Hope for the best and plan for the unexpected — if life was just that easy. The Virginia 4-H dairy bowl team was comprised of four very talented young ladies
Cousins Delana Erbsen and Nevin Erbsen of Lanark, Ill., were the highest placing individuals at the National FFA Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Management contest held in Indianapolis, Ind., in late October
For 7-year-old Maple Fudge Of 12 Oak and her leadswoman, Ashley Brandel, an invite to the Supreme Champion selection is nothing new, but it is just as rewarding
When the reigning Reserve Grand Champion of the International Ayrshire Show strutted onto the purple shavings at the 2021 World Dairy Expo, it was clear the 9-year-old cow wasn’t going to settle...
Keeping accurate, meaningful records teaches agricultural youth lifelong skills like responsibility and organization while setting them up for a successful future
Holtz Dairy uses a rotational grazing system to help feed their organic dairy herd. They converted 150 acres to this system after being unable to grow crops on the soil
With a small, four person staff strictly made up of family, formal business meetings are replaced by spontaneous planning sessions in passing, at the dinner table, or while working cattle on our dairy...
As the country continues to reopen following COVID-19, I’ve had the opportunity to again visit with farmers through one-on-one conversations, meetings, and public events featuring farmers
The topic of responsible and sustainable animal agriculture has received a lot of attention in recent years, but these concepts are nothing new to the American farmer
