It’s not hard to identify something you could be better at; the challenge is implementing the change to be better at it. Emily Fulstone takes that challenge head on.

“It’s almost become fun to us,” says Frank Cardoza, farm manager at Verwey Dairy in central California. “Being sustainable started out as an improvement, but it’s really become kind of like a game. What else can we do?

Success did not happen for Marion and Jared Wine overnight; it took constant communication, precise planning and intentional work strategies to reach their goals.

Most people, especially those involved in the dairy industry, know the saying “Keep on keeping on” all too well. For dairy farmers across the country, it has been more than a saying but a way of life for decades, especially the last year. You put faith in your values and what you know best – your family, experience, passion – and continue despite circumstances.

Farmer and rancher success is based on the extent to which they can maintain ecosystem balance on their properties. Plants, animals and soil microorganisms must perform in concert for each other’s benefit to obtain optimal production from the land.

For the first time ever, polled Akaushi genetics will be publicly available to interested cattle breeders – marking a significant milestone in the breed’s history.

When Rocky and Liz Gingg started in the dairy business west of Phoenix, Arizona, they weren’t sure if they wanted to build a house on the farm or in town.

Donald and Cheri De Jong, owners of Natural Prairie Dairy Farms, are making immense strides in transforming their operation to a “closed-loop farm system” by implementing a new manure management system.

Driven by a need to upgrade milking facilities and reduce dependence on labor, three different dairy farms opted for automated milking.