Blogs

“Sometimes blessings come in ugly wrapping paper.”
—Robbie Norton

A small pack of dogs sat on top of the hill and watched us speed by. Everywhere in Bolivia, there are dogs.

Well, the new normal is social distancing. We are all experiencing loneliness from time to time in this isolation. It’s perfectly normal and acceptable to talk to your livestock.

The COVID-19 global pandemic is bringing new meaning to what we previously thought of as a crisis. Milk prices plummeted, packing plants closed temporarily, and there may be more strains on our food supply chain in the weeks and months to come. With so much out of our control, maintaining our mental health and developing grit are essential to becoming better versions of ourselves on the other side of this health crisis.

Risks exist if there is something you don’t want to happen and it has a chance to happen. As dairy farmers, we face risks every day of every kind.

I've had many different jobs on the farm: from calf feeder to breeder to managing employees, but up until recently, I didn't spend much time actually milking the cows.