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17-HAE-showmanship
Oct. 6 2017
The Coliseum floor is reserved on Thursday evening for the youth showmanship contest
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Aug. 22 2017
We got to observe the wonder of the eclipse from the comfort of our farm.
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Oct. 8 2016
The Jacobs Family of Cap-Santé, Quebec, have been selected by the Klussendorf Association as the eighth recipient of the Robert “Whitey” McKown Master Breeder Award
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April 13 2016
The Peterson Farm Bros. put their agriculture advocacy efforts to music in a string of parody videos. With one YouTube video, the Peterson Farm Bros. became an overnight sensation. Before bursting into...
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April 8 2016
Who do consumers trust? Some days we think people are so naïve to believe everything they read. Other times, they are so skeptical of even the most logical and safe practices. I laughed when I read...
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Oct. 3 2015
A Pennsylvania cow wins big at the World Dairy Expo International Guernsey Show
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April 30 2015
This year, the fifth annual UW-Madison Ag Day on Campus, hosted by Collegiate Farm Bureau, coincided with National Earth Day. This was the first time the event had landed on the same day that celebrates...
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April 16 2015
It was a difficult decision to leave my family and our farm in 2011. On the most recent return trip, I brought home a small piece of the herd
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Jan. 20 2015
Meat is a diet staple for many Americans, yet some parts of the country tend to be more meaty than others. In a nonscientific study, cable news channel CNN created a list of the top 12 meatiest cities...
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Oct. 3 2014
Style, silkiness and correctness featured in Guernsey show. Ohio proved to be a good state to be from during the Guernsey heifer show on Thursday night. Heifers from that state swept Junior Champion, Reserve...
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Oct. 2 2014
With his usual gusto, Michael Heath had the music turned up in the ring and headed toward the four cows he had pulled out for Grand Champion of the show. He walked the group once then doubled back to slap...
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Aug. 28 2014
Growing up, I never had the most "stylish" animal in the show ring. When selecting bulls with my dad, I was always drawn to the production-focused columns before moving on to stature and type. The reason...
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Feb. 17 2014
Since 1899, the Hoard's Dairyman Farm has played a pivotal role in keeping our editors grounded in the reality of reporting
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Oct. 5 2013
Cara Woloohojian and her cow Clara Bell steal the show. One cow was undoubtedly the star of the International Guernsey show on Friday. Wee Acres Spider Clara Bell, owned by Cara Woloohojian of Rhode Island,...
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Oct. 4 2013
Ten-year-old cow named Grand Champion of International Milking Shorthorn Show. Two hundred and two cattle were exhibited at the 2013 International Milking Shorthorn show. Judge Lynn Harbaugh of Marion,...
Dec. 5 2012
The Peterson Farm Brothers, beef and crop farmers in Kansas, are back with a video to promote agriculture. You may remember their first video, "I'm Farming and I grow It." That video went viral with over...
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Oct. 5 2012
Two New York judges named the Guernsey from Wilson, Wisconsin their Grand Champion at World Dairy Expo. Champion Guernseys With the help of associate judge William Peck, Schuylerville, N.Y., lead judge...
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July 11 2012
As one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in 2010, there's no doubt that Temple Grandin is the world's most influential autistic person
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Oct. 14 2011
Fear not, there is hope yet for America's youth. Not all teenagers have withdrawn into a black hole of no manners, nonstop texting, and social dysfunction. Just look at Future Farmers of America. Incomprehensibly...
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Aug. 4 2011
Homebred Iowa Holstein herd ranks near top for type Vernice and Dan Moon, Monona, Iowa, have been named the third Robert "Whitey" McKown Master Breeder Award winner which will be presented at the 45th...