Tisdale Dairy Farm

Tisdale Dairy Farm We are a third generation dairy located on the banks of the Caney Fork River in Tennessee.

Holy ho-jo Batman.....check out that cream line!
04/12/2026

Holy ho-jo Batman.....check out that cream line!

Happy Easter! The weather isn't cooperating so here's one from the vault! 🐰 🐄
04/05/2026

Happy Easter! The weather isn't cooperating so here's one from the vault! 🐰 🐄

One summer before I started kindergarten my dad and grandpa changed up the silage equipment. They went from a 986 pullin...
03/26/2026

One summer before I started kindergarten my dad and grandpa changed up the silage equipment. They went from a 986 pulling the chopper to a 5088 and changed out the old silage wagons for a dump wagon and a truck mounted silage box. I can still remember riding in the tractor and watching the wagon fill and then dump into the truck. All that equipment left years ago but the fond memories remain. I have a hobby of trying to find scale models of the equipment I grew up on and around and I've finally found me a dump wagon. I'm blown away by the detail and now can start work on a project I've been planning. Thanks to Farmer Billy’s Tiny Toys for a great addition to the collection!

The cold hits you as soon as you walk out the door, it's late but the night is beautiful. It's clear as a bell and the b...
01/19/2026

The cold hits you as soon as you walk out the door, it's late but the night is beautiful. It's clear as a bell and the beauty of the night sky is on full display. The frost clings to everything, gates, panels, sparkling as the frozen ground crunches with each footstep. We've got a set of springers so middle of the night pen checks will become part of the routine as each one nears her calving date.
Tonight we're checking Lily, she was slow moving about when we were milking so she was penned up to keep an eye on. You can always tell when it's their time so we planned on returning up in the night. Sure enough she's stretched flat on the hay two feet showing and pointed right, thank goodness. Now experience from years in the calving pen kicks in. We assess the situation, this is her first calf and struggling a bit so we decide to assist. It's not going to be an emergency pulling so no rush, the calf is presenting properly, so just a couple soft ropes on the fetlocks with just enough pressure to make every contraction count. We hardly speak, we've done this more times than can be counted, a little pressure when needed, keep a check on both Lily and the calf and help her along. It's fast when the time is right though nose, eyes, ears, shoulders, hips and done. It's alive, that's what it's all about!
There's something special when you hear that first snort from a calf. At that moment the current worries of farming or the price of milk don't matter, there on that hay I'm reminded of why I love this way of life and why we fight with everything we have every day to keep going. Under those stars I am thankful, I am blessed to live this life and to be able to share it with my wife. Couched in the hay cleaning up that calf we are tied to thousands of years worth of farmers who saw their own struggles, success and failure under those same stars and who also found peace in the gentle mooing of cows and hope with that first gasp of life. In that I find peace and comfort.

Happy National Milk Day! We wound up spending the morning on an unexpected parts run so we could get milking under way. ...
01/11/2026

Happy National Milk Day! We wound up spending the morning on an unexpected parts run so we could get milking under way. Also can't let today pass without giving thanks to Middle Tennessee Dairy Service. There's not many people who would answer the phone before 8am, much less on a Sunday, and then take the time to meet you at the shop to have the part ready. We've done business with them for 3 generations now, a strong support system keeps the farming industry going.

🚨SOLD🚨Supreme 300 vertical mixer, has not been used in several years and wanting to make room in the shed. One owner, ha...
12/16/2025

🚨SOLD🚨
Supreme 300 vertical mixer, has not been used in several years and wanting to make room in the shed. One owner, has always been kept under roof, and has good tires. If seriously interested can get more pictures/videos. Asking $15,000
* video of inside in comments

🦃 Happy Thanksgiving!! 🦃
11/27/2025

🦃 Happy Thanksgiving!! 🦃

There's a moment just before milking that brings peace to my soul, I find comfort in the sounds of the silence. Before t...
11/20/2025

There's a moment just before milking that brings peace to my soul, I find comfort in the sounds of the silence. Before the roar of the vacuum pump, the clicking of the pulsators, the rush of milk going through the lines, and the flurry of gates and cows during the hustle of milking. It's the quiet time with only the sound of footsteps on concrete, the gentle breathing of the cows, the familiar thud of a tail against a side, and the occasional mooing. This is the moment I will cherish for the rest of my life, for the love of the cows and the land I continue on this journey. Then just before I flip the switch to bring the barn to life I thank God for my wife who's beside me every step of the way and for another day of dairying. We're up and running the milk has started flowing but the peace I will carry throughout milking.

We were blessed to witness the northern lights tonight after finishing up chores. It's a rare occurrence to see them her...
11/12/2025

We were blessed to witness the northern lights tonight after finishing up chores. It's a rare occurrence to see them here in Tennessee!

👻🎃Happy Halloween!🎃👻It's almost time for time for trick or treating, we hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday!
10/31/2025

👻🎃Happy Halloween!🎃👻
It's almost time for time for trick or treating, we hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday!

It's late, but sleep don't come easy for a heavy mind. There's a soft slow rain falling, the only sound that can be hear...
10/29/2025

It's late, but sleep don't come easy for a heavy mind. There's a soft slow rain falling, the only sound that can be heard. We sure could of used it a couple months ago, its only been 10 days since we were hauling water to the beef herd because the pond was dry. The droughts are hard but then again what ain't, we still need the groundwater no matter the time of year so I'm sure thankful for it.
Nights are when everything slows down and the thinking/worrying starts. This way of life can wear on a body like nothing else. Sometimes the actual physical work ain't the problem, 18 hour days are nothing to the stress of shrinking milk checks and growing bills. Seems like every ag market is falling apart or thinking about it, uncertainty and the unknown especially this time of year can get you in a sour mood pretty quick. I find myself down in the mouth, fed up or frustrated quite often. I'm sure most of y'all feel the same, there's doom and gloom hard times are around every corner stories everywhere you look these days. The fact of the matter is that farmers aren't appreciated anymore, there's just a long line of folks figuring out just how much they can take from us for themselves to barely keep our noses above water.
When it all boils down to it farmers always catch it on the chin because we're the only industry willing to take the hit and fight like the devil to keep things running. We're up before dawn and home after sunset not to get rich but to try and break even by year's end so we can keep living the life that we love. It's a love for the land, a love for watching crops and animals grow, a love of working with the earth itself to make something from nothing that connects each one of us.
Farming is tough right now so find your joy, find the light in the darkness and hold tightly, find that little voice that dares you to dream big and listen. When all seems lost, when the noise of the world gets you down, remember the only time a dream is 100% impossible is at the moment you give up. Men in denim built this country and men in suits are trying to destroy it, but so long as there's one man in overalls hoeing a row this way of life won't ever be dead!

We're a little late in posting but we were thankful to be invited to Dekalb County Farm Bureau's annual Farm Day last we...
09/25/2025

We're a little late in posting but we were thankful to be invited to Dekalb County Farm Bureau's annual Farm Day last week! It's always nice to share our dairy story with local school children and teach them where their milk comes from!

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