New Zealand is home to about 5 million people and 5 million cows. That is half the number of cows that are in the United States, all on an island not quite the size of California

I grew up in a house that was busy. That’s just the nature of dairy farming

Between an impending visit from the inspector, Mother’s Day passing us by, and some upcoming events we want to have the farm in top shape for, we’ve been taking any chance we get to do extra...

Each region has its own weather pattern and thus, its own cropping schedule. In late February I was talking to a dairyman down in Louisiana who was gearing up for corn planting the next week

If you have studied animal or dairy science in college in the last two decades, you may have had the opportunity to compete in the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge

It’s meeting season. This is that tiny sliver of time when winter seems to have backed off enough to not be as big of a trouble (although this winter seems to be testing that, or maybe we are just...

If the past year has taught me anything, it’s the importance of having options in the grocery store

Sometimes the numbers tell a different story than what we tell ourselves

Even amid industry uncertainty, the holidays can be a time of joy

My summer as the Hoard’s Dairyman editorial intern has given me some priceless learning moments and memories

There is an entirely new generation to reach with the dairy story, so checkoff adapted new strategies to tell it

People who use the term, “factory farm,” are creating an inaccurate reality for consumers. Don’t be one of them and bring down other dairy farms

Corn silage harvest means all hands are on deck to make the best feed we can for our cows

Farming requires long, often hectic, days, but it’s worth it when you’re doing something you love

As the days get longer and the sun gets hotter, hay and planting season are the only things on our minds

There is not one person, industry, city, technology, or politician to blame for California’s lack of water

A farming legacy is honorable and desirable but not without challenges

Isolating ourselves does no good to reach the people consuming our products

A tragedy this weekend reminds us of the importance of being prepared

March may be a crazy month, but knowing that our heifers are safe and that folks have resources to ask about agriculture makes it all worth the time