World Dairy Expo lost one of its founding members this past weekend

Joey Schilter is the youngest of three children raised on a dairy farm in the state of Washington. His older siblings are “passionate about winning” and have done well in many activities, shared...

Social media has almost become a bit of a necessary evil these days. We use it to keep in touch with friends and family, to ask advice, to buy and sell things, and to entertain each other and share

This past weekend I turned 30. That always seemed like such an adult number growing up, and now that it’s here, I’m wondering how it happened

Sometimes the reactions I get when I tell people how often I go home on the weekends while attending college full time are surprising

As editors, we cover a wide breadth of unique events. Not only covering, but being part of the “Rural Life Days” with the Most Reverend David Ricken, bishop of the Green Bay Catholic Diocese

Easter and Christmas are the two days when most churches are standing-room only. A person must arrive at church 30 minutes ahead of the start of mass to try to get a seat

My brother and I are the third generation to farm the land on our home farm in Dearing, Ga. We are in the “teaching phase” of our business with my daughter and nephew both deciding they wanted...

That last time I cried this much was when we buried my Grandma Pritzl — the last of my four grandparents to pass

Eight in 10 millennial shoppers say it’s important to eat healthy according to a survey done by the marketing firm The Halo Group

Ever notice how much time you spend talking to others who farm, between attending ag meetings and sitting on ag boards and committees? Talking to our farm friends is so easy

SXSW . . . as in South by Southwest . . . is all about making a big impression

Somatic cell count (SCC) has been and remains the golden standard of milk quality. That being said, milk quality can be in question even when SCC is in check

Ask anyone I work with; one of my favorite holidays of the year is Kansas Day. Never heard of it? You are not alone

Ah, that new car feel . . . It’s different, better, and exciting . . . all at the same time. As I watched our March webinar, “Making use of all that parlor data,” I instantly made the...

Twenty young 4-H’ers huddled around our leader’s dining room table on a Wednesday night judging the annual Hoard’s Dairyman Cow Judging Contest

We have come to a fork in the road here at Hillcrest Farms. Like I have said in the past, we are always trying to keep up with technology and stay at the forefront of our industry

A man tall in stature and high in principles. Terry Howard was well-respected in the dairy industry for his nearly 30-year career as a Wisconsin extension dairy specialist, with a focus on feeding and...

“But she’s light,” my daughter Monika said, her words laced with consternation. We were looking at the Jersey heifer calf in the calf warmer

One of the best ways to get noticed on social media is to use live video – meaning no video editing. It’s in the moment