Silo Skies

What is one of the most common problems that strikes terror in homes all over the world? Imagine you just called the kids down to eat and yo...

Call us crazy, but dairy farmers are ocd about milk safety. All down the line from when the cow is milked to when the milk leaves the far...

The new Pixar movie Inside Out is coming soon and I know my family is looking forward to going to see it. It imagines our emotions being...

Getting vaccinated is not something reserved for humans. All of our cows and calves also get vaccinated and have their booster shots to mak...

I opened the gate and called to the cows in the pasture. It was time for them to come in and eat lunch. Most of them stood up and took a few...

What's wrong with this picture? Well, for starters you would probably say that a grown man is holding a kid's juice drink. Then...

There are many good reasons that we have numbers for our cows . When each life event happens for them, whether it be their birth, breeding,...

The New York Times ran a story last week that reported a study on how organic milk was better for you than conventionally produced milk. The...

Hollywood Gets It Wrong Actor Ryan Gosling recently came out against dehorning of dairy cattle because evidently he doesn't think da...

An AP story on America's drinking habits caught my eye earlier this month: America's new love: Water (by Candice Choi)  Americans...

I was sent a video a few weeks ago about the costs of milk . I let the cows respond to it, but the more I thought about it I the more I rea...

I wrote a post a week or so ago about how dairy needs to capture more of the on the go market and how they need to innovate to do so. After...

There was an interesting piece from Tom Gallagher in Hoard's Dairyman on the decline of milk sales over the last 30 years and how ...

While there has been much talk about the fiscal cliff in Washington D.C. the so-called dairy cliff is also a major problem. With the end of ...

I've often said if they, whoever they are, had just come to me first I could've told them how they should have done the thing th...

Kids can be picky eaters and mine are no different.  My wife, bless her heart, tries to make us eat healthy meals.  She hides veggies a...

June is dairy month and there's no better dairy treat to have on a hot day than ice cream. One of the best things about ice cream ...

June is dairy month! Woo-hoo! (You can't see it but this is the part where I'm jumping up and down.) Imagine having your birthday ce...

There are always people who worry about antibiotics in the food supply, and they should when it is warranted. Recently the FDA has decide...