HOLY CROSS, Iowa — Before the ink dried on the land contract Robert Nosbisch signed with his mentors, Dan and Laurie Clemen, he was back in the barn milking cows as he had been doing for the …
PENNOCK, Minn. — Darren Swart would take his son, Tanner Rohner, and his daughter, Taylor Rohner Swart, on milk routes when they were growing up. Little did he realize those experiences …
REEDSBURG, Wis. — Kinnamon Ridge Dairy has seen a lot of upgrades since the first generation of Whites began dairying in the 1950s with 30 wooden stanchions. Ryan and Nate White manage to …
BRUSSELS, Wis. — On Jan. 1, 2025, Austin Vandertie will become the owner of Doorco Farms. Taking over the farm where he grew up, Austin looks forward to carrying on his family’s legacy of …
GREY EAGLE, Minn. — Jerry Pohlmann said it finally hit him when he closed the tiestall barn door after the last of his cows left the farm. He was truly retired from dairy farming.
CHARLES CITY, Iowa — At A Shred Above food truck, sandwiches with flavor palettes as far apart as PB&J and a Reuben still find common ground in one key ingredient: cheese.
NEW LONDON, Minn. — One year ago, Tom Kampsen and Becky Heinz set a plan to build a parlor on Kampsen’s dairy farm near New London. They decided to utilize the existing structure of their …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working with state animal health officials to collect data about the spread of bovine influenza A virus in dairy cattle. USDA chief veterinary officer Dr. …
The importance of a good road trip cannot be underestimated. Whether you travel 100 miles, 200 miles or …
I heard the hum of the lawn mower and smelled the fresh-cut grass blowing into the window in our upstairs …
The smell of spring is permeating the farmhouse these days. Around here, that is the smell of the manure …
For producers in the Federal Milk Marketing Order 30 or surrounding markets, a vast majority of the milk …
Midwest Dairy participated in the Central Plains Dairy Expo in March in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. …
My wife and I recently attended an evening meeting of a two-cylinder club. This was quite exciting …
I have an earworm song swirling in and out of my mind as I decipher the story I want to tell. …
