I recently ran into a person who told me she sets a “gratitude” alarm on her phone. Four times a day, her phone rings to alert her that it is time to be grateful.I was not quite sure how to...

Zoom towns became the boom towns last year. With greater acceptance of remote work situations, more people are choosing to move away from bigger population centers.Real estate markets have been red ho

Manure application is often a race against the clock. With a limited window of time in the spring or fall, there aren’t always enough days suitable for application to empty manure storages.Plus,...

As a dairy farmer, the phrase “we are a factory farm” is probably a phrase that no one has a desire to utter. However, during the October 12, 2022, Hoard’s Dairyman DairyLivestream, Colorado...

Enhanced by historically high spot butter prices, butterfat notched its fifth straight monthly record in producer milk checks. October’s butterfat price was $3.6557 per pound. That was nearly 8 cent

Our wedding day was filled with little moments and details that honored our dairy farming roots

With the highest milk prices in years, or even decades, 2022 has been exhilarating for dairy farmers. Yet, margin volatility is still a major concern despite the high milk price. The figure below depi

U.S. dairy exports have been riding high in the saddle as of late, but will that trendline continue?Food and agriculture consultant Betty Berning believes it will. Berning, operator of Betty Berning C

Drainage water management is a conservation practice that can help reduce nitrogen (N) losses in tile drainage from crop fields. Drainage water management, also known as controlled drainage, has been

Most would agree that pretty cows are nice to look at, but a recent study showed cows with positive conformation traits appeal to both the eyes and the checkbook.Using nearly 20 years of linear classi

“Our biggest ally is the consumer. Dairy product consumption is at the highest level since 1959. That’s an incredible endorsement,” shared Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National...

The first tractor that ever worked the land on our farm is at the core of many of my grandpa’s stories

What does it mean to maintain a social license? Whether the phrase is explicitly described or instead implied, this is a concept more and more consumers are demanding from their food suppliers. If dai

When consumers accept dairy industry practices, or in other words, when dairy has a social license to operate, milk and dairy products can provide valuable, affordable nutrition

That’s the modern-day question millions of Americans are asking as they expand their dairy intake. In 2021, that expansion saw Americans consuming nearly 667 pounds of dairy products per person

Sharing their knowledge and experience cultivates dairy advocates

Getting out of our bubble gives us valuable perspective

Surviving or Thriving in the Future of Dairy Production? How to be Both Sustainable and ProfitablePresented by Dr. Randy Shaver, University of Wisconsin, and Dr. John Goeser, Technical Director

As crops come off the fields and farmers prepare for winter, it is a time to make decisions that will impact both productivity and finances for the next growing season

Will manure processing technology work on my farm?presented by Rebecca Larson, University of Wisconsin-Madisonsponsored by McLanahan The number of on-farm opportunities for manure proc