I remember one morning of frustration while I was out feeding calves. We had several heifers calve into the herd and had an excessive amount of calves on our farm.

It happens almost every day. I pull up my Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest and there it is, someone has posted an article, blogpost or something else related to milk and nutrition.

This article was #25 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2013. It was published in the November 21, 2012 print issue. Click here for the full list of the Top 25. In this candid column, Idaho dairywoman Holly Hull opens up about her transition from a city girl to a farmwoman. She shares the struggles of taking on duties on the farm and how she eventually came to love the work almost as much as her husband, Rob.

This article was #18 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2012. to jump to the article. It was published in the July 1, 2012 issue. Click here for the full list of the Top 25.