The other night, our robotic milkers called 36 times with one alarm or another. My dad got an early start on morning milking simply because he had been up since 11 p.m. the night prior tending to the robots

Last Friday, I received a call that I had been anticipating, but nonetheless, it was still hard to hear. I got the news that my beloved friend, Joe Lyon, died at the age of 92

Anyone who knows me knows that I love Hallmark Channel movies. You know exactly how it’s going to end . . . happily ever after

Farmers and agriculturalists have always known that their industry never takes a day off

On January 5, 2020, my friends and I were on our way to spend 10 days in China with the Cornell University Dairy Fellows program

The world is a weird place filled with uncertainty. Last year illustrated this, but sadly we were only a handful of days into the new year when 2021 documented this, too

Dear farmers/caretakers/blood, sweat and tear givers, I see you at the wee hours of the morning thawing waterers of ice.

I’m not going to lie to you: You haven’t been my favorite year. Just like every January, I had all the big expectations

I’ve had the same sticker on the back window of my now-rusted-out Pontiac G6 for 10 years

When my mother was sick and dying, my older sister, Cathy, did a lot to help take care of her

Last week, as the North American International Livestock Expo in Louisville, Ky., finished up, it was easy to admire all the beautiful cows

Getting cows pregnant not only returns them to productivity quicker, the value of those calves can provide a significant revenue stream for the dairy

What does your farm look like on Google? I've written about this before so you can understand how the farm looks to the rest of the world via your own farm website, social media, news articles, and so...

We built what we consider our dream house on our family dairy farm five years ago, and we have settled in quite well

A brand new type of farm tour is on the horizon, and it’s here to reach the latest age of consumer: Generation Z

When fun shenanigans, team camaraderie, and years of dedicated work come together, it has the ability to cement lifelong friendships and a lifestyle you can’t ignore

While a lot of people might have Friday night plans, many farmers plans don't include leaving their farm

Any other year at this time, I’d be just returning from several days spent at World Dairy Expo

‘Tis that time of year again. Everyone’s on edge for obvious reasons; harvest is a pretty big deal. For a lot of the country, it seems like corn in 2020 will be better than it was 2019, and...

One of my best friends told me she wanted the full farm experience, so I invited her to stay on our acreage and dive into farm life in abundant and not-so-glamorous ways