During this robotic transition, Dad has written several blogs about what all is going on around the farm preparing for startup

While different philosophies for breeding cattle cover the world, the same general idea of what is a desirable cow still holds true

We began planting corn on the third of June, nearly six weeks later than we originally planned

For those of you with kids, or the awesome randos who just appreciate a good Disney movie; yes, the idea for this blog came to me while I was watching Moana

It can be a struggle to continue to be on the top of your game when margins are tight and labor is challenging

The robot construction on our farm is well underway, and there are not enough hours in a day for all that needs completing before the first cow is milked

One of the biggest threats to the dairy industry today is not what you would think. It’s not pricing or regulations, and believe it or not, it is not even White House politics

I recently was interviewed for a podcast called, "Parenting Great Kids with Dr. Meg Meeker," regarding food insecurity and raising kids on our family dairy farm. As I was telling my story — I was

I started advocating as a means to share my farm with the world, or whoever would listen

There are a lot of terrible things being said about the dairy industry right now, and it isn’t going to stop

Most of our Saturday mornings might include feeding calves, chores, or if we’re younger, maybe watching some cartoons to kick-off the weekend

Find an outlet to vent, to talk. Facebook has groups; Twitter has space. Find a church group or card group. Talk to your spouse

Dairy farming has always felt like an uphill battle. The hours, the pay, the public perception; it feels like too much

School’s out, and summer is finally here! Summertime memories are some of my favorite. As a youth, I had the opportunity to travel the United States every summer

For the past 40 years the Dane County Dairy Promotion Committee has organized a free dairy promotion event just steps away from the state capitol of America’s Dairyland

Each year, we go through rain spells and dry spells, hot spells and cold spells. When it is cold, we are thinking about how nice hot weather would be, and when it is hot, we dream about how good that cold...

Comparison is the thief of joy. Let’s enjoy the gifts of this dairy lifestyle

The record cold, all the snow, and now the intense flooding that’s occurred since mid-March really has played havoc on moving forward with field work

I don’t care how I get it, lottery? Rich uncle? Random Nigerian prince that I bail out of jail and is then so thankful he sends me loads of cash? But how would I spend it?

When we started thinking about robotic milking, I had to look outside our region of the U.S. for ideas