Set protocols for people as well as herd management

When ordering a coffee in the morning, I am observing more and more people swapping cow’s milk for almond milk

When a friend who works for Hoard’s called and asked me if I’d be willing to be one of their farmer bloggers, I physically had to cover my mouth so I didn’t excitedly scream ‘YES!!!’...

Between June Dairy Month and National Ice Cream Month (in July), there’s no better time to scoop yourself an ice cream cone

When discussing calf raising, most every dairy farmer will tell you good colostrum is essential to calf health

Warm weather, a break from school, and June Dairy Month bring a stir of events on the farm throughout the summer

More than 14,800 cow judges from all 50 states and 15 other countries tackled the five classes in the 2017 Hoard’s Dairyman Cow Judging Contest

Each day, many of us scroll through pictures and posts on various social media platforms. For some of us, it is also how we get our news

Every day (or every other day), the milk truck rolls in, loads up our milk, and delivers the fruits of our labor to the processing plant

Comfort foods. Those snacks that make us feel happy when we have had a rough day, got bad news, or just as a pick-me-up

Eight in 10 millennial shoppers say it’s important to eat healthy according to a survey done by the marketing firm The Halo Group

Ever notice how much time you spend talking to others who farm, between attending ag meetings and sitting on ag boards and committees? Talking to our farm friends is so easy

As dairy farmers with herds entrusted to our care, I think we all felt the same sense of dread at the news of the wildfires

While working on homework late one night, my roommate crept into my room to inform me about the wildfires, which were sweeping the Plains only a few hours from our home

If there’s one thing dairy farmers know well, it’s that when prices go up, they’ll surely come back down

I was eating breakfast when the newscast I was watching announced our former Georgia governor would be named U.S. Secretary of Agriculture later that day

On January 20, 2017, we hung up the milkers in our parlor for the last time. Luckily not for the reason that seems to currently plague our industry – having to call the dairy quits

Why doesn’t it stay the same? Because Facebook is constantly adjusting their algorithm to keep consumer engaged

Recently, I received a dairy product promotion email. The title was “How do nut milks compare to cow’s milk? First of all, stop calling it nut milk! It is nut juice or beverage or drink

Winter is here in Minnesota and that means I’ve been digging winter clothes out of storage . . . snow pants for the kids and calf coats for the calves. But I left my long underwear in storage