KELLOGG, Minn. — On a sunshiny May afternoon, Miller Broz. Dairy is buzzing with activity. Kids sit in the wheel well of a parked tractor, a young girl wraps her arms around a big, patient Red …
EDGAR, Wis. — Jeff Gajewski spent his life building his dairy farm, but in a matter of seconds, it was all destroyed when a tornado ripped through the Marathon County farm May 21. …
ALGOMA, Wis. — At Heim’s Hillcrest Dairy, the Heim family strives to be a good neighbor and transparent member of the community. “I tell our employees the farm has to be …
BRILLION, Wis. – Matt Cracraft found a love for farming at a young age. Though he did not call a farm his home, he grew up helping dairy farmers. This work solidified what Cracraft knew all …
AMERY, Wis. — Feeding dairy cattle is possibly the most important, and potentially the most expensive, act on a dairy farm, with little room for error. Greg Friendshuh has developed a …
SAUK CITY, Wis. — With 970 restaurants in 26 states throughout America, the Culver’s franchise is well-known for its famous ButterBurgers and frozen custard.
ST. ANTHONY, Minn. — With over 2 feet of frost left in the ground, Dennis Rakotz, a partner at Rakotz Dairy, had to make phone calls to find someone who could dig through the frozen ground so a busted water pipe could be fixed.
NEW PRAGUE, Minn. — The highest risks for intramammary infections in dairy cattle occur at two peak times: right after dry-off and during calving and immediate postpartum, according to Dr. …
PIXLEY, Calif. — A cow at Jer-Z-Boyz Ranch was on her way to becoming a bull mother when genomic testing revealed that she was not exactly the animal her owners thought she was.
KASSON, Minn. — In 1624, dairy cows came to the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. Now, four centuries later, a celebration is being planned to celebrate their impact. Robert Ickler, the …
CLAREMONT, Minn. — Dwight Burkholder has found a successful, long-term calf feeding solution for his dairy farm using nurse cows.
Sam Asmus 15 years old 10th grade When do you do chores? I usually don’t because I’m so busy with my extracurricular activities. What is your favorite and least favorite chore? …
513 members DeForest, Wisconsin Dane County Tell us about your chapter. With over 1,300 students in grades 8-12, DeForest Area School District employs four agriculture teachers, Gwen Boettcher, …
Tell us about your farm and family. I grew up on my family’s 200-cow registered Holstein dairy farm. This farm was started in 1852 by my great-great-grandpa, Thor, and has been in the family …
How did you get into farming? My grandpa bought the farm and started with beef and hogs. Then, my dad took over the farm, and we built the dairy barn in 1984 when I graduated. What are the most …
LAKE CITY, Minn. — Lake City FFA Chapter’s state-winning dairy judging team consists of three eighth graders and one sophomore. Blake Siewert, son of Kevin and Kay, a sophomore, was …
WAVERLY, Minn. — Three generations of the Duske family worked together to face the challenge of a busy day of spring fieldwork and farm chores May 13 near Waverly. Garret Duske was joined …
MADISON, Wis. — In an annual contest emphasizing critical on-farm thinking, the team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison came out on top this year. The team of four dairy science …
BARRON, Wis. — For most of her life, Summer Hammann has been developing the skills of observation, decision making and defending her rationale — all through her involvement in dairy …
OCONOMOWOC, Wis. — The newest Alice in Dairyland started college with the ambition of becoming a veterinarian, but an encounter with the reigning Alice at the Wisconsin State Fair a couple of …