I had to take a deep breath these last couple of weeks. The state of our industry is no joke

A few weekends ago, I exhibited at the last local show of my junior show career

I often have talked about stubborn farmers who make less than desirable patients. My late father never sought medical care

By now, we’ve probably all heard the news of the most recent set of farms that received notices saying they would no longer have a milk market

When you laugh, the whole body relaxes. Lyndy Phillips said that one minute of laughter boosts the immune system for 24 hours.

Across the country America’s dairy farmers are sitting down to kitchen tables and making tough choices

Each spring baseball players and prospects display their skills in the hopes of making a major league roster

Holstein USA’s Holstein America series showcases the passion dairy farmers have for their Holstein cattle

So here is saluting you, Robert Morris Davidson, a man who I am blessed and honored to call both my father and my life coach. Today, we celebrate you by moving heifers as a family unit and coming inside...

We all know that February through April is widely known as meeting season for most farmers. The business of the holiday season is over, but we’re not yet able to get in the fields

A couple years ago, after we realized that the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) wasn’t going to offer us any meaningful protection, we created our own self-funded insura

This is the 25th year that the National Mastitis Council’s National Dairy Quality Awards program has been recognizing the very best milk quality producing herds in the United States

The annual cow judging contest has commenced. Have your entries in by Thursday, March 22, 2018

You never know when you will have a chance to spread dairy’s positive message. We need to let the consumer meet their farmer

There’s no shame in taking a mental health day to get away from the daily stress of dairying

It’s definitely a generational issue. As dairy farms all over the country transition from one generation to the next, there can be a lot of different issues that need to be resolved

It has been bitterly cold here in East Moline, Ill. As I write this blog, we are subzero with more than a foot of snow on the ground

Even at a very early age, Bert Stewart was a consummate student — he studied those who did well at their trade

I got my Valentine’s Day gift from my hubby early this year. It’s not chocolate. Or flowers. Or jewelry. It’s cheese. My most favorite cheese . . . the one I savor, nibble by nibble

With the momentum of the Winter Olympics, advertisements promoting milk are featured with athletes and how milk fuels their passion