Peggy Coffeen

Peggy Coffeen has dedicated the past 15 years to sitting across the table with dairy farmers around the country, asking questions, telling their stories and connecting them to resources. She is the founder and host of the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, along with the Uplevel Dairy Young Leaders Podcast.

A dairy girl at heart, Peggy grew up milking cows in a tie-stall barn on her family farm in southern Wisconsin before pursuing a degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in agriculture journalism and a career in writing and communications. She served as the dairy and livestock editor for the Agri-View newspaper before dedicating 9 years as an editor and podcast host for Progressive Dairy, and founded Uplevel Dairy and the Uplevel Dairy Podcast  in 2022.

Peggy and her husband Kevin, along with their four children, live near De Pere, Wisconsin.