Summer is coming to an end and another editorial intern is checking out of the office. It has been a pretty incredible summer

Pasture raised heifer benefits can include increased milk production in the first lactation, higher fertility rates, greater herd longevity and herd health. “If set up properly, Managed Grazing...

My oldest daughter, Monika, loves gymnastics. She has been swinging from and flipping around on the stall dividers in our barn since she was a toddler

For the second year in a row, Hoard’s Dairyman has captured the top three webinar awards from the American Agricultural Editor’s Association (AAEA)

Many of our customers (consumers) focus nearly exclusively on price. How much is the bag of cheese? They assume the quality of the product is reasonable

What is it that some dairies do that helps them be more profitable than others?

About 38 years ago, the first prostaglandin (PGF) product was introduced into the U.S. market

I was driving to a farm visit, and any time spent in my car I am tuned into the local National Public Radio (NPR) station

Karen BohnertWe get 18 summers with our children. Sometimes when I hear that, I think that is not enough. But, then there have been times when I honestly question how in the world will I make it throu

Cows being fed corn silage often tell two different tales when changing from old to new crop silage. In some years, the story is positive with a resulting uptick in animal health and performance. At o

Wiersma is the alfalfa business manager with DuPont Pioneer. Thomas is retired from the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute and president of Oak Point Agronomics Ltd. Soil fertility is an

Our staff is like our family. They might not be related to us by blood, but we respect and care about them like we would our own

Have you ever wondered how your dinner got from the farm to your plate? Iowa farmers are inviting 500 lucky guests to join them at the largest dinner table ever set at the Iowa State Fair, Sunda

Due to growth in the company and expanding the roles of its employees, BioZyme® Inc., based in Saint Joseph, Mo., announces several role changes to its existing staff.“BioZyme is experiencing

On Saturday, July 28, Dairy Cares of Wisconsin announced it had surpassed $1 million in donations to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin

Allflex Livestock Intelligence, an Antelliq company, is proud of the inclusion of its smart collars for cows by SCR in the recently released “Israeli Innovation” book. The book, featuring

Dirty cows have a negative impact on milk quality, including greater chances of mastitis and a high somatic cell count (SCC). Dirty cows usually mean a dirty tail and dirty tails can come from

Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind hosted a roundtable in Eau Claire to listen and hear directly from Wisconsin workers, farmers and manufacturers about the impact of increased steel and aluminum tarif

I think we can all agree that we are beyond frustrated with the state of the dairy industry

The online Urban Dictionary defines the metaphor of an 800-pound gorilla as “a seemingly unbeatable presence always to be reckoned with; whose experience, influence, and skill threatens to defeat...