More pictures

I'm splitting my personal and farm Instagram! If you like cow pictures, and I know you do, on Instagram I just started @truthordairyfarm.

New barn project!

We are so excited! 

Today we started a new project - we're adding a row of free stalls to the outside of the barn to make it 6 rows instead of 4. 

The advantage is to make more beds for cows without building a whole new barn. Our herd is bigger than when we built this barn 7 years ago, and they need more space!

It's rough living in Michigan right now, (ugh), so it's nice to have something to look forward to.

Eagle wings

We never used to have eagles when I was growing up, but now we see them every week. I was finishing a run by my house, and I stopped on the corner to see if a car was coming. There wasn't, but an eagle was! It was so quiet out, and it was flying so low, that when it flew right over my head, I could HEAR its wings flap. So cool to have them here on the farm!

I didn't have my phone on me, but here's a recent picture my mom (and neighbor) took of one.

December 2020

I started blogging in December of 2010. I started it because I liked sharing with people about what was going on here on our dairy farm.

Now TEN YEARS later, we've covered building up the farm, growing our herd, raising our kids, and doing dairy promotion.  

Today, something momentous happened ... I got left a present on our front porch. 

 The return address was McDonald's. I excitedly opened up the box and inside I found a bib, pop socket, and gift certificates for a free McRib!  

They asked if I would share my McRib experience on social media.

1. I have never eaten a McRib.

2. This marketing works and I'm totally going.

3. I thought all along I was talking about dairy, but maybe this time it's going to overflow into pig farming!

Michigan dairy farmers provide coolers for local food pantries

The United Dairy Industry of Michigan wrote a nice article about the grant that let dairy farmers provide coolers to local food pantries!

You can read it here: Michigan Dairy Farmers Provide Coolers for Local Food Pantries.

Jason Derulo launches 'Got Milk' campaign

Jason Derulo Launches 'got milk?' Campaign With New TikTok Dance

I can't help but like this! 

Happy National Farmers Day!

I love how there's a national day for everything. Grilled cheese day, milk day, ice cream day...pizza gets an entire week...and that's just dairy! 

Stephanie McCoy from WILZ Station 10 came out to do a video celebrating National Farmers Day! It's right here: Studio 10 Celebrates Farmers Day with Evergreen Dairy and Milk Means More.

Enjoy your day tomorrow - what national day is it? I looked it up, and you have your choice:

- National Train Your Brain Day

- National Yorkshire Pudding Day

- National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day

- National No Bra Day

So ... a variety of choices. They're hitting all sorts of demographics here.

Thank you, Studio 10 and Milk Means More!

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