According to Gustavo Schuenemann, the success of a dairy farm’s replacement program comes down to calves’ first 60 days of life. Schuenemann is a dairy cattle Extension specialist and veterinarian at Ohio State. If the quantitative goal is to at least double the calves’ body weight in 60 days, which...

For more than a century, Riveredge Farm in Castorland, NY, has remained in the Lehman family. These days, the farm is run by 30-year-old Curtis Lehman, who took over operations in 2020 from his parents. “Our family has owned the farm for 102 years,” Lehman said, reflecting on its deep-rooted legacy....

It’s a curious thing how a man can go from army boots to barn boots without missing a beat. That’s the story of Rob Squier, who, after finishing his career in the U.S. Army, didn’t take to retirement or rocking chairs but to cows, fences and a farm called Rocky Ridge. He and his wife Hannah started ...