This week’s post was going to be something completely different, and then Natalie Portman happened

Volunteering at a judging contest that I participated in during high school has been a rewarding experience

Earlier this week, I had the amazing opportunity to attend the Agriculture Future of America (AFA) Animal Institute

By now, we’ve probably all heard the news of the most recent set of farms that received notices saying they would no longer have a milk market

One Christmas I asked for and received a Rubik’s cube – the three-dimensional puzzle

Humor is one of the best ways we can share our story

Just this week, a professor I encountered at Penn State passed away

Earlier this month, I flew to Oregon to milk cows while my dad had surgery. I had instructions and milked with him from start to finish for three days prior to his departure

It took my pal just one minute to call this past weekend to see if I could leave the farm to go horseback riding with him and his daughter

It’s easy to let a down year or sad events drag us down, but the power of thankfulness is the reality of realizing where our priorities really lie

Each time you ask your friends and family to #ThankAFarmer this holiday season, remember to be a #ThankfulFarmer, too

There is just something special about that time as you slip on your boots and head to the barn

There were siblings on teams from Georgia, Arkansas, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and North Carolina, but no one had quite the showing of Alabama’s Gavin and Ethan Rankins

We have to take care of ourselves as well

It is determination that is woven into the fabric of some of the best dairymen and women I know. It is this characteristic that gets us all through the toughest times and sets the best apart from the rest

‘Tis the season for sleepless nights, stress, and quality corn silage

Wisconsin 4-H, Michigan State Ag Tech, Ohio State University, and Pennsylvania FFA each won their respective divisions at the All-American Dairy Judging Contest in Harrisburg, Penn

There are a lot of things robots can do better and more consistently than humans, but there are still some aspects of the dairy that require a human touch

Every night I wonder: How much longer?

4666 . . . Markwell No. 1 . . . Ritz. She gets called a lot of things, depends on who is doing the talking. The “she” is Markwell-KR Reality Ritz-ET