Sometimes looking at life from a different angle can totally change your perspective

Outside vendors can add a bit of excitement and encourage visitors to experience dairy production on your farm

Sharing when we’re struggling with life can be difficult, but not sharing can be worse

While I was working on chores in our robot barn the other morning, I watched as the sun began to wake up, slowly transforming the sky from a star-speckled deep denim blue to a magnificent display

Extracurricular activities from fairs to the football field help our kids explore their interests

This year’s Dane County Breakfast on the Farm treated visitors to a modern view of dairy farming

Family members and employees, past and present, have helped shape our dairy farm

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” We all know the question. The question can be greeted with inaudible rumblings, flustered body language, or a decisive answer

If you entered this year’s Hoard’s Dairyman Cow Judging Contest but didn’t see your name on the winners' lists in our May issue, don’t beat yourself up too badly

There’s one job on our farm that everyone gets involved with at one point or another. It’s a looming, tedious task that rears its head in the midst of spring planting, school wrapping up, and...

It seems that agriculture has become the scapegoat for all the world’s problems

I’ve been struggling with my impending college graduation, and I don’t think I’m alone in that. The last year has been hard on all of us

Every romantic comedy ever proves just how easy it is to find your true love

I’ve been reading the book “Grit” by Angela Duckworth. She defines grit as passion and perseverance for long-term goals

It’s dairy banquet season, at least in Iowa. It’s the season where dairy producers and supporters come together to honor outstanding farming families, recognize friends of the industry

Many of us who grew up on a farm or raised kids on a farm often say that it’s one of the best childhoods there is

This has been a disappointing week in my little corner of the world

When I was 8 years old, a tiny, premature calf was born that I absolutely fell in love with. Her body was somewhat average in size, but her legs were short and stubby

Negative temperatures, chilling wind, and mountains of snow and ice have been pummeling many parts of the country

Perhaps you have followed along the last decade by reading my Hoard's Dairyman column, "Around the Kitchen Table," where I share stories of growing up on my family’s dairy farm and the lessons learned