Coldstream Farms

10/01/2026

These cow barns also create awesome senior pictures.❤️📷

📷: Janell Summer Photography

09/27/2026

Excited to share our passion for what we do this week at World Dairy Expo! Proud to partner with Semex and represent our region and the western producers.

📍 World Dairy Expo | Madison, WI | Ex Hall, Mendota 1
📅 Wednesday, September 30
⏰ 9:30 AM CT
📺 https://ow.ly/u7OG50ZLtB9

Coldstream Farms Washington Dairy
Lynne Rainey Wheeler Laura Rainey Smith Galen Smith Brad Smith

09/16/2026

“Better before bigger” has always been one of our mottos at Coldstream. Creating healthier, more productive animals is one of the ways we continue to get better—and Semex brought us the right opportunity to do just that.

09/01/2026

1,900 MILKING COWS. 🐄
DATA. 📊
TECHNOLOGY. 💻
GENETICS. 🧬
PASSION. 😎
We’re excited to share what it takes to keep a family dairy moving forward in the Pacific Northwest! An opportunity to highlight the people, decisions, technology, and genetics that have helped shape our future.

𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗨𝗦!
We're proud to sponsor the Virtual Farm Tour of Coldstream Farms Coldstream Farms at World Dairy Expo! Held on Wednesday, September 30, at 9:30 AM at World Dairy Expo in Madison, WI, Coldstream's Lynne Wheeler will host this tour, discussing sustainability and how Coldstream utilizes advanced technologies, data, and embryos in dairying at their 1,900-cow dairy in the great Pacific Northwest.
🔗 https://ow.ly/9zu850ZCq7n

08/10/2026

Herd Health today with Dr. Mitchell and Dr. Hayden from Kulshan Veterinary Hospital. I started the morning with Dr. Mitchell. She confirmed pregnancy on four registered Angus heifers who had been with the clean up bull. 🐃

Then she headed to our nursery to take some IgG blood samples that assess whether our newborns have successfully absorbed passive immunity from our colostrum. It's a way to evaluate the quality of the colostrum we are feeding to the new babies. 🐮🍼

Finally, we were joined by Dr. Hayden to check out 160 milking girls. It was a busy and productive morning with these ladies. 🐄🐂

PS Dr. Mitchell and Dr. Hayden are wearing their ultrasound goggles if you were wondering.
😁😎

Two female large animal veterinarians getting it done! Love it!❤️

07/24/2026

Hey all... I would love it if you would follow along with the Angus beef company owned by Galen and I's boys, (Garrett, Landon, Luke, and Gage), my dad, and my BIL Brad. They started 6 years ago and raise registered Angus and locker beef.

Family-run Black Angus in Acme, WA | Registered Black Angus, embryos & locker beef

06/25/2026

We get to raise and milk our girls in a beautiful part of the country. People might see the land, cows, and equipment and think, 'Must be nice..." -like it's something given to us or simple. BUT we work hard for every penny we earn. 365 days a year, this business runs full time with mandatory overtime everyday May through October. Farmers are typically jacks of all trades. Many are versions of accountants, vets, agronomists, nutritionists, mechanics, HR, and laborers.

Hard work.
Long hours.
Tight margins.

Probably if the average person were to look at it on paper they would wonder why in the world we do it. But it is rewarding work. We work with God's creatures on God's lands and waters. We work with our family. We feed people. We love what we do and all the struggles and challenges push us to become better farmers. Tough times make us appreciate our successes even more.

06/24/2026

Galen was on a Darigold podcast for dairy month.❤️🐄🥛

Have You Herd?: Conversations in Dairy · Episode

05/29/2026

1st grader to Galen during a fieldtrip this morning.

"Your farm is actually pretty good."

Thanks kid! ❤️🚜🐄🥛🥰

We love fieldtrips.

05/13/2026

Very true. We are out on the road all year but more often May thru October.Trust that we want to get off the highway as soon as possible. Please be patient with us.❤️🚜

There’s something about watching a tractor pull out onto the highway that changes you a little when it’s someone you love behind the wheel.

The other day, I stood and watched my nephew head down the road in the tractor to help a neighbor with hay. As he eased onto the highway, I caught myself whispering a little prayer — not just for him to stay alert and safe, but for the drivers around him too.

Because the truth is, farm equipment on the road can be frustrating. We know that. Nobody enjoys slowing down when they’re trying to get home, get to work, or make it to the next thing on their schedule. But I can promise you something most farmers would agree on:

We don’t want to be on the road any longer than we have to either.

Those tractors moving slowly down the shoulder or taking up part of the lane aren’t out there to inconvenience anyone. They’re trying to get from one field to another. They’re trying to beat the weather before rain ruins hay. They’re trying to finish planting before dark. They’re trying to make a living.

And more importantly — they are someone’s loved one.

A son.
A daughter.
A husband.
A wife.
Family.

Someone waiting for them to come home at the end of the day.

What people may not realize is how quickly simple moments on rural roads can become life-changing. A tractor slowing down may not just be “holding up traffic.” There could be a field entrance ahead. A driveway hidden by trees. A wagon turning wide. A farmer trying to safely maneuver equipment that wasn’t built for busy highways.

Out here, paying attention to your surroundings is crucial.

If you’re near farmland, expect equipment. Slow down. Put the phone away. Be patient for an extra minute or two. That small delay in your day could mean everything to another family.

I think sometimes we forget that getting somewhere quickly is never more important than someone getting home safely.

Watching my nephew disappear down that road reminded me just how much trust farmers place in the people driving around them every single day. Trust that others will slow down. Trust they’ll stay alert.

Trust they’ll give grace instead of anger.