With more emphasis being placed on the well-being of livestock all the time, students can gain experience in this type of evaluation through the Animal Welfare Assessment Contest

Over decades, dairy farmers have gained new tools to accomplish the same mission of caring for their animals

With a small, four person staff strictly made up of family, formal business meetings are replaced by spontaneous planning sessions in passing, at the dinner table, or while working cattle on our dairy...

I’m sure by now you’ve heard, more times than you want to, that we all need to be advocating for the dairy industry

The national and local dairy checkoffs have teamed up to launch the Your Dairy Checkoff podcast

I’m slightly ashamed to admit that I used to be a very different person. I used to be the kind of farmer who wore the long hours like a badge of honor

Farming is a dangerous occupation, but the costs of health insurance leave many uncovered or underinsured

Small jobs on the farm can create big learning opportunities for children

Perhaps you are a person who works full time at another job but dreams of owning a small farm someday. Or maybe you already operate a farm but want to add another enterprise or start a side busi

Human beings are complex, and that means our interactions are, too

This has been a disappointing week in my little corner of the world

If you use social media to promote your farm, are you making yourself a target for activists?

Last week, my home community lost someone very special. He was a cornerstone of the agriculture community there, and his presence was unforgettable. When my family and our 4-H club heard the news

An online conversation over a controversial Burger King commercial turned into so much more and put agriculture in a more positive light

A Georgia family was able grant their farm’s patriarch one last wish after his passing

It’s National FFA Week – a time to honor the organization that has shaped countless students

Our farm has been able to keep running despite the nasty winter weather that’s hit this month

It’s never my intention to screw up, but when I do, I know the situation will be handled in a good-natured way. We try to make light of a bad situation

A new year is finally upon us, and I’m sure I am not the only one who is excited to turn the page on 2020

The “farm kid” identity definitely carries a weighted list of stereotypes — some may be perceived as negative while others prove to be a positive in the job and internship search