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Ray Sands started dairy farming in 1948 at the age of 17 upon high school graduation. He retired from milking cows in 20...
01/09/2026

Ray Sands started dairy farming in 1948 at the age of 17 upon high school graduation. He retired from milking cows in 2008 at the age of 77. Throughout his life he also played in a band called The Polka Dots from the age of 18 until age 91.

Read more about Sands here: https://dairystar.com/stories/barn-full-of-memories,30480?

Shirley Hulinksy of Todd County said her favorite part of dairy farming has been, "Helping things grow; being out in nat...
01/08/2026

Shirley Hulinksy of Todd County said her favorite part of dairy farming has been, "Helping things grow; being out in nature and helping our kids, cows and crops grow up; and watching the wonders God has given us. We have much to be thankful for."

Read more about Hulinsky here: https://dairystar.com/stories/women-in-dairy-shirley-hulinsky,30460?

Christmas has always been a special time of year for Jerry Juven and his wife, Sarah. One of their newer holiday traditi...
01/07/2026

Christmas has always been a special time of year for Jerry Juven and his wife, Sarah. One of their newer holiday traditions has been to bring in two Jersey calves to their community’s Christmas display, Dalton Christmas Fest.

Read more here: https://dairystar.com/stories/making-the-season-livelier,30461?

Sheldon and Karli Luehmann and their daughter, Jolene, are the next generation on not one but two family farms.“The main...
01/06/2026

Sheldon and Karli Luehmann and their daughter, Jolene, are the next generation on not one but two family farms.

“The main goal with every family farm is to pass it on to that next generation,” Sheldon said. “That doesn’t always happen with two farms."

Read more here: https://dairystar.com/stories/carrying-on-two-family-farms,30459?

Holsteins found a home inside the barn of the Heiar farm in the early 1920s. Now, more than a century later, Tom Heiar i...
01/04/2026

Holsteins found a home inside the barn of the Heiar farm in the early 1920s. Now, more than a century later, Tom Heiar is continuing the family tradition of milking cows. Heiar is the fifth generation on the family farm, recently taking over for his father, Mark Heiar.

Read more here: https://dairystar.com/stories/100-years-of-holsteins,30484?

It was Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin that suggested cheese be a key ingredient in the recipe found in the Christmas-themed ...
01/01/2026

It was Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin that suggested cheese be a key ingredient in the recipe found in the Christmas-themed movie, “A Cherry Pie Christmas,” that debuted this fall. Produced in partnership with DFW, the movie was filmed entirely in Door County.

Read more here: https://dairystar.com/stories/christmas-movie-stars-wisconsin-cheese,30476?

PHOTO COURTESY OF OF CHERRY PIE FILM LLC

Happy 'Moo' Year!🤩
01/01/2026

Happy 'Moo' Year!🤩

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