At the beginning of May, I took a week between school and starting my internship to go home to my family’s farm

For years now, farmers have heard from various organizations and companies within the agricultural world that we need to be advocating for our industry

It’s not just what we feed calves when they are young, but also how they are fed that will set the stage for their long-term eating behavior

Growing up, my 10 siblings and I did chores on my family’s dairy. When I was five, I started out bottle feeding baby calves with my older sisters, Jessica, Rachel, and Roxann

With two years of planning and touring robotic farms under our belts, it is now time to break ground on the next phase for our family farm

First thing tomorrow morning I have to milk the cows, but I also cannot forget about the fresh heifer, I have to make sure the calves are fed, and then I need to hurry back to get the kids on the bus

June Dairy Month is fast approaching, and it's the perfect time to reach out and connect directly to our consumers

Growing up on a dairy farm, I was never treated like the girl. I was given all the same opportunities as my brothers, and it was up to me to take them

As someone who didn’t grow up on a farm or have any direct ties to farming for most of my life, I often find myself feeling a bit jealous of those who can return home to their family farm

This year we had the opportunity to host a group of food bloggers from across the U.S. It was fantastic!

Last week, I had a very early morning flight from the West Coast to the Midwest. I would be on the flight for four hours followed by an immediate three and a half hour shuttle ride

The struggle is real. Despite living in the hometown of John Deere and being surrounded by acres of corn, my three children are the only farm kids in their school

Every dairy farmer is striving for the same thing: the prefect cow. She milks better than any other cow and her components are 5 percent fat and 4 percent protein. She’s obviously pretty

No bending. No squatting. No heavy lifting

A typical stroll down the grocery store aisle exposes the shopper to almost 40,000 different products

Caitlin and I have been writing our “Daddy and Daughter Dairy Together” blogs for Hoard’s for a while now

The first rule of the Margin Protection Program for Dairy or MPP-Dairy is that you cannot count on it to save you

“There’s a new calf killer in town” was the title of the April 2018 Hoard’s Dairyman webinar

Employee turnover is top of mind for many farmers as labor continues to be a hot topic in the dairy industry

I awoke with a feeling of anticipation mixed with distress. As a girl of 4 years old, taking naps was simply a necessity, but I was not about to sleep through the most exciting part of my day