April 17 2020
C-A-D-B is my placing for this class of Brown Swiss. C sorted herself to the top of this class, having the best udder. C places over A on her definite advantage in the udder, having a higher, wider rear...
April 17 2020
2020 Cow Judging Contest - Guernsey Class
April 17 2020
Hoard's Dairyman Cow Judging Contest - Ayrshire Class
April 17 2020
2020 Hoard's Dairyman Cow Judging Contest, Holstein Class
April 17 2020
2020 Hoard's Dairyman Cow Judging Contest Brown Swiss Class
April 7 2020
Since National Dairy Shrine (NDS) began making its mark on the dairy industry in 1949, it has also established an impressive number of scholarship opportunities for students
March 20 2020
I’ll never forget sitting in a dairy quiz bowl practice at the ripe age of eight years old trying my hardest to remember what USDA stood for. Time and time again, the words “U.S. Dairy Association”...
March 4 2020
We did it, although I’m still in a little bit of shock. We made it to the Western Classic dairy cattle show in Hanford, Calif
Feb. 21 2020
I absolutely love my school and wouldn’t trade it for the world, but I want to bring up a topic that sometimes gets swept under the rug. Personally, I have many friends and peers at home, in my family,...
Feb. 19 2020
A few months ago, I had the bright idea that it would be great to start my kids showing cattle and invite their friends to do the same. I thought, “Hey! We can house them and all work with them together!”
Feb. 18 2020
There are lots of times that it has been hard to think of the future of the dairy industry with optimism. Especially after the challenges of the last few years
Dec. 31 2019
Cow Judging Contest special offer! Have a large judging team this year? Purchase 10 copies of the Judging Guide and save 20%
Nov. 19 2019
University of Minnesota senior Emily Annexstad and her sophomore brother Matthias topped the collegiate and 4-H contests, respectively, held at the North American International Livestock Exposition in...
Oct. 28 2019
This past weekend I had the rare opportunity to visit the high school I graduated from three decades ago
Oct. 8 2019
Back in the spring of 2015, my daughter, Cassie, picked out her fall show calf, Gillie. Her older brother, Tyler, had already selected his calf in the fall, one that went back to his beloved Blackstone...
Oct. 5 2019
Kaleb Kruse of Dyersville, Iowa, was named the 16th Merle Howard Award winner at World Dairy Expo
Oct. 4 2019
Showmanship at World Dairy Expo is not for the faint of heart
Oct. 3 2019
Former Alice in Dairyland Rochelle Schnadt served as a moderator during an agricultural careers panel attended by FFA members during World Dairy Expo on Tuesday
Oct. 2 2019
FFA members from four states competed in the Central National FFA Dairy Judging Contest