Manure buildup during cold temperatures can provide quite the roadblock for some farmers

Our country is facing all kinds of difficult weather, but farmers just keep farming

Finding reliable, well-trained labor to milk cows is becoming increasingly difficult

Our animals have their own personalities that can make them easier or harder to work with

Metritis, one of the most common fresh cow diseases, can be costly to the health of individual cows and the overall productivity of dairy operations, especially in today’s environment

Spoilage is a challenge that all producers face at some point, and the cost of not addressing it can be high

In our barns, flies are the top cause of bunching cows

Midwestern temperatures in the last 90 days have been warmer than typical years

A recent rural tragedy inspired students to promote farm road safety using skills learned at the National FFA’s Washington Leadership Conference

The end of the short winter signals the beginning of prolonged warm days, prompting dairy farmers to evaluate their heat stress management plan

We moved our calves from hutches into a barn, and while the benefits were many, there were challenges we had to work through, too

My love of farming and strong work ethic trace back to summers spent making hay on my uncle’s farm

I recently had one of those moments of frustration that turned to humility. As farmers, running 24/7/365 is the life. We have a very high stress job because so many different entities depend on us each...

Last night, I came home late from ball practice. A few months ago, I started assisting a travel softball team that consists of 8- to 10-year-olds

Between an impending visit from the inspector, Mother’s Day passing us by, and some upcoming events we want to have the farm in top shape for, we’ve been taking any chance we get to do extra...

Let’s talk about first-calf heifers, or, as I like to call them, first-calf velociraptors

I know they are a weed, but I still think dandelions are pretty

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!

My simple answer to the question posed in the title is a resounding yes. Why? Because whether we like it or not, we’re in the business of selling a product

Ah, March: that one month that starts out cold, chilly, snowy, and mostly miserable, but typically turns sunny, windy, and bearable