From auger speed to level loading, many factors influence the quality and consistency of a total mixed ration. Conducting a TMR audit can provide clarity on what areas need attention. “TMR …
Ray Sands Kenyon, Minnesota 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 …
SPRAGUEVILLE, Iowa — Holsteins found a home inside the barn of the Heiar farm in the early 1920s. Now, more than a century later, Tom Heiar is continuing the family tradition of milking cows. Heiar …
53 members Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin Sheboygan County Tell us about your chapter. The Sheboygan Falls chapter is guided by our advisor, Ms. Hand, an alumna of our chapter. The chapter has seen …
Tell us about your farm and family. My family farm started in 1915 in Sheboygan Falls as a small dairy farm. They farmed fewer than 70 acres of land using a 1-row plow and had fewer than 70 cows that …
Jada Kooiker 15 years old Ninth Grade When do you do chores? I feed baby calves at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. What is your favorite and least favorite chore? My favorite chore is feeding the baby …
MADISON, Wis. — Nearly two years after it first appeared in a Texas dairy herd, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has confirmed that H5N1 highly pathogenic …
HASTINGS, Minn. — There are 167 handmade, 8-foot wooden Christmas decorations and 27 miles of extension cords powering Christmas lights covering the dairy farm operated by Sara (Bremer) Hewitt’s …
CALEDONIA/SPRING GROVE, Minn. — Lane Hoscheit has just won the beginning of his very own herd of cattle through the Dairy Star’s Great Christmas Giveaway. Lane and his sister, Madeline, will be …
Changes in the dairy market have caused prices of milk in all classes of the Federal Milking Marketing Orders to fluctuate, making margins tighter for dairy farmers. During a webinar organized …
Kayla Sexton Millville, Minnesota Wabasha County 125 cows What is your favorite Christmas tradition with your family? One tradition we look forward to every year is …
How many times a day do you milk, and what is your current herd average, butterfat and protein? We milk three times a day and currently have a 92-pound bulk tank average. Our butterfat test is at …
WEST BEND, Wis. — Bells jingled as a team of Percheron horses named Clyde and Wilbur pulled a sleigh down a trail of glistening snow Dec. 6. More than 10,000 Christmas lights brightened the way for …
TOMAH, Wis. — McCormick Bailey, a 5-year-old from Tomah, received one of the best presents a farm kid can get: a 4-month-old calf. Bailey was the winner of Dairy Star’s annual Great Christmas …
LEWISTON, Minn. — Sheldon and Karli Luehmann and their daughter, Jolene, are the next generation on not one but two family farms. “The main goal with every family farm is to pass it on to …
Tell us about your family and farm. My husband and I have a 60-cow dairy. We have four grown children, and our oldest, Greg, is in the process of taking over the farm. All four of our children work …
DALTON, Minn. — Christmas has always been a special time of year for Jerry Juven and his wife, Sarah. One of their newer holiday traditions has been to bring in two Jersey calves to their …
MARSHALL, Minn. — Fr. Steve Verhelst spent his childhood working in the dairy barn. Now, he has traded the barn for the church, presiding over four parishes that are part of the Mary, Mother of …
ALBANY, Minn. — From the outside, the barn owned by Jason and Lynn Gerads looks like a typical tiestall barn. But inside, it includes something different: a new milking robot situated among the …
MORRISTOWN, Minn. — For dairy farmer Tim Boese, 18 years on the Morristown Fire Department have brought challenges and fun. He has been fueled to continue by a sense of camaraderie and a …