Volunteering at a judging contest that I participated in during high school has been a rewarding experience

There may have been a time when we were at the happiest place on earth as a family of five, having less than a happy time

Growing up on a dairy farm, I was never treated like the girl. I was given all the same opportunities as my brothers, and it was up to me to take them

As someone who didn’t grow up on a farm or have any direct ties to farming for most of my life, I often find myself feeling a bit jealous of those who can return home to their family farm

The pericardium from a cow is now used to repair human heart valves

“You are smart.” “You know cows.” “You can tell stories.”

This year we had the opportunity to host a group of food bloggers from across the U.S. It was fantastic!

Spring always marks a special occasion in our family as we attend the Volunteer Firefighter’s annual banquet

Last week, I had a very early morning flight from the West Coast to the Midwest. I would be on the flight for four hours followed by an immediate three and a half hour shuttle ride

Writing a résumé was one of the most challenging projects I worked on during my college and high school career

The struggle is real. Despite living in the hometown of John Deere and being surrounded by acres of corn, my three children are the only farm kids in their school

Every dairy farmer is striving for the same thing: the prefect cow. She milks better than any other cow and her components are 5 percent fat and 4 percent protein. She’s obviously pretty

No bending. No squatting. No heavy lifting

A typical stroll down the grocery store aisle exposes the shopper to almost 40,000 different products

Growing up on my family’s dairy farm, more than once I had the opportunity to give a slippery, wet newborn calf its very first meal

Caitlin and I have been writing our “Daddy and Daughter Dairy Together” blogs for Hoard’s for a while now

The first rule of the Margin Protection Program for Dairy or MPP-Dairy is that you cannot count on it to save you

This past week we had the privilege of hosting 80 middle school students to our farm for a tour

“There’s a new calf killer in town” was the title of the April 2018 Hoard’s Dairyman webinar

Earlier this week, I had the amazing opportunity to attend the Agriculture Future of America (AFA) Animal Institute