We began planting corn on the third of June, nearly six weeks later than we originally planned

Dairy farming has always felt like an uphill battle. The hours, the pay, the public perception; it feels like too much

"Pretty sure there’s poop in my boot. Yup, I can feel it sticking to my sock. Oh! It is wet, and I can feel it in my toes! And now it’s gone. Not the poop, but the boot. Where did it go?

School cancellations make kids scream with joy. Staying in pajamas, baking cookies, watching movies, and then heading out to play in the snow — oh, what fun!

This is a friendly reminder to all of you, and myself — never give up on your dreams. I once had dreams

Being a young farmer has never been easy. We go through the same struggles as our parents when they started out

In our part of the country, we don’t rely on pivots and canals to water our crops; we look to the sky and wait for the clouds to open up and give us rain

Old barns have history embedded in their walls. If those walls could talk, what stories they could tell of the joys and hardships of their farms

It is getting real out there in the dairy industry. It is not necessary for me to tell you twice. We see it in every state, with every style of farm, and size is not a factor

We currently are the host to two male carpet gnomes who we have the pleasure of calling our children

Most days I can sit down and just crank out an article for you. But this time, I’m not going to lie, I have hit a block so hard I think it left a mark

Across the country America’s dairy farmers are sitting down to kitchen tables and making tough choices

We knew it was coming, and there wasn’t anything we could do but buckle down and await the arrival of the arctic forecast. Not only was the impending weather all over the news

Karen Bohnert I’ve learned this the hard way. For more than four years, I’ve battled with anxiety

“You can’t be a stay-at-home-mom. You’ll never be able to keep up with the Joneses.” Those were my academic adviser’s words

Herds from coast to coast will be interviewed to talk about their dairy operations and the passion they have for the industry. The RFD-TV segment will last one hour

We have to step up together, innovate, and share our message. It is time for dairy farmers to “Face Everything and Rise”

It is hard to believe that we closed out 2017. I probably say this every year, but it seems that this one flew by in record time

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