Describe your farm and facilities. We have a lot of family members that help on the farm. Our daughter, Leann, and her husband, Chad, help a lot. They do a milking a day and help with hay and silage …
CUMBERLAND, Wis. — Imagine that one minute, you are sitting in the stands, cheering on your 11-year-old daughter’s basketball team. The next, you are in a doctor’s office hearing …
LONG PRAIRIE, Minn. — Samantha Middendorf and her husband, Nathan, both grew up on dairy farms in central Minnesota. Now they are raising their own family on a farm instilling the same values …
Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-part series discussing recommendations resulting from the Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing process. MADISON, Wis. — On July 1, the U.S. …
LEWISTON, Minn. — Flanked by bunkers and bags of silage, attendees of Family Night on the Farm walked onto the Miller family’s Winona County farm site with the faint, sweet smell of …
PLAINVIEW, Minn. — For Ethan Neumann, the Wabasha County 4-H and FFA blue ribbon auction is a place where he honors his late dad, Jared Neumann, with a purchase of a ribbon alongside his …
GREENWOOD, Wis. — Driving by the Nigon family’s Clark County farmstead, a sea of color greets your eyes at the u-pick flower patch at Nigon-View Farms, operated by Luke and Amy Nigon. …
NEILLSVILLE, Wis. — Spectators strolling through the dairy barn at the Clark County Fair the evening of Aug. 8, might have questioned their vision, seeing youth in prom dresses and ties tending …
WINONA, Minn. — On his final day milking cows, Roger Aldinger made sure there were 35 cows left that needed to be milked as a reminder of how he started. “I wanted to keep that …
Tell us about your family and farm. My husband and I have been married for nine years. We have a 6-year-old son, Bo. My husband and I were not raised on a dairy farm. Josh was raised on a hog and …
SARTELL, Minn. — Being awarded for the work Kirsten Udermann does on a daily basis is not something she expected to happen. Udermann was recognized Aug. 8 at Farmfest located in Morgan as …
HUMBIRD, Wis. — Zach Janke wanted a new silo with the convenience of bottom unloading and the ability to make drier feed have a longer shelf-life. “I love all my silos,” Janke …
HOT SPRINGS, S.D. — Melissa Holt wears many different hats between working at home on her farm and at her restaurant, Two Cows Creamery & Bistro. “I am not only a farmer, but a …
ATHENS, Wis. — Dairy farming and processing their own milk had been a long-time goal for Daniel and Elaine Beachy — and a change they felt necessary to ensure the future of their organic …
AVON, Minn. — Taking on the daily tasks of dairy farming together as a family is a big part of why Paul and Becky Dobis relish dairy farming. “It’s something that not a lot of …
DES MOINES, Iowa — New royalty was crowned Aug. 7 on the eve of the 2024 Iowa State Fair. Haley Ronnebaum of Earlville was crowned the 2024-2025 Iowa Dairy Princess. Ronnebaum is the …
STEWARTVILLE, Minn. — For the Twoheys, robotic milking units are creating a solution that will keep them dairy farming. “We knew we wanted to continue milking cows, but we …
Adrianna Schneider 8 years old Second grade When do you do chores? I do chores on the weekends during school. During the summer I help all the time. What is your favorite and least favorite …
BELLEVILLE, Wis. — Showing cattle through 4-H is a longstanding tradition in the Hendrickson family. With a 56-year connection to the organization, Kate Hendrickson’s time in 4-H traces …
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — If newly-crowned Princess Kay of the Milky Way Rachel Visser could have just one dairy product for the rest of her life, she would choose butter. Visser will be immersed …