FREEPORT, Minn. — While growing up, Joe Nienaber drove toy tractors around the house, with floor tiles and carpet serving as fields. Now, Nienaber is driving real tractors planting real crops …
Henning Cheese named 2026 Grand Master Cheesemaker Dairy manufacturers, supporters and enthusiasts gathered at the Saz’s Hospitality Pavilion at Wisconsin State Fair Park on Thursday evening, …
ORFORDVILLE, Wis. — It was a long-ago 4-H project that lit the path for Korey Statton’s present-day career. “I started with showing two goats and just kind of went from there and made a …
ST. CHARLES, Minn. — Before the sun rises over Brogan Heights Dairy, three generations of the Brogan family are already preparing for another day on the farm. At 5:15 a.m., brothers Scott and …
BUHL, Idaho — In music, EllieMae Millenkamp-Ryan has learned to combine all the things she is passionate about, from agriculture to her Christian faith. That passion eventually led her to a spot on …
STURGEON BAY, Wis. — When Manuele and Matteo Rota wanted to see what dairy farming was like in America, they took the initiative to journey from their farm in Italy to another in Wisconsin. Through …
Kaden Post 11 years old Sixth grade When do you do chores? I help milk cows both in the morning and evening. We milk at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. I can help for an hour before getting on the …
Navigating hot topics in today’s world can be unpredictable, but Jacob Shapiro, director of research for the Bespoke Group and host of the Jacob Shapiro podcast, gave some insights during his …
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — The new Princess Kay of the Milky Way, Jena Hanson, may not have grown up on a dairy farm, but that’s exactly the point. Hanson’s path into the dairy industry may be …
BONGARDS, Minn. — Bongards, a farmer-owned cooperative, announced plans to invest $135 million to expand its process cheese manufacturing facility in Bongards. The project represents one of …
BELLE PLAIN, Minn. — While growing up as a city girl in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Nashville, Tennessee, Meg Stuedemann never imagined being a farmer. Today, she not only farms organically but also …
SPRING VALLEY, Minn. — For Jim and Janet Kappers, farming has always been more than milking cows and working the land. It’s been a way of life centered on family, community and helping the …
NEW ULM, Minn. — Vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, caramel or Oreo? Small or large? A spoon, straw or both? For nearly 40 years, Reynold and Vivian Dittbenner have been asking those questions and …
Leo Privet Northeast Iowa Community College, majoring in ag business and dairy science Caledonia, Minnesota Houston County Tell us about the dairy farm you interned …
Describe your farm and facilities. We milk in a double-8 parallel parlor, and our cows are housed in a 100-by-212-foot sand-bedded freestall barn. It is a tunnel-ventilated barn with a dozen 72-inch …
CHASEBURG, Wis. — Rhonda and Keith Rach have spent more than 20 years working their dairy farm together, but every other day, the Rachs take care of morning chores and then start up a pair of …
EDGAR, Wis. — Neither wind nor fire has dampened Wayne and Samantha Giese’s passion for breeding registered Holsteins. They will share their farm and their herd with Holstein enthusiasts from …
THORP, Wis. — Sander and Amy Penterman believe that part of dairy farming is advocating for the industry and teaching the consumer about a world they are becoming increasingly removed from. …
MORRIS, Minn. — The sprawling concrete shell of a building at Riverview LLP’s West River Dairy facility is a buzz of activity. Inside, workers are mixing cement, tiling floors and welding pipes …
