While dairy farming is obviously a year-round occupation, things do tend to slow down a bit over the winter. This makes it an ideal time to review records and plan for the new year

We are familiar with the concept of more milk equals more income. However, if additional milk comes with higher expenses, it may not be profitable

‘Tis the season of giving, and perhaps you’re wondering how you can help support farm families for this year’s #GivingTuesday

This holiday season is going to be rough for a lot of farmers across the country. Reports of farms selling out are still rolling in daily, which means that too many families will be spending their first...

I just got home from Kansas City, Mo., where I attended the Agriculture Future of America (AFA) Leaders Conference

We all know the last few years have been tough on us as dairy farmers. Every dairy, in every region, is sure they have had the hardest time of anyone

Unless you’re living under a rock, you know that today is Election Day

Last year, not even one of our employees called in sick because of the flu

There are some seasons in life that just seem busier then others. On the farm, it’s almost year-round with spring planting, fall harvest, packed summer months, and braving winter's challenges

I understand that there is a time to be professional and a time to be relaxed

Evan Creek of Hagerstown, Md., was presented the 28th Klussendorf-MacKenzie Award during the 52nd World Dairy Expo, in memory of Duncan MacKenzie, the 1961 Klussendorf winner

National Dairy Shrine will host 350 guests at their annual banquet on the grounds of World Dairy Expo on Thursday evening at 5:30 p.m

More than 100 contestants from across the United States and Canada will fill the World Dairy Expo showring to evaluate twelve classes of dairy cattle as part of the postsecondary and intercollegiate dairy...

There has been a lot of talk lately about the efficiencies of large-scale dairies and concern that the smaller farms can’t survive

There’s only ever 24 hours in a day, but my goodness how nice it would be to add a few more hours on those days when we need them!

Remember when everyone used to tell you that having a farm blog was a priority — before social media was all the rage? Are farm websites and blogs worth the time to build today?

Uncertain times in the dairy world make our road to robotic milking scary, but here we go. We are finally finished with our plans to add robots on the sides of our conventional freestall flush barn

Summer is coming to an end and another editorial intern is checking out of the office. It has been a pretty incredible summer

It’s been a summer where we have found ourselves short on help with a never-ending to-do list

Before I state anything else, let me be clear; this is not a post about small farms versus large farms