MENAHGA, Minn. — Having triplets on a dairy farm is not common. Having two sets of them in three months is rare. In spite of the rarity, that is what happened at the Spadgenske family farm this …
Within this feature the Dairy Star catches up to retired farmers and talk about the highlights and struggles they had when dairy farming. The feature includes how each individual farm …
196 members Spencer, Wisconsin Marathon County Tell us about your chapter. Spencer FFA was founded in 1950 in the rural community of Spencer. The surrounding area consists of many …
Tell us about your farm and family. Our family farm is home to 16 retired dairy cows, six non-milking goats, 43 chickens, three alpacas, a horse, six dogs and an abundance of cats. We are a small …
Emery Jones 7 years old Second grade When do you do chores? I help with chores at night and in the morning. What is your favorite and least favorite chore? My favorite is taking care of the …
NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA, Minn. — As farmers and researchers continue to learn more about H5N1 and how it spreads and affects animals, Marie Culhane, DVM, and Abby Schuft, Ph.D., shared findings …
Maya Rahm 17 years old 11th grade When do you do chores? I milk cows every night and sometimes in the morning. What is your favorite and least favorite chore? Vaccinating cattle is my …
Tell us about your farm and family. The prefix of my family farm is Don-Mil-Dale Holsteins. We proudly milk 40 registered Holstein cows and raise replacement heifers and cows we sell. My grandfather, …
Number of members: 157 Milbank, South Dakota Grant County Tell us about your chapter. The FFA chapter was established in 1943. We have a total of 157 FFA members, ranging from grades …
PAYNESVILLE, Minn. — There are many considerations for dairy producers who want to upgrade to robotic milking units. Carolina Pizón and Stephanie Plaster spoke about some of the …
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. — Developing new technologies to improve field health is an ever-evolving field. One of the latest strategies is using unmanned aerial vehicles to provide a bird’s …
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Sara Davis wants dairy farmers to know the most up-to-date, evidence-based treatments for common fresh cow ailments. “There’s a lot of ways to treat fresh …
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. — Unlike many other dairy farms, Hildebrand Farms Dairy sells its milk directly to consumers. The dairy milks cows and bottles their milk in glass containers all on the …
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from cars and cows alike is an endeavor on the minds of some in the dairy industry. Brad Heins, a professor of organic dairy production at …
Editor’s note: Information for this article was gathered from the Holstein Association USA and the books: “Progress of the Breed: The History of U. S. Holsteins” by Richard H. …
MAPLE LAKE, Minn. — Dan Elsenpeter and his wife, Erica, have been making maple syrup together ever since they started dating. Now, more than 20 years later, their maple syrup operation and …
FREEVILLE, N.Y. — It is not every day that 50 film professionals and a former “Saturday Night Live” star from Los Angeles spend a week on a dairy farm in rural New York. However, …
HASTINGS, Minn. — Amelia Miller is not afraid of trying new things, whether it is responding to a local dairy farm’s help wanted ad with no dairy experience or being one of six girls on …
ST. CHARLES, Minn. — For Bill Powel-Smith, growing healthy crops in a sustainable, cost-effective manner comes down to three take-home practices: ditching monoculture for diverse, multi-family …
Cheryl Seibert Sebeka, Minnesota Wadena County 65 cows Tell us about your family and farm. My husband, Ray, and I bought our farm from his parents. We raised our four kids — Roger, Amber, …