This morning and afternoon 13 collegiate dairy judging teams and more than 50 students are evaluating cattle and preparing their reasons in hopes of being named a national champion

Make your social media posts pop using videos by following these 10 tips for creating videos with your phone

Outside vendors can add a bit of excitement and encourage visitors to experience dairy production on your farm

State fairs can be a terrific place to connect people with agriculture, even if just for a moment

Social media can be an intimidating place, but sharing your story is important and can be fun

Our county fair, the Fayette County Fair in Northeast Iowa, was held a few weeks ago. While I haven’t participated as an exhibitor for a number of years, I’ve been fortunate to witness

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...

Dairy’s biggest hurdle may not be what you might think. It is all too easy to call out nut juices and lab grown proteins as dairy’s biggest obstacles, but you would be wrong

As the country continues to reopen following COVID-19, I’ve had the opportunity to again visit with farmers through one-on-one conversations, meetings, and public events featuring farmers

The topic of responsible and sustainable animal agriculture has received a lot of attention in recent years, but these concepts are nothing new to the American farmer

To tell an effective agriculture story online, a farm should consider who they’re trying to reach, what information they want to share, and what content will do the best job of reaching consumers

Farmers tend to be most enthusiastic and tell our best anecdotes to fellow farmers; however, paring down stories or biting our tongue on details about our farm can be a true disservice to the consumer...

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

Time seemed to be traveling at a weird speed through this past pandemic year. Yet, somehow, we are already in the last week of May

I am not an easy person to work with, and I’ve never said or thought otherwise. When it comes to my cows, I am fierce

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

Many of us who grew up on a farm or raised kids on a farm often say that it’s one of the best childhoods there is

When I was 8 years old, a tiny, premature calf was born that I absolutely fell in love with. Her body was somewhat average in size, but her legs were short and stubby