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Stressed, Blessed, and Farm Life Obsessed

The life of the farmer is one that has many blessings yet much stress. Life on the farm is always on their mind. While every job has its stressors, the farmer experiences stress a little differently, because as you probably already know, being a farmer is not a typical 9-5 job, rather, it is a […]

Life Choices on the Dairy: Batch or Individual Meal Pasteurization

To pasteurize your colostrum or not to pasteurize your colostrum, is the question? That is a great question! While this is an important decision to make and I hope that you do plan on pasteurizing your colostrum, the next real question is when pasteurizing colostrum, is should I do large batch pasteurization (many meals in […]

Coming Out of Covid with Hope

We have been living with this pandemic for, what now, 11 months and counting. At first we were all scared and rightfully so. But, now, after what seems like forever, will life ever be the way it was before all of this. Honestly, I have no idea, but I do cling to hope. The hope […]

Weathering The Storm: Life And Weather On The Dairy

As I am sitting down to write this, it is snowing like crazy outside with a forecast of 6-8” of the fluffy white stuff. Either you are one of those that love the snow and cold or one of those who prefer to stay inside where it is warm. However, as a farmer, you don’t […]

Great Hygiene Practices Save You Money

In this time of uncertainty and lower milk prices, every penny counts, and many producers have “hunkered down” and decided not to make any large investments this year. In times like these, every producer should focus on efficiencies and find areas where improvements will yield the biggest impact. You won’t find a more important area […]