Below are the featured articles from recent issues of Hoard's Dairyman.


Oct. 21 2024
Every time I leave World Dairy Expo, my heart and my stomach are full — my heart because of the relationships that are nurtured during the week, and my stomach because of all the good food that can...
Oct. 21 2024
After several cows climbed out the front of our tie stalls, we were introduced to this method of utilizing a heavy-duty tie down strap looped around their stalls. This is a cost-effective idea that works
Oct. 21 2024
I’ll let you in on a little secret. I am terrified of bridges. Not the small bridges that are barely noticeable, but the really high bridges that go on forever
Oct. 16 2024
Delayed milk ejection — most often presented as a bimodal milk flow curve — occurs when the cisternal milk fraction is removed before the alveolar milk reaches the gland cistern
Oct. 16 2024
In recent years, dairy cow populations have shifted, with more cows in the Northern and Southern Plains and fewer in the Northeast and Southeast
Oct. 16 2024
In the Feeding Fundamentals column and throughout invited talks or seminars, we tend to cover a lot of ground
Sept. 26 2024
I don’t know what I was thinking. During my veterinary training, I believed it was important to purchase most of my textbooks
Sept. 26 2024
I recall from my days in veterinary practice that some clients extended themselves to make my job more pleasant, and some did not
Sept. 25 2024
Agricultural land in the Upper Midwest has experienced substantial appreciation over the past several decades, with the recent years standing out
Sept. 25 2024
During a recent calf study, most of my mornings were spent measuring grain refusals
Sept. 10 2024
recently, I have had breeders express to me a level of concern over the number of bulls whose proofs declined substantially once they had daughters
Aug. 30 2024
The mosquito season continues as crops come off fields and the calendar is turning the page toward fall. Warm, humid days and wet conditions following thunderstorms are still prevalent. Inevitably, with...
Aug. 30 2024
Often, we think of automated milking systems (AMS) as new technology that reduces labor to milk cows; however, we may forget about the importance of testing the mechanical function of the AMS equipment
Aug. 20 2024
I am the richest farmer in the world. Before you pound down my barn door for money, I want to clarify that I am not talking about financial resources. I am talking about the riches of a relationship, specifically...
Aug. 20 2024
Investing in land remains a significant focus in agriculture, with ongoing high-profile sales sparking widespread discussion
Aug. 20 2024
I was recently asked what significant changes I have seen in calf nutrition and growth over my nearly 35-year career at the University of Illinois
Aug. 20 2024
While traveling to the airport early en route to a dairy industry meeting, I tuned into a Hoard’s Dairyman “Herd It Here” podcast episode covering feed conversion efficiency with Mary...
July 15 2024
A small but growing number of dairies are using rotary milking parlors to enhance milking speed and efficiency. In this set-up, cows ride on a rotating platform while being milked. This reduces th
July 12 2024
Rural living comes with a lot of benefits, but amenities that relate to delivery services are not necessarily one of those perks
July 12 2024
In the volatile world of dairy markets, risk management has become key to many producers’ success, enabling them to gain stability and control over their margins