Five classes of dairy cows are featured on the covers of our January through March 10 issues, representing five of the dairy breeds. Click the cover image to see the official placing for the class, the...

I place this great class of Jersey cows that show tremendous dairyness and breed character, C D A B. I find C excels D in length of neck and width of her chest. She is a much longer and more balanced cow...

I place this class of Milking Shorthorn cows C D B A. C puts it all together. She is deeper in the heart and more open in her fore and rear rib than D. In addition, C has that nice snug fore udder and...

I place this class of Holstein cows C B A D. C sorts to the top of the class with her overall advantage in dairy character, straightness of lines and correctness of mammary system. C uses her advantage...

I placed this outstanding group of Guernsey cows C D B A. C moves to the top of this class with her winning combination of angularity, strength, and soundness of udder attachments. In my top pair, C places...

I place this class of Brown Swiss cows B A C D. I found a handy winner in B as she exhibits so much style and balance. B places over A for her tremendous advantage in her mammary system, being higher and...

MORRISVILLE STATE COLLEGE Morrisville, New York Key Dairy Activities: 1. Morrisville Dairy Club (88 active members in 2010/11) a. Morrisville College Autumn Review Sale b....

Amanda Smith, Cornell University was a Hoard's Dairyman editorial intern in 2010

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY Bowling Green, Kentucky Key Dairy Activities: 1. Dairy Challenge 2. Hoard's Judging Contest 3. Mexico trip Student Statistics: Dairy Science major: Yes Dairy Option: Yes # Dairy...

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Morgantown, West Virginia Key Dairy Activities: 1.Little Eastern Livestock show 2. WVU Dairy Farm tours 3. Trips to farms in other states Student Statistics: Dairy Science major:...

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY Pullman, Washington Key Dairy Activities: 1. Cougar Youth Weekend 2. Dairy Olympics 3. Cooperative University Dairy Students management of their dairy Student Statistics: Dairy...

VIRGINIA TECH Blacksburg, Virginia Key Dairy Activities: 1. International and Spring Trip 2. Club Cattle Sale 3. National and Southern ADSA Student Statistics: Dairy Science major: Yes Dairy Option: Yes...

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Logan, Utah Key Dairy Activities: N/A Student Statistics: Dairy Science major: No Dairy Option: Yes # Dairy Science Students: 0 # Animal Science/Dairy: 5 # Students intending to pursue...

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS River Falls, Wisconsin Key Dairy Activities: 1. Spring 2011- Host Midwest regional dairy challenge 2. ADSA-SAD Midwest regional meeting 3. Falcon Premiere-biannual dairy...

UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT Burlington, VT Key Dairy Activities: 1) Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge 2) Northeastern Students Affiliates 3) 4-H student-run dairy course Student Statistics: Dairy Science major:...

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Durham, New Hampshire Key Dairy Activities: 1. Little Royal Dairy Show 2. Blue and White Heifer Sale 3. Dairy Open House Student Statistics: Dairy Science major: Yes Dairy Option:...

THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI Columbia, Missouri Key Dairy Activities: 1. Milking cow booth at state fair 2. MU Dairy Open House 3. CAFNR ag week Student Statistics: Dairy Science major: No Dairy Option:...

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA- TWIN CITIES Saint Paul, Minnesota Key Dairy Activities: 1. Dairy showmanship competition during Minnesota Royal 2. Gopher dairy camp for Jr. high students 3. Gopher dairy bar during...

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND College Park, Maryland Key Dairy Activities: 1. Dairy showmanship contest 2. Dairy cattle fitting demonstrations 3. State 4-H Dairy Bowl Contest held on campus Student Statistics:...

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE Orono, Maine Key Dairy Activities: 1. Student Dairy Show 2. Dairy seminar 3. Cooperative extension activities and events Student Statistics: Dairy Science major: No Dairy Option: Yes...