Ah, fair week. As a farm kid, fair week has always been one of my favorite weeks of the year

Today, my family will lay my grandfather to rest. In his casket, we’ll place a bottle of whiskey for his safe keeping into eternity

It’s a day that we will never forget. At a quarter past one in the morning, my husband got a call from his mother, and she was screaming "Fire!"

A calf does not necessarily die from diarrhea, but from the impact that diarrhea has on the body

For those of you with kids, or the awesome randos who just appreciate a good Disney movie; yes, the idea for this blog came to me while I was watching Moana

My sense of adventure and travel started at just a few months of age when my parents took me to the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sometimes we just need a way to get through the day. Maybe we’re looking for a lunchtime dessert or just a snack to get through work

Find an outlet to vent, to talk. Facebook has groups; Twitter has space. Find a church group or card group. Talk to your spouse

Dairy farming has always felt like an uphill battle. The hours, the pay, the public perception; it feels like too much

School’s out, and summer is finally here! Summertime memories are some of my favorite. As a youth, I had the opportunity to travel the United States every summer

For the past 40 years the Dane County Dairy Promotion Committee has organized a free dairy promotion event just steps away from the state capitol of America’s Dairyland

Fresh cows are the future of your herd. Their production will determine profitability over the next year

From a business standpoint, the most money saved per heifer on a dairy farm can be saved in the weaned pens. This accounts for calves that are weaned up to when they are around 150 days...

What’s the best heat stress abatement practice? Standing? No. That’s not the correct answer, but if you watch a pen of cows that are experiencing heat stress, it sometimes appears to be their...

Guernseys were the foundational breed of the Hoard’s Dairyman herd when the farm was started by W.D. Hoard in 1899. More than a century later, in 2009, Jerseys were added to the herd,...

There are some things in life that leave a lasting impression. Moments and memories from childhood that stand out from the rest — even a simple image can return a flood of memories

The first day of school. Getting your driver’s license. Graduation day. Each is new beginning that comes with responsibility and new experiences

As humans, we all experience stress from time to time. I would bet nearly everyone utters the words, “I am so stressed out” now and then

My daffodils are fully blooming in the yard and baseball practice starts today. Ready or not, it’s safe to say that spring has finally arrived

Earlier this month, my daughter Cassie's basketball team had their first loss. It was a tough loss