“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

I heard it. My heart sank and my mind raced. The pop of a rifle echoed in the distance as I briefly stopped working. I knew it was going to happen, yet I was naively unprepared for the reality

Young calves are the most fragile asset a dairy producer has. We know that a calf’s value later in life as a profitable milk cow is largely impacted by her early development, but maintaining a successful...

Living in the mid-section of the country comes with the ease of traveling to World Dairy Expo. For nearly two decades, I have made my way to Madison, Wis., during the first week of October...

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

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

Last week, one of the most beloved celebrities told Americans that we should stop eating meat. Ellen DeGeneres doesn’t just preach to her audience to be kind to one another, she is kindness

In this dairy farming life, it’s easy for the days to blur together and the weeks quickly disappear

The tide has changed, and cheese is riding high on the waves. Once considered unhealthy for containing too much saturated fat, cheese has found redemption in new studies

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

How many people have you heard utter that sentence? I feel like once a day someone in my vicinity says it out loud. Imagine it, your perfect vacation. Maybe it’s a sandy beach at some fancy re

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 an interesting phenomenon, really, to raise kids alongside animals

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

Around our kitchen table, there has been a lot of talk about babies lately. At our farm here in East Moline, Ill., we have a baby boom going on

My biggest annoyance with animal activists is that they tend to focus on how similar animals and humans are, and they’re not completely wrong

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...

Nestled in Gallia County, Ohio, is a 25- to 30-cow dairy and home to Nick and Celeste Nolan