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We live in a time of great divisions, but somehow these natural disasters have people all over the country doing what they can to help others

As dairy farmers, we must not only know how to solve problems, but we must also know why

The end of summer is often signified in one big event for those of us in the livestock world…state fair. It is a time of fellowship and camaraderie based on the love of exhibiting our best cows

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

People who grew up on dairy farms often mention their love for dairy cows, their passion for the dairy community, and their calling to work in dairy

Two-year programs that offer agriculture or dairy related curriculum can be found on the Hoard’s Dairyman online youth page

John Behling grew up on a dairy farm in Northwest Wisconsin, graduated from the University of Wisconsin­-River Falls with an economics degree, and later earned his law degree from the University of...

The August webinar focused on dry matter intake in four management groups: lactating cows, dry cows, growing heifers, and preweaned calves

In four of the past five years, Hoard’s Dairyman has captured the top webinar award from the American Agricultural Editor’s Association (AAEA)

Our office gets calls and emails throughout the year from people asking about showmanship rules and looking for resource material

We have some construction work going on at the farm, and a driver came out not long ago to deliver new pipes. He obviously was on a dairy for the first time

My dad came from a large Midwest family where they milked 25 cows, raised some sheep, had a few chickens, and worked cropland. He was one of seven hard-working farm boys with four sisters

There are consumers who wish to learn about where their food comes from; how you go about answering that question could benefit the dairy industry or dramatically hurt it

There are well-known parent-child professional pairs . . . Ken Griffey, Sr., and his son were both major league baseball players

To be successful, or profitable, raising heifers to first calving includes three areas of consideration – nutrition, health, and reproduction

It’s July and that means my birthday . . . and National Ice Cream Month. Just a few decades ago, President Ronald Reagan selected this month to highlight America’s dessert

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

The official first week of summer brought hot summer temperatures to the Northwest. We don’t see major heat waves like many other parts of the country, but it definitely gets our attention when temperatures...

With 167 producing completed cow records, the Hoard’s Dairyman Farm earned the 2016 Commercial Herd Award from the American Guernsey Association (AGA). The herd averaged 22,138 pounds of milk