People have the perspective that dairy farmers have no life. That they work sunup to sundown, and that they eat, sleep, and breathe farming

At a recent meeting, I got into a great discussion with some industry members, both producers and supporters, about gene editing

Advancements such as robotics, sexed semen, and RFID tags all enhance the efficiency of daily work on the dairy farm.

If you’re on social media, hopefully by now you’ve seen what we hope will be the next big thing to sweep the dairy industry. Let me start from the beginning

I was sitting in the doctor’s office — something I did way too much these past couple months — reading a magazine. A story about preventing cancer caught my eye

Everyday, when I finally drag myself into the house, my wife will ask me how my day went

Nurturing the next generation of dairy farmers is time well spent

By now, we’ve probably all heard the news of the most recent set of farms that received notices saying they would no longer have a milk market

My dad and I have been writing for the Hoard’s Dairyman blog together as a team for a while now

Across the country America’s dairy farmers are sitting down to kitchen tables and making tough choices

We all know that February through April is widely known as meeting season for most farmers. The business of the holiday season is over, but we’re not yet able to get in the fields

A couple years ago, after we realized that the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) wasn’t going to offer us any meaningful protection, we created our own self-funded insura

You never know when you will have a chance to spread dairy’s positive message. We need to let the consumer meet their farmer

This homework may include you spending a little money on blood samples or feed samples, but spending a little money now before spending a lot of money later may actually save you money and time in the...

It’s definitely a generational issue. As dairy farms all over the country transition from one generation to the next, there can be a lot of different issues that need to be resolved

Even at a very early age, Bert Stewart was a consummate student — he studied those who did well at their trade

A dairy farmer at a recent conference told me, "I hear all the time that we need to tell our story so our consumers can understand what life is like on the farm

Farmers must be cautious when adding new members to their staff

I was watching the Land O’Lakes Farm Bowl via the internet yesterday to see how the professional football players and farmers fared in this obstacle course

Give your three-quartered cows a chance to thrive in your herd