If you use social media to promote your farm, are you making yourself a target for activists?

The national dairy farmer checkoff was established to grow demand for milk, cheese, and other dairy foods and ingredients through research and promotion

Much like a pop quiz, regular state and federal inspections keep dairy farmers on their toes

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

For most people, January is considered a fresh start. Belongings are often organized and purged to make room for the new, nutrition is top of mind after indulging in holiday treats, and many consider improving...

Dairy farming is traditionally thought of as a generational vocation. Farms are handed down from parents to children over time, or from an owner to a successor

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

Last week, as the North American International Livestock Expo in Louisville, Ky., finished up, it was easy to admire all the beautiful cows

Managing the why and not the people is the key differentiator between many businesses. Oftentimes, people have the opposite in place because it seems easier at first

I wrote this post on the eve of Election Day. I don't really want to talk about politics, and I'm not going to divulge who I plan to vote for. That is not the point

We have been blessed with gorgeous fall weather in Oregon the last couple of weeks

Farm managers and employees’ roles can be aligned with those of coaches and players for a sports team

It makes me sick, nearly to the point of vomiting. It hurts my eyes so much they start to close. It infuriates me so much that I cannot stay mute

As many of you know, we switched to a robotic milking system last November. When we made the change, we had a pretty good idea of how things would go initially

We have a Georgia public fishing area a mile from the farm. There they have an Environmental Education Center that does a phenomenal job teaching kids (and adults) about wetlands, wildlife, and the environment

A lot of people have asked me how I like home schooling my kids through this pandemic

Nearly every year we have had severe heat stress within our dry cow group. This happened for the most part because they were used to living life

This summer has been anything but typical thanks to COVID-19. While we still have three weeks left of summer here in the West, I am already wondering

We started chopping corn silage this week, which provides a great opportunity for our farm kids to help and learn.Is it just me, or are all of the mothers out there feeling a tad overwhelmed

Dellavale Farms is a century farm located in Pattersonville, N.Y. It is run by Terri Phillips and her husband, Tom Nelson, who are the fourth generation on the Phillips’ farm