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Legendary Coach K once advised, “Be as tough as your mothers.” This message resonates deeply with those of us who grew up as farm kids, where our mothers proved to be the unsung heroes of our upbringing.
Brian Forrest of Maple Ridge Dairy near Stratford, Wisconsin, embodies a spirit of selflessness and resilience, as he has been an organ donor, not just once, but twice.
Burn in fire or die by electrocution? J.P. Koop chose to ride lightning.
The university is one of nine schools participating in the Veterinary Workforce Solutions Program, which seeks to address structural challenges facing the food animal veterinary industry.
Record-breaking number of combines harvesting, most hay cut in eight hours, speed record for snow removal, biggest peach and largest cheeseboard
Gratitude is like a muscle, the more you exercise it the stronger it becomes.
The restaurant industry is often criticized for not doing more to push animal welfare reforms, but even when they do their marketing efforts miss the mark.
Elanco Animal Health has agreed to buy Bayer’s veterinary drugs unit in a cash and stock deal valued at $7.6 billion.
The Challenge focuses on increasing collaboration among established industry companies and experts with startup companies.
Younger rural adults reported experiencing more mental health challenges now than a year ago, according to an April 2019 rural stress poll conducted for the American Farm Bureau Federation.
This first episode of Overhe(a)rd, the Farm Journal Livestock podcast, examines the latest topics in livestock news.
Decision impacts American farmers, food manufacturers and consumers
Between 1993-1997 and 2014-2018, the U.S. dairy herd has shrunk 4% but production has climbed 38%.
Calls to the Wisconsin Farm Center, which helps distressed farmers, were up last year, including a 33 percent increase in November and December compared to the same two months the previous year.
Cow comfort is the most important thing you can do to prevent lameness.
Undercover video shot last winter shows abuse at calf raising facility.
One of the biggest challenges for farmers today is finding and keeping good help. Farms need sophisticated, engaged, dedicated and hard-working employees.