Imagine that you had $20,000 to spend. Imagine you were going to spend that $20,000 on jewelry. What would you buy? Platinum or gold? Diamonds? Rubies? Maybe a tiara? Maybe a necklace? Daydreams ...
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Feeding Skittles to Cows.
This week the news of a whole bunch of Skittles candy falling off a truck and covering a road not far from our farm spread like wildfire. The candy was destined to be fed to cows and that raised a ...
Facebook Live- Learning about the FARM program at World Dairy Expo.
During World Dairy Expo I took the time to chat with Jamie Jonker from National Milk Producers Federation about the National Dairy FARM Program on Facebook live. I wanted to share this video here for ...
5 Facts About Twin Dairy Calves.
"Double your pleasure, double your fun" might work for Doublemint gum and sitcoms actresses turned fashionistas from my childhood but twin dairy calves aren't so great. I've often shared photos ...
FYI-Dairy Bull Calves Aren’t Always Veal.
What happens to bull calves from dairy farms? Are all bull calves used for veal? As a follow up to this post about the ridiculous photo going around showing lots of calf hutches that says all dairy ...
Turkey and Antibiotics- What I learned when I visited a turkey farm.
A couple of months ago I got an email that left me slightly confused and also intrigued. The email was an invitation to join a small group of bloggers from around the country to travel to Virginia and ...