It’s our county fair this week. The kids get to see how they did in picking and training their animals for the show. This year, we have 16 animals at the fair. We have four families who lease …
As my journey as the 71st Princess Kay of the Milky Way nears the end, I am filled with gratitude for everyone I have met, each handshake and conversation I have had and the opportunity to represent …
In the Pixar flick “WALL-E,” humans are depicted as brainless blubbery blobs who gape at their TVs while slurping super-sized sodas. In other words, they act much like video game …
Among the plethora of cattle products and pharmaceutical companies on the market, it can be overwhelming to choose products for your operation. Understanding vaccine types such as modified live …
July was a month full of versatility, settling in, chaos, learning and helping. If your area is anything like ours, you have probably had tons of rain and heat in the forecast. While we are so …
Life is a series of ebbs and flows, a constant movement of change and growth that shapes who we are. We witness this in our daily lives on the dairy as seasons change. We work daily, tackling …
In a preliminary settlement, Dairy Farmers of America will pay $24.5 million and Select Milk Producers will pay $9.9 million to settle allegations of conspiring to fix milk prices. Dairy farmers in …
The July Class III benchmark milk price took a tumble, dropping to $17.32 per hundredweight, down $1.50 from June, a whopping $2.47 below July 2024 and the lowest level since April 2024. It put the …
My niece recently posted a story about getting ready to camp in the “wilderness” with family and friends. She was showing pictures of what she was making to share around the campfire. …
A new product from Country Crock is labeled as “dairy-free butter.” Chris Galen , senior vice president of the National Milk Producers Federation and executive director of the American …
Spring planting was nearly ideal across much of the Midwest with great soil conditions and few rain interruptions. Since then, many areas have received above-average rain-fall. Adequate precipitation …
No matter how well you plan or how safely you operate, crises can and do happen on farms. From barn fires and power outages to animal health emergencies, severe weather and even activist threats, …
We’re approaching the Dog Days, a season for wearing shades while relaxing on the chaise, a time when kids sell lemonade to the community and community bands hold free concerts. You know …
It’s hard to believe we are halfway through July already. I have no doubt our livestock producers will remember this year as having been difficult to make quality forage due to frequent rain …
I have officially reached the age of lists. There are so many things swirling around in my head, from the new milk amounts for the calves being weaned to the latest round of numbers from balancing …
Portable gates are like socket sets. They’re an invaluable tool and you can’t have too many. We use them in countless ways: making extra calf pens when the influx of calves exceeds the …
It was another hot humid day, after a rain shower the previous night. A neighbor called about putting some of his beef cattle on a pasture next to ours, but a tree of ours had fallen on the fence. …
Last week, I reported that the agriculture department raised its 2025 and 2026 milk production forecasts in the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates based on higher cow numbers and …
The Fourth of July week saw a marathon voting session in the Senate on President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which passed Tuesday by the vice president’s tie-breaking vote. …
President Trump signed his One Big Beautiful Bill Friday, keeping his July 4 deadline. The bill passed the House with a 218-to-214 margin. That’s after it was approved by the Senate with a …