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BY Darleen Sichley, Oregon Dairy Farmer

May 10 2022

We look for the sweet spot, but extremes in prices and weather swing dairy farms up and down

Remembering the “foster mothers”

BY Abby Bauer, Managing Editor

May 9 2022

An original piece of art and a quote by W.D. Hoard commemorate the hardworking dairy cow

Barn swallows

BY Courtney Henderson, Virginia dairy farmer

May 5 2022

These creatures reflect the changing of the seasons on our farm

A eulogy for our farm

BY Erin Massey

May 3 2022

I logged in to Facebook today on my laptop and found a ton of notifications. After a few clicks, I saw photos of our family farm being demolished

Where do cows live?

BY Meggan Hain, D.V.M., Dairy Cattle Welfare Council

April 28 2022

Consumer expectations and farmer responses to whether cows should have pasture access may vary, and in between there is a lot to think about

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A dozen dairy bowl pointers

BY Patti Hurtgen, Online Media Manager

April 25 2022

I watched my first state dairy bowl contest in 1982 – just two years after the contest debuted on the national level. I was instantly engaged

Be curious, not judgmental

A fresh take on the farm life children’s book

April 20 2022

Asking questions connects us better than making assumptions

A broader view of sustainability

April 18 2022

Young readers will soak up modern dairy farming in this new children’s book

BY Abby Bauer, Managing Editor

April 11 2022

What does sustainable agriculture look like? There’s more to it than mitigating climate change

It’s time to get off the island

Showmanship taught me my first lesson in parenting

April 6 2022

Isolating ourselves does no good to reach the people consuming our products

A dairy ambassador role reversal

BY Erin Massey

April 5 2022

Showing dairy animals teaches lessons that are applicable to my life today

BY Molly Ihde (Schmitt), Iowa dairy farmer

April 1 2022

Watching and guiding the next generation of dairy ambassadors and enthusiasts is truly an honor

The global cost of doing business is tightening

Hoard’s cheese competes on a global stage

March 21 2022

Climbing prices on both sides of the food system show us how much our farms depend on others here and abroad

BY Patti Hurtgen, Online Media Manager

March 14 2022

Entries from the Hoard’s Dairyman Farm Creamery did well at the world’s largest dairy products contest

Dairy fuels this Olympian

We’re all just mean farmers

March 11 2022

U.S. Olympian Elle Purrier St. Pierre grew up on a dairy farm and now uses her sport to promote the industry and its products

March 9 2022

As farmers, we hope for consumers to be open-minded enough to listen to what we have to say, but are we open-minded enough to listen to each other?

The “I Don’t” list

Global agriculture is not immune to war

BY Erin Massey

March 8 2022

We can’t do it all, and that makes life easier and more fulfilling

BY Darleen Sichley, Oregon Dairy Farmer

March 1 2022

The Ukraine invasion will have effects on farmers in that part of the world and beyond

We believe in the future of agriculture

Does it have to be all ag all the time?

Feb. 24 2022

National FFA week celebrates the impact of agricultural education, and you can make a difference in that mission