This 28-year-old started with his grandfather’s teachings and one 4-H calf. Today, Tyler Woodman runs two farms, but more importantly, he’s teaching the next generation what we’ve forgotten.
Jim Strout’s voice cut through the mechanical rhythm of the feed mixer somewhere in the middle of morning chores. Tyler Woodman – the kind of guy who’s been working cattle since before he could drive – wedged his phone against his shoulder, silage dust coating everything, that sweet-sour smell of fermented corn mixing with the October morning fog rolling off the Connecticut River.
“Tyler, you sitting down?” Strout asked.
Woodman laughed. Who sits down when you’re feeding 400 head across two farms before most people’s first alarm goes off?
“I had no idea what was coming,” Woodman recalls, still sounding genuinely surprised months later. Here’s a guy who’d been up since 4:30, checked his Alta NEDAP NOW app while the coffee was brewing, reviewed alerts for both Mapleline’s Jerseys and neighboring Devine Farm’s Holsteins, moved fresh cows, and was halfway through morning feed… and he’s about to learn he’s won the 2025 Richard Caverly Memorial Dairy Award.

Look, I’ll be straight with you – this isn’t just another feel-good story about a young farmer getting recognized. This is about something bigger. According to the latest Census data, we lost 39% of dairy farms between 2017 and 2022, went from 40,336 to just 24,470 operations. Meanwhile, 83.5% of family farms won’t make it to the third generation. Tyler Woodman represents exactly what we’re losing. And that should scare the hell out of every one of us still milking cows.
The Sandy Lineage: When a 4-H Project Becomes a Dynasty

Here’s the thing about breeding excellence that nobody wants to admit… it doesn’t happen by accident, and it sure doesn’t happen overnight.
Woodman’s foundation traces back to a cow most people would’ve shipped years ago. Woodman-Farm MadMax Sandy – turning 13 this December, still scoring EX-94 5E, still throwing daughters that make you stop and look twice – came from River-Valley Tri-P Secret. That was Tyler’s first 4-H project back when he was just a kid in New Hampshire trying to figure out why some cows just looked right and others didn’t.
“Sandy has always been special,” Woodman says, and you can hear something in his voice that every real breeder understands. Seven daughters on the ground, three milking daughters all scored excellent, granddaughters selling from Vermont to Wisconsin. You know what this is? This is what happens when you actually understand cow families instead of just chasing whatever bull everyone’s pushing this month.

