My family’s dairy has had great luck and bad luck with employee turnover. We have had people work for us who I have known since I was in elementary school

Any career that you find outside of agriculture can be found in the field of agriculture

How many times have we heard this question in our various roles on the farm? Probably countless, and we all know it’s never for just a minute!

At the beginning of May, I took a week between school and starting my internship to go home to my family’s farm

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

For years now, farmers have heard from various organizations and companies within the agricultural world that we need to be advocating for our industry

Across the nation, students are graduating from high school and college

It’s not just what we feed calves when they are young, but also how they are fed that will set the stage for their long-term eating behavior

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

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

As someone who didn’t grow up on a farm or have any direct ties to farming for most of my life, I often find myself feeling a bit jealous of those who can return home to their family farm

“You are smart.” “You know cows.” “You can tell stories.”

This year we had the opportunity to host a group of food bloggers from across the U.S. It was fantastic!

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