Emptying your pockets before throwing your jeans or coat in the wash is especially important for farmers — you never know what will end up in there after a busy day on the farm

Daylight savings time is a period of adjustment for us as well as our animals

Leaving the farm, even for a short while, requires detailed planning ahead of time

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

This Valentine’s Day, I am reminded of what we love about dairy farming

If you don’t tell your story, someone will tell another story

No matter if your team wins or loses, cheese is a winning addition to any social event

We’ve had to try a new approach for bedding our cows’ pack barn

I’m learning that it’s okay to take time away from work for the things I care about

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

Dumping milk is painful but what we have to do when a tank is not safe to sell

Sometimes going back to the basics of good care is just what animals need

If you want to teach teenagers about dairy farming, consider using YouTube, a popular platform utilized by that age demographic

We’ve milked three times per day for more than 20 years, and as such my family’s dairy is incredibly reliant on good employees to execute these milkings

We are dealing with raccoons impacting our ability to milk our cows

As we enter a new year, remember that goals are part of a business plan

Bringing our issues to lawmakers’ attention is the only way they will know what we are facing

A number of dairy organizations work together to manage crisis and issues and strengthen consumer confidence in our farms and products

The holidays look different for farm families, but true joy is in what we have around us

Robots provide critical data insights to help you be a better herd manager