by Joan Ruskamp | Jul 7, 2023
When you scoop up a handful of cattle feed normally, you will smell scents of molasses, bread (from the distiller’s grain) and hay. However, during fly season you might smell garlic. Fly season is one of many seasons farmers and ranchers have in addition to the...
by Jordan Classen | Jan 2, 2023
As farmers, we care about our cattle, and their welfare is very important to us. We want our cattle to be healthy so they are productive and aid in our goal of providing high quality beef to tables across the state. The weather is a big factor in how often our cattle...
by Ruth Ready | Nov 22, 2022
Our family will be coming home to our farm to share good conversation and, of course, good food. The meal is the centerpiece of Thanksgiving. All of us want to put the best tasting, healthiest food on our tables for our families. Preparing that meal...
by Karah Perdue | Feb 26, 2022
While most of us are aware of the latest and greatest technologies available for our homes, such as Wi-Fi thermostats and video doorbells, would you believe that a lot of this same technology is available in modern livestock barns? When we decided in 2016 to...
by Melisa Konecky | Sep 8, 2021
Artificial insemination, or AI, has been a topic of conversation within the dairy industry for years, both by farmers as well as those who often don’t understand the practice. My family has been in the dairy industry for over 75 years, and throughout most of those...
