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Caution, Slow Down & Watch for Tractors

We live on a fairly busy road which is not something any farmer would prefer. On a daily basis we have cars drive by our farm. We have large trucks pulling in and out of the farm on a daily basis. The milk truck visits our farm every other day, the grain truck visits once a week, our big truck hauls…
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Krista, The Farmer's Wifee

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How Does This Dairy Farmer Deal With Loss of Life?

I had shut off farmer’s alarm clock. To be honest, I still don’t even remember when he had got in the house the night before. It was sometime after I had gone to bed at eleven. It had been a long day but then again that seems to be the norm these days. The alarm had gone off several times and…
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TFW 4 Words Farmers Despise

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Four Words Farmers Despise

Four words used by consumers that I despise. Everyone has their own meaning of each word and many use it against farms like mine. Corporate (also known as a corporation) Factory Sustainable Real “I support family farms but I do NOT support corporate farms.” More often than not, a corporate farm is a family farm. In fact, according the USDA…
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Are there anitibiotics in my milk

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Are there antibiotics in my milk?

Let’s talk about antibiotics in dairy products, shall we? The most common misconception I hear from consumers is that there are antibiotics in dairy products. That is simply NOT true. In fact, it is insulting to have someone that has never stepped foot on the farm to tell me that our milk is tainted. But to be completely honest, it…
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TFW what happens to dairy bull calves

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What Happens to Dairy Bull Calves?

I often receive questions about bull calves that are born on our farm. Do you have bull calves or do you artificially inseminate to only have heifers? So what do dairy farmers do with their bull calves? Do bull calves get the same treatment? What does our dairy farm do with the bull calves on our farm? All are great…
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This is for YOU, my fellow farmer.

This past week I attended our first Young Cooperatives meeting through Northwest Dairy Association. They held the meeting in Fresno, California. We were there with over 30 other dairy farmers ages 45 & younger. Everyone was a producer for Northwest Dairy Association from Washington, Oregon, Idaho & Montana. The group included organic & conventional dairy farmers. Our trip included a…
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