If you’ve never seen the movie The Princess Bride, keep reading, but once you’re done, go watch it

For the past seven years, I have volunteered at the Dairy Cow Birthing Center at the New York State Fair. When I get there, I promptly plop myself next to the calf pen, which is normally swamped with people

As producers, I’m sure most of you have heard pleas from agriculture communicators asking you to tell your story

Most of us have heard stories of the Knights of the Round Table. They were characters in the legend of King Arthur’s kingdom

There are a few statistics that are thrown around in the ag community so often that most farmers know them off the top of their head

When I tell people that my favorite breed of dairy cow is the Brown Swiss, about 85% of the time they laugh, and then ask me why

My parents bought a farm that came with a house. The house ended up being a bit of a fixer-upper . . . I’m talking very little siding, negligible plumbing, and small animals in the walls

Summer is the time for cow shows. It’s time for training and spending a lot of time at the wash rack. This year looks different, and I know for many people every fair that’s canceled is a blow...

I absolutely love my school and wouldn’t trade it for the world, but I want to bring up a topic that sometimes gets swept under the rug. Personally, I have many friends and peers at home, in my family,...

Every week, one member of the Hillcrest Farms team will choose a quote to write on the whiteboard in our office for all to see. The quotes can range from Bible verses, inspirational quotes, or even just...

The mantra of “Pay it Forward” has been around since 1916 but gained popularity when a movie with that title was produced in 2008

Multiple news outlets have dubbed 2019 as “The year of the vegan.” Headlines like “Everything is ready to make 2019 the ‘year of the vegan’. Are you?”

Companies need to understand what dairy farmers need

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

“It’s a game changer,” shared Ev Thomas of Oak Point Agronomics during the Hoard’s Dairyman webinar, when talking about forage advancements in alfalfa production

First thing tomorrow morning I have to milk the cows, but I also cannot forget about the fresh heifer, I have to make sure the calves are fed, and then I need to hurry back to get the kids on the bus

There may have been a time when we were at the happiest place on earth as a family of five, having less than a happy time

Nurturing the next generation of dairy farmers is time well spent

There has been so much going on around the farm I couldn’t choose a topic to write about, so I’m going to update y’all on a few things

As Memorial Day passed yesterday, it left me feeling rather reflective and in awe of the many blessings this dairy life provides