TREMPEALEAU, Wis. — Dairy products are some of the most sought-after items for food pantries but one of the most difficult to keep in stock. Annaliese Wegner, Anna Ledebuhr and Jess Ecker …
It was the middle of the night in 1985 as Ron Eustice stepped off a flight to Jakarta, Indonesia, into a sweltering paradise of 90% humidity and luscious vegetation. The next morning, in a meeting …
BOYCEVILLE, Wis. — When her children experienced difficulties digesting cow’s milk, Heather Berg looked elsewhere to meet their needs. Since then the Bergs have developed a dairy goat …
ARPIN, Wis. — For as long as he can remember, Brad Dorshorst knew he wanted to dairy farm. A vacant barn next door to his parents’ Wood County farm provided the perfect place for him to …
Roger Halverson Verona, 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 …
If mental health therapist Ted Matthews had a nickel for every time someone told him, “It is not bad enough yet to get help,” he would have a heavy piggy bank. “You don’t …
FREEPORT, Minn. — This spring, the Job family got a hand with spring rock picking after winning the 25th annual rock picking contest sponsored by Magnifi Financial and Dairy Star. David …
Parents: Shari and Chris Popp Pierz, Minnesota • Morrison County • 145 cows Editor’s note: Dairy Star is having dairy kids journal a day in their life on the farm . …
Carter Tschida 12 years old Seventh grade When do you do chores? I usually get up at 7 a.m. and help Dad feed heifers and cows. At night, I feed hay to the heifers and youngstock. What is …
BRILLION, Wis. — In March, Shiloh Dairy achieved a hard-earned goal many years in the making. After redirecting their focus back on milk quality, the dairy received an award from Grande Cheese …
When brothers and business partners Louis and Cyril Keller were asked by a customer to build a compact machine to clean a barn, they could not have predicted the invention would lead to a …
ALBANY, Minn. — Father and son, Tom and Austin Dobmeier, completed another yearly milestone May 13 on their farm south of Albany. They finished planting corn on that Tuesday, now having all …
ROLLINGSTONE, Minn. — For the Pronschinskes, being organic has given their farm the financial ability to continue. From 2009-2018, the family was embroiled in a court battle that went all the …
Within this feature the Dairy Star catches up to retired farmers and talk about the highlights and struggles they had when dairy farming. The feature includes how each individual farm changed …
FREDONIA, Wis. — Steps from the barn at Sandy Loam Dairy is a thriving flower business where seven greenhouses filled with flowers of all kinds stand on a former heifer pasture. Diane Hamm …
MARSHFIELD, Wis. — Helping farmers learn to address and care for their own mental health is a crusade Carissa Weber has dedicated her career to. Ensuring that therapists and counselors are …
MONROE, Wis. — Mental health in rural America is a tough conversation to take on. But for one farmer, conversation is what helps connect him with his community. “Right now, communication …
POSTVILLE, Iowa — In 2021, Ryan Holthaus left his agriculture education position at North Fayette Valley High in Iowa. Two years later, a call from a former student brought him back to …
61 members Postville, Iowa Allamakee County Tell us about your chapter. Our chapter is located in Postville, Iowa. We have a very diverse and active chapter. How does your chapter volunteer …
Tell us about your farm and family. On our farm, we manage 500 head of purebred Holstein cows that we milk in a double-12 parallel parlor owned by my dad and my uncles. We have 1,500 acres for crops. …