A dear friend of mine once told me that anyone who could afford to take a couple weeks away from their work really must not be needed at their job

The last two weeks have been pretty emotional for me. The video “Dear Struggling Farmer” wasn’t easy to share

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...

Summer is coming to an end and another editorial intern is checking out of the office. It has been a pretty incredible summer

Farmers are certainly the last of a dying breed. I’ve watched them fight through snowstorms, hurricanes, wildfires, and floods. I’ve known farmers who have worked through migraines, pneumonia,...

My oldest daughter, Monika, loves gymnastics. She has been swinging from and flipping around on the stall dividers in our barn since she was a toddler

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

It’s been a summer where we have found ourselves short on help with a never-ending to-do list

It’s becoming increasingly obvious to me that what we’re doing right now in the dairy industry isn’t working. If it were, family farms wouldn’t be selling out at such an alarming...

There’s a new resource in town, with the latest on feed and nutrition for your cows. Introducing . . . the Feeding Guide, 4th Edition by Mike Hutjens!

“Where are our consumers spending time on social media?” I get this question a lot from farmers and dairy industry communication professionals during my training sessions

Growing up in the 1980s on my family's dairy farm in central Oregon, I really was unaware of the farm crisis

Before I state anything else, let me be clear; this is not a post about small farms versus large farms

I’m one to say that men and women’s role on the dairy farm can be equal. And yet, the differences between genders farming together become very apparent to me in the task of raising a farm family

Many people are sitting next to us in cubicles or standing by us in the grocery line. Or in our case, it could be our neighbors, the sales rep, or a farmer just like us, who is struggling with physical...

This week’s post was going to be something completely different, and then Natalie Portman happened

Winning in the showring is great, but there’s so much more for youth to learn from exhibiting animals.

To Whom it May Concern:It does not bother me if you choose an alternative to milk at breakfast. It does not hurt my feelings if you decide not to add cheese to your burger

While silage is not being packed this time of year, the feed storage area is still a dangerous place

Dear Tyler, Hug your mama — she could use it. Early years in speech to rocking a 4.0 grade point average gives your mom a reason to cry. Allow her to be proud. You are our oldest and our guinea...