For the first time at World Dairy Expo, there will be a back-up judge who would be willing to step up and place a breed show should a lead official not be capable of fulfilling his or her duties
Resilient. The word accurately describes dairy producers across the country as they contend with the never-ending fluctuations of milk prices and weather challenges
Building on the good financials from just one year earlier, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) posted its second consecutive year of record income. During the past fiscal year, the cooperative earned $132
The Hoard’s Dairyman website was redesigned late last fall, and included an overhaul on the youth quizzes section. We know this is a favorite location for dairy youth to visit
Five years ago, the Los Angeles Unified School District placed a ban on sugary drinks, including chocolate and strawberry milk. The Los Angeles school board recently approved a pilot program to study...
How butter came back to life at McDonald's. The original Egg McMuffin was made with real butter. Over time, McDonald's shifted away from the dairy product as a kitchen ingredient. "We went to margarine...
A small study showed that selective dry cow therapy can maintain udder health while reducing antibiotic use in some cows. One topic of conversation at the Minnesota Herd Health Conference held in Bloomington,...
At the sixth month cash flow check, milk production trends are mirroring January to June financial data reported by Frazer LLP. Whether on a per head or per hundredweight basis, cash flows have been negative...
Empire State continues dairy bowl dominance. With teams from coast to coast, the 36th North American 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl once again fielded an extremely competitive contest. Teams came from as far west...
Featuring deep classes and fancy cows, the International Brown Swiss Show did not disappoint. by Amanda Smith, Hoard's Dairyman Associate Editor The cows paraded in with the traditional fanfare of the...
The death of two people in the same city in southeast Italy last month, attributed to extremely rare Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), is raising concern that bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)...
Not all diets consumed by fish are created equal . . . neither are foods eaten by humans. A research team headed up by Stephanie Venn-Watson at the National Marine Mammal Foundation set out to explore...
Up, up and up. That's been the trend for U.S. beef prices following market conditions that have seen the nation's beef herd dwindle to a 62-year low. That event was spurred by a long run of high feed prices...
Nothing is more frustrating than a problem without an answer. When we have a setback in production or a mastitis flare-up, the parlor can be a daunting place to start
A few clicks of my heels and a quick 11-hour drive, and I will be back on my flat, home turf of Kansas, enjoying 100-plus degree temperatures and humidity
Back in 2008, the boisterous group PETA sponsored an anti-milk billboard campaign in New Jersey, featuring the message "Got Autism?" The ad showed a bowl of milk with a sad face made of cereal, accompanied...
Agriculture is the largest sector of many states' economies, and lawmakers in Idaho are taking an aggressive step to protect farmers against illegal trespass, clandestine and staged videos and other terrorist...
