Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced the Farmers First Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to address the mental health epidemic in rural America and expand access...

The Minnesota Milk Producers Association today announced the recipients of its annual scholarship program

It has been a dozen years since the first U.S. Precision Dairy conference, and to give you an idea of how much has changed in the interim, the first Hoard’s Dairyman coverage of the event began with...

Lameness in dairy cattle isn’t just a welfare concern; it’s a costly drag on productivity. It reduces milk output, increases involuntary culling, and drives-up labor and treatment costs

I’m a music gal. Any genre, old and new, at work, on the tractor, or in my free time – I typically have a jam on. I’ve been known to spend a little cash on a concert ticket as well

The biennial State Budget, signed into law by Governor Tony Evers on July 3, includes wins and losses for family farmers in Wisconsin

There’s no shortage of opinions when it comes to dry-off — and plenty of myths to go with them. Whether it’s how to slow down milk production at dry-off or which protocols will best set...

Wheat harvest started in earnest the second week of June, and with it came long hours in the tractor, dinners in the field, and an enormous amount of fun for my almost 3-year-old son

We're excited to announce that the 48th Discover Conference will be held in partnership with the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) and will focus on "Beef x Dairy: Opportunity Intersection of Nutrition,...

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced Lactalis USA will invest more than $75 million to upgrade both its Walton and Buffalo facilities, enabling them to expand capacity and gain efficiencies

In this episode, Jenna Byrne, an Associate Editor at Hoard's Dairyman, reads the FARM-accredited article titled Calf Care Standards Continue to Climb

I’ll admit, I don’t like the heat. I side with the cows in that 50°F is far more ideal than the 100°F heat index numbers we’re experiencing in the Midwest this holiday weekend

As humans, we believe that we are better than average at multitasking, but in reality, multitasking and the skills it takes to run a maternity barn is a complex set of relationships between the cow, newborn...

The Kentucky State Fair Board elected Dr. David Williams as Chairman and Joe Goggin as Vice Chairman, who began their new roles Thursday, June 26

Minimizing the effect of mycotoxin-contaminated silage on dairy cattle can sometimes feel like playing a game of whack-a-mole

In August of 2024, I decided it was time to share my passion for the dairy industry with the kids and parents in my community

In third grade, my teacher gave out superlatives at the end of the year. I received the “most organized.”

The first Four-State Dairy Nutrition & Management Conference webinar will feature Dr. Mike Hutjens going over the reason high solid’s milk is more profitable and then interviewing Kevin Siewert,...

A team of food science students from New Mexico State University (NMSU) won first place in Dairy Management Inc.’s (DMI) national New Product Competition with Nuestro Corazón – an innovative,...

In today's dynamic dairy landscape, exploring new revenue streams beyond traditional milk sales is an important financial strategy, especially as sustainability initiatives offer new income opportunities