Through most of the year, Cranberry Creek Dairy appears to be your average dairy farm with a milking parlor, freestall barns, machine shed and feed storage, but come the first hard frost of the year, some of Santa’s many elves descend on the dairy and convert a couple of the farm buildings into Christmas workshops.

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“Emma unwrapped herself from the faded patchwork quilt, picked up the last ornament off the coffee table and went to place it on the tree.

Sometimes I look at the glitter and ostentatious glow of Christmas with a feeling of sorrow.

Editor, Sixty percent of California voters responded to horrific photos of animal abuse and believed the advertisements from major animal rights organizations which showed cruel treatment of our livestock.

Achieving optimum feed intake is important to maximizing milk production.

Everyone is feeling the crunch of high fuel and food costs and the dairy industry is no exception.

A heavy rain or snow soaks the face of the bunker silo.Puddles grow at the base of the face, seeping into the silage. The dry matter of this silage no longer matches the number on your mix sheet.