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CalfWaterPic
July 19 2019
We see it all the time. The constant reminders to not only provide our cows with water, but quality water from a clean trough, bucket, and so forth
social-app
July 17 2019
I get that not everyone wants to put themselves or their farm out there on social media for the world to see. It’s a lot. You have to be pretty strong to withstand all of the criticism and anonymous...
blog_7-11-19
July 11 2019
During this robotic transition, Dad has written several blogs about what all is going on around the farm preparing for startup
prairiefarmsfamilies
July 2 2019
The internet is saturated with articles about time, money, and happiness. Throw in additional hot topics like health and fitness, and you’ve covered the “how-to” gamut
blog_5-15-19
June 27 2019
The robot construction on our farm is well underway, and there are not enough hours in a day for all that needs completing before the first cow is milked
blog_6-25-19
June 25 2019
If there’s anything dairy farmers are very good at, it’s routine. It is our job to do the same job 365 days a year
GrandValeCreative395a1200
June 20 2019
I recently was interviewed for a podcast called, "Parenting Great Kids with Dr. Meg Meeker," regarding food insecurity and raising kids on our family dairy farm. As I was telling my story — I was
mafia
June 19 2019
I started advocating as a means to share my farm with the world, or whoever would listen
blog_6-14-19
June 14 2019
Most of our Saturday mornings might include feeding calves, chores, or if we’re younger, maybe watching some cartoons to kick-off the weekend
Massey_friends
June 4 2019
School’s out, and summer is finally here! Summertime memories are some of my favorite. As a youth, I had the opportunity to travel the United States every summer
HDN-DS-Guernsey-grazers
May 28 2019
Comparison is the thief of joy. Let’s enjoy the gifts of this dairy lifestyle
blog_sandbags
May 24 2019
The rain has started falling again, and I am once again staring out the window wondering when and if it will stop
IMG_5196
May 16 2019
If you do what you love for a living, you’ll never work a day in your life. I have seen that sentiment written often, especially recently. Maybe because it is graduation time and there is so much...
blog_5-15-19
May 15 2019
When we started thinking about robotic milking, I had to look outside our region of the U.S. for ideas
frames-and-instagram-stories
May 13 2019
Did you know that one in six kids in the U.S. faces hunger? It's even worse in the summer because they might not have access to free or reduced-price school meals
mom4
May 7 2019
Last week, I was in one of our manufacturing plants changing a line over and one of the men, who was very much my senior, mentioned as he worked next to me that I was “tough.”
blog_4-23-19
April 23 2019
How do you define strength? Does it mean you squat 300 pounds and do 30 unbroken pull ups? Is strength being a dairy producer, waking every morning to face yet another day of hardships — but doing...
milk_on-the-go
April 19 2019
Growing up and grocery shopping with my mom, I remember grabbing cheese, butter, cottage cheese, milk, and yogurt almost every time we went to the store
blog_4-10-19
April 10 2019
Have you ever seen the movie The Invention of Lying? It takes place in an alternate universe where people don’t know what lying is until one man invents it
little_erin4
April 9 2019
As the buzzer went off, I untucked my jersey and looked up from the basketball court to the stands