Even though we didn't have elections in Arkansas  today on Super Tuesday, this has been a Super Tuesday for having new calves born on th...

Although we work outside every day in all kinds of weather, when the weather changes from a light jacket day to "can't put enough c...

It makes no difference how many cows you milk--50,300, or 1000--the ultimate goal of every dairy farmer is to produce safe,high quality m...

Yesterday was a scheduled day for the veterinarian to examine our dairy cows in the milking herd. It could be compared to well-baby check-up...

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

Power outages usually occur when least expected.  Last week was the exception when the electric company notified us that our power would be ...

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

Although the calendar says it is still summer, it's got the feel of fall with the cool eighty degree days and fifty degree nights in Nor...

During a typical Arkansas summer, heat and humidity make a very uncomfortable environment for our dairy cows. Milk production may decrease b...

Before I married the dairy farmer, quite a few of my first summer time dates were spent riding on the tractor with the dairy farmer as he ch...

Our daily routine on the dairy farm includes milking 300 Holstein cows at seven thirty in the morning and seven thirty at night,twice a day,...

Providing a balanced diet for our dairy cows assures that our cows will be healthy and provide good quality milk. Hay is one of the importan...