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Feb. 21 2024
The midwinter temperature swings we’re experiencing are making caring for calves more challenging
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Feb. 16 2024
On our farm, we are always evolving, and in the near future, that includes the way cow traffic will flow through our freestall barn
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Feb. 15 2024
Adjusting to parenthood for us means incorporating our daughter into everyday farm life, and although it’s not always easy, we are loving it
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Feb. 14 2024
This Valentine’s Day, I am reminded of what we love about dairy farming
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Feb. 13 2024
If you don’t tell your story, someone will tell another story
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Feb. 9 2024
No matter if your team wins or loses, cheese is a winning addition to any social event
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Feb. 8 2024
We’ve had to try a new approach for bedding our cows’ pack barn
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Feb. 1 2024
I have found that promoting dairy products in schools is fun for students and rewarding for farmers
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Jan. 30 2024
It is easy to get burnt out during a long winter. We must do what we can to stay healthy
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Jan. 26 2024
Stretch your mind, have some fun, and maybe even win some prizes by entering our Cow Judging Contest
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Jan. 25 2024
Dumping milk is painful but what we have to do when a tank is not safe to sell
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Jan. 24 2024
Sometimes going back to the basics of good care is just what animals need
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Jan. 23 2024
If you want to teach teenagers about dairy farming, consider using YouTube, a popular platform utilized by that age demographic
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Jan. 19 2024
A productive cow isn’t always a profitable cow. A profitable cow performs in milk volume and quality, breeds back quickly and experiences few health events
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Jan. 17 2024
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
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Jan. 12 2024
It is common for producers to experience lower butterfat tests and higher numbers of butterfat inversions this time of year
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Jan. 11 2024
We are dealing with raccoons impacting our ability to milk our cows
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Jan. 10 2024
We talk a lot about the business side of transition but not much or at all about the emotional and social changes
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Jan. 9 2024
Outlining a goal and my strategy to reach it made a big difference in my life last year
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Jan. 8 2024
Sand is widely regarded as the best bedding for dairy cows. But not all sand is created equally