On our farm, we are always evolving, and in the near future, that includes the way cow traffic will flow through our freestall barn

Adjusting to parenthood for us means incorporating our daughter into everyday farm life, and although it’s not always easy, we are loving it

This Valentine’s Day, I am reminded of what we love about dairy farming

If you don’t tell your story, someone will tell another story

No matter if your team wins or loses, cheese is a winning addition to any social event

We’ve had to try a new approach for bedding our cows’ pack barn

I’m learning that it’s okay to take time away from work for the things I care about

We have to make tough decisions on the farm, and they don’t always match our true feelings

I have found that promoting dairy products in schools is fun for students and rewarding for farmers

It is easy to get burnt out during a long winter. We must do what we can to stay healthy

Stretch your mind, have some fun, and maybe even win some prizes by entering our Cow Judging Contest

Dumping milk is painful but what we have to do when a tank is not safe to sell

Sometimes going back to the basics of good care is just what animals need

If you want to teach teenagers about dairy farming, consider using YouTube, a popular platform utilized by that age demographic

As farmers, we face many difficult moments and failures, but the moments of success are worth the work

It takes extra time, resources, and resilience to care for livestock and equipment in frigid temperatures

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

Now is a great time to conduct a farm security audit to prevent activists from targeting your dairy

We are dealing with raccoons impacting our ability to milk our cows

We talk a lot about the business side of transition but not much or at all about the emotional and social changes