“I stick to plant-based products because it’s safer.” “Almond milk is way healthier for you.” “I choose soy because it doesn’t have antibiotics in it.”

Annie smiled, and even laughed a bit when she said “You’re talking to her” to the hoof trimmer who stopped by her dairy looking for business while I was visiting this past week. He was...

“What’s it worth to me?” That is a common question asked when making any high-value purchase

California has done it again! You’re welcome!

After saving up money from bottle-feeding calves, bedding down calf hutches, and cleaning out our garage, our youngest son, Jacob, came up with enough money for a down payment to purchase his first heifer

Growing up on my family farm out west in Oregon, my mother never had to make field meals. Despite milking cows, we never raised crops

While not a devastating year for growing crops, it certainly was not ideal. Weather, milk prices, and export bureaucracy have left many feeling a bit underwhelmed

The World Dairy Expo Youth Showmanship Contest continues to be well attended. While it is one of the few events that is held at night, and often runs as late as midnight, it is still a popular contest

The World Classic Sale lineup offered something for all buyers, from heifers with huge genomic numbers over 2900 GTPI to daughters of the world’s greatest show cows classified up to EX-97

Kyle Barton of Copake, New York was named the 15th Merle Howard Award winner at World Dairy Expo on Saturday, October 6

Klussendorf Winner, Adam Liddle Adam Liddle of Arygle, N.Y., was named the 77th winner of the Klussendorf Award, the highest recognition given to a dairy cattle showman in the United States

Evan Creek of Hagerstown, Md., was presented the 28th Klussendorf-MacKenzie Award during the 52nd World Dairy Expo, in memory of Duncan MacKenzie, the 1961 Klussendorf winner

If you are a cow person and you’ve attended World Dairy Expo, I would wager you have a favorite showring memory

The ninth annual Youth Fitting Contest held at World Dairy Expo had its largest contestant pool, as well as a wide geographical scope

There has been a lot of talk lately about the efficiencies of large-scale dairies and concern that the smaller farms can’t survive

“Bolstering transition cow immunity” was the title of the September Hoard’s Dairyman webinar

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

“Hello ma’am, is the owner or the gentleman in charge of the purchasing decisions around?”

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,...

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