BARNEVELD, Wis. — Starting a first-generation dairy farm has not been easy for Dylan and Bryanna Handel, but they are not ones to complain. The pair has grown a 60-cow herd of …
How many times a day do you milk, and what is your current herd average, butterfat and protein? We milk three times a day with a yearly rolling herd average of 33,839 pounds. Our butterfat is 4.4% …
Editor’s note: Dairy Star aims to provide our readers with a closer look into relevant topics to today’s dairy industry. Through this series, we intend to examine and educate on a variety …
Since the initial detection and identification of H5N1 in dairy cattle in March, all facets of the dairy industry have been working diligently to learn more about the disease, how it is spreading and …
BLUE EARTH, Minn. — Pioneering travels and tragedy cloak four 161-year-old trunks resting from their adventures in the attic of the Calkin family. Bob and Lori Calkins own a …
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 …
Parker Hjelle , nephew 12 years old Seventh grade When do you do chores? Mostly after school and during the summer and fall. What is your favorite and least favorite chore? My favorite …
40 members Kiel, Wisconsin Manitowoc County Tell us about your chapter. We are a seventh-12th grade chapter. We have about 40 members this year, and those members compete in Career Development …
Tell us about your farm and family. My parents, Nicholas and Stefanie Mueller, and my grandparents, Ann and Marvin Mueller, operate a 630-cow dairy farm. I have three younger brothers and three …
ST. CHARLES, S.D. — In the southcentral part of South Dakota, 2 miles from the Nebraska border, sits what has become a rarity in those parts: a dairy farm. Owned by the Jons family, it is …
PESHTIGO, Wis. — Being without power for a few hours can be classified as an inconvenience; being without power for several days might be considered a catastrophe, especially on a dairy farm. …
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Building a successful and sustainable alternative forage system was explored by Jeffrey Jackson during the breakout session he conducted March 21 at the Central Plains Dairy …
MARSHFIELD, Wis. — For nearly 50 years, Melody Gardens Restaurant and Skateland has entertained citizens of Marshfield. Melody Gardens, owned by Margie and Dennis Schmidt, was opened in …
HUTCHINSON, Minn. — Dairy women across west central Minnesota united Feb. 1 for fellowship and to hear keynote speaker Kristy Pagel present at “Women in Dairy: Five Forms of …
Seth Maassen 17 years old Junior When do you do chores? I mostly do chores on weekends. What is your favorite and least favorite chore? My favorite job is driving a tractor. My least …
299 members Sleepy Eye, Minnesota Brown County Tell us about your chapter. The Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter is an affiliated chapter. Every student enrolled in an agricultural class is also …
Tell us about your farm and family. My parents are Mark and Lisa Portner. My family’s farm is Port-Haven Dairy. It is owned by my uncle and my dad. We milk around 250 Brown Swiss cows and have …
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. — As margins continue to be tight on dairy farms, farmers may look for ways to increase efficiency and strive to keep losses at a minimum. Feed shrink and waste can …
KNOWLTON, Wis. — When one thinks of Wisconsin and milk processing, there is a good chance cheese is the first thing that may come to mind. What might not come to mind, however, is vodka or gin. …
PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. — A frozen lake, a foot of snow and 18 missing heifers perplexed Dana Johnson in January 2023. “The first time the heifers got out, it was either late at night …