I'm sorry to say that I'm always excusing the way I live as if I'm ashamed when, in fact, I'm far from that. And, honestly, I know I'm not alone

“Animal welfare is the result of the positive outcome of the interaction between humans and the animals,” said Robert Hagevoort, of New Mexico State University during the monthly webinar

Showmanship at World Dairy Expo is not for the faint of heart

It came down to four Big 10 universities for the team title. At the end, it was the slimmest of margins. Coaches will tell students that every single point counts. And last night, it was just that close

For the third consecutive year, Wisconsin came out on top at the National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest

It’s the official opening day of World Dairy Expo, and that means there’s a ton to see and do!

An internship is where classroom learning and real-world experience meet. It’s a chance to “try on” a job and find out if a particular career path is for you

There are three national 4-H dairy contests held each year. The Junior Dairy Management contest held its 33th annual contest last week in Harrisburg, Penn

My daughter, Cassie, age 13, standing in front of one of the 9/11 memorial fountains during our trip to New York City in June. Earlier this summer, my daughter, Cassie, and I were in New York

At the Charleville Show in Killarney, which is in the Republic of Ireland, teams judged as a team – not as individuals. Each team was given four placings cards (one for each class)...

It’s been several years since we’ve been able to take a string of show cows to the fair

Who are you more apt to listen to? Your peer — A person who is going through the same experience as you, who is the same age as you, and who worries about that same things as you. Someone you don’t...

One of my goals in writing these blogs is to bridge a gap that I have perceived between the farming side of dairy and the processing side

The forthcoming crisp fall air will also welcome in the continuation of the tanbark trail and the beginning of dairy judging contests

820 million. That’s the number of people in the world that remained food insecure in 2018

A few months ago, I caught wind of a new group being formed — the California Cattle Council — and I was not amused

It’s a day that we will never forget. At a quarter past one in the morning, my husband got a call from his mother, and she was screaming "Fire!"

A calf does not necessarily die from diarrhea, but from the impact that diarrhea has on the body

During this robotic transition, Dad has written several blogs about what all is going on around the farm preparing for startup

While different philosophies for breeding cattle cover the world, the same general idea of what is a desirable cow still holds true