A couple weeks ago we had the pleasure of visiting some impressive Ontario dairies during the First North American Conference on Precision Dairy Management. Our first stop of the day was to Summitholme...

When I decided to take this internship, I felt a little out of place. I came in at a slightly different time in life than most other interns

There are many quotes out there along the lines of “if you want it done right, do it yourself.”

On several previous occasions, I’ve found myself joking with my husband about not wanting to spend my free time outside in the heat doing manual labor in a garden when our actual job of farming already...

There’s a funny dichotomy that occurs every summer in the Midwest and particularly in my home state of Kansas

I recently came across a social media post where a lady shared how she used artificial intelligence (AI) to help with matings for a group of heifers

Being a farmer is not your typical 9-to-5 job. Sometimes a 12-hour day turns into a 16-hour day, and sometimes things don’t go as planned

I spent yesterday at the PDP Accelerate intern conference – and I walked away with far more than I expected

Dairy producers know every decision made in the barn echoes across the entire herd. Nutrition is not a one-time choice, it’s a strategy, one that begins before a calf is born and can influence outco

Most people probably correlate July with Independence Day, but truthfully, I equate this month (or all of summer) with fairs

Like many dairies, we work our cattle as they exit the milking parlor. However, it wasn’t until we recently reviewed all our timed artificial insemination (A.I.) protocols that I realized what an...

We've all been there, haven't we? Your perfectly planned day has unraveled, and you're left scrambling

Artificial intelligence (AI), not to be confused with artificial insemination, is becoming a go-to resource for many consumers

Lameness in dairy cattle isn’t just a welfare concern; it’s a costly drag on productivity. It reduces milk output, increases involuntary culling, and drives-up labor and treatment costs

I’m a music gal. Any genre, old and new, at work, on the tractor, or in my free time – I typically have a jam on. I’ve been known to spend a little cash on a concert ticket as well

I recently had the opportunity to volunteer at the 2025 National Holstein Convention as an official with the Youth Dairy Quiz Bowl contest

Wheat harvest started in earnest the second week of June, and with it came long hours in the tractor, dinners in the field, and an enormous amount of fun for my almost 3-year-old son

Minimizing the effect of mycotoxin-contaminated silage on dairy cattle can sometimes feel like playing a game of whack-a-mole

In August of 2024, I decided it was time to share my passion for the dairy industry with the kids and parents in my community

In third grade, my teacher gave out superlatives at the end of the year. I received the “most organized.”