Over 200 judging team members and coaches arrived at the Hoard’s Dairyman Farm on Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m. to judge a class of Guernsey four-year old cows

I recently just finished a 5K (5 kilometer) race held in conjunction with the Quad Cities Marathon

Being a young farmer has never been easy. We go through the same struggles as our parents when they started out

As consumers continue to drive the market based on fear and misinformation while manufacturers continue to bend to their will, the dairy industry will continue to see useful technology challenged and marketed...

There’s only ever 24 hours in a day, but my goodness how nice it would be to add a few more hours on those days when we need them!

A little over a year ago, two people close to my heart were being prepped for surgery. I made my way west to be a part of the Davidson cheer squad

Earlier this month, we lost seven newborn calves in less than two weeks. That’s more than we’ve lost in the last year, and it was heartbreaking

Some dairies have a staff of four people, while others have a staff of 100 people. I can say, though, that most dairy staffs are like family

Meet Clayton. He is a healthy, rambunctious, bright-eyed boy with a smile that could melt the coldest of hearts

In the passing of Maurice “Maury” Core and “William “Bill” Ahlem, the Jersey family lost two of its great leaders

The last two weeks have been pretty emotional for me. The video “Dear Struggling Farmer” wasn’t easy to share

Uncertain times in the dairy world make our road to robotic milking scary, but here we go. We are finally finished with our plans to add robots on the sides of our conventional freestall flush barn

The August Hoard’s Dairyman webinar looked at the top-producing Jersey herds in the country by analyzing nutrition and production performance data

The school bell rang last week and my kids went back to school. Truthfully, it will be an adjusting period for our entire household, as we have three children in three different schools — freshman,...

Farmers are certainly the last of a dying breed. I’ve watched them fight through snowstorms, hurricanes, wildfires, and floods. I’ve known farmers who have worked through migraines, pneumonia,...

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

At the American Guernsey Association’s national convention held in June, outstanding cows and herds received awards for their achievements from the previous year

It’s been a summer where we have found ourselves short on help with a never-ending to-do list

It’s becoming increasingly obvious to me that what we’re doing right now in the dairy industry isn’t working. If it were, family farms wouldn’t be selling out at such an alarming...

There’s a new resource in town, with the latest on feed and nutrition for your cows. Introducing . . . the Feeding Guide, 4th Edition by Mike Hutjens!