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FarmingNew York Woman Takes Tremendous Leap into Organic Dairy Farming
Food10 Organic-Inspired Summer Treats to Beat the Heat Naturally
Organic441,000 Acres and Counting. How Many Organic Valley Acres in Your State?
FarmingWhat Happens When Dairy Cows Hit the Hay? All About Sleeping Cows
by Jennifer McBride
There are many questions about snoozing cows — do they sleep standing, need it dark or don’t cows sleep at all! We dug into all things sleeping cows and our farmers even attempted to get videos of sleeping cows (not an easy task).Read more
FarmingOrganic Farming From the Ground Up — A Look at Spring Planting
by Lisa Mennenga
What is a farmer’s spring planting calendar? As in all fieldwork, it heavily depends on the weather. Here is a closer look at the crops farmers plant in spring, how they plant crops, and differences in conventional and organic spring-planting practices.Read more
FarmingTake Your Child to Work Day Is Every Day on a Farm
by Jennifer McBride
Take Your Child to Work Day, otherwise known as Bring a Kid to Work Day or Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, is celebrated each April. While many parents leave for work and sometimes bring work home with them, life on the farm is different.Read more
FarmingWhat Do Organic Valley Free-Range Hens Eat?
by Rootstock Editor
We get lots of interesting questions about chickens, but maybe the most asked is the most basic. What does an egg-laying hen eat?Read more
FarmingHow are Cows 100% Grass-Fed in Winter?
by Wendy Allen
Have you ever wondered what our 100% grass-fed Grassmilk® cows eat in the winter when temperatures drop? Farmers work all summer to ensure the dairy cows have plenty to fill their bellies.Read more
FarmingDetermined Vermont Man Putting Pieces of Farm Back in Place
by Jennifer McBride
There are rewards everywhere in farming, a Vermont man said. That’s why he spent nearly a decade searching for that slice of the world that would bring him joy and allow him to steward the land. Kyle Leibold is now Sittin’ Pretty.Read more