It's been a week of wild weather changes from balmy                           70...

One of the best things about farm living is that we have so many  moments  that fit the old phrase  "a picture is worth a thousand word...

Surprise! Surprise was our initial reaction when we found  this cute red and  white calf in the  pasture this morning  while checking for  o...

Finding this new baby hiding in the buttercups was a little like playing  hide and seek with granddaughter Hattie. The obvious clue was t...

It was just an ordinary day down on the dairy farm. It's common to see the cows resting in the pasture but I noticed several were g...

What happened to our snow? I was hoping for at least enough to cover up the mud that we have been dealing with this winter! The cows ...

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...

Last week members of  our Benton County  Farm Bureau  Women's Leadership Committee spent the morning at  Mathias Elementary with 4t...

A Mother's Love A mother's love is special It's present every day. A gift that came from heaven That God has sent o...

It's standard treatment for pregnant cows to have a two month rest period  before giving birth.Two weeks before the expected calving ...

Absolutely no time for  debates down on the dairy farm...                                                                  ...

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

Just as we started feeding baby calves this morning, this cute little Holstein bull  was born. We put a red neck tag on him and left him ...

                                                                       Question:                       What kind of dairy cattle do you hav...

Hope Mother's Day is full of blessings for you and your family! We're celebrating the birth of 5 calves this morning--a perfect M...

While I was  mowing along the fence yesterday, grass clippings blew within reach of these soon to be mama cows. Although our pregnant cows ...

I went to check on this group of calves that were moved from the hutches to the pasture a few weeks ago. They're all doing great and ...

I was so excited to see the rain Saturday morning that I nearly missed the new black and white yard ornament in the iris bed just outside th...

When the neighbor calls to tell us that  a Holstein heifer is looking in his  bedroom window, we respond as quickly as possible. Oldest son ...

It is impossible to party during June Dairy Month without bringing recognition to the heart of our dairy story---our cows! We milk a total o...