Victoria Secret – one of Sandy’s daughters from a Burdette x MadMax cross that Woodman made when he was barely old enough to understand progeny proofs – was a two-time All-American nominee, most recently scoring EX-94 3E. Let that sink in. A mating made by a teenager is now producing cows that stop traffic at Expo.
The Genomic Revolution Nobody’s Talking About (But Everyone Should Be)
Let me paint you a picture of where we’re at in October 2025…
The industry’s generated $4.28 billion – that’s billion with a B – in cumulative economic impact from genomic testing since 2010. Annual genetic gains jumped from $37 to $85 per cow. That’s a 129% acceleration, folks. And yet… walk into any sale barn from here to California and half the guys there still think genomics is some fancy nonsense for the mega-dairies.
Woodman doesn’t buy into that old-school BS. “I have always been known to use milk bulls on my type cows and type bulls on milk cows,” he explains, like he’s talking about the weather. That breeding strategy sounds backward until you see the results walking around his barn.
Richard Caverly – God rest his soul – understood this before most of us could even spell genomics. He was pushing Ayrshire breeders to embrace testing when everyone else was clutching their paper pedigrees like they were the Ten Commandments. One time, Woodman had tested an animal for sale, and Caverly reached out immediately. Recognized the cow family from some herd in rural New England that had dispersed years earlier. That’s the power of combining old knowledge with new technology.
The April 2025 base change has already taken effect, and yes, it has made every animal look worse on paper, even though they’re genetically superior to what we had five years ago. If you’re not using this data, you’re essentially breeding blind while your neighbors are using night vision goggles.
WOODMAN’S GENOMIC SELECTION CHECKLIST (What He Actually Does, Not Theory)
- Test every heifer calf at 2 months – earlier is better, always
- Look for +150 Net Merit minimum – anything less goes to beef breeding
- Check health traits first, production second – sick cows don’t pay bills
- Cross-reference with actual dam performance – genomics lie sometimes
- Use outcross bulls on high genomic heifers – heterosis still matters
- Keep detailed records on every mating – memory fails, spreadsheets don’t
The Eastern States Revelation
Sometimes the moments that shape us come when we least expect them. For Woodman, it happened in the cattle barn at Eastern States – you know, that old building where the roof leaks every time it rains, but the acoustics are perfect for hearing a good cow bellow.
Picture this: young Tyler, still trying to build his show string, stops to admire some mature Ayrshire milk cows. The cow that caught his eye was a mature Ayrshire that, years later, he’d realize was connected to the legendary Sweet Pepper Black Francesca, a cow Caverly himself had developed. This older guy starts talking to him about the cows, really getting into the details about balance and dairy strength…
That stranger was Richard Caverly. Caverly worked with household names in the industry: Gold Prize, Nadine, Melanie, Delilah, Ashlyn, Victoria, Veronica, and Frannie. Working with his partner Bev, Caverly had developed the famed Sweet Pepper Black Francesca, the two-time Ayrshire Grand Champion at the World Dairy Expo and Eastern States Exposition.
“Breed your cow the way you want your cow to be, not what everyone else thinks they should be,” Caverly told him that day. Sounds simple, right? But in an industry where we’re all chasing the same bulls, the same families, the same trends that some university professor declared important… Caverly was telling a young breeder to trust his gut. Revolutionary stuff, really.
Managing Two Herds While Building Your Own Empire
Since July, Woodman’s mornings have gotten… interesting doesn’t quite cover it.
Managing both Mapleline Farm’s Jerseys – that beautiful spread in Hadley where the river valley creates perfect growing conditions – and Devine Farm’s Holsteins, while maintaining his own Ayrshire program split between Massachusetts and New Hampshire? That’s not a job. That’s three jobs, and he’s crushing all of them before your first cup of coffee gets cold.
Drive down through the Connecticut River Valley early morning, you’ll see the fog lifting off those fertile fields, and there’s Mapleline’s freestall barn lit up like a beacon. The Jerseys are already lined up for milking, their breath creating little clouds in the October air.
His morning routine would break most people. Hell, it would break most of the “farmers” posting sunrise photos on Instagram. 4:30 AM wake-up, immediately check the Alta NEDAP NOW app on his phone – because who needs coffee when you’ve got heat detection alerts pinging at you? The system tracks eating, rumination, and inactive behavior, essentially telling him which cows need attention before they even realize they need it.
“The Ayrshires adjust very well to the commercial setting with the Jerseys,” he notes. “They milk well and look good doing it.”
But here’s what he’s not saying – what most people don’t understand. Integrating specialty breeds into commercial operations requires a level of management skill that perhaps only 5% of dairymen possess. It’s one thing to run straight Holsteins where everything’s standardized. It’s a whole different ballgame optimizing nutrition, breeding, and management across multiple breeds simultaneously.
Oh, and in his “spare time”? He’s doing relief AI work for Alta, helping other farms improve conception rates. Because apparently managing 400+ head across two locations isn’t enough of a challenge. The man’s either crazy or brilliant. Probably both.
Creating the Stars and Stripes Sale: Because Waiting for Opportunity is for Suckers
Memorial Day weekend 2025… everyone remembers that weather. Rain coming sideways, temperature barely cracking 50 degrees, the kind of New England spring that makes you question your life choices.
What could’ve been a disaster for the Stars and Stripes sale in Greenfield turned into something else entirely. But here’s the thing about people like Woodman – they don’t wait for perfect conditions. Never have, never will.
Working with his wife, Toni (a Jersey girl through and through, who knows her way around a show halter better than most), and partners Zach Tarryk and Caitlin Small, they didn’t just organize another cattle sale. They built something bigger. Workshops the night before – actual hands-on teaching about fitting, show prep, and judging. Not some PowerPoint presentation in a stuffy room, but real learning with real cattle.
They specifically recruited youth to lead animals in the sale ring. Put a young person on the sales staff to make actual decisions. You know why that matters? Because most sales treat kids like decoration. Woodman made them participants.

