Webinar attendees were treated to a unique presentation and a Hoard’s Dairyman first on Monday, January 8, when a dairy producer served as presenter. Tom Kestell, owner of Ever-Green-View had the...

I’ve never been one to set a big New Year’s resolution. I guess with the farm always throwing curve balls at my life, it just feels too heavy of a thing to take on

I attended the Wisconsin Junior Holstein convention this past weekend

Have you checked out your farm on Google Maps and Google Earth? How does it look? What can people see?

In life, there are moments that shape who you are. Sometimes those moments are happy and sometimes they are not. Today I lost a cow. It was not just any cow

It’s a date that was a major turning point for our farm. It’s the day our calf program was literally revolutionized

There is nothing more intimidating to me in a kitchen than a pile of dirty dishes. The larger it grows the less I want to deal with it

Earlier this month, I flew to Oregon to milk cows while my dad had surgery. I had instructions and milked with him from start to finish for three days prior to his departure

All the animals are clipped, the tack is loaded, and the show whites are packed. All of this only means one thing, it’s fair time!

My Christmas list is rather short this year . . . the only gift I’d really like is to spend time with my family

I have pulled many newborn calves since coming home from college. I am usually the go-to person when one of our employees sees a cow or heifer struggling to calve

It took my pal just one minute to call this past weekend to see if I could leave the farm to go horseback riding with him and his daughter

We all have something that makes our farm unique, and we all have differing ways of accomplishing our goals as dairy farmers

I am a huge fan of chocolate milk. White milk is good too, of course, but if I have a choice, I am going to pick chocolate nearly every time

Imagine you are driving down a country road and you see a farm off in the distance. It looks to be well cared for but as you approach the farm’s drive, there’s something wrong

I am blessed to be among the 97 percent of dairy farmers who get to work with their family every single day

Two surgeries. Two hospitalizations. Four different antibiotics. I’m still praying that this fourth antibiotic does what it’s supposed to

From a young age, I knew I wanted to study agriculture in college. During my youth, my involvement in dairy judging, showing cows, FFA, among other activities, lead to my decision to choose a college with...

Every family farm should sit down annually and discuss each family member’s goals in business and their goals personally. Bring in an independent consultant if needed

It’s easy to let a down year or sad events drag us down, but the power of thankfulness is the reality of realizing where our priorities really lie