Success in feeding annuals

The Mulherns — Emma, Cory and Riley — stand in a field of winter rye May 3 on their farm near Fountain, Minnesota. Mulhern Dairy does not feed any alfalfa in the ration fed to 1,050 cows.

FOUNTAIN, Minn. — Mulhern Dairy is feeding 1,050 cows using a ration that excludes alfalfa. Greg and Corey Mulhern dairy farm near Fountain. They milk three times a day in a double-14 …

Technology on full display

Bob Sawatzke (right) and high school juniors and seniors from Wayzata High School watch a cow being milked with a robotic milking system May 6 at Creekside Dairy near Waverly, Minnesota. The students learned about technology used on a dairy farm.

WAVERLY, Minn. — A group of Wayzata High School juniors and seniors saw something not every student their age sees. The cybersecurity and applied mathematics students from the school …

Growing from the ground up

Corey and Kristen Metcalf take a break in the freestall barn April 18 on their farm near Milton, Wisconsin. The Metcalfs, along with Corey’s parents, Terry and Jane Metcalf, milk 750 cows and farm 1,200 acres.

MILTON, Wis. — Corey Metcalf grew up on a grain farm, but in his heart, he knew he was meant to be a dairy farmer. In 2017, on a piece of land void of buildings other than his …

The story behind the sandwich

Zach Washa puts the finishing touches on his grilled cheese sandwich April 20 at the Wisconsin Grilled Cheese Championship in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. For his eighth year of competition, Washa created a recipe with Kwik Trip maple glazed donuts, bacon and cracked pepper cheddar cheese and won second place.

DODGEVILLE, Wis. — The 32-degree weather and snow flurries did not stop attendees of the 11th annual Wisconsin Grilled Cheese Championship from warming up with an ooey-gooey sandwich and cup of …

Side by side in the barn for over four decades

GREY EAGLE, Minn. — Jerry Pohlmann said it finally hit him when he closed the tiestall barn door after the last of his cows left the farm. He was truly retired from dairy farming.

Grilled cheese for every taste bud

CHARLES CITY, Iowa — At A Shred Above food truck, sandwiches with flavor palettes as far apart as PB&J and a Reuben still find common ground in one key ingredient: cheese.

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