“We didn’t quite realize how many miles were driven, how many great cows we saw on the road, and the number of new friendships & connections we gained,” Woodman reflects. Translation: they worked their asses off, and it paid off bigger than anyone expected.
The Livi and Maddy Effect: Why Mentorship Actually Matters

You want to know what real impact looks like? Not Facebook likes or Instagram followers… actual impact? Let me tell you about Livi Russo.
In 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, when everything was sideways, her family reached out looking for a project calf. Most people would’ve just run the credit card and shipped the animal. Woodman? He loads up the trailer, drives the calf up to Northern Vermont himself – a six-hour round trip – and starts a relationship that would transform this kid’s life.
Fast forward to World Dairy Expo 2025, where those iconic colored shavings are popular, often featured in pictures. “One fond memory I have is watching Livi show her first Bred and Owned,” Woodman shares. He and Chris sat in those uncomfortable metal bleachers – you know the ones, where your back hurts after ten minutes – supposedly evaluating the class but really “just being so proud to see her succeed to this level.”
That’s not mentorship. That’s investment in the industry’s actual future.
Then there’s Maddy Poitras. Coming from longtime Jersey breeders – good people, who know their cattle – but she caught the Ayrshire bug working with Woodman. “Maddy has never backed down with any challenge we have thrown at her,” he says with obvious pride.
Here’s what kills me about all this: dairy programs are closing left and right. 4-H participation is dropping every year. FFA chapters can barely field a dairy judging team. And we have people like Woodman volunteering their time – their most valuable resource – to teach kids about topline clipping and breeding decisions. Then we wonder why succession rates are in the toilet?
The Milk Price Reality Check
Let’s discuss what nobody wants to talk about at the co-op meetings…
Class III milk futures for October 2025 are hovering around $16.94/cwt – and that’s if you believe the Chicago Mercantile Exchange knows what it’s doing. Meanwhile, genomic progress is accelerating. Annual genetic gains have more than doubled. But milk prices? They’re not keeping pace with anything except maybe our frustration levels.
According to the USDA’s latest numbers, we’re producing 226.4 billion pounds of milk with 26,290 licensed dairy herds. That’s up from 170.3 billion pounds in 2003, when we had 70,375 herds. Do the math – we’re producing 33% more milk with 63% fewer farms.
You know what Woodman’s response is? Work harder. Work smarter. Manage two farms. Do relief breeding. Organize sales. Mentor kids. Build his own herd on the side.
This is the new reality, whether we like it or not. The days of managing one 60-cow herd and sending the kids to college? Those days are dead and buried. You either scale up, specialize, or get incredibly efficient. Woodman’s doing all three, and he’s 28 years old.
What’s keeping the rest of us from adapting? Pride? Stubbornness? Fear? Pick your poison.
Family First, But Make It Profitable

Behind every successful dairy operation – and I mean actually successful, not just surviving – is usually a spouse who gets it. For Tyler, that’s Toni, and together they’re raising their three-year-old son, Kacey, and one-year-old daughter Keegan, in the barn. Not despite it. In it.
“Kacey’s favorite is pushing cows through the freestall & milking,” Woodman shares. That little boy, barely tall enough to reach the panel switches, already knows the difference between a close-up cow and a fresh cow. While other kids are at daycare learning their ABCs, Kacey’s learning that cows have personalities, that fresh milk tastes nothing like the white water they sell at Stop & Shop, and that real work starts before the sun comes up.

