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Feb. 21 2024
The midwinter temperature swings we’re experiencing are making caring for calves more challenging
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Feb. 20 2024
The time to review a protocol is before procedural drift causes a problem
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Feb. 16 2024
On our farm, we are always evolving, and in the near future, that includes the way cow traffic will flow through our freestall barn
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Feb. 15 2024
Adjusting to parenthood for us means incorporating our daughter into everyday farm life, and although it’s not always easy, we are loving it
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Feb. 14 2024
This Valentine’s Day, I am reminded of what we love about dairy farming
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Feb. 13 2024
If you don’t tell your story, someone will tell another story
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Feb. 9 2024
No matter if your team wins or loses, cheese is a winning addition to any social event
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Feb. 8 2024
We’ve had to try a new approach for bedding our cows’ pack barn
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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