My three favorite things are represented on the cover of this magazine – my family, my job and my hobby. For years, my wife has been asking when our kids get a chance to be on the cover of our June Dairy Month issue.

Yogurt has long been known as a food that is nutritious and comes with health beneftis. It looks like it now may feature more good news for the heart.

Heat stress is created when livestock cannot expel enough heat to maintain their core body temperature for optimal production and health. The temperature-humidity index (THI) is a number that combines humidity and temperature to correlate with the amount of heat stress an animal experiences.

In addition to photography, the FarmHer organization includes branded apparel, podcasts and a series aired on RFD-TV. How did you get started in photography?

June marks the kickoff of year two of Undeniably Dairy, a multi-year campaign designed to reignite consumers’ love for dairy while building their trust in the practices of the community – from farm to table.

For U.S. dairy farmers, 2017 started with lofty financial hopes. By the end of the year, productivity and income were up from 2016, but weakening prices had tempered those expectations.

Finding dairy labor is tough. Finding legal employees is even harder. But the challenges don’t stop when that individual shows up for work on their first day.

When times get tough, it’s time to sharpen your pencil and dig in. It’s no secret the dairy industry is in a downturn; we’re facing low prices and increasingly tight margins. Young and beginning farmers who may not have a lot of experience with volatility can be even more vulnerable to industry downturns.

“Not all families have family Christmas.” This was how Ron Hanson, farm business succession consultant and professor emeritus at University of Nebraska, opened his sessions on overcoming family challenges in succession planning at the 2018 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit in February.

Celebrate June Dairy Month with these tried-and-true recipes, straight from the kitchens of real farmwomen who use real dairy products as a staple ingredient. They are kid-tested and potluck-approved.