When Sieto Mellema opened the Full Circle Jerseys dairy in 2007, he designed it to be sustainable. That meant growing crops to feed the cows, using the cow manure to fertilize the crops, and even buying back whey from the cheese factory to feed the cows – recycling that comes full circle.

Sieto’s greatest strengths lie in the fields, so he brought Dan Cundiff on as dairy manager. 

“I’m the guy with the green thumb. I can raise the crops,” Sieto says. “Dan has milk running through his veins. He understands cows – the way they function, what makes them tick.”