Dial Dairy began in its current form in 1982 as a venture between Allen and Diane Hartschuh, who own and operate the farm today. The farm has been in the Hartschuh family for four generations. Allen and Diane have three sons: Greg, Brian, and Jason, all who are involved on the farm in some aspect. Greg graduated from The Ohio State University in 2006 and has been employed full-time on the farm since then. He handles equipment maintenance and manages the farm's crops. Brian graduates in June of 2011 with a doctorate of veterinary medicine. He is married to Emily, works off the farm as a veterinarian, and helps out with herd health and occasional milking. Jason, the youngest, is a graduate of Ohio State, with a degree in animal science. He is Greg's right-hand man! Greg's wife, Rose (another Buckeye!), works off of the farm as an agricultural education instructor, but she stays connected to the farm in various ways (especially with the its web presence!)
Top- Allen and Diane.
Middle- The boys. Left to right: Jason, Greg, Brian.
Bottom- Greg and Rose.
The farm is located in rural Ohio, which enables the fertile farmland to produce crops to feed the cows. Dial Dairy produces almost all of its own feed for the cows, which produce natural fertilizer to keep the crops growing. :) It's a cycle, you see. Right now, we are milking around 150 cows, and we also keep replacement heifers to work into the milking rotation. It keeps us busy!
You can look for updates on our blog to keep current on the latest efforts. Hopefully this will be a collaborative process from all of the family members so you can see a variety of viewpoints! Questions and comments welcome.
Until the next post, email us at DialDairy@gmail.com, check out our fan page on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter!
