When we started milking in our robotic milking facility, we were fetching cows that hadn’t come up to milk on their own seven to eight times per day

This creative piece was written by one of our regular authors, Gerald Anderson. Be sure to read the full story to reveal a fun twist at the end!

As the days start to get just a little bit longer, it has me longing for the warmer days to come

Two of our dairy’s key advisers retired recently. Now, we are looking forward to developing new relationships with their successors

The one question I get asked the most as a robotic dairy farmer is this: How many cows can you run per robot? This is such a loaded question to me. I can dissect this one question into many diffe

At the Sustainable Agriculture Summit, three college students shared their thoughts on sustainability during a panel discussion

One hundred and ninety-seven Guernseys paraded through the World Dairy Expo showring on Tuesday

American Dairy Association (ADA) North East is one of the state and regional dairy checkoff organizations that has a fully developed retail program designed to keep dairy cases clean, cold, and well-s

The sights and smells of the Hoard’s Dairyman Farm help keep us connected to production agriculture

This season, I find myself switching gears between farm work and wedding planning

Caring for our cows is the top responsibility of dairy farmers, and that leads to a few special animals.dairy, Animal Care

There is an entirely new generation to reach with the dairy story, so checkoff adapted new strategies to tell it

Although unloading small square bales of hay is a hot, tiresome, and dreaded task by us all, it also brings back cherished memories from life as a farm kid and heartwarming thoughts of generations that...

An abundance of new calves has us spending more time working in our calf barn, so we rely on our farm kittens for some amusement

There is not one person, industry, city, technology, or politician to blame for California’s lack of water

We are very thankful for the working relationships and friendships we have established with our country neighbors

Consumer expectations and farmer responses to whether cows should have pasture access may vary, and in between there is a lot to think about

A first lactation heifer’s initial experience in a voluntary milking system or robot is so important to the cow and the farmer

There are some things in life that are just ridiculously satisfying. You may have seen those videos on social media where something so simple is strangely pleasing to watch

Whether playing music on the radio during milking or humming tunes to cows while training them, smooth melodies help keep our cows (and ourselves) calm