I’ve always been the person who wants to compare herself to others. I can’t help it

Unless you’re living under a rock, you know that today is Election Day

There are some seasons in life that just seem busier then others. On the farm, it’s almost year-round with spring planting, fall harvest, packed summer months, and braving winter's challenges

I understand that there is a time to be professional and a time to be relaxed

My husband and I live a very unique lifestyle that allows us to include our children in our work

You were my life cheerleader, and I'm so thankful for that. I wish you could see your grandchildren now

I took this picture a couple of weeks before school started because I wanted to remember moments like these with my littlest helper

For the past 10 years, country music star Luke Bryan has brought his brand of country music to rural communities via a Farm Tour

There’s only ever 24 hours in a day, but my goodness how nice it would be to add a few more hours on those days when we need them!

A little over a year ago, two people close to my heart were being prepped for surgery. I made my way west to be a part of the Davidson cheer squad

Earlier this month, we lost seven newborn calves in less than two weeks. That’s more than we’ve lost in the last year, and it was heartbreaking

It’s well-known that the average age of farmers is steadily climbing upward. The same could be said about the general population

A dear friend of mine once told me that anyone who could afford to take a couple weeks away from their work really must not be needed at their job

The last two weeks have been pretty emotional for me. The video “Dear Struggling Farmer” wasn’t easy to share

A big part of my husband’s and my decision to come back to the farm was based on the way we wanted to raise our family. There really is no comparison to the values and lessons that this way of life...

Farmers are certainly the last of a dying breed. I’ve watched them fight through snowstorms, hurricanes, wildfires, and floods. I’ve known farmers who have worked through migraines, pneumonia,...

My oldest daughter, Monika, loves gymnastics. She has been swinging from and flipping around on the stall dividers in our barn since she was a toddler

Wisconsin’s Marathon county was a logging community until the late 1800s. At that time, farmers permanently settled in the area, pulling up tree stumps and planting crops to feed their livestock

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

Growing up in the 1980s on my family's dairy farm in central Oregon, I really was unaware of the farm crisis