Hoard's Dairyman Art Director Ryan Ebert captures the sights and sounds of World Dairy Expo on Friday, October 6, 2017

The majority of the champions of the International Red & White Show hail from animals descending from KHW Regiment Apple-Red-ET, a previous Grand Champion at the International Red & White Show and successful...

The International Brown Swiss Show was held on Wednesday and Thursday of World Dairy Expo

Hoard's Dairyman Art Director Ryan Ebert captures the sights and sounds of World Dairy Expo on Thursday, October 5, 2017

Hoard's Dairyman Art Director Ryan Ebert captures the sights and sounds of World Dairy Expo on Wednesday, October4, 2017

The use of tile drainage varies across the Midwest

Wisconsin 4-H, Michigan State Ag Tech, Ohio State University, and Pennsylvania FFA each won their respective divisions at the All-American Dairy Judging Contest in Harrisburg, Penn

Students interested in dairy and journalism are encouraged to apply for the 2018 Hoard’s Dairyman editorial internship

The digital presence you create for your farm and yourself is going to last a lot longer than anything else you’ve left behind

Today we all pray for our families and friends and hope that things will be better soon. But tomorrow, tomorrow we will rally

4666 . . . Markwell No. 1 . . . Ritz. She gets called a lot of things, depends on who is doing the talking. The “she” is Markwell-KR Reality Ritz-ET

Two-year programs that offer agriculture or dairy related curriculum can be found on the Hoard’s Dairyman online youth page

The August webinar focused on dry matter intake in four management groups: lactating cows, dry cows, growing heifers, and preweaned calves

It’s not hard to persuade someone when you are face-to-face with them. They can see your smile, eyes, and body language, which gives them clues on whether or not they should trust you

Roughly twice a year our cows get scored based on how they look and last week was our turn

“Whap!” I didn’t even see the hit coming. That sound and the stinging pain were simultaneous. It took place as I was hanging a unit up between two cows when the cow behind me gave...

At the end of June, I was presented with the opportunity to give testimony to the Oregon House of Representatives Agriculture Committee on the topic of technology

When ordering a coffee in the morning, I am observing more and more people swapping cow’s milk for almond milk

Pinching pennies may be old hat to some, but for others changing the way we think can uncover some untapped income opportunities. Mike Hutjens presented “On-farm feed diagnostics”

Two recent experiences with rules and regulations made me realize how much government guidelines need to adapt to changing farming practices