It’s not just what we feed calves when they are young, but also how they are fed that will set the stage for their long-term eating behavior

Volunteering at a judging contest that I participated in during high school has been a rewarding experience

Growing up on a dairy farm, I was never treated like the girl. I was given all the same opportunities as my brothers, and it was up to me to take them

The pericardium from a cow is now used to repair human heart valves

“You are smart.” “You know cows.” “You can tell stories.”

Last week, I had a very early morning flight from the West Coast to the Midwest. I would be on the flight for four hours followed by an immediate three and a half hour shuttle ride

A typical stroll down the grocery store aisle exposes the shopper to almost 40,000 different products

This past week we had the privilege of hosting 80 middle school students to our farm for a tour

“There’s a new calf killer in town” was the title of the April 2018 Hoard’s Dairyman webinar

California, Oregon, and Idaho have set their state maximum somatic cell count standards at 500,000 or less, well below than the national level of 750,000

At a recent meeting, I got into a great discussion with some industry members, both producers and supporters, about gene editing

One of my favorite Paul Harvey stories is "The Man and The Birds. If you don't know the story, definitely check it out

What will dairy look like in the future? It was that question that spurred dairy consultant Jack Britt to collaborate with a team of experts to examine dairying in the future

One Christmas I asked for and received a Rubik’s cube – the three-dimensional puzzle

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

This is the 25th year that the National Mastitis Council’s National Dairy Quality Awards program has been recognizing the very best milk quality producing herds in the United States

You never know when you will have a chance to spread dairy’s positive message. We need to let the consumer meet their farmer

Nina Teicholz presented the Hoard's Dairyman webinar, "Animal fats: separating fact from fiction."

A dairy farmer at a recent conference told me, "I hear all the time that we need to tell our story so our consumers can understand what life is like on the farm

With the momentum of the Winter Olympics, advertisements promoting milk are featured with athletes and how milk fuels their passion