Abbie will contribute weekly to our HD Notebook blog, compile the top 50 dairy co-ops list, update the 2-year colleges list, write Farm Flashes, and prepare other articles

Sarah Thomas served as the 31st Hoard’s Dairyman summer editorial intern

Christy Achen served as the 30th Hoard’s Dairyman summer editorial intern

Elise Regusci served as the 29th Hoard’s Dairyman summer editorial intern

Taylor was the 28th Hoard's Dairyman summer editorial intern

Brittany (Statz) Olson served as the 27th Hoard's Dairyman summer editorial intern

Maggie (Seiler) Gilles was the 26th Hoard's Dairyman summer editorial intern

Taylor Pires was the 25th Hoard's Dairyman summer editorial intern since the program was launched in 1989

I am currently a student at South Dakota State University double majoring in dairy production and ag communications and minoring in animal science and advertising

Danielle Brown, 2011 University of Wisconsin-Madison Currently, I live in Columbus, Ohio, and work in the Select Sires Inc.'s, Plain City, Ohio, office as a communications and marketing specialist. My...

Amanda Smith, 2010 Cornell University After growing up and interning on dairies in Upstate New York, I knew I needed to get out of my comfort zone for a summer. I spent three months in Wisconsin interning...

Kayla (Buske) Jentz, University of Wisconsin - Madison, was a Hoard's Dairyman editorial intern in 2009

Lucas Sjostrom, 2008 University of Minnesota After a two-year stint as a Hoard's Dairyman editor, we moved our family to my wife's Minnesota farm in early 2013. I loved my time at Hoard's, and my wife,...

Sarah (Jackson) Hill, 2007 University of Missouri I graduated with a degree in agricultural journalism, minoring in animal science, from the University of Missouri in December 2008. I currently work as...

Casey (Marstaller) Hushon, 2006 Virginia Tech I currently work as a senior account executive at Charleston|Orwig, a marketing communications firm in Hartland, Wis. I started at C|O following college graduation...

Lorilee Schultz, 2005 Iowa State University I graduated in 2007 with majors in agricultural business and economics, and minors in animal science and journalism. Since then, I've been managing my grandparents'...

Annie Whitehill, 2004 Kansas State University I have worked for John Deere for seven years as a territory manager in central Minnesota, calling on 29 dealership locations. I am also involved with Stearns...

Karyn (Nelson) Eckert, 2003 University of Wisconsin-River Falls After college, I moved to Central Wisconsin where my husband, Nathan, and his father operate a 100-cow dairy farm. Nate and I have two sons,...

Kelly (Sheehan) Kendall, 2002 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities I've always been an ag girl at heart. From growing up on my family's dairy farm, Sheeknoll Farms in Rochester, Minn., to graduating from...

Laurie Winkelman, 2001 University of Wisconsin-Madison I am currently a dairy nutritionist and technical specialist for Vita Plus Corporation in northeast Wisconsin. I consult and provide nutrition support...