Farm-to-table events offer behind-the-scenes view of working dairy farm
By Meta Hemenway-Forbes, Hansen’s Dairy Marketing Manager On a recent Saturday, a little boy stood captivated by Macey, a nearly one-ton Holstein poking her head from the barn to greet visitors. As Macey munched on silage, the boy’s family...
By Meta Hemenway-Forbes, Hansen’s Dairy Marketing Manager We can plan until the cows come home, but eventually they’ll breach the fence. We learned this again last week when a large section of our electric fence failed and we were...
Sensory experience: How a Hansen’s Dairy tour can ignite all five senses
By Jordan Hansen, Hansen Dairy’s co-owner How often do you get to see exactly how your food is produced? At Hansen’s Dairy, we aim to make that process as transparent as possible by offering educational farm tours. When you...
Before and after: Celebrating our Cedar Falls store renovation
By Meta Hemenway-Forbes, Hansen Dairy Marketing Manager This year marks the 15th anniversary of our Hansen’s Dairy Cedar Falls store. It also marks the completion of an extensive renovation, and we’re excited to celebrate both with our customers at...
Raising the Steaks: Hansen’s Wagyu-Holstein beef gets Prime grade
By Meta Hemenway-Forbes, Hansen’s Dairy Marketing Manager At Hansen’s Dairy we’re renowned for our delicious milk, cheese curds, ice cream, butter and heavy cream. But alongside our Holstein dairy herd is a Wagyu-Holstein beef herd making its own...
By Meta Hemenway-Forbes, Hansen’s Dairy Marketing Manager Meta learns how to interact with the cows while also respecting the electric fence. Just moment earlier she learned the power of the fence the hard way. “The most difficult thing is...
Dairy: The real deal when it comes to healthful foods
Guest blog by Caitlyn Lamm, public relations specialist for Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Hansen’s Farm Fresh Dairy milk If you were filming a “man on the street” video and asked someone what they know about dairy, they’d most likely...
By Jordan Hansen You know that expression “A picture is worth a thousand words”? This is one of those photos that puts it all in perspective. And a unique perspective it is. This overhead shot of my husband, my...
We just keep getting surprises here at Hansen’s Dairy. Three months after our surprise first set of surviving triplet heifers, now we have another unique calf. This cute little calf was born on Aug. 27, weighing in at only...
It’s June Dairy Month, and here at Hansen’s Dairy, we are celebrating all of our fresh dairy products! Each week in June we are posting a new segment in our “How It’s Made” series. For our final week, we are...
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