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

It’s National FFA Week – a time to honor the organization that has shaped countless students

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

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

There is no denying that dairy farming is a full-time job. Unfortunately, in this dairy economy, and really it seems for some time now, the key to survival is diversification

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?

Last Friday, I received a call that I had been anticipating, but nonetheless, it was still hard to hear. I got the news that my beloved friend, Joe Lyon, died at the age of 92

Anyone who knows me knows that I love Hallmark Channel movies. You know exactly how it’s going to end . . . happily ever after

Farmers and agriculturalists have always known that their industry never takes a day off

The new year always feels like a refreshed time. Even though it is just one day different, somehow, flipping to the new year on the calendar makes it a fresh start

Are we breeding cows wrong? It is an honest question. Have we lost sight of how or when to breed cows?

If one of your resolutions for 2021 is to take better care of your mind, you have a tasty option: eat more cheese

The pandemic has forced us to take a closer look at many shortcomings in our communities over the past few months, including those in the food system

As a farm mom and wife, you get pretty good about waiting, or at least I have

In my last blog, I shared insights from the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s report from the virtual Farmed Animal Conference E-Summit (FACES) hosted during the summer

Getting cows pregnant not only returns them to productivity quicker, the value of those calves can provide a significant revenue stream for the dairy

I grew up on a first-generation dairy farm, and some days, I hated it. I hated that sometimes the cows got out, and I was late to school because we had to put them away

All across the country, stitched into the landscape between population centers, is where we find what people like to call “rural America.”

What does your farm look like on Google? I've written about this before so you can understand how the farm looks to the rest of the world via your own farm website, social media, news articles, and so...

I learned something new, and I felt like this was the audience to share it with. I am a huge fan of cold milk