Especially in cold weather states, it has been common for calf feeders to bump up fat levels in calf diets during the winter to account for added energy required by calves to maintain body temperature

As editors, we cover a wide breadth of unique events. Not only covering, but being part of the “Rural Life Days” with the Most Reverend David Ricken, bishop of the Green Bay Catholic Diocese

Cows feel heat stress before people do, and higher producing cows generate a lot more heat than lower producing ones

Particularly in tight financial years for agriculture, the argument for finding the economically optimal corn plant population has perpetuated

Comfort foods. Those snacks that make us feel happy when we have had a rough day, got bad news, or just as a pick-me-up

Ever notice how much time you spend talking to others who farm, between attending ag meetings and sitting on ag boards and committees? Talking to our farm friends is so easy

Deciding what college to attend is not as easy as it looks as there are many factors to evaluate and consider

While working on homework late one night, my roommate crept into my room to inform me about the wildfires, which were sweeping the Plains only a few hours from our home

Twenty young 4-H’ers huddled around our leader’s dining room table on a Wednesday night judging the annual Hoard’s Dairyman Cow Judging Contest

Those interested in learning more about crossbreeding had the opportunity to listen to Wes Bluhm, ABS Crossbreeding Manager at ABS Global, at the World Ag Expo

With spring around the corner, it’s time for a fresh start.

“Who gets the farm?” asked the daughter. “We are too young to die. You kids will be taken care of and Jimmy gets the farm,” retorted the dad as he quickly changed the subject

One of the best ways to get noticed on social media is to use live video – meaning no video editing. It’s in the moment

As a young person, people ask what you want to be when you grow up. I remember in the fourth grade that fellow students asked me that very question

If there’s one thing dairy farmers know well, it’s that when prices go up, they’ll surely come back down

Last week some people were up in arms about red Skittles falling out of a truck on a Wisconsin road

The Golden State is known worldwide as a top producer of hundreds of crops and commodities. Due to the rich, abundant soil and ideal, long growing season, California farmers and ranchers have benefited

Why doesn’t it stay the same? Because Facebook is constantly adjusting their algorithm to keep consumer engaged

The Hoard’s Dairyman website was redesigned late last fall, and included an overhaul on the youth quizzes section. We know this is a favorite location for dairy youth to visit

We all have those days where nothing seems to go right on the farm, especially during the harsh winter months