So here is saluting you, Robert Morris Davidson, a man who I am blessed and honored to call both my father and my life coach. Today, we celebrate you by moving heifers as a family unit and coming inside...

We all know that February through April is widely known as meeting season for most farmers. The business of the holiday season is over, but we’re not yet able to get in the fields

A couple years ago, after we realized that the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) wasn’t going to offer us any meaningful protection, we created our own self-funded insura

The annual cow judging contest has commenced. Have your entries in by Thursday, March 22, 2018

There’s no shame in taking a mental health day to get away from the daily stress of dairying

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

It’s definitely a generational issue. As dairy farms all over the country transition from one generation to the next, there can be a lot of different issues that need to be resolved

It has been bitterly cold here in East Moline, Ill. As I write this blog, we are subzero with more than a foot of snow on the ground

Even at a very early age, Bert Stewart was a consummate student — he studied those who did well at their trade

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

Farmers must be cautious when adding new members to their staff

The path to dairy farm ownership is not an easy one. For some families, the transfer of the dairy from one generation to the next can be filled with highs and lows

I was watching the Land O’Lakes Farm Bowl via the internet yesterday to see how the professional football players and farmers fared in this obstacle course

Applying for scholarships to assist in funding your efforts can be well worth the time put into filling out the applications

“You can’t be a stay-at-home-mom. You’ll never be able to keep up with the Joneses.” Those were my academic adviser’s words

Flavor is the top driver of yogurt purchases, but health benefit is a close second

Even when offered really good professional advice, one should consider how that advice fits into the farm’s goals

Webinar attendees were treated to a unique presentation and a Hoard’s Dairyman first on Monday, January 8, when a dairy producer served as presenter. Tom Kestell, owner of Ever-Green-View had the...

The single most important time in a cow’s life that could almost forecast her entire lactation is the transition period