More than 100 contestants from across the United States and Canada will fill the World Dairy Expo showring to evaluate twelve classes of dairy cattle as part of the postsecondary and intercollegiate dairy...

The air is cooling, the leaves are starting to change, and it’s getting darker earlier and earlier

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

Similar to the Hoard’s Dairyman magazine, the Hoard’s Dairyman bookstore aims to serve as a reliable source of information and education for any and all involved in the dairy industry

The most valuable internships leave college students with job experience, mentorship, and life lessons by the end of the summer

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

As summer draws to a close and the air starts to turn crisp, Fairs across the country bring the summer season to close. There’s a certain feeling that just seems to surround “show season

Last week, the cattle trailer came home from state fair for the very last time as the Griswold family completed their final 4-H event

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

A dear friend of mine once told me that anyone who could afford to take a couple weeks away from their work really must not be needed at their job

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

Remember when everyone used to tell you that having a farm blog was a priority — before social media was all the rage? Are farm websites and blogs worth the time to build today?

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,...

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)

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

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

It is no secret that the politics in California are a joke. For decades, California’s politics have haunted the agricultural community, but over the past few years we have been able to watch its...