WATERTOWN, S.D. — Near the Hamlin and Codington county lines, two families have come together to build a new dairy farm aptly named County Line Dairy. The barn includes a 100-stall rotary …
RUSHFORD, Minn. — After a conversation-filled first date to a Minnesota Twins game in July 2010, Steph Dahl felt good about her date, Josh. “On my way home, I was like, ‘Oh …
ELMWOOD, Wis. — A month ago, Paul Fetzer found himself in a familiar spot, sitting next to his wife, Char, at the Dairy Business Association’s Dairy Strong conference in Green Bay. After …
Joseph Lyle 11 years old Fifth grade When do you do chores? On weekends, I help morning and night. On weekdays, I help just at night. What is your favorite and least favorite chore? …
175 members Brodhead, Wisconsin Green and Rock Counties Tell us about your chapter. Brodhead FFA gives members the chance to explore and be active in their own way. Our student-run organization …
Tell us about your farm and family. My family and I milk 45 registered Holsteins and Brown Swiss and raise all our own replacement heifers. I have been able to start my own herd of registered cattle …
NEW MUNICH, Minn. — Although Luke Zink did not grow up on a farm he spent his entire childhood playing farm with his three brothers and working on his uncle’s dairy farm. In their …
ALON HAGALIL, Israel — The nation of Israel is considered a global dairy industry leader. It touts one of the most advanced systems and, with cows that produce more than 26,000 pounds of milk …
Last year, an icon in dairy farming celebrated its 100th birthday. When the product was launched in 1924, it provided a reprieve from milking cows by hand while also surpassing primitive means of …
LAKEVILLE, Minn. — Matt and Jackie Thomas started a new venture when they added goats to their existing herd of dairy cows. “The first one showed up in 2018, and they kind of became …
MARSHFIELD, Wis. — Forage-based diets containing large amounts of corn silage or other high-quality forages often exceed the energy needs of growing dairy heifers. When consuming such diets, …
Taylor Witt Little Falls, Minnesota Morrison County 200 cows Tell us about your family and farm. We are a fourth-generation family farm. My parents, three brothers and I help on …
Jim (left) and Bill Ertl Holdingford, Minnesota Stearns County 57 cows How many years have you dairy farmed? We took over in 1986. This is our 39th year. We rented from our parents for the first …
MERRILL, Wis. — A true aficionado of ice cream might not need a reason to enjoy a scoop or two of the creamy frozen delight for breakfast. But for the rest of the world, National Ice Cream for …
WAUKON, Iowa — July 27, 2024, started like every other morning at Ronan Family Dairy Farm near Waukon. Jim Ronan went to the barn to move cows around and get prepared for milking and the hoof …
EDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Tim and Megan Schrupp have accomplished being active both on their dairy farm and in the dairy industry on the local and national levels. Tim and Megan were named …
Editor’s note: This story comes as an update to a story from Kellogg, Minnesota, which Dairy Star published on Oct. 26, 2024, entitled, Finding his own way to help: Franke assists with chopping …
Mark, Tim and Sandy Keller of Kellercrest Registered Holsteins Mount Horeb, Wisconsin | Dane County | Currently milking 293 cows and 37 dry cows | Total 330 How many times a day do …
RIVER FALLS, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin–River Falls recommitted itself to dairy food production education with the addition of the Wuethrich Family/Grassland Dairy Center of …
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Dairy farming and the Green Bay Packers are synonymous with Wisconsin, an essence that is at the heart of the recently released independent film “Green and Gold,” …