Tell us about your farm and family. My Grandma Shirley and Grandpa Sheldon Olson started milking eight cows by hand in 1963. They moved to the main farm in 1967 and, in the early 70s, put in a …
Cade Hoese 16 years old Tenth grade When do you do chores? On weekdays, I usually milk cows in the morning. On weekends, I have chores in the morning and milk cows in the afternoon. What is …
SLEEPY EYE, Minn. — A high school summer job at a dairy farm has impacted the career path of Lauren Steffl. After choosing to work at a dairy farm more than an hour away from where she grew up …
Within this feature the Dairy Star catches up to retired farmers and talks about the highlights and struggles they had when dairy farming. The feature includes how each individual farm changed …
DEERBROOK, Wis. — With a lifetime of organic farming principles, it was an easy decision for the Keller family to make the commitment to organic dairy farming over 20 years ago. Jim and …
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. — When it comes to optimizing the performance of forages in dairy rations, alfalfa and corn silage have a symbiotic relationship according to Dr. Luiz Ferraretto, a …
Editor’s note: Information for this article was gathered from Ron Eustice’s book, “Gentlemen Farmers, Farms & Ranches of the Rich & Famous,” interviews with Carol …
LITTLE FALLS, Minn. — Conservation efforts vary across agricultural operations, but for the Czech family of rural Little Falls, land stewardship is an avenue to healthier crops and a stronger dairy herd.
How many times a day do you milk, and what is your current herd average, butterfat and protein? We milk twice a day. Our March 2025 rolling herd average was 30,318 pounds of milk, 1,287 pounds …
Tell us about your family and farm. My family includes my husband, Roger, daughter, Clara, son, Calvin, daughter, Emily, her husband, Dylan, and their children, Caroline, and Ole. Our farm is a 100% …
MT. CALVARY, Wis. — Cows at Tower View Acres LLC never go hungry with two mixing and feeding robots continually delivering feed to each pen. Since installing the Lely Vector automatic feeding …
RIVER FALLS, Wis. — As the agriculture industry changes and evolves, University of Wisconsin-River Falls college students are stepping up to grow alongside the industry, as they aim to develop …
JEFFERSON, Wis. — On April 12, farmers from Jefferson County were sent forth into another season of fieldwork with a special blessing. Standing amid tractors of all kinds, the farmers …
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — What happens in utero affects the health and longevity of the next generation. Billy Brown, an assistant professor at Kansas State University, spoke about using dam …
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. — From grasses to legumes, deciding what to plant in a pasture can be intimidating. Sometimes the first thing to determine is not what to plant, but rather, whether …
NEW RICHMOND, Wis. — Each newborn calf at Crisdhome Holsteins represents the careful consideration Jack Kruschke put into creating that particular mating, and his hope for what the future may …
HIGHLAND, Wis. — Jeff Novak began the endeavor of starting his own dairy after establishing a portable welding business, a custom chopping enterprise and a meat production business with beef …
NEW RICHMOND, Wis. — A curiosity to try something new has grown into an activity that twins Lane and Landon Van Dyk believe will follow them throughout their lives. Competing on their high …
HOLMEN, Wis. — After Alyssa Shisler’s dad encouraged her to attend a 4-H meeting in 2017, something sparked inside Alyssa and she wanted to start working with dairy goats. That …
MADISON, Wis. — Brian Reisinger is concerned about the decline of family farms on the U.S. landscape each year. “A lot of people in this country have forgotten about the impact that …