“Vitamins are not that difficult compared to everything else you have to do to get a good diet, but they still deserve some thought,” said Bill Weiss during the July Hoard’s Dairyman...

People who purchase calves from other farms to raise put a lot of trust in the source farm. The care those calves receive before and immediately after birth can make a big difference in how successful...

It unfortunately doesn’t take much for a bright and bouncy dairy calf to become sick. Early intervention can often turn the calf back around, but even a simple illness may leave a lasting impact

It is very easy to stay more than busy with the day-to-day operations of a dairy farm

Electrolytes are often just the ticket calves need to get through a bout of diarrhea. Veterinarian Amelia Woolums recommends administering electrolytes as soon as diarrhea is identified to prevent dehydration,...

It doesn’t take long for a dairy calf to go from healthy to unwell when faced with a bout of diarrhea

A smoky haze filled the sky around our Hoard’s Dairyman Farm several days this week, and poor air quality alerts have become somewhat the norm this summer

As humans, we find companionship with animals. This comes in the form of pets in our homes, wildlife we observe, and the livestock we work with on farms

The calendar says it is officially summer, and temperatures in many parts of the country are heating up

During the June Hoard’s Dairyman webinar, speaker Lily Edwards-Callaway started her presentation by sharing a well-known message written by our company’s founder, W.D. Hoard

Continuing education comes in many forms. Some students looking to pursue post-high school training in dairy production choose a technical college degree

While alternative beverages seem to get more positive press coverage these days than fluid milk sales, dairy team members from two grocery chains acknowledged that milk remains as the major player

While data points indicate that the climate is changing, we don’t know exactly what that means for agricultural production

On a trip to Michigan last week, a common theme among the conversations we had with farmers was the need for rain

Many farms have protocols written to help keep cows healthy

While calf starter is a component of the preweaned dairy animal’s diet, the majority of nutrients needed for growth during this first stage of life come from milk or milk replacer

An outbreak of salmonella can be costly to a farm in many ways

Warm, wet weather creates an environment where salmonella-causing bacteria thrive

Stress is part of life, and in some ways, it can motivate us to do better and be better

Possibly the biggest thief of resting time for dairy cows is waiting to be milked