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Jan. 23 2018
Robots helped us change the way we dairy, and we wouldn’t go back
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Jan. 19 2018
Land O'Lakes is sponsoring Farm Bowl to highlight the skills that football players and farmers share
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Jan. 16 2018
I was in college when I first heard the phrase: faith first, family second, career third. It made sense at the time. Even now it makes some sense
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Jan. 15 2018
Humor is one of the best ways we can share our story
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Jan. 11 2018
We have learned that having 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year goals keeps us motivated. This has helped us stay at the forefront of the always-evolving dairy industry.
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Jan. 9 2018
I’ve never been one to set a big New Year’s resolution. I guess with the farm always throwing curve balls at my life, it just feels too heavy of a thing to take on
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Jan. 8 2018
I attended the Wisconsin Junior Holstein convention this past weekend
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Jan. 2 2018
I’ll be the first to admit that my husband and I are “genetics junkies.”
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Dec. 27 2017
Before this piece starts the arguments for and against the above stated question, I want to simply open this as a conversation
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Dec. 20 2017
My Christmas list is rather short this year . . . the only gift I’d really like is to spend time with my family
cow and calf
Dec. 19 2017
I have pulled many newborn calves since coming home from college. I am usually the go-to person when one of our employees sees a cow or heifer struggling to calve
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Dec. 18 2017
It took my pal just one minute to call this past weekend to see if I could leave the farm to go horseback riding with him and his daughter
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Dec. 15 2017
Cornell University’s Paul Virkler, D.V.M., presented the December webinar, “Troubleshooting mastitis and milk quality programs.” While we often focus on the people and cows involved in...
Christmas Minion
Dec. 14 2017
It has started to look a lot like Christmas at Hillcrest Farms. The weather has officially become what we consider pretty chilly here in Georgia
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Dec. 12 2017
We all have something that makes our farm unique, and we all have differing ways of accomplishing our goals as dairy farmers
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Dec. 7 2017
Imagine you are driving down a country road and you see a farm off in the distance. It looks to be well cared for but as you approach the farm’s drive, there’s something wrong
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Dec. 5 2017
Two surgeries. Two hospitalizations. Four different antibiotics. I’m still praying that this fourth antibiotic does what it’s supposed to
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Nov. 30 2017
Every family farm should sit down annually and discuss each family member’s goals in business and their goals personally. Bring in an independent consultant if needed
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Nov. 28 2017
It’s easy to let a down year or sad events drag us down, but the power of thankfulness is the reality of realizing where our priorities really lie
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Nov. 27 2017
Udder Milk, a New Jersey home delivery company, broke state law according to the New Jersey Department of Health. A cease and desist order