There was no denying Strans-Jen-D Tequila-Red-ET as the Red & White Champion

The Merle Howard Award is given to the top junior exhibitor at World Dairy Expo. Given in memory of Howard, the 1954 Klussendorf winner, this award is given to the show's top youth

Few people have the honor of traveling to Buckingham Place. Even fewer have the opportunity to meet Queen Elizabeth. James Duke, the owner and innovator behind ADF Milking has done both. In 2013, Duke...

Three Canadians rose to the top It lasted hours, but the rewards were great for three outstanding young people. Three divisions of youth participated in the showmanship contest at World Dairy Expo

After seven years of Braedale Goldwyn taking Premier Sire honors, there is a new king of the ring at the International Holstein Show in 2015 with Pine-Tree Sid taking the title

Featuring deep classes and fancy cows, the International Brown Swiss Show did not disappoint. by Amanda Smith, Hoard's Dairyman Associate Editor The cows paraded in with the traditional fanfare of the...

The Central National FFA Dairy Judging Contest was held on Tuesday morning of World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis. Four classes are judged and the high school students answer questions on one of the classes

The winning 4-year-old captured top honors at World Dairy Expo's International Jersey Show. Quality ran deep in the Jersey show, and Judge Michael Heath and his associate, Wayne Stiles, both of Westminister,...

Judge Paulson selected his champion from the 225 Milking Shorthorns that were exhibited this year

All four Minnesota teammates received All-American honors in their first-place finish at the 2015 Lely National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest.The University of Minnesota had a good day at...

Cedarcut Burdette Clove Colata won it all! Mary Creek, Hagerstown, Md., had her work cut out for her as she placed North America's elite Ayrshires on World Dairy Expo's colored shavings Tuesday. One 3-year-old...

Ohio team returned for redemption to take the highest honors in the contest. Last year, the Ohio 4-H team ended the season with a close miss, getting second in the National 4-H Judging Contest. This year,...

Over 250 dairy judges and their coaches converged on the Hoard's Dairyman Farm this morning. Two Guernsey cow classes were presented to the contestants in preparation of Monday's national dairy judging...

Futures prices this far out already point to belt-tightening in the first half of 2016. Plenty of change could still happen in the next few months – both good and bad – but right now the milk...

Are we teaching youth a variety of dairy skills? As a 4-H member I remember attending monthly local 4-H dairy meetings. Held at a leader's farm, all members, from first year to the very experienced, were...

Class 4b increase starts August 1 and will last 12 months. by Dennis Halladay, Hoard's Dairyman Western Editor It wasn't as much as dairy producers asked for, and the duration is only half as long, but...

Prefresh cows need adequate space to reach potential

Last year was a blast from the past for dairies: feed costs dropped below 50 percent of income

Members of our editorial staff spent a week enhancing their photography skills while traveling through Illinois and Missouri

Class 4b hearing next week will see farmers and plants light years apart – as usual