When we think of March Madness, many people think of basketball. The high school and college basketball seasons have reached their peak as state and national tournaments are taking place.

Want to hear a funny joke? Keeping up with the news. In all seriousness, an overwhelming amount of information is available to the point where it can be hard to decide to start. 

There are a lot of memories and nostalgia surrounding a farmhouse, since for generations your family gathered there. Our house is 145 years old, and my kids are the seventh generation in our family to live in it. My great-grandma was born in it, my great-aunt got married in it, my parents improved it, and now it houses three teenage boys who jump to hit every doorframe each time they go through a door.

The farm I am employed by had tossed around the idea of collars for a couple of years, but never really investigated enough to make the push to purchase a certain system type until the past six months.

It recently came to my attention that employee retention is an issue in most businesses today, and we are an outlier in this area. Sourcing employees and employee retention is a common question we receive during tours and community presentations.

Over the past two years, I’ve brought you along on my book reading journey. I’ve covered a lot of ground since January 2021. In fact, I’ve read so many books I had a realization … are all professional development books the same?

As a young female farmer in her late 20s with a bachelor's degree in biology, public speaking seems like it is just part of who I am. Growing up in the era that I did, and as a student in the science field, it seemed as if multiple times throughout the year, I was speaking in one of my classes or giving a talk on a science project.

On average, it seems that most newborn dairy calves weigh in the 70- to 80-pound range, with breed and the dam’s size and age playing a role.

Have you ever heard of a book or movie with Sacred Cow in the title? When you hear that, what do you think? Personally, I had heard of this a few times but never looked into it – and for a while ignored it. I even had a secret suspicion it would wind up as an anti-ag or anti-meat book.