Straight Talk with NDFB
Straight Talk with NDFB
North Dakota Farm Bureau
Best of Straight Talk: The proof is in the cream
26 minutes Posted Nov 26, 2025 at 12:00 pm.
van Bedaf Dairy operates 24-7
How much of the dairy industry is fully automated?
How the van Bedafs came to live in North Dakota
How they decided Carrington, N.D. was the place to start the dairy
Reluctance by communities to welcome large animal ag operations
Why doesn't North Dakota have more dairy farms?
The business side of van Bedaf Dairy
How they work as a family on a multi-generational dairy farm
How to make room for everyone who wants to be involved on the farm
Live to work or work to live and loving what you do
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In this "Best Of" season of Straight Talk, we travel back to Season 3, episode 9, as our hosts, siblings Emmery and Ezra, drive to Carrington to visit with the van Bedaf siblings, Piet and Maartje, and learn more about the family's dairy farm and creamery. Tune in as they talk about: The history of the farm and why Carrington, N.D.The importance of animal agriculture to North DakotaBuilding relationships with the community as the key to successful diversificationManaging businesses, large or ...