By Meta Hemenway-Forbes, Hansen’s Dairy Marketing Manager Hadwen KIeiss made his way across the gravel to the 12-day-old dairy calf. Just days before, the 93-year-old farmer from Fredericksburg had received... Read More
Meta Hemenway-Forbes, Hansen’s Dairy Marketing Manager Twenty years ago, Hansen’s Dairy Farm gave impromptu farm tours to a few hundred visitors each summer. A quick phone call could generate a... Read More
By Meta Hemenway-Forbes, Hansen’s Dairy Marketing Manager Four mornings a week, Jered Lotts works as a jack-of-all-trades in the Hansen’s Dairy Creamery. He loads milk and ice cream into crates... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
Since today is Father’s Day, and June is National Dairy Month, I decided to share what makes my husband the best dairy daddy. Blake loves showing our kids (Reese, 3,... Read More
The calendar says Nov. 20, but you wouldn’t know it by looking outside. Fortunately, the nice day is allowing us to prepare for the upcoming season of not-so-nice days. The... Read More
Just like horses, cows also need their hooves trimmed to stay healthy! Dream graciously offered to let us take pictures of her hoof trimming experience. Thanks Dream! Here she is... Read More
