The age-old joke surrounding holidays is that they’re filled with stress from old family squabbles and new family drama. Is that true? Are most people’s holidays filled with dread and anxiety?

There has been so much going on around the farm I couldn’t choose a topic to write about, so I’m going to update y’all on a few things

Each day, many of us scroll through pictures and posts on various social media platforms. For some of us, it is also how we get our news

Areas of the country have been dumping milk for far too long. Now processors are dropping patrons

I recently had the opportunity to interview several outstanding college students for the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s summer communications internships

Twenty young 4-H’ers huddled around our leader’s dining room table on a Wednesday night judging the annual Hoard’s Dairyman Cow Judging Contest

Among farm families, it is more and more common to hear of households that also pursue off farm ventures. A report from USDA’s Economic Research Service shows that there is good reason for that

One of the best ways to get noticed on social media is to use live video – meaning no video editing. It’s in the moment

As a young person, people ask what you want to be when you grow up. I remember in the fourth grade that fellow students asked me that very question

Why doesn’t it stay the same? Because Facebook is constantly adjusting their algorithm to keep consumer engaged

Genomic workshops recently held across the country gave dairy farmers, veterinarians, and students the latest information on genomics — past, present, and future

Recently, I received a dairy product promotion email. The title was “How do nut milks compare to cow’s milk? First of all, stop calling it nut milk! It is nut juice or beverage or drink

“I want aggressive eaters.” This phrase earned me some questionable looks as I explained to fellow students what I looked for while feeding calves

Growing up exhibiting Brown Swiss dairy cattle at the World Dairy Expo is by far my favorite childhood memory. The lessons learned, the friendships made, and the memories created in Madison, Wis

Our family farm has one problem in common with every other dairy farm in the U.S. We are contending with low prices for both milk and beef

High somatic cell counts have traditionally been associated with other problems in the herd, from digestive upset to reproductive inefficiencies and mobility problems. Particularly when discussing the

The presentation began with an overview of the forage situation. In 2016, there was a summer drought in the west and northeast sections of the U.S. (and Canada)

Most people live life going to a job five days a week, seeing their immediate family a few hours each night before going to sleep, and seeing their grandparents, aunts, uncles, or cousins maybe once o

Mastitis control in any herd begins with good protocols facilitated by informed employees who are cognizant of the importance of identifying and handling mastitis cases early and effectively

Important nutrients and immune building molecules are all components of a calf's first meal, but that colostrum may also be a vehicle for some unwanted guests. Are bacteria derailing your carefully crafted...