“I was born and raised on the dairy,” says Rob Seiber, owner of Seiber Dairy in Wiggins, Colorado. “I always knew this is where I wanted to be.”

On 850 acres in Lublin, Wisconsin, Doug Syryczuk milks 300 Holstein cows and raises alfalfa (300 acres) and brown midrib (BMR) corn silage. He says, “Granted, there is a little tonnage difference in the BMR from conventional hybrids, but digestibility on the BMR is, I think, one of the big differences in keeping our production where it’s at.”

They say “when it rains, it pours,” but at Wilsonview Dairy in Tillamook, Oregon, when it rains, it floods.

Here at Progressive Dairyman, there’s nothing that lights up our faces and warms our hearts quicker than photos of kids with their cows and calves, so we are spreading the love with these precious pictures of children and their bovine best friends.

Owning one of only two commercial dairies in the state of Hawaii, Steve Whitesides could be considered the “big kahuna” of Hawaii’s dairy industry.

Right after college, the Beer brothers, Jeff and Regg, did not come back home to take over the family dairy in Milford, Indiana. However, as their father continued to expand the herd and operation, each brother saw a need for their specific skills and a full-time position for them on the Beer Dairy.

When we started down the milking robot road five years ago, there were plenty of people who considered this the end of our four-generation run at dairy farming. But instead of failure, we have emerged with better cow health, better reproductive efficiency, more milk production, less labor hassles and a better quality of life.

Clover Stornetta Farms is a third-generation family-owned-and-operated dairy processor and co-op in Sonoma County, California. In 2016, the brand announced it would begin transitioning all its 28 member farms to non-GMO feed to pursue a non-GMO Project Verified label.

Dairy cows and athletes have more in common than one might expect. Legendary National Football League coach Vince Lombardi said, “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we catch excellence.”

Ashley Messing-Kennedy farms with her husband, 1-year-old daughter and her parents on her family’s dairy farm in Michigan. They milk about 240 Jersey and Holstein cows with four Lely robots.