Tell us about your family and farm. My husband Dennis and I have two daughters together, Allison Ambrose and Autumn Larsen. Allison has three children — Devon, Layla and Aliana. My oldest son, …
How did you get into farming? I was born into it, and it is something I have always wanted to do. I took over, fully in charge of decisions, in 2017. What are your thoughts and concerns …
MARSHFIELD, Wis. — Being in the business of producing, processing and marketing dairy products, it is a good business practice for dairy farmers to create consumers of those products while …
BERLIN, Wis. — Sand has been the bedding of choice at Trillium Hill Farm since 2014. Therefore, when the Jones family was looking to install a digester, sand was not something they were willing …
NORWALK, Wis. — Nine-year-old Lee Rasmussen was carving pumpkins last year and had the idea to save the seeds and plant them on his family’s dairy farm. A year later, with help from his …
WARREN, Ill. — A freshly inspected milkhouse, a whitewashed tiestall barn and a mixed herd of young cows makes up the beginning of Kyle Bolen’s dairy career. Bolen said he …
BRODHEAD, Wis. — Todd and Trish Hoesly have always focused on type. Breeding cows that last is their passion and the trademark of Hoesly Registered Holsteins. After nearly 40 years of devoting …
LAKE CITY, Minn. — For many dairy farmers, putting in robotic systems is a step into a new world, but for the Bremers, this the second time they have put in a robotic milking system. Jeff …
BRANDON, Minn. — The new barn constructed on Nathan Lund’s 10-acre farm near Brandon is not like most barns being built today. It is not a parlor, and there are no robotic milking …
MADISON, Wis. — World Dairy Expo attendees had the opportunity to attend a farm bill panel discussion Oct. 5 in Madison. The panel, moderated by Katie Schmitt, featured Gregg Doud and Pete …
Describe your farm and facilities. We milk with four DeLaval robotic milking systems that we installed in April 2018. My parents started this farm in 1961, and we milked in a 134-cow tiestall barn …
LUVERNE, Minn. — Family has always been a cornerstone for the Moss family. This year, their family was named the Rock County Farm Family of the Year. “I was kind of …