Assembling an “A-Team” roster and not just people on your payroll is easier than most think

Each year that I’ve been an undergraduate student at Cornell, my Sigma Alpha chapter has put on an event that we like to call “The Art of Agriculture.”

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

Many aspects of our dairy and ways of thinking have changed here at Hillcrest Farms since moving to a robotic milking system. The work is less physical and more mental

Cow cooling, animal care, and a well-balanced ration all go a long way in in keeping cows healthy through hot weather.

That much-awaited spring sunshine has finally arrived in the Pacific Northwest. In rather full force this week, we are expected to hit temperatures in the high 70s

Farming with family is not always easy, but we can make it work

Sustainability is a priority for today’s consumers – let’s make sure they know that farmers are already good stewards of the land

A year later, the COVID-19 pandemic still reminds us of the blessings farm life provides

Before we made the actual purchase of our voluntary milking systems, we went and looked at many different farms that had them. We wanted to see the pros and cons and how the herds were managed

The Hoard’s Dairyman Cow Judging Contest closes March 25, 2021

A year ago I was networking with hundreds of people from all over the country. Today I am attending Zoom meetings. Both experiences have provided me something to be grateful for

Whether it’s extreme heat in the summer, extended rainy periods in the spring, or plummeting temperatures in the winter, weather dictates every animal’s needs and a farmer’s daily routine

Tara Vander Dussen, also known as the New Mexico Milkmaid, understands that people need to feel comfortable if they are going to ask a question of a dairy farmer

It’s January cold here in Georgia. No ice or snow, just that cuts-you-like-a-knife wind and rain

Twas the week before Christmas, and all across the world, COVID-19 was raging, a new year ‘bout to unfurl

Vaccinations are top of mind for most people right now, as the first COVID-19 vaccines for Americans were distributed this week

Wow, it has been a long day. It has been a long, trying, terribly good bad day. It’s been one of those days where you walk in the house in nothing but your undies

I have a notebook where I dump everything from my brain. Thoughts, to-do lists, goals . . . you name it, it’s all there

Let’s talk about fog really quick, shall we? In my hometown, we get some pretty impressive fog