Life and Work in the Pacific Northwest's Dairy Industry

How do Dordt University graduates pursuing careers in the dairy industry use their God-given talents and abilities to be faithful stewards in the Pacific Northwest?

Some have returned to manage large-scale family farms, while others have founded small dairy operations. Some have worked in rural Washington state, urban British Columbia, or somewhere in-between. Still others have introduced new technologies like robotic milkers or have maintained generations-old practices like regenerative grazing. They have sold premium butter, milk on tap, and an up-and-coming yogurt-like cheese called skyr.

Cultivating land, caring for animals, finding new approaches: here are stories of Dordt agriculture graduates fulfilling the creational mandate to “be fruitful…and subdue the earth” (Genesis 1:28) while honoring God through lives of service, leadership, and innovation in the dairy industry.