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

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

The path to dairy farm ownership is not an easy one. For some families, the transfer of the dairy from one generation to the next can be filled with highs and lows

I was watching the Land O’Lakes Farm Bowl via the internet yesterday to see how the professional football players and farmers fared in this obstacle course

Give your three-quartered cows a chance to thrive in your herd

“You can’t be a stay-at-home-mom. You’ll never be able to keep up with the Joneses.” Those were my academic adviser’s words

Herds from coast to coast will be interviewed to talk about their dairy operations and the passion they have for the industry. The RFD-TV segment will last one hour

We have to step up together, innovate, and share our message. It is time for dairy farmers to “Face Everything and Rise”

Many of us have grown up working side by side with a grandparent, parent, or mentor that has directly affected our lives in one way or another. It is thanks to these people that we are who we are today

Even when offered really good professional advice, one should consider how that advice fits into the farm’s goals

Humor is one of the best ways we can share our story

Webinar attendees were treated to a unique presentation and a Hoard’s Dairyman first on Monday, January 8, when a dairy producer served as presenter. Tom Kestell, owner of Ever-Green-View had the...

Have you checked out your farm on Google Maps and Google Earth? How does it look? What can people see?

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”

Just this week, a professor I encountered at Penn State passed away

In life, there are moments that shape who you are. Sometimes those moments are happy and sometimes they are not. Today I lost a cow. It was not just any cow

It’s a date that was a major turning point for our farm. It’s the day our calf program was literally revolutionized

All the animals are clipped, the tack is loaded, and the show whites are packed. All of this only means one thing, it’s fair time!

It took my pal just one minute to call this past weekend to see if I could leave the farm to go horseback riding with him and his daughter