Jim March Dodgeville, Wisconsin 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 …
BROOKINGS, S.D. — Dr. Maristela Rovai, an associate professor and extension dairy specialist at South Dakota State University, saw a need for dairy farm safety training — specifically …
PERHAM, Minn. — Many hands make light work. For Sandhill Dairy, they decided to get creative about how to get those helping hands. On Sept. 30, 65 people showed up to help Sandhill Dairy …
50 members Holdingford, Minnesota Stearns County Tell us about your chapter. The Holdingford FFA Chapter is located in central Minnesota about 20 minutes northwest of St. Cloud. We have about 50 …
Tell us about your farm and family. My dad and uncle own and operate our family dairy farm, Woitalla Dairy LLC. We milk around 130 cows in a double-8 parlor. All our dairy animals are raised from …
Addison Marshik 16 years old Eleventh grade When do you do chores? I do morning chores from 6:30-9. I clean the mangers and milkhouse, let the cows out and back in and help my dad feed the cows. …
MADISON, Wis. — Five of the seven updates to pricing formulas in Federal Milk Marketing Orders were implemented June 1, and producers are now seeing the effects on their milk checks. For many …
FARIBAULT, Minn. — On Sept. 14, Josh Kelm and his three young children, Ava, Payton and Colton, and his mom, Colleen, were in a silo room on their 250-cow dairy near Faribault cleaning up when …
SUMNER, Iowa — Brad and Marie Fober had their perfect honeymoon not on a tropical beach, but at a dairy show in Madison, Wisconsin. Now, 35 years later, they continue the tradition of attending …
MILACA, Minn. — For the last 18 years, Leann Pietrzak taught high school agriculture and served as the FFA advisor, all while helping her parents on their dairy farm. Now, Leann has stepped out …
Jerad Fleming Westby, Wisconsin Vernon County 110 cows Describe corn silage harvest on your farm. We hire a local custom harvester to chop our silage. It is …
Describe your farm and facilities. We milk in an 80-cow tiestall barn and switch 40-50 more that are housed in a pack barn at the home farm and a 98-cow tiestall barn at another farm right down the …
BIG STONE CITY, S.D. — More than 50 years ago, William Mueller showed dairy cattle in 4-H and FFA. That tradition has been carried on by his children and now his grandchildren. “All …
What year did you start farming, and what year did you retire? My wife, Marsha, and I got married in 1981, and we worked on three different dairy farms. We also worked with some show strings and …
EDEN, Wis. — On Aug. 26, the Loehr family began milking again on their farm near Eden. Two years, two months and eight days after a fire destroyed all their barns except the calf barn, their …
DURAND, Wis. — Professional Dairy Producers hosted a string of Agricultural Community Engagement Twilight Meetings at four locations across the state during the last week of August. Lindstrom …
MARKESAN, Wis. — As the days get shorter and crisper and trees turn orange, red and yellow, the timing is ripe for a fall festival in Green Lake County. On Oct. 5, visitors to Bruss Family Farm …
Tell us about your family and farm. I farm with my husband, Dale; my son, Ryan; and his wife, Sarah. We farm on 523 acres. We milk 70 cows in a tiestall barn. We grow corn, alfalfa and oats. …
