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With the goal of raising the highest-quality heifers possible within a reasonable budget, Clint Al-ag, heifer yard manager of Midway Heifer Yard in Hart, Texas, knows that starts with creating a culture which encourages success.

Vierra Dairy is a multigeneration dairy operation owned by the Vierra family, milking more than 5,000 cows across three sites in California’s Central Valley.

Students in the Lakeshore Technical College (LTC) Dairy Herd Management program in Cleveland, Wisconsin, are proving the future is female, even in the dairy industry.

When Rocky and Liz Gingg started in the dairy business west of Phoenix, Arizona, they weren’t sure if they wanted to build a house on the farm or in town.

“Jerseys or Holsteins?” The message initially sparked the interest of third-generation Holstein farmer, Isaac Hammock, though he never thought it would lead to marriage with his now wife, Katie Hammock.

From a pop-up tent in our yard to a retail farmstead store selling beef, cheese, butter, chicken and more, the last four years have been a whirlwind of learning opportunities for my husband, Justin, and me.