Writing a résumé was one of the most challenging projects I worked on during my college and high school career

The struggle is real. Despite living in the hometown of John Deere and being surrounded by acres of corn, my three children are the only farm kids in their school

Every dairy farmer is striving for the same thing: the prefect cow. She milks better than any other cow and her components are 5 percent fat and 4 percent protein. She’s obviously pretty

No bending. No squatting. No heavy lifting

A typical stroll down the grocery store aisle exposes the shopper to almost 40,000 different products

Caitlin and I have been writing our “Daddy and Daughter Dairy Together” blogs for Hoard’s for a while now

The first rule of the Margin Protection Program for Dairy or MPP-Dairy is that you cannot count on it to save you

“There’s a new calf killer in town” was the title of the April 2018 Hoard’s Dairyman webinar

Oh Jordy! You have captured the hearts of us all, even though you (unsuccessfully) try to take on our beloved barn cat, Shakira

I don’t actually know how to fix the dairy industry. I know that it will be a multistep process

Employee turnover is top of mind for many farmers as labor continues to be a hot topic in the dairy industry

Instagram is a great platform to use to connect directly with consumers

I awoke with a feeling of anticipation mixed with distress. As a girl of 4 years old, taking naps was simply a necessity, but I was not about to sleep through the most exciting part of my day

Advancements such as robotics, sexed semen, and RFID tags all enhance the efficiency of daily work on the dairy farm.

Snow, and sometimes an abundance of it, makes us long for the next season

If you’re on social media, hopefully by now you’ve seen what we hope will be the next big thing to sweep the dairy industry. Let me start from the beginning

I was sitting in the doctor’s office — something I did way too much these past couple months — reading a magazine. A story about preventing cancer caught my eye

I’ve always been a big fan of March Madness. Initially it was because of my interest in the sport of basketball and my propensity for cheering for my team — the K-State Wildcats

Everyday, when I finally drag myself into the house, my wife will ask me how my day went

Nurturing the next generation of dairy farmers is time well spent