I’ve always been the person who wants to compare herself to others. I can’t help it

Unless you’re living under a rock, you know that today is Election Day

At four of the national dairy judging contests this year, the Big E in Massachusetts, All-American in Pennsylvania, World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin, and North American International Livestock Expo in Kentucky,...

New York 4-H has participated in every Dairy Quiz Bowl contest at the North American International Livestock Exposition since the very first, which was held in 1980

Last year, not even one of our employees called in sick because of the flu

We were hard at work this Halloween. Things are looking a lot different around the farm

When I was in middle school, the barn on my family’s dairy farm burnt down

Growing up on my family farm out west in Oregon, my mother never had to make field meals. Despite milking cows, we never raised crops

I understand that there is a time to be professional and a time to be relaxed

You can find some pretty neat things by going through the archives of Hoard’s Dairyman

Any calf that doesn’t drink its milk, is scouring, or looks a little thirsty gets a bottle of electrolytes

It’s not that I don’t have enough to do already. Yet for some reason, when I get asked to talk to a group of preschoolers about dairy, I always say yes!

My husband and I live a very unique lifestyle that allows us to include our children in our work

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

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

I took this picture a couple of weeks before school started because I wanted to remember moments like these with my littlest helper

The 6-year-old took home Grand Champion in the Holstein Show

Supreme Champion of the Junior Show A Supreme Champion Cow of the Junior Show has been selected at World Dairy Expo since 1994. But, 2018 marks the first time for a Supreme Champion heifer