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Articles by Audrey Schmitz

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Old Wisconsin cheese factory renovated into boutique hotel

What once was old is new again after an old cheese factory was rebuilt into an eight-room boutique hotel, restaurant, café and micro-dairy plant.
February 10, 2023
Audrey Schmitz

What once was old is new again after an old cheese factory was rebuilt into an eight-room boutique hotel, restaurant, café and micro-dairy plant. 


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Small-scale robotic dairy wins National Farm Toy Show

Doug Simon describes his process to creating a small-scale robotic dairy farm display to win the 45th annual National Farm Toy Show.
February 7, 2023
Audrey Schmitz

Doug Simon describes his process to creating a small-scale robotic dairy farm display to win the 45th annual National Farm Toy Show.


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Christmas calf mini photo sessions go viral on Facebook

Christmas calf mini photo sessions take patience while working to capture photos of both kids and calves.
December 9, 2022
Audrey Schmitz

When Kimberly Little, owner of Little Moments Photography, posted her Christmas calf mini session photos of 6-month-old John Waylon and her Jersey calf named Rudolph, she never expected it to go viral on Facebook.


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Christmas lights adorn Ryans Glade Farm

Ryans Glade Farm uses tractors and farm implements to create a Christmas light display on their dairy farm each year.
December 7, 2022
Audrey Schmitz

In 4-feet-high letters strung across the front of the manure pit on Ryans Glade Farm, a twinkling light display reads “Moo Moo Moo Dairy Christmas” – a dairy farmer's take on “Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas.”


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DIY craft: Cow Christmas ornaments

November 25, 2022
Audrey Schmitz

Since the weather has turned colder, the days have gotten shorter and nights longer, it can be hard to find activities to do with friends or family. However, doing activities doesn’t always mean you have to go somewhere fun.


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Drive-through Santa on the farm

Santa Claus greets visitors at the Iowa’s Dairy Center drive-through Santa on the farm event.
November 25, 2022
Audrey Schmitz

Christmas and cows are two of Mariah Busta’s favorite things. So when COVID-19 hit in 2020 and caused canceled events everywhere, she was determined to find alternative ways to spread Christmas cheer and still connect the community with dairy at Iowa’s Dairy Center in Calmar, Iowa.


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Dairy wife designs durable farm workwear

Nicole Toebes created a high-quality workwear to serve farmers by incorporating her own experiences and farmer concerns.
October 31, 2022
Audrey Schmitz

Nicole Toebes met her husband, Ross, milking cows part-time on a dairy farm in Ontario. As time progressed, they were married and Ross took a herdsman position on a 500-cow dairy.


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Leave no cow behind: 24-7 cow monitoring on Willow Breeze Farm

Core body temperature and calving alerts set a new herd health monitoring technology apart from an old system on Willow Breeze Farm.
September 27, 2022
Audrey Schmitz

Core body temperature and calving alerts set a new herd health monitoring technology apart from an old system on Willow Breeze Farm.


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Clean data

Investing a little time up-front in creating a plan to ensure clean data can return dividends.
September 23, 2022
Audrey Schmitz

Investing a little time up-front in creating a plan to ensure clean data can return dividends.


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Fan installation peaks milk production through summer on SunRidge Dairy

August 15, 2022
Audrey Schmitz

After a neighboring dairy installed fans in their freestall barns, Ryan Kroes was able to see firsthand the better results their neighbors had during the hot summer months.


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