“Hello ma’am, is the owner or the gentleman in charge of the purchasing decisions around?”

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

Well-respected hoof care specialist, Karl Burgi, presented the June webinar, “Supervise hoof health with a ‘No lameness tolerance policy.’”

Dear Tyler, Hug your mama — she could use it. Early years in speech to rocking a 4.0 grade point average gives your mom a reason to cry. Allow her to be proud. You are our oldest and our guinea...

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

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

Growing up on a dairy farm, I was never treated like the girl. I was given all the same opportunities as my brothers, and it was up to me to take them

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

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

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

Nina Teicholz presented the Hoard's Dairyman webinar, "Animal fats: separating fact from fiction."

Even at a very early age, Bert Stewart was a consummate student — he studied those who did well at their trade

Herds from coast to coast will be interviewed to talk about their dairy operations and the passion they have for the industry. The RFD-TV segment will last one hour

Have you checked out your farm on Google Maps and Google Earth? How does it look? What can people see?

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

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...

Two surgeries. Two hospitalizations. Four different antibiotics. I’m still praying that this fourth antibiotic does what it’s supposed to

Billionaire Thomas Tull owns a farm . . . and part of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team

The argument that America’s Dairyland is not attractive is a flawed one

“In 2 miles, turn left on Burr Salem Road,” Siri’s charming voice kindly reminds me.If you’re like me, Siri is now part of your drive to any new destination