Dec. 10 2018
I was watching Miracle, the movie about the 1980 Olympic hockey team, and I thought a few of the coaching strategies used by Herb Brooks might be helpful when working with youth in their competitions
Nov. 8 2018
After saving up money from bottle-feeding calves, bedding down calf hutches, and cleaning out our garage, our youngest son, Jacob, came up with enough money for a down payment to purchase his first heifer
Nov. 6 2018
At four of the national dairy judging contests this year, the Big E in Massachusetts, All-American in Pennsylvania, World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin, and North American International Livestock Expo in Kentucky,...
Oct. 24 2018
I understand that there is a time to be professional and a time to be relaxed
Oct. 22 2018
As an industry we are always looking for more ways to excite and entice the next generation to be involved in the dairy industry. 4-H and FFA programs are a base of education and exposure. The next step...
Oct. 9 2018
I took this picture a couple of weeks before school started because I wanted to remember moments like these with my littlest helper
Oct. 6 2018
The World Dairy Expo Youth Showmanship Contest continues to be well attended. While it is one of the few events that is held at night, and often runs as late as midnight, it is still a popular contest
Oct. 2 2018
It was a repeat win for Wisconsin 4-H, as the team repeated its 2017 success and finished on top of the 2018 National 4-H Contest at World Dairy Expo
Sept. 26 2018
Being a young farmer has never been easy. We go through the same struggles as our parents when they started out
Sept. 21 2018
This is my last year as an ag communications and journalism student at Utah State University, and being an ag student has its perks and setbacks
Sept. 14 2018
NEW & IMPROVED – the Hoard’s Dairyman Judging Guide is a dairy cattle judging workbook that walks you through the defined traits on the PDCA Dairy Cow Unified Scorecard
Sept. 14 2018
The most valuable internships leave college students with job experience, mentorship, and life lessons by the end of the summer
Sept. 3 2018
Last week, the cattle trailer came home from state fair for the very last time as the Griswold family completed their final 4-H event
Aug. 17 2018
Summer is coming to an end and another editorial intern is checking out of the office. It has been a pretty incredible summer
Aug. 16 2018
The school bell rang last week and my kids went back to school. Truthfully, it will be an adjusting period for our entire household, as we have three children in three different schools — freshman,...
Aug. 9 2018
Our staff is like our family. They might not be related to us by blood, but we respect and care about them like we would our own
Aug. 7 2018
Christy Achen served as the 30th Hoard’s Dairyman summer editorial intern
Aug. 2 2018
It’s been a summer where we have found ourselves short on help with a never-ending to-do list