It’s been said that a few key innovations fostered the rise of civilization. A list of such inventions invariably includes the wheel, the lever and frozen pizza.

Here come the Mus musculus, better known as mice.

I turned the calendar this morning to October. How did that happen? The leaves are turning their brilliant array of colors.

Aug. 16 was a life-changing day for my family as it was the day my husband and I moved our firstborn child off to college.

Congress passed the Bulk Infant Formula to Retail Shelves Act, temporarily lifting tariffs on imported milk powder.

 I am aware that the general public has already moved on to the pumpkin-flavored craze that happens this time of year, but here at the farm, I’m into the apples.

I am so sick and tired of flies. The rain was coming, and we knew not to start harvesting corn silage until after the storm passed and the soil soaked up all the moisture.

Once upon a time, there were three dairy farm kids who loved to show their cows at local fairs.

What do you do when your wedding anniversary falls in the middle of harvest season? You give thanks that on at least one day you outranked all the demands of the cows and farm for him to make it to the church on time to say, “I do.”

It’s been 40 years since my wife quietly whispered a certain little something in my ear, two tiny words that caused me to exclaim, “You’re what?”  

As we welcome the official start of fall this week, alfalfa decision-making is in the rearview mirror for some.

“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone,” Neale Donald Walsch said.

Milk production forecasts for 2022 and 2023 were lowered from last month in the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report.

U.S. milk output is continuing to grow but at a slower pace compared to what was expected one month ago.

As the days get a little shorter and mornings start to feel a little crisper, I always think, “It’s starting to feel like Expo weather.” As fast as time flies, we are already near the end of September and ready to flip the calendar to October.

They say when life hands you lemons, you make lemonade. When you have way too much zucchini, you make cake and share with others.

    What goes up, does come down, and dairy farmers know the drill all too well unfortunately.

My hobby during this season is cow shows. I love to be present at the shows or watch the live streams from the shows when they are available.

Fair season ended for our family a couple days ago when Emily took the kids back up to the state fair one last time for their non-livestock project judging.

I arrived for my 1 p.m. shift at the Minnesota State Fair Miracle of Birth Center at 12:30 p.m. this year on a beautiful, sunny, late summer day.