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As I drove to the hospital, all I could think about was: What if she was gone before I could say goodbye? I could feel my baby girl fluttering around inside my stomach as I drove.
At the beginning of a new year, it’s always interesting to look back and catalog how much you forgot from the last one. We’re heading into our 15th year of farming, our 20th year of marriage, and the 144th year of our farm and home. What does that mean?
The Christmas story is one we all know well. A little babe was born in a manger filled with hay, and a bright star guided shepherds and wise men from afar to bask in his glory.
Farm life is the best life, am I right? If you grew up on the farm or are raising kids on the farm, you know the farm is a wonderful place for children. They learn independence, responsibility and so much more. However, farms are also workplaces.
Fourth-generation Oregon dairy farmer Derrick Josi is no stranger to tackling the hard questions about dairy farming posed by skeptics online. His first book, An Industry Worth Fighting For, addresses some of the misconceptions and questions he hears from consumers.
Integrity first.Service before self.Excellence in all we do.
Sounds like that could be the motto for dairy farmers, and for some, it’s likely close to the farm’s written mission. It is actually the core values of the U.S. Air Force that ground service men and women.
“I will only be happy when…” was the phrase I lived by for most of my college and early career. At some point or another, most of us experience points in our lives where our long-term goal isn’t aligning with current circumstances.
We all know we are supposed to treat others with kindness. However, with the stresses of daily life, especially when it comes to living and working in agriculture, it can be overlooked more often than many of us would like to admit.
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