Maassen Dairy prioritizes conservation for the next generation
Lee Maassen and his three sons are well versed in the importance of sustainability and conservation. Their heritage of farming started in the 1920s with…
Spadgenske family focuses on sustainability, community
What started with a humble beginning of just 60 cows in a rented barn, one tractor and two brothers living in a mobile home in…
Making sustainability accessible for fellow farmers
The Schlangen family dairy farm near Albany, Minnesota, received the recent announcement of the U.S. dairy community’s new sustainability goals with relative ease. Like most…
Sustainability a guiding principal at Cinnamon Ridge Farms
To John and Joan Maxwell, sustainability means caring for their land to pass on to the next generation. But more importantly, it means sharing what…
Sustainability always in reach at Jer-Lindy Farms LLC
For Jerry and Linda Jennissen, who began farming together in 1979, sustainability continues to be a never-ending goal. “What is sustainable? We still struggle with…
Invested in their community’s future: Lenkaitis Holsteins
Andy and Sarah Lenkaitis couldn’t be more aware of the great social and environmental responsibilities that come with being dairy farmers. They have a one-year-old…
Sustainability shines at Dorrich Dairy
Nestled just east of Minnesota’s Lake Minnewaska, Dorrich Dairy’s Vold family incorporates sustainability into their daily routine on their 450-cow dairy. In fact, in 2015,…
Leap of faith launches Drumgoon Dairy
For Rodney Elliott in 2006, tiny Lake Norden, South Dakota, represented the land of milk and dairy, an agricultural promised land worthy of a cross-continental…
Can-do spirit drives Coblentz Dairy in Chouteau, OK
Working hard and confronting change is nothing new for Coblentz Dairy. As a 5-year-old, Charles Coblentz picked cotton in the hot sun of the property…
North Dakota dairy farm starts with Dutch dream
For many Midwesterners, owning and operating a family farm is the American dream. For Corne and Conny van Bedaf, it started out as the Dutch…
Reuse and recycle a mantra for Classic Dairy in Jansen, Neb.
Farm tourists traveling southeastern Nebraska’s Highway 103 can scarcely miss the “Classic Dairy” sign that assures them they’re in the right place. But for Brooke…
Cow comfort and sustainability top of mind for Fellwock Dairy
Mark Fellwock was lying in the hospital burn unit last year after a controlled fire on his property unexpectedly erupted into a small explosion that…