a problem, it earned them the 2025 Udder Excellence Breakthrough Thinker Award. Now, months after launch, Angela reflects on what this success really means.
Udder Excellence Risk Taker Award Winner: Meet Aaron Oberman
Meet Aaron Oberman, IT Network Services Manager at Foremost Farms. Over more than two decades working with Foremost Farms, Aaron has grown into a key leader overseeing the setup, security, and upkeep of the cooperative’s network systems, ensuring operations run smoothly and reliably.
2025 Udder Excellence Winners
Congratulations to the Foremost Farms 2025 Udder Excellence Winners!