The news rattles on with campaign reporting. Gossip, true stories and lies framing the lives of the candidates permeate every facet of the media. You can’t turn on the radio, television, access your email or Facebook account without hearing some new scandal introduced by the key words “stunning,” “shocking” or “This could change the course of the election.”

Dairy producers have a lot riding on the performance and durability of their equipment tires, especially as equipment size and weight have dramatically increased in recent years.

Tristan told me to come to Dublin that weekend and bring my boots. He had gotten the allotment. He had been on the list for more than a year, and it was finally his. Tristan said the word again, as if it was the grandest thing he knew: The Allotment.

“I want to be a teacher when I grow up,” I declared after my first day of kindergarten. I began alphabetizing all of my books on my bookshelf and, just like the school library, I included a check-out card inside the front cover of each book.

The thought of “homemade” usually brings a warm fuzzy feeling combined with magical rainbows; however, not all homes should be manufacturing plants. My dad always said, “Homemade products aren’t always what they’re cracked up to be.

Lower cutter cow prices are reducing slaughter, adding to the milking herd. May margins weakened a bit. MPP-Dairy margins look like they’ll bottom out in June at about $5.50 per hundredweight. GDT auction posted a small gain, but global prices are still low. This and other U.S. dairy economic news can be found here.

Cattle on feed, beef production and beef cow slaughter were all higher in April. Cash prices provided a Memorial Day-demand bump, helping early May margins a little.

Are your transition calves thriving? Are you noticing feed flicking? Are your calves kneeling to reach the feed? Facility design can play an important role in the success of your transition calf program.

The kids are out of school, and that makes everyone at my house a little giddy. Summers on the farm are crazy busy, but it’s a fun kind of busy. I love having the kids popping in and out of the house. I love having them home for meals and to help out at the house.