Many of us have grown up working side by side with a grandparent, parent, or mentor that has directly affected our lives in one way or another. It is thanks to these people that we are who we are today

Animal activist groups aren’t just out to stop large farms; they want to put an end to all animal agriculture

Land O'Lakes is sponsoring Farm Bowl to highlight the skills that football players and farmers share

I was in college when I first heard the phrase: faith first, family second, career third. It made sense at the time. Even now it makes some sense

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

The single most important time in a cow’s life that could almost forecast her entire lactation is the transition period

I attended the Wisconsin Junior Holstein convention this past weekend

Have you checked out your farm on Google Maps and Google Earth? How does it look? What can people see?

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”

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

My Christmas list is rather short this year . . . the only gift I’d really like is to spend time with my family

I have pulled many newborn calves since coming home from college. I am usually the go-to person when one of our employees sees a cow or heifer struggling to calve

Cornell University’s Paul Virkler, D.V.M., presented the December webinar, “Troubleshooting mastitis and milk quality programs.” While we often focus on the people and cows involved in...

It has started to look a lot like Christmas at Hillcrest Farms. The weather has officially become what we consider pretty chilly here in Georgia

As a farmer, you put your heart and soul into what you do. You live, eat, and breathe the work you do. It is not a job but a lifestyle. It can bring you great joy one moment and heartache the next

We all have something that makes our farm unique, and we all have differing ways of accomplishing our goals as dairy farmers

The Winter Olympics will be here in about two months. It seems the whole world takes a break from their regular activities to admire the talents of the best athletes in the world every two years (alternating...

Imagine you are driving down a country road and you see a farm off in the distance. It looks to be well cared for but as you approach the farm’s drive, there’s something wrong

I am blessed to be among the 97 percent of dairy farmers who get to work with their family every single day

We as an industry, not just dairy but all of agriculture, need to start standing up for each other in unison