SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — From the crack of the baseball bat to the pulsating of a milking unit, Todd Molden has traversed the world of baseball and that of a dairy farmer.
ROCK SPRINGS, Wis. — The Nolden family committed to their dairy career in 1996 when they started milking in their current site, Narrows Dairy Farm near Rock Springs.
How many years have you been dairy farming? I have been out in the barn since I was basically born and knew all the cows by name by age 4. I have officially been farming here full time for 21 years, …
HOLLAND, Minn. — The Schulze family will never forget July 1, 2011, because that was the day when a summer thunderstorm destroyed their new dairy barn on their farm near Holland.
Kids Corner: The Waltmans
WEST ALLIS, Wis. — David Hofer loves cheese curds. It is a love that began years ago while working concessions as a teenager, but little did Hofer know that one day he would make his living off the curd.
SPICER, Minn. — When Kari (Schroht) Reuvers signed up in April of 1978 to compete in the dairy princess competition for Steele County, she was a senior at Owatonna High School and living on her family’s dairy farm outside of town.
Jack Herricks Cashton, Wisconsin | Monroe County | 600 cows
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Excitement matched the heat index the evening of Aug. 23 as the Minnesota dairy industry gathered to crown the 70th Princess Kay of the Milky Way at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Ashley Elsbernd has been serving as a role model her whole life, growing up the eldest of four children at her family’s farm. Now Elsbernd will have a new role to serve.
LAKE CITY, Minn. — Having the Minnesota State Fair showcase herd is not a small undertaking. Yet, for the Raths family, their attitude centers on the people they will touch.
HAZEL GREEN, Wis. — Troy Leibfried grew up helping on his family’s dairy farm and always knew a career in agriculture was in his future.
Tom and Lisa Hurley of Grand Meadow, Minnesota | Mower County | 24 cows
PINE ISLAND, Minn. – As a finalist for the Princess Kay of the Milk Way, Anne Simpson’s favorite dairy princess moments are tossing out cheese sticks to crowds at local parades.
Shauna Offer, Auburndale, Wisconsin, Wood County, 50 cows
I was finishing up with my tour on Sunday afternoon when I got a text from Duane, my husband, about wanting to go for a car ride. We have been trying to get out with his dad’s old car more often.
Normally during the warmer months, I run to stay in shape. However, late last fall I developed a bad case of plantar fasciitis following a trail race, and since it has not fully healed, I cannot run.
WEST SALEM, Wis. – The fog hung heavy over the buildings at Lang Haven in La Crosse County on the morning of Aug. 3, setting the scene for the humid, 91-degree day that lay ahead.
CASHTON, Wis. – Driving through the residential streets of Cashton, people pass houses, children on bikes and perhaps the occasional Amish horse and buggy.
WAVERLY, Minn. – When Swedish ancestors of Bill and Steve Uter established Merryville Farm near Waverly in 1877, hands and pails were the components of their milking system.