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How exciting it is to make New Year’s resolutions. This annual event rings in the new year to start off better, do more or less of something, and focus on personal improvement so I can live happier than the previous year.

Barn full of hope

Winter is the only season to mark the close of a year and the beginning of another.

Three options for 2023 farm bill

When the new Congress convenes next month, Pennsylvania Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson will be at the helm of the House Agriculture Committee.

Central cheese sales are seasonally steady

As reported last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture left its 2022 milk production forecast unchanged in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report but raised the 2023 estimate slightly, citing higher expected cow numbers and slightly more rapid growth in output per cow.

Christmas carols

It’s the most wonderful time of the year to be in the barn milking cows.

December birthdays

Two of our greatest Christmas gifts are our December babies. Daphne was born in mid-December and Dan was born a couple days before Christmas.

Maximize first-lactation milk production

The goal of most heifer replacement programs is to raise high-quality, healthy heifers in an efficient and economical manner.

Christmas memories

I recently heard about a farm mom who was searching for a spot in a supermarket parking lot when her preschool son uttered a profanity.

Year-end reflections

Midwest Dairy has been working hard on farmers’ behalf, focusing on being efficient and effective regarding their 15-cent investment for promotion and research nationwide.

Tried and true Christmas

For the first time in years, we will truly have a white Christmas in our neck of the woods.

Without a place to call home

When Duane and I returned to the farm from a meeting in Kansas City, we entered a winter wonderland.

So, this is Christmas

Christmas is the time of year when traditions are revisited. Most people have at least one special thing they celebrate at Christmas.

Supply, demand numbers updated

 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report increased its 2023 milk production forecast slightly.

Tradition

As Da Yoopers belch along in their classic deer hunting song, “The second week of deer camp is my favorite time of year.”

The darkness of December

All of us farmers seem to have a reluctance to go to the doctor. As a group, farmers put in long hours and often put our own health last on the list of appointments.

Reflections: Seek the helpers, be positive

The month of December can be a good time for reflection. I am inclined to think about where I have been and what is ahead as I go about taking care of the livestock and people in my life.

How we do it here

Any work protocol is just how we do it here. A protocol defines a process, which is a series of steps.

Who owns the water?

This has been an interesting month in our small town of Elko New Market, Minnesota.

The season of joy, dairy

The Christmas season is one of my favorite times of the year. Each year, I look forward to the joy Christmas time brings; the falling snow, lights and decorations, and time spent in the kitchen preparing goodies for the season.

Cold, flu season

‘Tis the cold and flu season, an especially brutal double whammy that often afflicts this part of the world at this time of year. You catch the flu and mutter to yourself, “I wish I flew the coop when I had the chance.”

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