My parents sold their milking cows a few weeks ago. It was actually just a few days before my family was headed to visit them for spring break

Providing A.I. services for hobby farms has become a fun side job for me

The future is bright for college students studying agriculture

As women, we are farmers, farmer’s daughters, farmer’s wives, and so many other things, but that does not dictate our roles or capabilities

As winter turns into spring, we try to catch up on many random projects around the farm

Family farms continue to be the backbone of our food production system and many rural communities

To say that the last year has changed everything would be an understatement; however, slowly but surely, we will all be able to see again

A year later, the COVID-19 pandemic still reminds us of the blessings farm life provides

A Georgia family was able grant their farm’s patriarch one last wish after his passing

Much like a pop quiz, regular state and federal inspections keep dairy farmers on their toes

How can we add stability into our milk production system?

The Hoard’s Dairyman Cow Judging Contest closes March 25, 2021

A year ago I was networking with hundreds of people from all over the country. Today I am attending Zoom meetings. Both experiences have provided me something to be grateful for

It’s never my intention to screw up, but when I do, I know the situation will be handled in a good-natured way. We try to make light of a bad situation

Negative temperatures, chilling wind, and mountains of snow and ice have been pummeling many parts of the country

February is one of my all-time favorite months of the year. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner

Tara Vander Dussen, also known as the New Mexico Milkmaid, understands that people need to feel comfortable if they are going to ask a question of a dairy farmer

The other night, our robotic milkers called 36 times with one alarm or another. My dad got an early start on morning milking simply because he had been up since 11 p.m. the night prior tending to the robots

When will you be ready to go out to a restaurant with a group of family or friends to celebrate that birthday, anniversary, or big event?

It had been snowing, cold, and blustery for days when we made the call. We were bedding calf pens as fast as we could, but the number of calves due that week was double what we usually expected