CHICAGO, Ill. — More than 1,200 dairy industry leaders from dozens of countries, including processing experts, dairy farmers, suppliers, government representatives and more, gathered in Chicago …
Andon Wagner 13 years old Eighth grade When do you help with chores? I help a lot in the fall. What are your favorite and least favorite chores? My favorite is packing silage, and I do not …
Tell us about your farm and family. My family runs an 80-cow dairy. We have Holsteins and Jerseys, and we crop 385 acres. My two younger brothers, Bo and Jack, help at home on the farm, and my two …
Tell us about your chapter. Our FFA chapter is a strong leadership organization based in agriculture for all students in grades 7-12. We pride ourselves in our community involvement and opportunities …
BISMARCK, N.D. — The grinding of fresh roasted coffee beans fills the crisp morning air with a satisfying sound. Those on Main Street in Bismarck may smell the consequent aroma as they go …
NEW RICHMOND, Wis. — Over two weeks later, Haley Beukema is still pinching herself, checking to make sure that everything she experienced at this year’s World Dairy Expo was not just a …
MANTORVILLE, Minn. — Each day has its own routine at Naatz dairy whether it is herd check, vaccinations or drying off cows. Willie and Karen Naatz and their sons — Tristin, …
FULTON, Mo. — As the Bloss family does morning tasks on their farm, the east-facing door of their freestall barn allows the sunrise to flood the barn with light. “The barn sits on a …
LAKE CITY, Minn. — Some of Jerry Wiebusch’s happiest farm memories, he said, go back to being a kid on the family dairy farm. Today, he works to keep dairy farming the same low-stress …
MOUNT HOREB, Wis. — After farming together for nearly 40 years, Virgil and Dawn Haag are ready to let their kids, Kody and Karsen, take the lead. At the center of this transition is a new …
MADISON, Wis. — Helping herds maximize their milk production through evaluation of cow comfort indicators, facility design and management measures is the focus of the C.O.W.S. Program from …
SHERRILL, Iowa — Once the hum of the vacuum pump was quiet after morning chores, new sounds filled the air at the Smiths’ dairy farm Oct. 1 as the annual tractor pull began. …