Reaching people online is one thing, but actually engaging them is when communication and education can truly begin

Understanding consumer demands and meeting them remain a challenge

The most difficult parts of the internship process are identifying available internships and keeping track of application due dates

Standing on the blue shavings at World Dairy Expo last week competing in my last dairy judging competition is a memory I will never forget

National Farmers Day on October 12 is a great opportunity for consumers to get to know you, trust you, and ask you questions directly

Hoard's Dairyman Art Director Ryan Ebert captures the sights and sounds of World Dairy Expo on Saturday, October 7, 2017

Wisconsin’s Dawson Nickels Wins 2017 Merle Howard Award

For those of us with birthdays during the first week of October, it’s a special treat to celebrate with all our friends at Expo

Hoard's Dairyman Art Director Ryan Ebert captures the sights and sounds of World Dairy Expo on Friday, October 6, 2017

Harry Papageorge of Ogden, Utah, was named the 76th winner of the Klussendorf Award, the highest recognition given to a dairy cattle showman in the United States during the 51st World Dairy Expo

Hoard's Dairyman Art Director Ryan Ebert captures the sights and sounds of World Dairy Expo on Thursday, October 5, 2017

National Dairy Shrine will host 350 guests at their annual banquet on the grounds of World Dairy Expo on Thursday evening

Hoard's Dairyman Art Director Ryan Ebert captures the sights and sounds of World Dairy Expo on Wednesday, October4, 2017

The team from Wisconsin claimed victory at the 2017 National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest

With an average score of 47.2 points on the day, Crothers topped the contest and paced the high team

South Dakota State University’s mascot is the jackrabbit, and Kirby Krogstad hopped to the front of the 65-person collegiate pack to be named High Individual

They come from all across the country, but they find common ground in dairy

Wisconsin 4-H, Michigan State Ag Tech, Ohio State University, and Pennsylvania FFA each won their respective divisions at the All-American Dairy Judging Contest in Harrisburg, Penn

The digital presence you create for your farm and yourself is going to last a lot longer than anything else you’ve left behind

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