Dear Jacob, A decade ago I introduced you to the world with my first "Around the Kitchen Table" column

What came first, the chicken or the egg? It’s a question as old as time, yet people still argue over the theory

The world has changed a lot in the last week and a half, and maybe one of the only silver linings in this situation is that we’re realizing the difference between what we need in order to survive...

What’s an influencer? In marketing, it’s an individual who has the power to impact others’ thoughts or purchases. In agriculture, I’ve heard it described as an advocate, AGvocate,...

I absolutely love my school and wouldn’t trade it for the world, but I want to bring up a topic that sometimes gets swept under the rug. Personally, I have many friends and peers at home, in my family,...

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck . . . It’s going to taste like a duck!

We are less than one month from opening the robots to the "feed only" phase to prepare for milking. We have had several meetings getting our minds right and schedules put together for the startup of our...

I'm kind of rediscovering who I am and what my hopes are

California has done it again! You’re welcome!

These three food stands at World Dairy Expo have more options than just corndogs and cheese curds

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

Last week, the cattle trailer came home from state fair for the very last time as the Griswold family completed their final 4-H event

Last week, I had a very early morning flight from the West Coast to the Midwest. I would be on the flight for four hours followed by an immediate three and a half hour shuttle ride

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

Late fall brings more comfortable conditions for both cows and people in Georgia

With each county fair, with each 4-H project, there are lessons learned . . . both for my children and for me

My dad came from a large Midwest family where they milked 25 cows, raised some sheep, had a few chickens, and worked cropland. He was one of seven hard-working farm boys with four sisters

Yes, you read the title right, but I am talking about cows. It is common knowledge in the dairy industry that cows do not like the heat. The question is, when do they start feeling uncomfortable, and

When it comes to making purchasing decisions, consumers can be difficult to gauge, and traditionally, they vote with their wallets. That makes labels a vital piece of the purchasing decision

Last week some people were up in arms about red Skittles falling out of a truck on a Wisconsin road