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Feb. 7 2024
I’m learning that it’s okay to take time away from work for the things I care about
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Feb. 6 2024
We have to make tough decisions on the farm, and they don’t always match our true feelings
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Feb. 1 2024
I have found that promoting dairy products in schools is fun for students and rewarding for farmers
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Jan. 30 2024
It is easy to get burnt out during a long winter. We must do what we can to stay healthy
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Jan. 26 2024
Stretch your mind, have some fun, and maybe even win some prizes by entering our Cow Judging Contest
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Jan. 25 2024
Dumping milk is painful but what we have to do when a tank is not safe to sell
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Jan. 24 2024
Sometimes going back to the basics of good care is just what animals need
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Jan. 23 2024
If you want to teach teenagers about dairy farming, consider using YouTube, a popular platform utilized by that age demographic
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Jan. 19 2024
As farmers, we face many difficult moments and failures, but the moments of success are worth the work
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Jan. 18 2024
It takes extra time, resources, and resilience to care for livestock and equipment in frigid temperatures
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Jan. 17 2024
We’ve milked three times per day for more than 20 years, and as such my family’s dairy is incredibly reliant on good employees to execute these milkings
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Jan. 12 2024
Now is a great time to conduct a farm security audit to prevent activists from targeting your dairy
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Jan. 11 2024
We are dealing with raccoons impacting our ability to milk our cows
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Jan. 10 2024
We talk a lot about the business side of transition but not much or at all about the emotional and social changes
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Jan. 9 2024
Outlining a goal and my strategy to reach it made a big difference in my life last year
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Jan. 5 2024
A dairy farm seems like the ultimate dream for a cat
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Jan. 2 2024
As we enter a new year, remember that goals are part of a business plan
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Dec. 15 2023
Inadvertently, I became a go-to animal health guru in my county
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Dec. 13 2023
Bringing our issues to lawmakers’ attention is the only way they will know what we are facing
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Dec. 12 2023
A number of dairy organizations work together to manage crisis and issues and strengthen consumer confidence in our farms and products