Photo by Len Villano Imagine if you weighed every bite of food in your kitchen. Then, you did everything possible to make sure every morsel was eaten to conserve costs. That’s what we do on the farm every day. We weigh every crop we harvest as it comes in from...
I can look at my iPad and see someone on my farm driving a tractor through a field. I know how fast they are traveling and can message the driver. Photo of Dean Strauss by Len Villano The world is constantly evolving and moving fast. The rate of change in business is...
March is Agriculture Month. I thought it might be a good time to look at what dairy means to Wisconsin, especially the jobs, taxes and economic impact. These numbers give us a reason to celebrate agriculture every day. We hope you’ll join us on Agriculture Day, March...
Wisconsin produces 26% of the nation’s cheese, including over 47% of the nation’s artisan and specialty cheeses. Eighty-six percent of consumers think of Wisconsin when they think of cheese. When people say they can’t find Wisconsin cheese in their...
Due to the friendly nature of farming, we tend to share everything about our businesses. Farmers are unique in a few ways. If another farmer visits the farm and asks a question, farmers are sometimes too transparent. It’s our culture. We have a friendly nature and are...
This winter, we are analyzing a year of data to learn how to better care for our cows. We now have one year under our belts with our robots. It feels good because we have a year of data to study, and this winter, we can dive deep into the data to analyze the results....
