-Story and photos by Bridget Beran.  Published in Kansas Living. At the Hildebrand Dairy Farm, tradition meets innovation. The dairy, located outside of Junction City, has been operational for 80 years and in 2007 they began processing and bottling their own milk on the farm. “The bottling plant has really given us more ability for us to come back to the farm,” says Melissa … [Read more...]

- Story and photos by Scott Stebner, published in Kansas Living. The Schmitz family dairy began in the 1960s with the patriarch dairyman milking cows by hand to sell cream across the county. Over time, the cow herd increased, children came and the family built its first grade-A milk barn in 1971 that afforded the Schmitz family the opportunity to expand the herd. It was … [Read more...]

The Fosters grow kiddos and dairy cows on their farm. Story and photo by Scott Stebner, Published in Kansas Living “My great grandparents raised dairy cattle. My grandparents grew up on the same farmland that I did. They came back to the farm after getting their degrees at K-State. I always knew I was going to come back to the dairy.” David Foster is a fourth-generation … [Read more...]

By Melanie Musselman, Published in Grass & Grain Since 1955, Ohlde’s Dairy has provided fresh, wholesome milk from their mostly Holstein herd to the consumer. Ohlde’s Dairy is a third-generation Christian family-owned and operated dairy located near Linn in Washington County. “Not many businesses have made it through three generations,” says Justin Ohlde, whose … [Read more...]

-By Rick McNary The milk cows on Meier’s Dairy are unusual; they decide when to be milked rather than being forced to adapt to a schedule. Since robotic milking machines were installed, some cows now choose to be milked five or six times a day. “We used to milk three times a day because cows produce more if they are milked every eight hours,” Duane Meier explained. “But … [Read more...]