Dairy farm profitability with Brad Guse

Progressive Dairy Podcast · Oct 21, 2025 · 45m

Brad Guse from BMO returns to the Progressive Dairy Podcast to discuss various financial topics ranging from the key aspects of a risk management plan to economics of diversification, profitability strategies, what to expect from interest rates and much more.

Episode overview:

[~1:10] Guse’s background/career

[~1:35] What is going well on dairy farms and where many are struggling

[~2:55] Economics of diversification

[~4:50] Favorite ag lending school terms, including what “earns and turns” means for small and large operations

[~9:15] Expansion considerations

[~12:35] Key aspects of a risk…