By JACKIE TAYLOR | June 3, 2026

After establishing Skyview Farm & Creamery many years ago, Bill and Sheri Noffke have found new adventures with their family in Atchison, Kan.; with that, new owners of the 80-acre dairy, Derrick and Jessica Crozier have taken over the milking operation and are continuing the legacy.

The Croziers are stepping into the business from different backgrounds but are hitting the new venture head-on.

Skyview Farm specializes in raw milk, cheese, yogurt and more; the Croziers intend on keeping the raw milk business and developing their own cheese recipes in the next few months.

The Croziers live in Louisburg and found the business for sale; Jessica said, “Four months after finding it for sale, we now own the land and cows. We’ll keep retailing Noffke cheese and we’ll develop our own.”

Jessica has a background in marketing; formerly with Price Chopper in media relations and content. She has moved on from there, but still works full-time for a software company in Lenexa.

“I love cooking and entertaining,” she said, which works well with the food aspect of the dairy business. “I balance it with helping with chores in the evening and morning; I run the business side of it.”

Derrick’s background came when he worked in pasture and land management in the fertilizer industry; that, prior to spending 15 years in the trucking industry and acting as a fishing guide for several years.

“We’re both learning everything about cows,” said Jessica. “We are each other’s backup in the milking operation and sanitation procedures.”

As for animal husbandry, Derrick shadowed Bill Noffke for the last two months and is now very involved in the grass mixture and other farm issues to keep nutrition high for their cows.

Jessica said, “The neat thing about a dairy is you have a cow/calf operation.” They own 20-plus cows with 14 of them able to be milked. 

The Croziers expect to move into their home on Skyview Farm the second week of June after selling their home in Louisburg.

Noffke is working with his son, Stephen, to open a cheese shop in Atchison; he said, “We’re working through the logistics of milk transportation to keep the milk Grade A. We’re working with the Kansas Department of Agriculture – we want to keep this milk as our recipe is from this milk.”

He said, “We’re looking forward to it; it’ll be interesting not milking cows.”

Crozier said they will begin developing their own recipes as they progress in the business.

Skyview Farm & Creamery is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for retail sales. The farm is located at 22722 E. 800th Rd, Pleasanton.