They’re doing something else smart too – hiring college students from local universities. “Some who do not have cattle backgrounds but are willing to learn something new.” You watch these kids discover that they actually love this life and choose to stay in the industry… that’s how you build the future workforce. Not by complaining about “kids these days” at the feed store. By actually teaching them.

The Philosophy That Changes Everything
“Breed my cow the way I want my cow to be, not what everyone else thinks they should be.”
Caverly’s words, living through Woodman’s work. In an industry obsessed with trends – remember when everyone was chasing +3000 GTPI bulls like they were lottery tickets? – this philosophy is almost rebellious.
But here’s the kicker… it works. Using milk bulls on type cows and type bulls on milk cows sounds like contrarian nonsense until you realize it’s producing cows that excel everywhere. Commercial dairies want different things than show herds. Export markets have different requirements than domestic processors. The cheese plants want components, the fluid guys want volume. One-size-fits-all breeding? That ship has sailed.
The 2025 component revolution proves this. Butterfat and protein are at record highs because genomics finally lets us select for what processors actually pay for. Yet I’d bet half of you reading this are still selecting for volume when the market’s paying for solids. Why? Because that’s what we’ve always done?
What This Really Means for the Industry
Tyler Woodman receiving the Richard Caverly Memorial Dairy Award… it’s not just nice recognition for a hardworking young farmer. It’s a warning shot across the bow.
Here’s a 28-year-old who embodies everything the industry needs: technical expertise married to traditional values, innovation balanced with common sense, and the work ethic to juggle multiple operations while building his own future. He’s not waiting for the industry to hand him opportunities – he’s creating them from scratch.
Meanwhile, according to the 2022 Census of Agriculture, dairy farms have decreased to 24,470 from 40,336 just five years earlier. That’s a 39% drop. The consolidation train isn’t slowing down – if anything, it’s accelerating.
But Woodman’s story shows there’s another path. You don’t have to be the biggest. You don’t have to have the newest parlor or the fanciest robot. You do have to be smart about genetics, ruthlessly efficient in operations, and actually invested in the next generation. Not just talking about it at Farm Bureau meetings. Actually doing it.
The Morning After
The morning after receiving the award at World Dairy Expo – standing on those colored shavings while the crowd watched – Woodman was exactly where you’d expect. 4:30 AM, checking his NEDAP reports, moving fresh cows, planning breedings. The purple banner was already old news. The work continues.
“Being humble and supportive of your peers in the industry is what matters most,” he says, and coming from someone with nearly 20 All-American nominations means something. “Purple banners and blue ribbons are always great, but to receive them with hard work, perseverance, and dedication behind it means even more.”
That wooden carving of Glenamore Gold Prize EX-97-6E – Caverly’s favorite cow – sits on a shelf somewhere in Woodman’s office. But the real legacy? It’s in the youth he mentors. The genetic progress he’s driving. The example he sets every damn morning at 4:30.
Because here’s the truth nobody wants to say out loud at the co-op meetings or the breed association conventions: if we had more Tyler Woodmans – people willing to work multiple operations, embrace technology without abandoning tradition, mentor youth without expecting anything in return – we wouldn’t be talking about an 83.5% failure rate for generational transfers.
We’d be talking about the revival of American dairy farming.
The question is: will you be part of the problem or part of the solution?
Because while you’re thinking about it, scrolling through your phone, complaining about milk prices at the coffee shop… Tyler Woodman’s already three hours into his day, making decisions that’ll impact the industry for generations. Teaching a kid how to fit a heifer. Running genomics on next year’s calf crop. Building something that’ll outlast us all.
And that phone that rang in the middle of morning chores? It wasn’t just announcing an award winner.
It was announcing what the future of dairy farming looks like – if we’re smart enough to pay attention.
Key Takeaways:
- The 4:30 AM Advantage: Woodman manages Mapleline’s Jerseys AND Devine’s Holsteins before your alarm goes off – his NEDAP app alerts replaced morning coffee because “sick cows don’t wait for convenience”
