It’s hard to believe that we are already entering spring forage season. Where we dairy in Kansas, the wheat and alfalfa are already growing, and spring forages like corn and other crops will soon...

A registered dietitian who I worked with at Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association years ago always said, “Food first”, meaning get your nutrition from foods with naturally-occurring vitamins and minerals...

The dairy checkoff launched Dairy Does More, a national marketing communications platform to help grow demand by reshaping how consumers think about dairy foods

In the past decades, a lot has changed in Howard County, Maryland, including the number of dairy farms

In my previous blog, I expounded on farm quotes focused on forage production and closed with several from former U.S. presidents that felt relevant to the current agricultural climate

I don’t know if it’s just my farm or just me, but we always end up calving in heifers in the awkward “false spring” season

Have you ever paused to consider where the phrase “don’t have a cow” comes from?

February presents an opportunity for me to attend a few dairy-meetings in Kansas, and I always appreciate the chance to network with fellow dairy farmers and catch up on the latest research and progra

Although it may not get as cold here in Virginia as it does up North, temperatures still drop to be unforgiving and miserable during the winter

Southeast Wisconsin is home to the Kettle Moraine area, the result of two ice sheets from 20,000 years ago

The National Farm Machinery Show has a way of reminding me how much money I don’t have

Protein isn’t just trending in fitness circles; it’s front and center across mainstream food, nutrition and wellness culture

I’ve been having some very random, tiny moments lately that I can’t help but think to myself, “Man, that was oddly satisfying.”

Best practices for calf travel have been well-defined in the last few decades, accounting for pick-up, carrying, and drop-off procedures

It’s an exciting time for dairy farmers with the official signing of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

If there is one thing that I have learned in my 29 years on this Earth, it’s that life is not fair nor does it make sense half the time

I missed a deadline. Well, postponed. And the funny thing is, I do not feel bad about it. Missing deadlines isn’t who I am, yet, pushing this back feels less careless and more intentional.

An African proverb says, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

While I’d love to think and write about something beyond the weather, it seems to remain at the forefront of my mind this season as we experience continued dramatic conditions from Mother Nature

For as long as I can remember, our dairy has trained calves to drink milk from buckets