Our wheat harvest this year has become a saga-- a long, involved story of the wheat  crop that  was intended for  spring harvest.  Our plan ...

In our days of nothing seems normal, it is comforting to watch the cows relaxing and enjoying the end of  a hot summer day in the cool of th...

Once a month for the last twenty plus years, we get what we call a "test" of each cow milking in the herd.  The test will tel...

You know the farmers of the family are desperate for help when the oldest son asks me to come to the field to drive the truck and trail...

Being a "dry" cow means that you are resting and not giving milk everyday  while you wait for the birth of your baby. These d...

I'm thankful for the August rain that has made  this second cutting  of hay grazer forage possible, brought a smile to the fa...

Do you notice anything unusual in this picture? A mud puddle in August! As you can see, the cows are crowding together because like ...

As I turned into the driveway late this afternoon,  I saw this group of pregnant cows resting in the shade. It was a perfect picture fo...

There's nothing unusual about experiencing hot and humid  weather in Northwest Arkansas during  July. When we start the early mor...

You could set your clock by these pregnant  dairy cows.  They know when they hear the little feed truck come down the lane  that it...

We're not so happy about ninety plus degree weather in August even  though it's expected , but  the farmers are smiling about all...

                                           As we finished feeding the calves yesterday afternoon,                                        ...

What do I  love about spring break? The opportunity to share what life is all about down on the dairy farm!  My spring break happened...

Harvest  sometimes feels like a very long marathon... we wait to plant, we wait for the crop to grow, we wait for harvest. Li...

The fog thickened as we were feeding calves this morning.  As I looked at the cows resting in the pasture, it was beautiful in an odd w...

It's hard to believe we still have green grass in August! You won't find any Northwest Arkansas  farmers complaining about the gr...

Although I love the May flowers brought to us by the April showers, dairy  farmers in Northwest Arkansas are more  excited to see the lush ...

Question: How do I know which milk or dairy product is antibiotic free?                                                          ...

Feeding our dairy cows a nutritious diet is an everyday activity.   I'm thankful for the the grain farmers that grow the corn we purc...

 Our dairy  cows don't have to worry about  how to change the clock when Daylight Savings Time starts or stops because regardless if w...