We felt just a tease of spring this past week with temperatures  above 60 degrees for a couple of days and the birth of a calf. Even ...

New babies are always special on the dairy farm  but having a Christmas baby  is a great gift for a dairy farmer. Having two is...

We met more than a little bit of fog this morning in the pasture...                                                                ...

Most of our cows and heifers deliver without assistance but during the birth process we're keeping a close eye on the situation. This...

  We're celebrating a birthday today!!                                                             Spring hasn't officially ...

Who doesn't love a new baby?   All birthdays are special--especially on the dairy farm! Mama (#9213) gave birth this afternoon in...

How often do we get a 60 degree January day on the dairy farm? Not very often this year! Although Mother Nature was just teasing us today...

A point of interest on every tour of our dairy  farm is the little shed building we call the 'maternity barn'. It's special beca...

  Routine is part of our every day life on the dairy  farm--feeding our cows,milking the cows, feeding baby calves and all the other ch...

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...

Did you know we give taxi rides on the dairy farm?  Our baby calves get a taxi ride on their first day on the farm! We pick them up in the f...

Northwest Arkansas has a rich agricultural history that includes 108 years of the Benton County Fair.  Although the petting zoo has only  b...

We monitor our pregnant cows closely during the birth of a calf to ensure the health of both animals.  I'm thankful for  ...

Happy Birthday Baby! We woke up Saturday morning to find the arrival of a new baby calf in the pasture.  We try to avoid having  dairy cal...

The weather was perfect last week when I had University of Arkansas nutrition students touring the dairy farm. When we were looking at baby ...

                                   Quality milk begins with caring for our animals everyday on the dairy farm. One of my daily chores is t...

Petting the baby calves is always a highlight of every farm tour! I am thankful for the opportunity to have conversation with University of...

With the arrival of spring, I am thankful for warmer weather,the smell of fresh green grass and the miracle of new life on the farm! This b...