List of Dairy Decision Consultants

Here are individuals who have been approved to serve as Dairy Decisions Consultants for dairy farms enrolled in the DDC program. Those designated with a DDC behind their name serve as financial and business consultants, while those designated with a DDCe behind their name will assist with employee relations. For more information about any of these individuals, call the center at 717-346-0849.

Chris Barton, VMD, (DDCe) has 40 years of experience in dairy veterinary medicine with Lancaster Veterinary Associates and has does informal and formal employee, owner and management consulting for dairy farms throughout the southeast region of Pennsylvania and surrounding area..
Wayne Brubaker (DDC) is a consultant with MSC Business Services, where he has 32 years of experience as a farm accountant and 11 years as a farm consultant. MSC Business Services has performed more than 100 consultations for farms, mostly centered around feasibility studies.
Bruce Dehm (DDC) from Dehm Associates, LLC, is a farm business consultant from Geneseo, NY, who works with producers in northern Pennsylvania. He specializes in business analysis, cash flow planning, profitability analysis, profit team facilitation, and benchmarketing.
David Fleming (DDC) is a retired dairy farmer with 13 years of experience as a consultant and accountant with MSC Business Services. The organization has performed over 100 consultations to dairy farms as an organization centered mostly on feasibility studies.
Roland Freund (DDC) has been a farm management consultant for the past seven years. Prior to his consulting role, Roland served as the Regional Farm Management Agent in Penn State Cooperative Extension's Capital Region. His expertise is in dairy business analysis, strategic planning, and succession planning.
Harlan Fricke (DDC) has spent the last 22 years as the owner of Ag Financial Services in New Oxford, where he provides a non-bias business analysis for dairy farm business owners to maximize profits. He was born on a Midwest dairy farm and has 14 years of experience in ag lending.
Mike Hosterman (DDC) is an agricultural business consultant with AgChoice Farm Credit, based in Chambersburg, Pa. Mike specializes in cash flow and viability analysis, cash flow budgeting and developing cash flow plans, and team and business facilitation.
Brian Reed, DVM, MBA, (DDC) is a veterinarian and partner with Agricultural Veterinary Associates, based in Manheim, Pa. Brian has 23 years as a dairy veterinarian and ten years of experience in dairy business, expansion, and transition planning, as well as team facilitation experience.
Rick Ridgway (DDC) with Ridgway Dairy Consulting in York, Pa., has expertise in financial evaluation, prodution issues and determining the most beneficial response for the least cost, and accounting and tax liability issues. He has worked with dairy farms across Pennsylvania as a consultant.
Kelly Ritchey (DDC) is a senior accounting supervisor and consultant with MSC Business Services, an organization that has performed over 100 consultations to dairy farms, centered mostly on feasibility studies. Kelly has 32 years of experience as an accountant, 11 years as a farm consultant, and grew up on a dairy farm.
Kendal Ruth (DDC) is the manager of Acuity Advisors and CPAs LLP, based in Lancaster, Pa. His area of expertise is in budgeting and cash flow planning, as well as business viability analysis. Kendal grew up on a dairy farm and has 10 years of experience in public accounting.
Greg Squires (DDC) of Dairy Enterprise Services has consulted in business and financial planning for hundreds of dairy operations in over 30 states.  Greg will objectively analyze a dairy’s business position, help quantify realistic goals and develop comprehensive solutions.
David C. Welch, VMD, MBA, (DDC, DDCe) is a veterinary and dairy business consultant from White Oak Consulting in Berlin, Pa. Dr. Welch's experience is in developing and writing feasibility and business plan relative to expansions and startups. Dr. Welch's approach is to tie the biology to the business plan, to ensure that cattle management practices support feasibility of the plan.
Lee Wenger (DDC) is a consultant with MSC Business Services, based in Camp Hill, who has 32 years of experience as a farm accountant and 11 years of experience as a farm consultant. Lee also grew up on a dairy farm.