Growing up in the 1980s on my family's dairy farm in central Oregon, I really was unaware of the farm crisis

How many risk management meetings have you been to in the last two years? I must've attended at least three or four and been invited to over a dozen

If you haven’t heard the expression, “It's hotter than Georgia asphalt," then you should take a trip to Georgia in the summer and walk across the asphalt without any shoes on

All the latest research in all areas of our operations, yet I bet on every farm there’s an area where we all could say, “that’s how we’ve always done it.”

I spent many hours last week on a bus while attending the National Jersey Convention. Driving through the curving roads of Wooster County, Ohio, to check out Amish Country, farmland, and stopping at several...

World Milk Day on June 1 served as a rally point for the dairy community to convene and celebrate, as well as kick off our personal stories of Undeniably Devotion

As our family travels down the path of robotic milking, we continue to learn lessons that I will pass on to you

In last Friday’s blog I tackled the word “sustainability.” I explained the social aspect of it and gave tips on how dairy farms could achieve their social sustainability goals

Many people are sitting next to us in cubicles or standing by us in the grocery line. Or in our case, it could be our neighbors, the sales rep, or a farmer just like us, who is struggling with physical...

Well-respected hoof care specialist, Karl Burgi, presented the June webinar, “Supervise hoof health with a ‘No lameness tolerance policy.’”

Dear Tyler, Hug your mama — she could use it. Early years in speech to rocking a 4.0 grade point average gives your mom a reason to cry. Allow her to be proud. You are our oldest and our guinea...

One of my favorite reasons to read is the chance to transport myself into a different time or place that would otherwise be impossible

Our children certainly sleep more than their father or I did when we were their age. But during school breaks, my kids are still up by 7 a.m

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

‘Tis the season as tractors head back into the fields. Longer daylight hours provide the perfect conditions for those additional work hours, and the warmer days are a welcome end to a long winter...

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

Volunteering at a judging contest that I participated in during high school has been a rewarding experience

There may have been a time when we were at the happiest place on earth as a family of five, having less than a happy time