A collection of videos from the 2011 World Dairy Expo are available at our YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/HoardsDairyman. We do have more videos coming, including the Supreme Champion Parade, William...
Although feed input costs have been declining recently, dairy producers need to effectively and efficiently manage their feeding programs. These actions maintain milk production and keeps costs in check....
Dairy reform package introduced in Congress As our October 10 issue closed, Representatives Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) and Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) introduced the Dairy Security Act (DSA) in the House. "I...
As Halloween approaches, we are all wondering if 2012 milk prices will be a "trick" or a "treat." The "trick" would be a continuation of the three-year milk price cycle - two years of good milk prices...
Management of the fresh cow during the first 21 days of lactation is a critical control point for maximizing health and productivity on all dairy farms. Identifying an off-feed fresh cow was a breeze when...
The Grand Champion and Senior Champion of the 2011 International Holstein Show was Eastside Lewisdale Gold Missy. Missy was also a World Dairy Expo class winner in 2009 as well as Reserve Intermediate...
Two Ohio judges named the Guernsey from Inola, Oklahoma their Grand Champion at World Dairy Expo Blaine Crosser from Marysville, Ohio and his associate, Chris Lang, Big Prairie, Ohio awarded Stockwell...
Sr & Grand Champion Brown Swiss: Dublin-Hills Treats Component Merit Class Winner, Elite Dairy, NY Reserve Sr & Res Grand Champion: Ja Ka Hillary Hillbilly Aged Cow, Bradner Farms, Canada Intermediate...
The Jersey cows and heifers came out in full force for the 2011 Central National Jersey show held on the World Dairy Expo grounds. Hank Van Exel of Lodi, California and associate judge Nathan Thomas of...
In year 17, the Hoard's Dairyman and World Dairy Expo commercial exhibitor party was a great success. Dairy producers and youth from around the country make the trip to World Dairy Expo every year. They...
As the first day of World Dairy Expo wraps up, the Ayrshire champions for 2011 have been named. Justin Burdette, Mercersburg, Penn., lead judge in the International Ayrshire Show, assisted by Sean Johnson...
Cornell takes home collegiate judging honors after the tie with Virginia Tech is broken. Carissa Levash from UW-Madison top individual. The 91st annual Collegiate Judging contest in Madison, Wisconsin...
Feeding dairy calves three times per day (3x) rather than two is quickly rising in popularity, according to results of a recent nationwide survey. It's a practice that benefits both calves and their owners....
The Secretary of Labor, under the Fair Labor Standards Act, is charged with prohibiting employment of youth in occupations that she deems particularly hazardous. The current target, as they propose to...
The Hoard's Dairyman Farm is consigning some top-notch genetics to the International Guernsey Classic Sale, to be held on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 7 p.m. at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin....
Hoard's Dairyman has been offering its summer editorial internship program for 23 years. Three of our current editors were editorial interns at Hoard's. Eager, ambitious dairy students interested in writing...
