My dad and I have been writing for the Hoard’s Dairyman blog together as a team for a while now

To emphasize the importance of a healthy dairy sector to the overall U.S. economy, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) commissioned an economic research firm to quantify that impact

Each spring baseball players and prospects display their skills in the hopes of making a major league roster

Overall, 1,600 dairy farms across the United States called it quits last year. That reduced the number of commercial dairy farms in the U.S. to 40,219

When it comes to positive tank loads of milk for antibiotic residues, dairy farmers matched the previous year’s historic accomplishment

It has been bitterly cold here in East Moline, Ill. As I write this blog, we are subzero with more than a foot of snow on the ground

When 97.5 percent of milk — 149.7 billion pounds of the total 153.4 billion pounds of 2017 MPP-Dairy production history — was signed up at the $4 coverage level, it was clear that the Margin...

Here are three picture classes for you to practice on. This video does not include placings, cuts or reasons. You can use your own judgement, or click on links throughout the video to see ours

A class of Brown Swiss cows for you to practice on, with a placing, cuts, and an example set of reasons by Kennedy Crothers

A tutorial on judging dairy heifers. This is the first of two on heifers, and focuses on evaluating correctness of the frame, feet and legs

A tutorial on the basics of judging dairy cattle. This video focuses on evaluating calves and heifers for dairyness

This is one of a series of presentations, Dairy Judging 101. This recording covers the basics of giving effective oral reasons

This is one of a series of presentations, Dairy Judging 101. This lesson digs deeper into 'the rules' of presenting effective oral reasons

As farm gate milk prices remain below the cost of production for the vast majority of U.S. dairy farmers, dairy replacements waiting to join the milking herd continue to be at historic highs