An Iowa family is relieved it can continue milking cows on its organic farm. The family was having financial difficulties but after joining Organic Valley, it’s a better situation. The co-op welcomed more than 100 farms in 2023 into ’24. Meet the Millers.

Organic Valley farmers and employees shared some of their favorite children’s books about farms! With picks perfect for infants through elementary schoolers, there’s something for all young readers. Learn and laugh through these farm life tales.

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).

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.

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.

We get lots of interesting questions about chickens, but maybe the most asked is the most basic. What does an egg-laying hen eat?