If you are lucky enough to find yourself sitting ringside during one of the World Dairy Expo dairy cattle shows, there’s an opportunity for you to place the animals right along with the official...

It’s been said many times before, but we’ll say it again. No matter the operation, a healthy start at birth for a calf will continuously prepare it to be an efficient, profitable cow

Our son started Kindergarten a few weeks ago, and this transition has been an exciting time in our home. There are some aspects that have made our daily routines simplified (hello uniforms!) and

820 million. That’s the number of people in the world that remained food insecure in 2018

It can be a struggle to continue to be on the top of your game when margins are tight and labor is challenging

“He’s named after Grandpa! The highest bull in the world. How cool is that,” I thought

Have you ever seen the movie The Invention of Lying? It takes place in an alternate universe where people don’t know what lying is until one man invents it

Can I be real for a minute? Are milk prices really that bad? We’ve seen much lower prices and survived — anyone remember 2009?

I used to milk cows one-handed. I have two hands, but I only ever prepped and stripped cows with my right hand

They say that past performance is the best indicator of future results

Every once in a blue moon we have a cold, sickness, or milk production drop from a feed change hit our herd. If you’re a dairyman, I am quite sure you have dealt with these things before

California has done it again! You’re welcome!

We use technology so often on our farms now that I'm always left wondering what the next best things will be

I’ve always been the person who wants to compare herself to others. I can’t help it

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

I am sure most of you know that women are starting to take on more responsibility in the agricultural industry. Back in the 1940s and 1950s, you would see a lot of husbands running the farms while the...

For some attendees, the showring is the heart of World Dairy Expo

I recently just finished a 5K (5 kilometer) race held in conjunction with the Quad Cities Marathon

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

Have you heard of the four-legged milk stool? A popular analogy among author Gary Sipiorki’s talks and Money Matters column articles, he makes the argument that financial awareness is as critical...