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Weather Windows

Weather Windows

When you’re a farmer, you look for weather windows – periods of time when the weather stays nice for long enough to get a harvest in, get seed planted or finish a project. We just came off four days of clear skies, and we finished our first of four cuttings of hay. It...
June is Dairy Month

June is Dairy Month

It’s hard to believe that June has rolled around again. That means it’s June Dairy Month, when we celebrate milk, cheese, yogurt and ice cream and the farm families who produce dairy foods. My favorite part of June Dairy Month is the chance to participate in Sheboygan...
Happy Father’s Day: Growing Up Strauss

Happy Father’s Day: Growing Up Strauss

Nowadays, you hear a lot about “handcrafted” products. Craft beer, craft cheese. As dairy farmers, we’re the original hand crafted product. To me, craft production means growing up learning a process, putting a lot of care into your product, and constantly refining...