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

Taking the time to recognize what we have can help us move through busy seasons

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

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

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

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

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

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.”

There’s something about the warm glow of summer sunshine that puts everything into the perfect light

In case you haven’t heard or remembered by now, it’s June Dairy Month!

What is it about farm kids and mud puddles? They’re like moths to a flame!

It’s not a dairy farmer vacation until you get to take in the dairy scene, especially in another country

Our youngest loves books. A large part of my day includes a never-ending stack of books appearing on my lap

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...

Valentine’s Day can look different for farmers, but we still have so much to appreciate

Two of our dairy’s key advisers retired recently. Now, we are looking forward to developing new relationships with their successors

Even amid industry uncertainty, the holidays can be a time of joy

Supplying delicious food to our communities is another reason to be thankful this season

Time shows us what is most important and puts our goals into perspective

No day in farming is easy, but each is special when we keep our eyes open