WEST SALEM, Wis. – The Midwest Guernsey Show was held July 30 in West Salem. Ryan Krohlow of Poynette placed 132 head at the show organized by the Wisconsin Guernsey Breeders’ Association.
FOND DU LAC, Wis. – The Wisconsin 4-H dairy judging contest was held in conjunction with the Midwest National Ayrshire Show and the Midwest Regional Milking Shorthorn Show Aug. 1 in Fond du Lac.
FOND DU LAC, Wis. – At the Wisconsin Midwest Regional Milking Shorthorn Show Aug. 2 in Fond du Lac, judge Kaleb Kruse of Dyersville, Iowa, placed 62 head of Milking Shorthorns.
FOND DU LAC, Wis. – The former Wisconsin State and Midwest Regional Ayrshire Show carried a new name this year. And, a new national recognition.
Duane Chapman Tomah, Wisconsin Monroe County 1,000 cows How did you get into farming? I was born into it. My grandpa started the farm in 1888. My oldest brother, Gail, joined the operation first. I …
MONTGOMERY, Minn. – On Sundays, Rachel Rynda and her family gather after evening chores to watch movies and eat popcorn.
Samantha Miller Lodi, Wisconsin Columbia County 230 cows Family: My boyfriend, Scott, and I have one son, Cordell, who will be 2 in November. I co-own and operate the farm with my dad, John, and my …
LAKE WILSON, Minn. – Becoming someone she used to look up to has been a crazy experience for 20-year-old Amber Post.
SAUK CENTRE, Minn. – Alex Christen is a member of the University of Minnesota-Crookston cross-country team and completed her first marathon.
HUTCHINSON, Minn. – Not many people seek out the added task of working in their flowerbeds after chores in the morning and evening. That is not the case for farmer Jackie Rickeman.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Accidents can happen anywhere in any climate. But, on the farm, when the weather is hot, a heat-related illness can quickly become a medical emergency.
JUDA, Wis. – When master cheesemaker Jeff Wideman, Shirley Knox and Mariana Marques de Almeida decided to milk sheep, they wanted to invest in the best-producing breed.
CUBA CITY, Wis. – The Vosberg family is reaping the benefits of transitioning to a robotic milking system.
Carol Traynor 18 years old Senior When do you do chores? I do the 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. milkings year-round. Before night milking, I also help with the birds and calves when needed. We have 50 chickens …
SAUK CENTRE, Minn. – Throughout central Minnesota, the end of July brings tasseling corn, small grain harvest and the Stearns County Fair. For the Schiffler family, this is one of their favorite times of year.
WINDBER, Pa. – Jeff Corle has two main passions in life – dairy farming and music.
WINDOM, Minn. – While many things remain the same at the Hinkeldey family dairy farm, a few changes have taken place during the past decade.
