Silo Skies

I thought I would write a Halloween short story for today, but kind of ended up going in a different direction, a nightmarish version of the...

After publishing my Counting Cows picture book last year I decided I'd really like to do write another. While I have plans for another ...

Jane walked down the stairs dressed and ready for breakfast. Her husband George sat at the kitchen table with his coffee, toast, and a table...

I saw on the news this morning where the TSA was going to start allowing pocket knives back on planes for the first time since 911. T...

If you give a dairy farmer some ice cream... He'll probably think about milking cows. And if he thinks about milking...

Justice came late or Christmas came early depending on your perspective, but Ackbar has finally come home. Moving Ackbar, the suspicious hei...

Yes, I did buy one Power Ball ticket. Do I have faith that I will be the winner? Of course! Half the fun of the ticket for me is to enjo...

With the help of Darrie Carrie and her cow Norma, I've been having much fun on my Udder Side blog writing about dairy cows running for ...

Pupils strained against the darkness as all eyes fixated on the door. Nervous hooves crunching straw made the only sound. Their patience was...

If you've never actually tasted the grass on the other side then maybe you have not really had an adventure. Tuesday morning one of ou...

So I hired a hitman...... umm...this probably bears a good explanation. After feeding Ackbar the suspicious heifer and her associates f...

In every issue of Hoard's Dairyman they have a section labeled Handy Hints . The hints are sent in by the readers and they demonstrate...

See the heifer on the right? I'm naming her Ackbar after Admiral Ackbar from The Return of the Jedi Star Wars movie. She was de...

I had so much fun with my Counting Cows book I made last month I decided to make a full ebook out of it. You can now download it from Sma...

I've written before about how farmers wear many hats . The other day I got to pretend that I was wearing a detective's hat . It ha...

Okay, I'm ready to announce the winner of my Cody James boots giveway contest. First, I'd like to thank the Boot Barn for asking ...

I was pretty excited when the nice folks over at the Boot Barn offered to send me a free pair of their new Cody James line of boots if ...

  This is George. He was a good little cat and always very curious. George the cat Today George decided to go exploring. ...

While milk and dairy products are important for June Dairy Month, it may also be a time to shed a little light on how dairy farmers count.  ...

Perhaps there are moments of beauty in the middle of a war. War in this instance may be a bit too strong of a word, but I have been engage...