Proper nutrition is a key element of any successful dairy operation

As the National Dairy farm magazine, Hoard's Nutrition E-source provides information to dairy herd owners on proper nutrition for high producing dairy cows. Feeding additives and balancing diets for young stock and milking cows is important. Efficient ration formulation maximizes production while meeting all the nutrient requirements of the lactating cow.

December 2015
April 2016 Hoard's Dairyman Bull List
January 10, 2016
Resources from "Animal signals . . . . Really?" from page 30.
December 2015
December 2015 Hoard's Dairyman Bull List
November 2015
Resources from "The comfortable cow is an illusion" from page 735.
October 25, 2015
Resources from "Drill down on your diets" from pages 692-693.
August 25, 2015
August 25, 2015 Hoard's Dairyman Bull List
March 25, 2015
Video of M&B Dairy as additional material to the article, "Staying ahead of the flavored milk curve" on page 202.
Chart of feedstuffs to compliment "Economical substitutes exist for corn grain" on page 218.
March 10, 2015
U.S. District Court judge's ruling in the Yakima, Washington area, complimenting the article "Turning the manure world upside down" on page 158.
November 2014:
"Excellent cow care leads to repro success" rountable, from pg 735.
“Excellent cow care leads to repro success”, additional roundtable discussion from page 735.
October 25, 2014
Signage in English and Spanish to detect mastitis, complimenting the article "Language and culture cannot be ignored" on page 672.
August 25, 2014
August 2014 Hoard's Dairyman Bull List
July 2014
"When life turned ugly" article discussing domestic violence in rural communities and reader responses printed in subsequent issues.
April 25, 2014
Management of the Herd Level SCC chart complimenting the article, "Find your SCC stumbling blocks" on page 310.
April 2014 Hoard's Dairyman Bull List
March 10, 2014
Video of dairying in Uganda, complimenting the article, "Uganda: Where hand farming and high-tech coexist" on page 170.
December 2013
December 2013 Hoard's Dairyman Bull List
September 25, 2013
Word document template with boxes for images and adjacent boxes for text, information to compliment the article on page 685.
September 10, 2013
August 2013 Hoard's Dairyman Bull List
Bob Walton: He added science to the art of breeding
July 2013
Examples of internet-based resources to assist in writing protocols, additional information to compliment the article on page 470.
April 2013
April 2013 Hoard's Dairyman Bull List
February 25, 2013
Blog: Producers share insight on milking cows with robots
Blog: Robots repairs are few and far between
December 2012
December 2012 Hoard's Dairyman Bull List
October 25, 2012
Dairy Foods Top 50 processors
October 10, 2012
Top 50 Milk Cooperatives
September 10, 2012
August 2012 Hoard's Dairyman Bull List
May 25, 2012:
Will robots make or break the bank? Additional information to compliment the article on page 363.
April 25, 2012:
April 2012 Hoard's Dairyman Bull List
March 25, 2012
Taking a Ride in Masachusetts, additional photos and video from the visit to the Carter and Stevens Farm. Original article appears on page 190.
March 10, 2012:
2011 Dairy cow statistics by state
2011 Dairy farm statistics by state
December 2011:
December 2011 Bull List
October 10, 2011:
2010 Top Milk Cooperatives
Images from the All Dairy Antique and Collectibles Show as part of the All-American Dairy Show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
September 25, 2011:
Additional worksheets and reports from the article,"Is feeding steers worth it?", which appears on page 606.
September 10, 2011 (and Expo Supplement):
Additional interview questions for Ontario's Bert Stewart
August 25, 2011:
August 2011 Hoard's Dairyman Bull List
Accrual accounting for replacement costs, additional material from the article, "What do your fresh heifers cost you" on page 526.
July 2011:
China: the next frontier (slide show from Kathryn and Anna's dairy experience)
June 2011:
Better Options May Exist to Synchronize Estrus
May 25, 2011:
Out with the new and in with the old
Birth Date Predictor Chart
May 10, 2011:
To presynch or not to presynch
April 25, 2011:
April 2011 Hoard's Dairyman Bull List
March 25, 2011:
"Cow PTAs to get more adjustments in April" chart with Holstein cow adjustments using December 2010 proofs. Article appears on page 222.
January 25, 2011:
"Research hones in on making more pregnancies" additional material from the article on page 57.
World Ag Expo Supplement
January 10, 2011:
"Animal welfare is their focus," additional material from the article on page 7.
December 2010:
December 2010 Hoard's Dairyman Bull List
"Breeders share insight on A.I. choices", chart of the 27 traits and selection factors that contribute to their decision to choose AI sires ranked from highest to lowest, supplement to page 800.
November 2010:
DCRC Top Reproduction Award Winners
August 25, 2010:
August 2010 Hoard's Dairyman Bull List
“Evaluating employees made easier” Performance appraisal worksheet, supplement to page 569
July 2010:
“It isn’t business as usual”, additional roundtable discussion from page 469
May 25, 2010:
“In case of fire, prepare now” Farm Fire Preplan Worksheet, supplement to page 389
May 10, 2010:
LAND brings retiring and beginning farmers together starting career in dairy farming questionnaire, supplement to pg 346
LAND brings retiring and beginning farmers together exiting career in dairy farming questionnaire, supplement to pg 346
April 25, 2010:
April 2010 Hoard's Dairyman Bull List
March 25, 2010:
Look for these hoof-trimming problems, supplement to page 211
Sample layout of a robotic facility, supplement to page 213
March 10, 2010:
"Only 1,285 dairies hang up milkers for last time", By state reporting of dairy farm numbers, page 137
February 10, 2010:
January 2010 Hoard's Dairyman Bull List
January 25, 2010:
"How they're handling sire selection" rountable, supplement to pg 50
January 10, 2010:
January 2010 Hoard's Dairyman Bull List
2009 National Dairy Quality Awards
"Answering questions about animal welfare audits", supplement to pg 11
November 2009:
"Genomics-an early report card", supplement to pg 697
"Lighting Factsheet", from Where is Energy Heading? supplement
"DCRC Reproduction Award Winners", supplement to page 702
September 10, 2009:
"He is Mr. Gracious-Maurice Core ", additional stories about Maurice Core from Expo supplement pg 7
"Higher nonfat solids standards for fluid milk ", additional material from the Editorial Column on page 554
August 10, 2009:
"PDCA Unified Scorecard, revised April 2009", supplement to pg 500
"What's your summer milk hit?" Cooling affects milk production regardless of season, supplement to pg 503
May 10, 2009:
"Who stays? Who goes dry? Who goes for good?", This spreadsheet allows you to input several costs and factors of production to calculate breakeven milk production per cow, supplement to pg 324
April 25, 2009:
April 2009 Hoard's Dairyman Bull List
March 10, 2009:
"Fewer dairies quit milking last year," pg 163
February 10, 2009:
W.D. Hoard quote in spanish about proper care of cows and calves, "Notice to the help", page 83
January 25, 2009:
"Do's and Dont's of Manure Management" poster, supplement to pg 52
 
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Raw milk has become a popular topic in recent years. Hoard's Dairyman has collected articles from our past issues to better help producers and consumers understand the ongoing debate behind of raw milk.
Raw milk ignorance persists May 25, 2012
Hoard's Dairyman Editorial: Raw milk is a raw deal March 25, 2012
Raw milk nearly killed this dairyman June 2010
Raw milk a health risk to consumers May 25, 2010
Drinking raw milk is a raw deal November 2009