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Blog
Nov. 20 2015
Producers who are most ahead are those who didn't sign up at all. No matter what kind of insurance a dairy owner has, not needing to use it means nothing bad has happened, which is exactly what they hope...
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Article
Nov. 16 2015
Talk about unintended consequences, here is one that lawmakers in the nation's biggest dairy state probably never saw coming: The new ability of illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses has made the...
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Blog
Nov. 3 2015
Three years running and six wins in 11 years. Coach Baird, Tanner Goodlett, Marissa Allen, Jacob Whitely and Ryan Linton Winning the 2015 National FFA Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Management Career Development...
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Article
Nov. 2 2015
Halfway through the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt recognized it was a transformational time in the nation's history, a period he said America was at her most vulnerable
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Article
Nov. 2 2015
We're now about 10 months into the Margin Protection Program (MPP). More than 55 percent of farmers are enrolled in the MPP in 2015, representing more than three quarters of the U.S. milk supply," noted...
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Blog
Oct. 28 2015
Illinois coach builds a "family" of team members. Whether you are a seasoned coach or someone looking to start a quiz bowl team, there are nuggets of wisdom in Becky's words - maybe something you can put...
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Article
Oct. 26 2015
U.S. dairy exports have garnered a great deal of attention in recent years. Without a doubt, exports are a success story. However, it's the American consumer that buys 84 to 86 percent of our products
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Article
Oct. 25 2015
Editorial: Firefighters know the dairy farmer's heart After listening in on a conversation between a mix of firefighters and first responders, we thought the respect those emergency personnel have for...
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Blog
Oct. 23 2015
Recently hired employee also wounded five animals. Four cows were stabbed to death early this month and five others badly injured by an employee at an Arizona dairy who admitted to having used methamphetamine...
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Blog
Oct. 9 2015
Partnerships aid in promoting our products.We are doing things right. The Innovation Center for Dairy recently published the 2014 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Report and details the industry's efforts. The...
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Article
Oct. 5 2015
And that's a wrap! The 2015 World Dairy Expo concluded on Saturday after a five-day run
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Blog
Oct. 3 2015
Buyers came from near and far to take home the best The International Guernsey Classic Sale averaged $3,638 on 25 lots. The high seller was Four Winds DC Cupid-ET. She was consigned by Clark and Joy Vilter,...
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Blog
Oct. 1 2015
The Central National FFA Dairy Judging Contest was held on Tuesday morning of World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis. Four classes are judged and the high school students answer questions on one of the classes
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Blog
Oct. 1 2015
Annual banquet is a night to celebrate The National Dairy Shrine banquet will be held on Thursday, October 1, during World Dairy Expo. The organization will honor its pioneers, a distinguished dairy cattle...
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Blog
Sept. 30 2015
World Dairy Expo will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2016, and to celebrate this milestone, journalists have collaborated to create a historical book reminiscing on 50 years of Expo memories
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Article
Sept. 28 2015
Three dairy producers shared their thoughts from this past week after reading the item "Margin Protection Program not working ideally." - The Editors
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Article
Sept. 16 2015
Hoard's Dairyman Webinar Archives September 14, 2015: Using drugs responsibly on dairy farms presented by Pam Ruegg, D.V.M., University of Wisconsin-Madison Brought to you by: Neogen Corporation (www.neogen.com/Agrigenomics)...
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Article
Sept. 10 2015
Editorial: World Dairy Expo has been a "labor of love" Scores of people deserve credit for being the driving force that launched the World Food and Agricultural Foundation in 1967. Fort Atkinson, Wis.,...
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Article
Sept. 7 2015
In producing 20.5 percent of the nation's milk last year, the Golden State is the undisputed leader in U.S. milk production. Collectively, its 1,485 dairy farms produced 42.3 billion pounds of milk and...