Isaac Ryan 10 years old When do you do chores? Whenever I am needed. I milk on Saturday and scrape the barn if my grandpa is gone. What is your favorite and least favorite chore? My …
By Grant Cracraft, 13 years old Parents: Matt and Renee Cracraft Brillion, Wis. • Manitowoc County • 75 cows Editor’s note: Dairy Star is having dairy kids journal a day in their …
MAYVILLE, Wis. — For the first time in its 89-year history, triplet calves were born at the farm operated by Dennis and Laura Batterman. On June 10, a first-calf heifer gave birth to not one, …
The Agriculture Utilization Research Institute recently released results of a study to gauge interest in A2A2 milk. “A2 is not necessarily replacing conventional dairy products at the …
SPRING VALLEY, Minn. — Nathan Heusinkveld believes estate planning often gets overlooked when it comes to passing on farms to the next generation. He intends to be different as he brings on his …
ALBERT LEA, Minn. — Lester Perschbacher received his nickname “Lester the Tester” from a trio a farm kids the first night he tested for the Minnesota Dairy Herd Improvement …
SAUK CENTRE, Minn. — In September 2024, milk dispensers were unveiled at the Sauk Centre Public School District. Since then, milk consumption is up, waste is down and sugary beverages are on …
Describe your farm and facilities. We milk cows with two Lely milking robots and feed the calves with two Lely calf feeders. We raise all our own youngstock and finish our own steers. We built the …
KELLOGG, Minn. — Substitute teacher Monica Evers brings dairy into classroom banter with students. These conversations have especially blossomed around the fact that she is a dairy princess. …
SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. — Growing up on a dairy farm has led Heidi Montag, a Princess Kay of the Milky Way finalist, to work toward a dream she has had since she was little. Montag, alongside …
WOOD LAKE, Minn. — The Remiger family takes busy to another level come spring and fall. Fieldwork and daily chores are a given for the farm family, but for the family matriarch, Becky …
BELLEVILLE, Wis. — When she was young, Aleta Halverson followed her dad around the farm. Today, she and her father, Steve Halverson, work side by side, doing daily chores and making decisions …
STEVENS POINT, Wis. — Wisconsin Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden spent time in his district during a legislative break, visiting Feltz Family Farm near Stevens Point, May 28, telling …
DURAND, Wis. — When Don Weiss received the Wisconsin Master Agriculturalist award, he was taken aback. Despite running a 2,300-cow dairy near Durand, his operation is still seen as a family-run …
NEW RICHMOND, Wis. — The fourth and fifth generations of the Neumann family dairy farm together at Neu-View Acres continuing to nurture the passion for farming planted three and four …
BIRNAMWOOD, Wis. — Kurt Olson Jr. saw the value of community and friendship, first-hand, April 28. That night, an EF0 tornado with winds of 80 mph crossed his farm, destroying two barns housing …
POYNETTE, Wis. — Once upon a time, a little girl from Columbia County met a beautiful princess who traveled the land, telling the story of those involved in its agriculture industry. The little …
Tell us about your farm and family. We have been farming on our own at Ragnar Holsteins since May 2002. Together, I, my husband, Mark, and our four children, Clarissa, 21, Garrett, 20, Whitney, 17, …
OMRO, Wis. — Bringing consumers closer to the dairy industry while encouraging a taste for dairy products is the goal of Winnebago County’s Grilled Cheese Day and June Dairy Day. Grilled …
WASECA, Minn. — Andrew Plumski oversees the raising of 950-1,000 calves a year from newborns until 6 months of age. The calves, which come from three dairy operations in the area, are part of …