Happy fall, y’all. While the temperatures in the Midwest have been anything but fall, I know the busy season is upon us. Through the craziness of back to school, we also have harvest. Depending …
Flying has always fascinated me. I’m the kind of guy who will stare skyward, slack-jawed, at the contrails being etched across the ether by those streaking silver points. I have often …
Many times, weaned calves are considered the main group to experience transition slumps. This age group is certainly at high risk, but older calves and heifers may also experience transition issues. …
World Dairy Expo isn’t over yet, or at least not as I sit down to write this, but it is for my daughter Hannah and me. We just got back from a fun-filled 5-day trip to Madison, Wisconsin, last …
My husband, Aaron, and I have been married for 11 years. We survived being pregnant and having a baby during the coronavirus pandemic, we weathered the storm of building a new house and we have made …
The Canadian newspaper, The Globe and Mail, reported that the Canadian government is considering changes to its dairy supply management program. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc fired back. “We …
If we had a round table discussion about everyone’s favorite colors, what would you pick? Do you know what your spouse or partner would pick? Would men even volunteer a color if it wasn’t …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the September Federal Order Class III milk price at $17.59 per hundredweight, up 35 cents from August but a whopping $5.75 below a year ago. The Class III …
My oven has been on the fritz these past few months. It seemed to take forever to preheat or even get hot enough to bake. I figured it must be a bad heating element. In my attempts at a simple …
At mid-month, butter prices dropped to their lowest level since November 2021. “In a typical year, you tend to see the price for bulk butter spike in September and October, right as we’re …
Fall brings on thoughts of harvest goals, hunting season and preparations for cooler conditions ahead. We simply get busy. There is so much to get done when the weather cooperates. Crop progress …
Driving can be a grisly task in the autumn, when an endless stream of juicy late-summer bugs clatter against the windshield like miniature jackhammers. This isn’t what the bugs had in …
The 2025 corn crop is generally favorable across the Midwest, despite its share of challenges. Warm, humid conditions have created a favorable environment for pathogen growth in the fields. Foliar …
Recently, I’ve been holding back about life on our farm. My kids will be shocked. They swear everyone lived their childhoods along with them. This story has been in the works every day since …
Dairy farming is full of firsts. This week, one of our just-weaned Holstein calves pulled her calf starter pail out the pail holder in her hutch, reached her head into the now-vacant hole, and got …
At mid-month, butter prices dropped to their lowest level since November 2021. “In a typical year, you tend to see the price for bulk butter spike in September and October, right as we’re …
Are you a family farmer? Obviously, different people would define that term based upon their beliefs, but where do they get their beliefs from? I will bet you that a customer in a grocery store will …
As reported last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its estimate of 2025 and 2026 milk output in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates. 2025 production and marketings …
I am proud to report that the future of dairy looks bold, delicious and more convenient than ever. I saw this firsthand during the Midwest Dairy Accelerator program this month. Two standout …
The August Federal Order Class III milk price was announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture at $17.24 per hundredweight, down 8 cents from July, $3.42 below a year ago and the lowest Class III …