Thank you, dairy farmers. Thank you for devoting your lives to caring for animals, caring for the environment, and caring for us by producing a nutritious and safe product

You were my life cheerleader, and I'm so thankful for that. I wish you could see your grandchildren now

If I’m being completely honest, I’ve never fully understood the allure of a cow show. I showed for 11 years in 4-H, but I was in it more for the 4-H than the cow show

Juniors have been an important part of World Dairy Expo since its inception. However, 15 years ago, that commitment was taken to a new level when the International Junior Holstein Show became a stand-alone...

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

I recently just finished a 5K (5 kilometer) race held in conjunction with the Quad Cities Marathon

A little over a year ago, two people close to my heart were being prepped for surgery. I made my way west to be a part of the Davidson cheer squad

Earlier this month, we lost seven newborn calves in less than two weeks. That’s more than we’ve lost in the last year, and it was heartbreaking

Meet Clayton. He is a healthy, rambunctious, bright-eyed boy with a smile that could melt the coldest of hearts

Last week, the cattle trailer came home from state fair for the very last time as the Griswold family completed their final 4-H event

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

“Hello ma’am, is the owner or the gentleman in charge of the purchasing decisions around?”

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...

The school bell rang last week and my kids went back to school. Truthfully, it will be an adjusting period for our entire household, as we have three children in three different schools — freshman,...

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,...

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

If you haven’t heard the expression, “It's hotter than Georgia asphalt," then you should take a trip to Georgia in the summer and walk across the asphalt without any shoes on

A cow is a cow. She will always be a cow. She will never crow like a rooster, oink like a pig, or waddle like a duck

I spent many hours last week on a bus while attending the National Jersey Convention. Driving through the curving roads of Wooster County, Ohio, to check out Amish Country, farmland, and stopping at several...

The agriculture community in Tulare, Calif., has been working out lately and has developed a few muscles