Farming brings special people into our lives, and some of these lifelong friends are hard to say goodbye to

The time to review a protocol is before procedural drift causes a problem

Adjusting to parenthood for us means incorporating our daughter into everyday farm life, and although it’s not always easy, we are loving it

I have found that promoting dairy products in schools is fun for students and rewarding for farmers

It is easy to get burnt out during a long winter. We must do what we can to stay healthy

As farmers, we face many difficult moments and failures, but the moments of success are worth the work

It takes extra time, resources, and resilience to care for livestock and equipment in frigid temperatures

A dairy farm seems like the ultimate dream for a cat

From their spots to their behaviors, no two cows are alike

I am grateful my job on our dairy allows me to spend a lot of time with my daughter and that she will gain many valuable experiences because of this farm life

One year ago, on November 5, I was getting married. When my husband and I set our wedding date long before that, we didn’t even think about it landing on the end of daylight savings time

Taking the time to recognize what we have can help us move through busy seasons

“One more round” is what I kept telling myself all week last week as we were finishing our final cutting of hay

Sprouting cover crops and newborn calves remind us that the lifecycle continues year-round on the farm

It wasn’t until I moved to Wisconsin following college that I truly understood what it meant to try to farm in a place where winter seems to last from November to May

While I had planned to write about a different topic this week, I decided I had to share a comical moment from my day instead

The Holstein Grand Champion was Supreme Champion at World Dairy Expo

The World Dairy Expo Coliseum heard a roar of applause and cheers as the pair of Aged Cows topped the International Holstein Show

Although this year’s recipient of the Klussendorf-MacKenzie Award did not grow up on a dairy farm, he witnessed his grandfather manage many successful Guernsey farms

Judge Mike Duckett of Rudolph, Wis., alongside his associate Kevin McGriskin, of Ontario, Canada, awarded the pair of Aged Cows with top honors in the International Jersey Show