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It’s June Dairy Month, making it the perfect time to celebrate dairy farm families (like ours) that provide safe, wholesome, sustainable dairy foods for you to enjoy. The observance was created in 1937 as a way to help distribute extra milk when cows started on pasture in the summer months. June Dairy Month is also a great time to… Read More
In November, I featured Heather Moore ‘s story in my 30 Days of Dairy Series. On October 7, 2014; she started milking cows at their Iowa dairy. As a wife and Mom to two young boys, her schedule was full and life was hectic. Today, Heather is sharing her story about how her family’s world came crashing down on May… Read More
Every Sunday after Church, I head to our local grocery store with my weekly shopping list. Some weeks I’m more prepared then others but one thing that is always on my list is milk. I have mentioned in previous posts that grocery shopping should not be stressful; however, with all the food labels out there, how can it not be? … Read More
You get your hands in it Plant your roots in it Dusty head lights dance with your boots in it… You write her name on it Spin your tires on it Build your corn field, You bet your life on it It’s that elm shade Red roads clay you grew up on That plowed up ground that your dad Damned… Read More
The cold spring has been reminiscent of warmer times, so I thought I would share with all you the story of Danza. Let’s rewind to June of 2007 – I was a younger women then, working and going to school for my master’s degree. I was one of two co-chairs for the 2008 National Ayrshire Convention that was to be… Read More
A quick call to 811 can save downtime, repair costs, fines…and lives Despite knowing there is risk in digging, a study conducted by Enbridge in 2014 shows nearly 71% of farmers and ranchers have never called 811 to have pipelines marked before beginning a digging project, putting themselves and their operation at risk. The survey suggests misconceptions about the 811… Read More
