New Year is always a good time to reflect on the past year and set goals for the upcoming one. Most of my New Year's resolutions end up aging like fine milk in the back of a car in Phoenix, Arizona, through 100-degree heat.

We have an old, two-story dairy barn on our farm that was built in 1933. The bottom story is where we have our dairy cows, along with some calves. The second story is where we store our baled hay and cornstalk bedding.

Recently, Tom Wegner was named the recipient of the 2023 Boehringer Ingelheim Dairy First Award. “It was pretty cool for Rebecca Gotham, my BI rep, to recognize me, our farm and my employees for all the hard work we do,” Wegner says.

In the past decade alone, domestic per-capita consumption of cheese is up 17.1%, and per-capita butter consumption is up 9.0%. 

There are solutions that can help farmers avoid medical debt. From negotiation to financial assistance, there are options, but where do you begin?

When it comes to your dairy’s data, a one-size-fits-all approach won’t cut it. How you use your data to manage your herd should be based on your farm’s goals. And what better time than now to reflect on your goals and priorities as we transition to a new year. In this episode, Taliah Danzinger, VAS senior manager of dairy intelligence, dives into how we can lay a solid foundation with our dairy data for a successful year.