Unless you live under a rock, you know that times are a little hectic and scary right now. How much affect has one virus caused? A pandemic, death, and a lot of sick people

When heifer inventories are considered, an often-overlooked impact of a smaller heifer inventory is a need to take a closer look at culling rates in the lactating herd

The challenge of raising kids in today’s day and age is so different than it was 30 years ago. Growing up as a child in the 1980s, we watched “Family Ties” and “Little House on...

I will be 30 years old in just a few months. Throughout the years, I have seen high school workers on our farm come and go

As dairy producers, we tend to focus on milk prices, but it pays to be aware of what’s going on in the beef markets, too

The balance sheet is a portrait of the financial condition of the farm. After a period of low milk prices, the balance sheet now tells a story of how the farm weathered the storm

Dairy isn’t dying, it’s a growing product category. That was one of the many messages that emanated from this year’s Dairy Forum in Scottsdale, Ariz

I do not care if a farmer has one cow or 10,000 cows; cows are loved, appreciated, and admired. Dairy farmers far and wide have a deep respect for the animals in their barn

In dairy’s labor availability crisis, many farms have focused on doing a great job of training whether they are hiring someone with limited or extensive experience

We have been milking with robots for three months now. The months of construction as well as the retraining of cows were both stressful and labor intensive

My favorite book is “Tuesdays with Morrie.” It was a book given to me decades ago by a treasured, life-long friend after my brother had passed

It’s that time of year again: YDLI Graduation! It’s a long, strenuous journey, but it is worth every minute of it

The last several years of wet and warm conditions in dairy regions across the country have brought up the important conversation of forage hygiene

Farmers should be on the lookout for animal activists pretending to “help” farmers

We have all seen the local foods movement continue to expand. Customers looking for foods produced in their region have even been paying more to know where that food was grown

On many dairies, the milking equipment is the hardest working but often the most neglected equipment. Even most old farm trucks get the oil changed on a regular basis, but for some reason we think that...

We have come a long way in our understanding of fat mobilization in the past decades

In life’s priority list, it can be easy to get wrapped up in what society says we should be doing. Jump on any social network and you can see a ton of advice

Marilyn Hershey This month, my parents celebrate 60 years of marriage. They have spent twice as many years together as they have apart. I have wonderful memories growing up on our Pennsylvan

We all know that PETA has an affinity for fabricated and overexaggerated photos, videos, and situations to make every farmer look evil