I’ve always been the person who wants to compare herself to others. I can’t help it

There are some seasons in life that just seem busier then others. On the farm, it’s almost year-round with spring planting, fall harvest, packed summer months, and braving winter's challenges

When I was in middle school, the barn on my family’s dairy farm burnt down

Growing up on my family farm out west in Oregon, my mother never had to make field meals. Despite milking cows, we never raised crops

My husband and I live a very unique lifestyle that allows us to include our children in our work

While not a devastating year for growing crops, it certainly was not ideal. Weather, milk prices, and export bureaucracy have left many feeling a bit underwhelmed

A Supreme Champion Cow has been selected at World Dairy Expo since 1970. Forty-eight years later, the show introduced the Supreme Champion Heifer recognition

Supreme Champion of the Junior Show A Supreme Champion Cow of the Junior Show has been selected at World Dairy Expo since 1994. But, 2018 marks the first time for a Supreme Champion heifer

Since 1978, Mapleton Valley Farms have exhibited their Milking Shorthorn cattle at the World Dairy Expo. Pat and Phyllis Agnew with their two children

Maple Fudge of 12 Oaks, owned by siblings Colton and Ashley Brandel of Lake Mills, Wis., was named Grand Champion of the International Milking Shorthorn Show at World Dairy Expo

It started as a fairly subdued evening for the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (UWRF) contestants. They had not won a team category until the final breed, the Red & Whites

For some attendees, the showring is the heart of World Dairy Expo

There’s only ever 24 hours in a day, but my goodness how nice it would be to add a few more hours on those days when we need them!

There is a consistent message that dairy producers have been hearing — Connect with your consumers. They want to know the people who produce their food

As summer draws to a close and the air starts to turn crisp, Fairs across the country bring the summer season to close. There’s a certain feeling that just seems to surround “show season

Uncertain times in the dairy world make our road to robotic milking scary, but here we go. We are finally finished with our plans to add robots on the sides of our conventional freestall flush barn

A big part of my husband’s and my decision to come back to the farm was based on the way we wanted to raise our family. There really is no comparison to the values and lessons that this way of life...

Our staff is like our family. They might not be related to us by blood, but we respect and care about them like we would our own

I think we can all agree that we are beyond frustrated with the state of the dairy industry

At the American Guernsey Association’s national convention held in June, outstanding cows and herds received awards for their achievements from the previous year