Dairy - General
A Navy SEAL with Ag Committee seniority faces a dairy farmer who lived the economics that forced her family to sell after 150 years. Both want your vote.
Two accidents. Two recoveries. Two back braces hanging on an office wall. And one lesson a California dairy nutritionist learned the hard way: “Professionally, we’re all replaceable. But family? That’s different.”
As nearby development limits room to expand its herd, Cozy Nook Farm relies on seasonal sales and direct customer connections to invest in its dairy and keep the farm thriving.
A cow accident in January left Illinois dairyman Kevin Erbsen fighting for his life. Eight months later, Erbacres Holsteins is the 2026 McKown Master Breeder Award recipient and the cows are still being milked.
A lifelong livestock advocate shares the bitter irony of developing a red meat allergy on the family farm and her battle to regain a normal life.
On September 11, 2001, Dan Baginski should have been at his desk on the 78th floor of the World Trade Center’s South Tower. Instead, he was 3,000 miles away — milking cows at the Washington State Fair.
Olivia Lulich has a big night ahead of her. She will represent her home state as Miss Wisconsin USA in the national pageant.
“Dolly was a farmer just like her daddy. He farmed the soil, she farmed songs and happiness.”