What year did you start farming, and what year did you retire? My wife, Sue, and I purchased our farm, Badgerland Dairy Farm, in 1996 from my parents, Wallace and Margaret Born. I worked here all my …
LANARK, Ill. — Last fall, Nevin Erbsen was back in Indianapolis, Ind., attending the 98th National FFA Convention & Expo. Though he had attended national conventions for awards and competitions …
MILTON, Wis. — When Adam Meier was 15, he got a pair of skates and headed out back to the pond on his family’s farm. He wanted to learn how to play hockey, but first, he had to learn how to ice …
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Standing on the turf during pregame and halftime of a Minnesota Vikings game with thousands of fans watching is how Dale and Lisa Middendorf spent their first game at U.S. Bank …
170 members Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin Crawford County Tell us about your chapter. Our chapter is gaining momentum and popularity within our school and community, which isn’t the case …
Tell us about your farm and family. My family’s farm is Hy-View Achenbach Farms. It is owned and operated by my close family. My grandpa owns it, my dad does most of the daily work to keep it up …
Alexis Blunt 13 years old Eighth grade When do you do chores? I do chores on the weekends and evenings. What is your favorite and least favorite chore? My favorite chore is milking cows; my …
MONROE, Wis. — While crowds of people gathered at Times Square in New York City on New Year’s Eve to await the dropping of a giant ball at midnight, the residents of Monroe awaited something …
ENUMCLAW, Wash. — Washington state native, Troy Wallin, remembers milking cows when he was 8 years old, standing on wood blocks to make himself tall enough to reach the cows. Today, decades …
Abigail Adams is one of two women in U.S. history to be both wife to a president and mother of a president. In her 2,100-plus letters that remain, she is also revealed to be a businesswoman, a …
ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia — Heavy rains that fell over the Sumas Prairie in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley created a frightening sense of déjà vu for the region’s dairy farmers in …
MILTON, Wis. — Dairy farmers Randy and Mary Adamson know success in both the show ring and the bulk tank. Though they operate a commercial herd simultaneously with a show herd, milk is the priority …
CHETEK, Wis. — Lackluster milk prices and tight profit margins have inspired Brittany Olson to create additional revenue streams for her family farm. Olson, and her husband, Sam, along with …
STEVENS POINT, Wis. — The quest to broaden their horizons through new activities in college led three young women to embrace a sport they had little knowledge of: rugby. This fall, Maddy …
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — Little League teams in the Madison area are familiar with Krebs Field — the baseball diamond located at Krebs Dairy Farm. The field hosts local teams for practices and games …
WAUPUN, Wis. – Encouraging and preparing the next generation of veterinarians is one focus of a mentorship program at Waupun Veterinary Services where students see and experience a day in the life …
HOUSTON, Minn. — When Tony and Rihana Hackbarth were forced to sell their milking herd in 2013 as a result of Tony’s parents’ divorce, their dream to milk a herd of organic cows remained. …
STURGEON BAY, Wis. — In an attempt to save her family’s cherry orchard, Emma Parker enters a pie-baking contest in which the secret ingredient is a special cheese baked into the crust. It …
Vintage farm toys hold a special kind of nostalgia for many who grew up on family farms, cultivating dreams of continuing a family heritage. The memories that sit on the shelf alongside the …
MALOLO, TABORA, Tanzania — Mark Yeazel spent more than 40 years breeding a renowned herd of registered Holsteins. A devout Christian, he has now been called to use his knowledge of dairy farming to …