The International Brown Swiss Show was held on Wednesday and Thursday of World Dairy Expo

The FFA Dairy Judging Contest drew the largest field of participants of all judging events at World Dairy Expo

The Coliseum floor is reserved on Thursday evening for the youth showmanship contest

ExpoTV has been expanded to share even more aspects of the show

Judging team members and their coaches arrived at the Hoard’s Dairyman Farm on Sunday to judge three classes of cows: two Guernsey classes (milking yearlings and 3-year-olds) and a Jersey 2-yr olds

After it was all said and done, our farm didn’t experience too much serious damage from Hurricane Irma. We were blessed that there wasn’t too much damage

There are a lot of things robots can do better and more consistently than humans, but there are still some aspects of the dairy that require a human touch

4666 . . . Markwell No. 1 . . . Ritz. She gets called a lot of things, depends on who is doing the talking. The “she” is Markwell-KR Reality Ritz-ET

I knew this summer was going to be unique, but I didn’t know how much I would learn about myself and the agriculture industry along the way

Roughly twice a year our cows get scored based on how they look and last week was our turn

Music is a big part of my life. It can make or break a day for me. I listen to music every single day, and not just as background noise

Have you given a farm tour at your dairy lately? Why or why not? I love having visitors at our farm and would give tours every day if I could. But, I know not everyone shares this same level of enthusiasm

That was a familiar phase heard repeatedly on Wednesday as youth requested categories and points from the giant Dairy Jeopardy board

Farmers must make time, quality time, for the people who are most important

When ordering a coffee in the morning, I am observing more and more people swapping cow’s milk for almond milk

Between June Dairy Month and National Ice Cream Month (in July), there’s no better time to scoop yourself an ice cream cone

As Memorial Day passed yesterday, it left me feeling rather reflective and in awe of the many blessings this dairy life provides

I started blogging about dairy farming and sharing photos on social media with the goal of giving people reasons to feel good about dairy farming

That last time I cried this much was when we buried my Grandma Pritzl — the last of my four grandparents to pass

I recently had the opportunity to interview several outstanding college students for the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s summer communications internships