Spring always marks a special occasion in our family as we attend the Volunteer Firefighter’s annual banquet

Writing a résumé was one of the most challenging projects I worked on during my college and high school career

The struggle is real. Despite living in the hometown of John Deere and being surrounded by acres of corn, my three children are the only farm kids in their school

Every dairy farmer is striving for the same thing: the prefect cow. She milks better than any other cow and her components are 5 percent fat and 4 percent protein. She’s obviously pretty

A typical stroll down the grocery store aisle exposes the shopper to almost 40,000 different products

Caitlin and I have been writing our “Daddy and Daughter Dairy Together” blogs for Hoard’s for a while now

The first rule of the Margin Protection Program for Dairy or MPP-Dairy is that you cannot count on it to save you

This past week we had the privilege of hosting 80 middle school students to our farm for a tour

Employee turnover is top of mind for many farmers as labor continues to be a hot topic in the dairy industry

At a recent meeting, I got into a great discussion with some industry members, both producers and supporters, about gene editing

Advancements such as robotics, sexed semen, and RFID tags all enhance the efficiency of daily work on the dairy farm.

One of my favorite Paul Harvey stories is "The Man and The Birds. If you don't know the story, definitely check it out

I had to take a deep breath these last couple of weeks. The state of our industry is no joke

I often have talked about stubborn farmers who make less than desirable patients. My late father never sought medical care

One Christmas I asked for and received a Rubik’s cube – the three-dimensional puzzle

When you laugh, the whole body relaxes. Lyndy Phillips said that one minute of laughter boosts the immune system for 24 hours.

My dad and I have been writing for the Hoard’s Dairyman blog together as a team for a while now

Each spring baseball players and prospects display their skills in the hopes of making a major league roster

Holstein USA’s Holstein America series showcases the passion dairy farmers have for their Holstein cattle

We all know that February through April is widely known as meeting season for most farmers. The business of the holiday season is over, but we’re not yet able to get in the fields