It has happened! I taught a child to drive a tractor (supervised, of course)! I am not sure I could be more proud!

We know there are so many ways to enjoy the milk we produce — in a glass, on an ice cream cone, as a cup of yogurt, as sour cream on a burrito, or as cheese on just about anything

Summer is the time for cow shows. It’s time for training and spending a lot of time at the wash rack. This year looks different, and I know for many people every fair that’s canceled is a blow...

This time of year typically involves graduation parties and family BBQs to kick off summer. Flowers are in bloom, the grass is getting green, and the corn is growing in early June in the Midwest

I distinctly recall my fifth-grade teacher Mr. Z. He was a fun and interactive guy, and one of his favorite sayings was “until the cows come home.” He would tack it onto the end of any sentence...

Food can carry quite a few labels these days. There’s grass-fed, organic, no antibiotics used, vegan, from cows not treated with rBST, clean . . . and probably at least a dozen others

Is it worth it? Is it worth going head to head with animal activists? Are they worth the time it takes to have a conversation with them?

You might be thinking that with COVID-19 stay-at-home rules in place and limits on how many people can gather, your annual National Dairy Month farm tour should be canceled, too

The concept of an agricultural spelling bee — Agribee — was started by a local Farm Bureau group in Northern California 16 years ago

Located in Blackstone, Va., Richlands Dairy and Creamery is home to multiple generations of the Jones family that continue to work day in and day out to provide consumers with their best products, service,...

Well, it happened this past week. I turned 30 years old and plucked not one but two gray hairs out of my head

So, I hear you have a question. But please tread lightly because if it’s a question I deem as dumb, then I will make fun of you and slander your name across every social media outlet I can find so...

We enjoyed a beautiful weekend for Mother’s Day. The weather was perfect, if not a little on the hot side

It seems like the world is at a standstill, but the view outside my farmhouse in East Moline, Ill., tells a different story

The pandemic has dramatically changed life as we know it. Consumers now shop, eat, live, and work differently

Last summer I had the opportunity to tour agricultural enterprises in Scotland and Ireland as part of the international dairy judging tour

What’s greater, a positive or a negative? A plus one or a minus one? Mathematically, positive numbers always progress in a positive trajectory

When my mind races from all that is going wrong in our world, I have to slow down my breathing and think of the greatest lessons we will learn from this global pandemic

In my previous blog, I wrote about how animal rights activist groups are attempting to sway farmers to their side by offering resources to switch from dairy to growing crops that can be used to make plant-based...

“If you can feed B vitamins at an economical price, do it!” encouraged Mike Hutjens. That was one of the messages viewers received as the University of Illinois nutrition icon