The author is a third-generation dairy farmer from Oregon where she farms in partnership with her husband and parents. As a mother of three young boys who round out the family run operation as micro managers, Darleen blogs about the three generations of her family working together at Guernsey Dairy Mama. Abiqua Acres Mann's Guernsey Dairy is currently home to 90 registered Guernseys and recently transitioned to a robotic milking system.
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Nov. 21 2023
This week truly kicks off the holiday season. It’s a season where holiday spirit comes in many forms. Often times, that spirit and true love is expressed through food
Darleen Sichley
Nov. 8 2023
Taking the time to recognize what we have can help us move through busy seasons
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Oct. 24 2023
My niece stopped by for a school project last week. They were talking about “big digit problems” in math and looking at real-life examples where lots of numbers come into play
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Sept. 26 2023
Do you ever have something just click for you? So much of what we do in our lives is really based on our mental perception — what we can grasp in our brains and then practically implicate
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Sept. 12 2023
When you live a dairy life, there’s always something that doesn’t go to plan. Make a plan for the day and then laugh at it and throw it in the garbage
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Aug. 29 2023
It’s the last week of summer here in the Pacific Northwest, or so the calendar says. That’s because our kids will return to school after Labor Day
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Aug. 15 2023
Are you and your farm ready for a natural disaster or emergency? There is no way you can prepare your farm for every emergency in every way, but a little preparation can go a long way
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Aug. 1 2023
Recently I saw a picture of a 4-H sign that read, “We don’t have kids to help raise our livestock. We have livestock to help raise our kids.”
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July 17 2023
There’s something about the warm glow of summer sunshine that puts everything into the perfect light
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June 6 2023
In case you haven’t heard or remembered by now, it’s June Dairy Month!
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May 23 2023
What is it about farm kids and mud puddles? They’re like moths to a flame!
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April 25 2023
It’s not a dairy farmer vacation until you get to take in the dairy scene, especially in another country
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April 11 2023
Our youngest loves books. A large part of my day includes a never-ending stack of books appearing on my lap
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March 14 2023
It’s meeting season. This is that tiny sliver of time when winter seems to have backed off enough to not be as big of a trouble (although this winter seems to be testing that, or maybe we are just...
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Feb. 14 2023
Valentine’s Day can look different for farmers, but we still have so much to appreciate
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Jan. 17 2023
Two of our dairy’s key advisers retired recently. Now, we are looking forward to developing new relationships with their successors
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Dec. 6 2022
Even amid industry uncertainty, the holidays can be a time of joy
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Nov. 22 2022
Supplying delicious food to our communities is another reason to be thankful this season
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Nov. 18 2022
Time shows us what is most important and puts our goals into perspective
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Oct. 25 2022
No day in farming is easy, but each is special when we keep our eyes open