Samantha Cox 17 years old Eleventh grade When do you do chores? I help with chores in the afternoon if I am not working, helping to milk and feed. I work at the school in our after-school lab …
SAUK CENTRE, Minn. — Fathers give a lot to their sons: guidance, security and an example to follow. Wayne Bromenshenkel recently provided so much more when he donated one of his kidneys to …
LOMIRA, Wis. — On the evening of May 15, Brenda Elsinger came up from the basement to find her farm’s freestall barn destroyed. The tornado that hit Lomira just after 6 p.m. was rated EF1 …
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Dozens of young women tuned into Facebook live May 18 to hear if their name would be called as one of the Top 10 finalists for the 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way. …
CALEDONIA, Minn. — As the sun shone May 8, over 200 fifth graders descended on Blue View Dairy for a few hours of dairy education and fun. “It’s extremely important for kids to …
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Milk component yields reflect genetics, feeding and management of the herd said Michael Hutjens, professor emeritus at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. They are …
OWATONNA, Minn. — For at least five years, Balzer Family Dairy has hosted an annual celebration to kick off June Dairy Month. This year, the family farm will once again host the Steele County …
CHILI, Wis. — When an opportunity that fit their business model presented itself to the Meissner family last year, they leaped. The Meissners added a second location to the family dairy farm to …
FOND DU LAC, Wis. — Entering a dairy animal into a futurity is like rolling the dice as one speculates about how that animal will look in the future. A person hopes the calf they select will …
COLBY, Wis. — Determination, resilience and a willingness to seize opportunities that arose from difficult circumstances are all qualities that helped J.C. and Alsha Verhoef lay the foundation …
BALDWIN, Wis. — Donning the bright pink blazers that have become the trademark of their county’s dairy judging program, four FFA members from Baldwin-Woodville High School joined forces …
BRYANT, Wis. — Sharing the story of agriculture with future generations of consumers is important to Terry Schroepfer, so much so that he welcomed the Antigo FFA Chapter to use his farm for …
Bryson Hughes 10 years old Fourth grade When do you do chores? 3 p.m. every day. What’s your favorite chore and least favorite chore? My favorite chore is walking the cow, Great, to …
Tell us about your farm and family. My family’s farm is located northeast of Shell Lake. My brothers and I work with our dad on our farm. We raise corn, soybeans, rye and hay. I have cattle at …
CLINTONVILLE, Wis. — The road to fulfilling his dream of dairy farming has not been an easy one for Kyle Krueger. Krueger grew up hoping to work alongside his parents on his way to taking over …
Within this feature the Dairy Star catches up to retired farmers and talk about the highlights and struggles they had when dairy farming. The feature includes how each individual farm changed …
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Over the last decade, dairy farming has evolved beyond producing milk. Producers are finding new income opportunities to supplement their milk check. As farms specialize, …
MADISON, Wis. — For over three-quarters of a century, Alice in Dairyland has been an iconic representative of everything agriculture in Wisconsin. Another chapter of the Alice history book will …
BANGOR, Wis. — Spring is the time of year when life starts to get a little busier on the farm. The weather starts to warm and planting season is right around the corner, if not already here. …
NEW PRAGUE, Minn. — A good mood filled the air April 27 as kids and adults alike waited their turn to play with Saanen goat kids at Next Chapter Winery near New Prague. The goats were from …