At the Charleville Show in Killarney, which is in the Republic of Ireland, teams judged as a team – not as individuals. Each team was given four placings cards (one for each class)...

It’s been several years since we’ve been able to take a string of show cows to the fair

Who are you more apt to listen to? Your peer — A person who is going through the same experience as you, who is the same age as you, and who worries about that same things as you. Someone you don’t...

One of my goals in writing these blogs is to bridge a gap that I have perceived between the farming side of dairy and the processing side

The forthcoming crisp fall air will also welcome in the continuation of the tanbark trail and the beginning of dairy judging contests

820 million. That’s the number of people in the world that remained food insecure in 2018

A few months ago, I caught wind of a new group being formed — the California Cattle Council — and I was not amused

It’s a day that we will never forget. At a quarter past one in the morning, my husband got a call from his mother, and she was screaming "Fire!"

A calf does not necessarily die from diarrhea, but from the impact that diarrhea has on the body

During this robotic transition, Dad has written several blogs about what all is going on around the farm preparing for startup

While different philosophies for breeding cattle cover the world, the same general idea of what is a desirable cow still holds true

We began planting corn on the third of June, nearly six weeks later than we originally planned

Most of our Saturday mornings might include feeding calves, chores, or if we’re younger, maybe watching some cartoons to kick-off the weekend

The rain has started falling again, and I am once again staring out the window wondering when and if it will stop

From a business standpoint, the most money saved per heifer on a dairy farm can be saved in the weaned pens. This accounts for calves that are weaned up to when they are around 150 days...

National Siblings Day happens to coincide with the passing of my brother, Pat. He was killed in a car accident on April 10, 1996, at the age 29

Attracting quality candidates for a job is a top complaint among those looking to hire employees

We finally placed two robots in our new main robot barn this week. A little over two years ago at the Western Dairy Management Conference, I was sitting at a table talking to two dairymen from Wisconsin

Revenue, reliable employees, and record-breaking (and structure breaking) winter weather. Right now, we dairy farmers have more than enough when it comes to serious challenges

This time of year brings youth indoors for competitions. In a few months, they will be outdoors working with their animals on a more regular basis