Beep, Beep, Beep… my alarm clock flashes 4:10 AM as it jolts me out of my much needed sleep. For the past week I’ve been up from 5:00 AM to 11:00 PM. In a moment of confusion, I’m upset, why in the world is my...
by Danielle Conlon - BYU Dietetic Intern I am a dietetic intern from BYU currently working with the Dairy Council of Utah/Nevada. I recently visited two local dairy farms in Utah—one with a herd of around 7,000 cows, and one with a herd of about 300...
Updated. This post was originally published January, 2013 For the past three weeks, Northern Nevada and Utah have seen extremely cold temperatures. Here's an example: Utah's Cache Valley is home to a large percentage of the state's dairy farms, and morning temperatures have routinely been -10...
In an era when we find foods from across the globe lining our grocery shelves and dotting our produce aisles, milk remains a local staple. Most of the fluid milk you see in the dairy case of your neighborhood supermarket comes from a local dairy farm. Currently,...
Dairy month is about celebrating all things dairy - from what happens on the farm, to the yumminess we enjoy everyday to the future of dairy farming. This year as part of our celebration, we are proud of Utah’s largest dairy farm and their recent...
Guest post from Joy Phillips: BYU Dietetic Intern My mom grew up on a farm in Eastern Idaho. It was a small family-owned farm with just a few cows, pigs and other livestock. I remember being entertained as a child by stories of the farmyard, and...
Smith Valley Dairy just started milking cows in Nevada, and Jamie, a born and raised city girl, joined Libby Lovig to take a tour and experience something new. Here's Jamie's account of her first-ever dairy farm experience: [caption id="attachment_46808" align="aligncenter" width="500"] A quick selfie with the...
By Allen Young, Extension Dairy Specialist & Associate Professor Utah State University Hormones and their relationship to food are a hot topic, but… What are they? Are they in my food naturally? Are they added to foods? What impact do they have on the body? To...
Recent 4th of July firework celebrations got us thinking...
By Katharine Nye The list of things cows need is long: feed, water, medicine (if they’re sick), ear tags, fluffy bedding, pedicures….wait, what? You’re probably thinking that I typed that wrong. Cows don’t get pedicures. Right? Actually, my typing skills are intact. We refer to cows’...