05/22/2026
There's a new face at the dairy.
Over the past 30 years, Sam Dixon has been stewarding Shelburne Farms’ healthy Brown Swiss cows, their high quality milk, and the farm’s rich pastures. He’s also helped thousands of students, educators, and visitors better understand dairy farming, from the soils on up.
Now Joe Donegan, a local organic/raw milk dairy farmer, will help carry all that success forward as our new Dairy & Livestock Farm Manager, responsible for our pasture-raised dairy, beef, and sheep operations. But the handoff is unhurried.
“It’s a slow roll,” says Joe. “I’m getting to know the farm staff by working shoulder to shoulder with them and just soaking up what they’re sharing.”
Learn more about Joe and his journey to Shelburne Farms: https://bit.ly/4nIRg0J