Dr. Tera Barnhardt

02/26/2025

Calling all vet students!!!

Make sure you log on tonight so that I’m not speaking to myself.

Can’t guarantee a screaming toddler won’t make a cameo, he’s truly feral.

Can guarantee my vet truck will be low on fuel.

Check your emails from American Association of Bovine Practitioners and let’s chat tonight!!!

02/21/2025

Join me if you’re a student member of American Association of Bovine Practitioners

AABP Student Members! Get ready for a three-webinar series geared toward AABP-member veterinary students! First up is Dr. Tera Barnhardt on Wednesday, Feb. 26 @ 7:30 pm Eastern Time (4:30 PST/5:30 MST/6:30 CST) discussing mentorship.

“My goal is to guide veterinary students through my experiences in early career transitions with strong mentorship that has greatly benefited my professional experience,” Barnhardt says. “I'll be discussing the evolution of the relationship and how both parties contribute to mutual success.”

Barnhardt says, “I have been fortunate in my career to have wisdom gained through my relationships built. My mentors have shaped my perspective, challenged my limits, inspired my growth and just genuinely poured themselves into me. Join me to explore how much I think this will help you when you graduate!"

Watch your email for messages and join-in information for these webinars.

02/06/2025

This feels relevant. Egg prices are high, I get it. We go through a lot of eggs at our house, too. But you won’t save money on eggs by feeding and rearing your own chickens! It’s like chicken math. Support the egg industry right now. It has been a hard few years and they’re working their tails off to keep eggs in good supply.

01/31/2025

I wish we didn’t need to know this. Stay strong, parent friends!

01/22/2025

Can't wait to speak at the world's leading veterinary event: VMX "Festival of the HeARTs!" I hope you'll join me in January in Orlando, FL.

11/23/2024

11/20/2024

In case there was any question…HE’S the

11/13/2024

When I tell you that I love the work that I get to do every day. I mean it. The hard days. The good days. In the rain. In the sunshine. It’s not all rainbows, but it beats a day without cows by a mile!!!!

10/11/2024

Raise your hand if you’ve used a coupla OB sleeves as socks this week?
10/10 not recommended for absorbency, but when your socks get wet and you don’t have a backup pair, these will do. No blisters and maybe it’s my new antioxidant treatment or whatever is trendy!

08/20/2024

Getting to speak at New Student Convocation will forever be one of my favorite K-State memories. Welcome to the best years of your life, proud to be K-Staters together! 💜 💜 💜

07/30/2024

Teachers and Homeschoolers!

Please consider adopting a cow for your classroom!!! This is an awesome opportunity from Discover Dairy! The ag community would love to help connect your kids to our industry. Bonus points - it’s not a guinea pig!

BRING THE DAIRY FARM INTO YOUR CLASSROOM! Discover Dairy is an engaging, interactive, cross-curricular, multi-leveled lesson series that meets Pennsylvania state education standards and anchors for science, math and reading while incorporating social studies concepts to show students where milk come...

07/04/2024

Family on the 4th of July. I hope yours is blessed, safe and fun! 🧨 🇺🇸 💣 🌭 and grill a steak for goodness sake!

06/19/2024

Happy from my 🧀 loving kiddo! Every June we get to celebrate the wonderful protein source that is and a whole bunch of and who produce it! We love to include cheese, yogurt, ice cream, whole milk and cream in our daily lives in various ways. One rule we have around our house is when my kids say they’re “starrrrrrrving” and they want a snack, they have to eat a cheese stick or drink a glass of milk first. The protein in these items is usually the answer to their hunger pains after a long day of going hard! What’s your favorite dairy product?

06/02/2024

Today was bright day, turned dark and ended with a glimmer.

My best girl got to be my assistant while we worked to help Sonny Boy get better. We sweat, she learned and he felt good for a few hours. And then it went the other way. Sonny no longer felt good and it was too much, so we let him go. She handled it like a champ. She listened and showed compassion, she understood and loved. As we drove away in the vet truck, she felt all the feelings hit her at once and we pulled over at a restaurant to talk about it. She said she wished we could’ve done more for Sonny and I agreed. She said she hopes Sonny’s owner knows that what he did was good and kind even though it hurts. She gets it. And I drove home thinking about how much she gets.

Today was a bright day. Hard, but good. Thank you, Sonny, ride alongside the best in heaven, my man.

05/29/2024

Do you need some beef stock photography?! I met my sweet friend .photography while we were both doing a professional developmental leadership training with an animal agriculture group. Among her many talents is photography and she has the neatest deal this month! To celebrate she has a beef bundle of pics! Use how you need to! Use the code TERA10 to save money!💰 and as always eat 🥩!!!!

04/10/2024

Trading in the vet truck.

I’m done.

Catch me on a cow farm near you, driving our new (old) whip.

03/08/2024

is a day to celebrate the girls!!!! Drop the name of a woman in the comments who really makes you proud. 🥹 I’ll go first!

02/23/2024

The full moon and a vet truck.
If you subscribe to superstition, you might be led to believe that I am in for a doozy.

I like to at least start the day with a glass half full approach. Bring it on, it’s a great day in rural America where we are hard at work producing the food for your families!