- Breed YOUR Way, Not THE Way: His contrarian formula (milk bulls on type cows, type bulls on milk cows) created Victoria Secret EX-94 from a teenage mating decision – proving Caverly’s mantra: “Breed for your barn, not the catalog”
- Sandy’s 13-Year Lesson: His first 4-H project still scores EX-94 5E with seven daughters, three milking – while you culled her genetics chasing the latest fad bull that’s already forgotten
- Youth ROI Beats Genomics: Woodman drives 6 hours to deliver one calf because “Livi showing at World Dairy Expo matters more than any breeding decision I’ll ever make”
- The Genomic Checklist That Actually Works: Test at 2 months, cull under +150 NM to beef, use outcross bulls on high genomics – “spreadsheets don’t lie, memories do”
Executive Summary:
Tyler Woodman proves your dairy’s biggest threat isn’t milk prices or feed costs—it’s your refusal to adapt. At 28, this Caverly Award winner runs 400 cows across two farms, starting his day at 4:30 AM with NEDAP alerts, while your kids can’t even spell “succession.” His contrarian breeding strategy (milk bulls on type cows) created 20 All-Americans from a single 4-H project, exposing why genomic trends are killing your herd’s profitability. While 83.5% of farms die by generation three, Woodman drives 6 hours to mentor youth because he knows something you don’t: teaching one kid today saves ten farms tomorrow. His morning routine will shame you, his breeding philosophy will anger you, and his results will force you to admit everything you believe about dairy succession is wrong. This isn’t inspiration porn—it’s the blueprint for the only dairy model that survives 2030.
Learn More:
- Boost Your Dairy Profits: Proven Breeding Strategies Every Farmer Must Know – This guide provides actionable breeding strategies that move beyond theory. It reveals methods for integrating beef and sexed semen to maximize calf value and ensure herd replacements, directly complementing Woodman’s focus on practical, profitable genetic progress.
- 2025 Dairy Market Reality Check: Why Everything You Think You Know About This Year’s Outlook is Wrong– This analysis dissects the urgent economic shifts facing producers. It details how to profit from the component revolution and navigate policy volatility, providing the high-level market context essential for understanding the strategy behind Woodman’s operational intensity.
- The Robot Revolution: Transforming Organic Dairy Farms with Smart Tech in 2025 – While the main article mentions herd monitoring apps, this piece explores the next frontier of automation. It demonstrates how robotic milking and AI-driven feeding systems can increase efficiency and cow welfare, offering a look at the technologies shaping modern dairies.
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Indeed, you’re right in perceiving that the dairy cattle show ring encourages the fine-tuning of life-altering skills. One such significant area of development is discipline. The rigor and commitment that children have to put in to prepare their livestock for shows is remarkable. They need to abide by strict schedules for feeding, grooming, and training, which often involves waking up at the break of dawn and managing a multitude of tasks effectively. This stringent regimen is a testament to the development of discipline, and here’s why:
The magic of teamwork and competition really unfolds when you dive deeper into the world of dairy cattle shows. Beyond the surface, these events provide an enriching and multidimensional atmosphere for learning. It’s not just about parading cattle – it fosters key life skills, specifically teamwork and healthy competition. The environment of the cattle show ring offers rewarding experiences that help build your collaborative and competitive abilities.
As they immerse themselves in the dairy cattle show ring, young participants garner a unique perspective into animal conduct, well-being, and rights. This experience deeply fosters empathy and nurtures an enduring reverence for livestock. By embracing these values, exhibitors understand that triumph isn’t solely centered around personal feats or rivalry. Instead, the well-being of their livestock stands as a fundamental priority.
Showing dairy cattle also builds confidence. Young people must present their animals in the ring, sometimes explaining their work to judges or onlookers. This develops their public speaking skills and self-confidence, as they learn to communicate effectively and assert themselves in public settings.
Finally, dairy cattle shows provide a fantastic opportunity for networking. Young participants meet others with similar interests, leading to friendships and mentorships that can last a lifetime. These relationships often provide educational and professional opportunities well beyond their early showing years.





