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From camping to crafting

Ashley Schlender (left) and Olivia Peter hold up a farm camp T-shirt Jan. 2 in the freestall barn at Never Rest Dairy near Watertown, Wisconsin. In addition to milking 240 cows and farming 365 acres, Schlender and her family and Peter began offering farm camps and craft workshops last year.

WATERTOWN, Wis. — Ashley Schlender and Olivia Peter are combining talents to educate and entertain members of their community. With a dose of creativity and a dash of imagination, the pair is …

Andrew (left) and Arnold Mlodik gather on their family’s century dairy farm Dec. 20, 2024, near Wittenberg, Wisconsin. The Mlodiks milk 50 cows and farm 400 acres in central Wisconsin.
WITTENBERG, Wis. — Andrew Mlodik has been dairy farming his entire life, and as the fifth generation on his family’s Marathon County dairy farm, he cannot imagine living his life or …
Ann and Rick Stocker stand together Jan. 3 at their farm near Jordan, Minnesota. The Stockers milk 85 cows in a stanchion barn.
How many times a day do you milk, and what is your current herd average, butterfat and protein? We milk two times a day. Our butterfat averages 4.6% and our protein averages 3.5%. Our rolling herd …
Tim (from left), Courtney, Tara and Sarah Goedken gather Dec. 18, 2024, on their farm near Hopkinton, Iowa. Goedken’s daughters have come back to the 170-cow dairy after earning college degrees.
HOPKINTON, Iowa — Just off Quarter Road in Hopkinton sits Lango Dairy, a 170-cow dairy owned by Tim Goedken. The first-generation farm was founded in 1992 as a 44-cow tiestall operation. …
Monica Evers addresses the crowd Dec. 13, 2024, at the Winona State University commencement in Winona, Minnesota. Evers, who is a dairy farmer, was the student commencement speaker at her college graduation.
KELLOGG, Minn. — For Monica Evers, the Winona State University December 2024 student commencement speaker, the address was all about the biggest life lesson she has learned as a dairy farmer: …
Aaron Maassen, Dairy farmer
MAURICE, Iowa — After two years of planning and construction, the West Branch project of Novilla RNG LLC has two renewable natural gas digesters in operation and is now injecting RNG into the …
The Herzog family — Allen (from left), Diane, Nick and Matt — gather Jan. 2 in their barn at Herzogs’ dairy farm near Freeport, Minnesota. As of Jan. 1, Matt and Nick own all of the cows on the farm.
FREEPORT, Minn. — Dedication and a can-do attitude are common themes for the Herzog family. This was on display in November 2024 when the family began milking in a new barn they built mostly on …

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H5N1 surveillance impacts all dairy farmers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has established a goal of eradicating the H5N1 virus from the U.S. dairy herd. Lucas Sjostrom , a member of the government affairs team for Edge Cooperative, admits …

  • Treasure hunting

    Every boy dreams of discovering buried treasure. Finding gold doubloons and muttering “Yar” are …

  • Finding joy in the new year

    Happy New Year. This past year was one of gratitude, new beginnings and embracing challenges. …

  • Changes in the New Year

    Three, two, one. Like the countdown on Dec. 31 each year, people count down the days until they …

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