Sunrise over a Coastal Dairy Farm

Written By Derrick Josi

Our farm, Wilsonview Dairy, is about 8 miles from the Pacific Ocean and while my days are never the same one thing remains constant: sunrises with my girls is one of the best perks of being a dairy farmer.

I captured just shy of 8 minutes of an early morning in one of our pastures last August and as snow falls across the country it seems like a good time to think about warm summer days for a few minutes.

You ask for unfiltered access to the farm, and this is it.

If you’re the praying kind, keep farmers and ranchers in the midwest in prayer as winter weather runs its course. They’ll spend their next days busting up ice to ensure their cattle have access to water, DIYing ear warmers for new calves, haying cattle, and losing a lot of sleep taking care of their herds.

Derrick Josi

Derrick Josi is a 4th generation dairy farmer from Tillamook, Oregon, where he milks Jersey dairy cows and farms corn and grass silage.

Wilsonview Dairy, a family farm established in 1918 by Derrick’s great grandfather, Alfred, after arriving from Switzerland as an indentured servant in 1912, is located near the Pacific Ocean where dairy cows enjoy a relatively mild climate on their centennial farm.

The Josi family is proud to play a part in making delicious cheese by providing quality milk to the Tillamook County Creamery Association.

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