Dairy Business Association elects new board members

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jan. 14, 2026

Contact: Laura Hensley
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Dairy Business Association elects new board members

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy group, elected one corporate member and two dairy farmers to its board of directors during the group’s business meeting at DBA’s 2026 Dairy Strong conference in Green Bay. 

The corporate board member: 

• Christopher Schneider, Senior Agriculture Banking Officer at Nicolet Bank, was re-elected to the board and continues to serve as board treasurer. Schneider has worked in the dairy industry throughout his entire career and also serves on the board of Peninsula Pride Farms, a farmer-led watershed group in Door and Kewaunee Counties, Wis. 

The two dairy farmer board members: 

• Cody Carpenter of Redrock View Farms in Darlington, Wis., was elected to the board. Carpenter has been an active DBA member for the last 10 years. He has testified on behalf of dairy farmers at the state capitol and has served on the Ag Road Improvement Program selection committee for the past two years. 

• Kevin Krentz of Sheadview Dairy in Berlin, Wis., was elected to the board. Krentz is a long-time DBA member and an active advocate for the dairy community, having served on his local town board and numerous other boards promoting agriculture. 

Jesse Dvorachek of Wayside Dairy was recognized as an outgoing board member. 

Other DBA board members include: Greg Siegenthaler, Grande Cheese, president; Travis Speirs, Shiloh Dairy, vice president; Steve Schalla, Bomaz Farms, secretary; Spencer Frost, Frost Farms; Amy Penterman, Vine Vest Partners; Duane Ducat, Deer Run Dairy; and Lee Kinnard, Kinnard Farms, president emeritus.  

About DBA: 

The Dairy Business Association is Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy group, championing smart and sensible regulations affecting the dairy community. The nonprofit organization is comprised of farmers, milk processors, vendors and other business partners who work collaboratively to ensure that dairy farms of all sizes have the support they need to keep America’s Dairyland strong. More information: www.dairyforward.com.