Calves and heifers are the future, and how we manage the future was what Bob James always had in mind

There is nothing better than an ice-cold milkshake after a day on the beach, a perfectly melted slice of cheese on a burger at a summer cookout, or a cold glass of chocolate milk after a good workout

A late-night call is rarely a good thing, especially when you work on your family’s dairy farm

When I decided to take this internship, I felt a little out of place. I came in at a slightly different time in life than most other interns

There are many quotes out there along the lines of “if you want it done right, do it yourself.”

On several previous occasions, I’ve found myself joking with my husband about not wanting to spend my free time outside in the heat doing manual labor in a garden when our actual job of farming already...

There’s a funny dichotomy that occurs every summer in the Midwest and particularly in my home state of Kansas

I recently came across a social media post where a lady shared how she used artificial intelligence (AI) to help with matings for a group of heifers

“We need to focus on ending all animal farming.” This is the true agenda of animal rights organizations, spoken directly by an animal rights extremist at a conference earlier this year

I spent yesterday at the PDP Accelerate intern conference – and I walked away with far more than I expected

Being a farmer is not your typical 9-to-5 job. Sometimes a 12-hour day turns into a 16-hour day, and sometimes things don’t go as planned

Most people probably correlate July with Independence Day, but truthfully, I equate this month (or all of summer) with fairs

Like many dairies, we work our cattle as they exit the milking parlor. However, it wasn’t until we recently reviewed all our timed artificial insemination (A.I.) protocols that I realized what an...

Artificial intelligence (AI), not to be confused with artificial insemination, is becoming a go-to resource for many consumers

We've all been there, haven't we? Your perfectly planned day has unraveled, and you're left scrambling

I’m a music gal. Any genre, old and new, at work, on the tractor, or in my free time – I typically have a jam on. I’ve been known to spend a little cash on a concert ticket as well

I recently had the opportunity to volunteer at the 2025 National Holstein Convention as an official with the Youth Dairy Quiz Bowl contest

Wheat harvest started in earnest the second week of June, and with it came long hours in the tractor, dinners in the field, and an enormous amount of fun for my almost 3-year-old son

I’ll admit, I don’t like the heat. I side with the cows in that 50°F is far more ideal than the 100°F heat index numbers we’re experiencing in the Midwest this holiday weekend

In third grade, my teacher gave out superlatives at the end of the year. I received the “most organized.”