CHATFIELD, Minn. — When Dale Hinckley first donned the iconic blue jacket over 60 years ago, he started a family FFA tradition that continues to his grandchildren. Dale served in officer positions …
Blake Hansen Hansen’s Dairy Hudson, Iowa Black Hawk County We have 300 cows and milk 150. Who is your favorite all-time Olympian? There’s only one …
How many times a day do you milk, and what is your current herd average, butterfat and protein? We milk three times a day. Our current herd average is 29,971 pounds of milk, 1,285 pounds of butterfat …
CHANCELLOR, S.D. — Skyler Plucker is currently serving as the South Dakota FFA state sentinel. His main role on the team is to assist the organization’s president in maintaining the comfort of …
AMERY, Wis. — As a family that bleeds blue and gold, neither Rick nor Gwen Dado can imagine what their lives, or those of their children, would look like without the foundation FFA involvement …
STURGEON BAY, Wis. — A desire to farm has burned inside Tyler Baudhuin since he was a boy. The fourth-generation farmer learned early that no other occupation besides dairy farming would satisfy …
DANE, Wis. — Whether it be a kindergartener or a lawmaker, Chuck Ripp takes time to educate people about the dairy industry. The dairyman, who milks 920 cows and farms about 1,800 acres with his …
Tell us about your farm and family. I farm with my husband, Ken, and our four adult children — Michael, Kevin, Angie and Ray — and Ken’s brother, Don. Michael is our herdsman; Kevin is our …
Growing up on his family’s dairy farm, Mark Tauscher never dreamed he would one day cap off an 11-year career with the Green Bay Packers, part of a team that brought the coveted Lombardi Trophy …
GILMAN, Minn. — Since 1910, the Bemboom family has been dairy farming in Benton County. Today, multiple Bemboom families are carrying on that tradition. One of these Benton County Bemboom …
GILLETT, Wis. — Cindy Engebretsen’s grandfather shared with her a special hobby and tradition — an affinity for working with leather that would last a lifetime. “That time spent with my …
THORP, Wis. — For 50 years, Jerry Micke drove into farm yards every day, testing milk. He watched families grow, farms change, milk testing evolve and the dairy industry propel forward. Micke …
CECIL, Wis. — Ever since his family’s herd of Jersey cows was sold when he was a boy, Seth Berg knew he wanted to find his way back to dairy farming. In 2017, the opportunity for him to begin …
LA CROSSE, Wis. — For Melissa Weyland, organic farming is the only way she envisioned dairy farming. For others, like Bert Paris, making the transition to organic was a way for his daughter, …
Editors’ note: Unless otherwise noted, all information in this story was adapted with permission from Ronald F. Eustice’s book, “Famous Farmers of Minnesota: Volume II.” ST. …
Within this feature the Dairy Star catches up to retired farmers to talk about the ups and downs they had when dairy farming. The feature includes how each individual farm changed throughout the …
New Minnesota Farm Advocate joins statewide network In the face of mounting financial pressures, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture has added a new Farm Advocate to its statewide …
WASHINGTON — On Jan. 14, Jamie Witcpalek stood in the White House Oval Office next to President Donald Trump and watched as he signed into law a piece of legislation near to her heart. “The …
RED WING, Minn. — Scott Peterson and his late wife, Kellie, were nearly done converting their dairy farm into a beef operation when their sons, Sam and Calvin, decided to bring it back towards …
LONG PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Clasemanns had no idea that April 24, 2020, would become a historic date on their farm. The Clasemann family had their first set of triplets, all of which were …