The National Junior Holstein Association is a dynamic organization for youth under the age of 21, with over 8,000 active members in 48 states. Eight finalists have been named in Holstein Association USA’s annual
Daniel Kitchen of Danville, Pa. is the recipient of the 2017 National Judi Collinsworth Outstanding Exhibitor Award from Holstein Association USA, Inc. This award recognizes youth for their outstanding Holstein project work and involvement with their cattle and dairy activities. Kitchen is the thirteenth Junior Holstein member to receive this honor, and receives a $500 scholarship.
In my experiences growing up on a farm, and in my line of work, I have interacted with a wide variety of people. Since an early age, I have always believed you can identify quickly upon meeting someone whether or not he or she grew up on a farm, have worked on a farm, or possess the ‘farm kid’ mentality. These students and young professionals possess recognizable talents and abilities that allow them to stand out from their peers. Without further ado (and in no particular order) here are the top 10 qualities kids that grew up on a farm bring to the workplace.

Charlie Hamilton admits that he let his schoolwork slide in early October. The University of Wisconsin-Madison senior figured his time would be better spent flipping sandwiches on a grill or cleaning up after cows.
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The proposed 2017-2018 PA State Budget does not include any funding for the All-American Dairy Show or the Keystone International Livestock Exposition. The PA State Budget meetings are in their final negotiations. If the proposed budget passes, that means zero dollars from the state to support two of the largest premier agricultural events in the nation. These unique events do so much for our state’s economy, the local economy, PA agriculture, and most importantly, OUR YOUTH.
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The learning does not stop when we become ‘too old’ for HYB; many of us attend our Club judging evenings and local shows, all with the view to seeing what animals are presented and how we would place them if we had been asked to ‘be in charge of proceedings’. Every time we do this we are increasing our knowledge of the breed, often alongside learning about the wider industry and, indeed, ourselves as we take a walk around the host farm/event. How many of us have gone home from an event and looked up the pedigree of an animal on the Holstein webpage, reviewed their ancestry and clicked on the factsheet to look at her linears? Before you know it you have reviewed half a dozen cows in the herd and spent some time learning without even realising it!
As family farms and ranches grow, both in dollars handled annually, and the number of individuals involved, a business approach to family and non-family employee management should be considered.
Undergraduate students — 230 in total — from 37 colleges across North America traveled to Visalia, Calif., for the 16th annual Dairy Challenge (NAIDC). Seven dairy farms participated in the educational event. Dairy students worked to improve their dairy management and communication skills, networked with other students, and explored industry careers. Dairy Challenge is a unique, real-world experience where dairy students work as a team and apply their college coursework to evaluate and provide practical solutions for an operating dairy farm. In Visalia, two programs ran concurrently — the 16th national Dairy Challenge contest and the fifth annual Dairy Challenge Academy. The events were coordinated by the NAIDC Board of Directors and the western planning committee.
A 10 point action plan aimed at kick-starting a new generation of farmers by dramatically increasing the number of starter opportunities on public land has been published.





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At any given time, a livestock or horse show can be exciting, stressful, emotional and exhausting for competitors and their parents. With all of the buzzing around and competition, the environment is ripe with opportunity to behave in a very unsportsmanlike manner; parents, this is your opportunity to lead by example!
Don’t criticize others. The old adage “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all” can go a long way. We all have opinions; however, it is up to us how to word those opinions so they don’t hurt or disparage anyone else. We may not agree with the judge’s placing that day or perhaps we would have managed the show differently, but we must show respect to those people because after all, they’re all people. The beauty of life is that we don’t all think and operate the same way. Finding the value in another person’s critique of our performance, learning about different ways to manage shows and observing others free from judgement allows us to learn a great deal.