Hoard's Dairyman Cow Judging Contest - Jersey Class

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Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the April 10, 2020 issue of Hoard's Dairyman

Are you stuck? Is sad your go-to emotion? I realize these are heavy questions, but I encourage all of you, like I encourage myself, to ask yourself these questions

Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the March 25, 2020 issue of Hoard's Dairyman

USDA’s March edition of the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report had mixed news for U.S. dairy producers

I keep hearing the message that “Cows are destroying the planet.” I have heard that ridiculous phrase more times than I care to in the past few months

Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the March 10, 2020 issue of Hoard's Dairyman

The challenge of raising kids in today’s day and age is so different than it was 30 years ago. Growing up as a child in the 1980s, we watched “Family Ties” and “Little House on...

Wars start after several years of struggle and conflict. When war finally breaks out, multiple battles rage simultaneously on many fronts, as people fight for their existence

Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the February 25, 2020 issue of Hoard's Dairyman

I do not care if a farmer has one cow or 10,000 cows; cows are loved, appreciated, and admired. Dairy farmers far and wide have a deep respect for the animals in their barn

The 2019 forage growing and harvest season continues to be a hot topic as we near the end of the first quarter of 2020. In recent talks, we’ve discussed how 2019 may represent a new environmental...

My favorite book is “Tuesdays with Morrie.” It was a book given to me decades ago by a treasured, life-long friend after my brother had passed

Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the February 10, 2020 issue of Hoard's Dairyman

Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the January 25, 2020 issue of Hoard's Dairyman

While we are not at $20 milk quite yet, a boost of over a buck is a step in the right direction. Mark Stephenson gave his predictions for the upcoming year in “The dairy situation and outlook for...

Mark Stephenson, director of dairy policy analysis at the University of Wisconsin, presented “The dairy situation and outlook for 2020” on Monday, January 13, at noon (Central time)

Marilyn Hershey This month, my parents celebrate 60 years of marriage. They have spent twice as many years together as they have apart. I have wonderful memories growing up on our Pennsylvan