PLOVER, Wis. — Running a corn maze is not a new undertaking for the Feltz family. But running a corn maze connected with a major national event is something outside of their normal playbook. …
ROLLINGSTONE, Minn. — Life is all about choices. For Becky Clark, these choices have not only equipped her to take over her family’s farm, but they also have equipped her to begin taking her farm into the future.
PARKER, S.D. — This summer’s drought has affected producers all across the region, leaving many with inadequate feed supplies and forcing dairy farmers to make adaptations to meet inventory needs moving into winter.
FORT ATKINSON, Wis. — As the leaves begin to change and the air becomes crisp, cows from all corners of North America will make their way toward the dairy industry’s World Dairy Expo in Madison.
MADISON, Wis. — The third week of September is National Farm Safety and Health Week.
Describe your farm and facilities. Heeg Bros. Dairy LLC started in 1999 when we combined our dad’s farm and my brother Mark’s farm. I farm with my brothers Mark and Gary. They each have a …
A new steel roof on Kevin and Beth Young’s tiestall barn is helping ensure they can continue the farm that their two sixth-generation daughters plan to take over someday.
HASTINGS, Minn. — Less than one month after the 110-year-old Hastings Creamery closed its doors, a fire broke out the evening of Sept. 13.
BLUE MOUNDS, Wis. — Willi Lehner grew up as one of four cheesemakers in his family.
COLUMBUS, Wis. — Jen and Julie Orchard are doing something unique. These artisan butter makers are making butter from the cream of their cows’ milk, and to their knowledge, they are the only butter makers in the state doing so.
BALDWIN, Wis. — A dollop of passion for the dairy industry, a splash of appreciation for rural life combined with a basic love of fashion make up the recipe that created A Farm Chick’s Closet, a boutique store with both an online and brick-and-mortar presence.
WEST UNION, Iowa — If memories were made of diamonds and gold, then Norman Nabholz would be among the richest.
VESPER, Wis. — As they close out a dairying career that has spanned over 45 years, Bob and Susan Miller are not entirely certain what life without their Holstein cows will look like.
OSAKIS, Minn. — When it was suggested that Deb and David Waldvogel apply for a Catholic Century Farm Award through their church diocese, the couple listened.
Aimee Moehring Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin Sheboygan County 105 cows Tell us about your farm and family. My husband Pat works off the farm, and we have two boys — Abraham and Isaac. …
BISMARCK, N.D. — Dairy producers in central and western North Dakota were caught off guard earlier in the month when they learned the Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. processing plant in Bismarck would no longer be accepting milk and instead would transition to a distribution plant.
PERHAM, Minn. — Mitch Barthel can sum up the span of a quarter-century of owning Perham Stockyards with one word: trust.
ELROY, Wis. — It was Memorial Day this year when Kris Weber was trying to finish the last 10 loads of haylage before going on a picnic with his family.
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. — Jerry and Shirley Wagner have been milking cows for many years, and as the dairy industry changes, they adapt with it in their own way.
