We only need to take a stroll through YouTube or watch the news to realize the following scripture is part of our daily life. The world is not the walk in the park of yesterday; it is a daily battle.

Years ago, I dated a very special, beautiful young lady whose name was Joanne. I started dating her at Christmastime, and by the time Valentine’s Day came around, I was in love with her.

For nearly 18 months, Alberto Dairy has used worm beds to appropriately manage their manure, retain nutrients and reuse wastewater.

Something terrible happened in the American dairy industry. No matter how certain industry figures try to redress the last two-and-a-half decades, some people paid a high price to try to sustain the life they knew. The fact that it didn’t have to happen – specifically, that family dairy farming could have remained viable under different policies – only makes it more heinous. In the very least, these people deserve to have their story written down and talked about. I hope Barn Gothic starts to do that for them.

The U.S., like many countries around the world, is facing a continuous decline in its agricultural workforce. The word transition accurately reflects the concern experienced by many cattle producers, who recognize their production depends heavily on the availability of labor.

The early days of a calf’s life can be perilous. With limited immune function of their own, they are reliant on the protection provided by maternal colostrum. That protection goes beyond antibodies (immunoglobulins or IgG) and remains an area of active research.