Lucas Sjostrom, 2008 University of Minnesota After a two-year stint as a Hoard's Dairyman editor, we moved our family to my wife's Minnesota farm in early 2013. I loved my time at Hoard's, and my wife,...

Sarah (Jackson) Hill, 2007 University of Missouri I graduated with a degree in agricultural journalism, minoring in animal science, from the University of Missouri in December 2008. I currently work as...

Lorilee Schultz, 2005 Iowa State University I graduated in 2007 with majors in agricultural business and economics, and minors in animal science and journalism. Since then, I've been managing my grandparents'...

Cow A Cow B Cow C Cow D My placing for this fine class of Brown Swiss is A C D B. I think you should start with the pair of cows that exhibit more dairy quality over the pair of strong...

Kelly (Sheehan) Kendall, 2002 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities I've always been an ag girl at heart. From growing up on my family's dairy farm, Sheeknoll Farms in Rochester, Minn., to graduating from...

Shelly (Lammers) O'Leary, 1997 University of Wisconsin-Madison I am married to Josh O'Leary and live in rural Waupun, Wis. I'm currently self-employed as an advanced director and trainer with Pampered...

Tracie (Schwenck) Luedtke, 1994 University of Wisconsin-Madison I live in Beaver Dam, Wis., with my husband, Jason, and our three children: Alexis, Cassandra and Max. I currently work part-time for AgEdNet.com,...

Kari (Schwenck) Hansen, 1992 University of Wisconsin-Madison I am a partner in Hansen's IGA (seven store grocery chain) in the La Crosse, Wis., area. My husband's parents started the business in 1968....

Janice (Ganske) Schyvinck, 1990 University of Wisconsin-Madison I am currently the director of public relations for Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association. In my role, I am responsible for public...