On Tuesday, June 24, a team of three American Guernsey Association personnel made a visit to the Hoard's Dairyman Farm to evaluate Rolling Prairie Bella Blue. The special trip occurred because Guernsey...
New York state teams took home first and second place in the post-secondary dairy judging contest at World Dairy Expo Monday. State University of New York (SUNY) Cobleskill scored 2,133 points to edge...
Expo week was a successful venture for many, whether they walked the colored shavings, worked the trade show, or came to learn more about the dairy industry. Saturday, October 8 marked the end of yet another...
Around the world of dairy in 5 days. Whether if its by plane, racecar, or super-sized Monster truck, Madison, Wisconsin is the place to be this week. Vi-COR promoted their Exhibit Hall booth with "Bigfoot"...
As the San Francisco Giants clinched the World Series title, I was ecstatic as most long-time central California baseball fans were! 55 years is a long time to wait for a World Series title – years...
America's top dairy county was host to 30 teams from Universities across North America last week at the annual North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge. In the end it was the home-field advantage...
The interest in dairy farms producing a portion of their own grains has varied over time. In my work, I have observed an upswing in interest in recent years
In 2021, rains came on time and in the right quantities, and the corn made some of the best yields we’ve seen. But as we all know, there’s many a slip ‘twixt the cup and lip — or...
The “high-forage diet” has gained great momentum throughout the last decade as farms commit to growing more of their own feeds rather than purchasing them
This homework may include you spending a little money on blood samples or feed samples, but spending a little money now before spending a lot of money later may actually save you money and time in the...
At Hidden View Farm in Cambridge, N.Y., a mob feeder was constructed to meet the needs of the farm’s group-housed calves. Four holes were drilled on the lower portion of the side of a 5-gallon
With lights dimmed, spotlights shone on seven exceptional cows as they entered the Coliseum for the presentation of 2016 World Dairy Expo Supreme Champion. Each beautiful cow represented the bes
With 13 university teams from across North America, the Wildcats topped the Collegiate Dairy Judging Contest held at the All-American Dairy Show earlier this week
The Hoard's Dairyman Intel "The politics of immigration in primary season" is accurate regarding the importance of the Hispanic labor to our dairy production industry not to mention restaurants, hotels,...
