Michaela Sanders is no stranger to the seven-day-a-week regimen it takes to own and operate Blue Ribbon Dairy Farm in Tallassee. As a fourth generation farmer, she grew up with a love for the land and the business that has been her family’s lifeblood for years.

“I don’t even see it as working. I always had a passion for the dairy industry and knew what it entailed. Farming is a lifestyle,” said Sanders, who graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in animal sciences.