Replacement heifers are one of your most valuable assets on a dairy farm. They are the future of the milking herd and ultimately determine the longevity of your entire herd and business

Having data does not necessarily translate into value. The real value comes from transforming individual data points into insights through context and connections

Building trust with students and food service leaders helps secure dairy’s place on school menus

Guys, it’s October. Which basically means it’s Christmas, right? Do you know one of my favorite things about Christmas? I mean besides family being together, Christmas cookies, the music, and...

Responsible production has been a generations-long commitment made by our nation’s dairy farm families

The Merle Howard Award given to World Dairy Expo's top junior exhibitor

A fourth-generation California dairyman was presented with the U.S.’s highest recognition given to a dairy cattle show person

Hoards at Expo captures events at World Dairy Expo from Friday

Hoards at Expo captures events at World Dairy Expo from Thursday

Hoards at Expo captures events at World Dairy Expo from Wednesday

When the dairy industry meets in Madison, Wis., this week during World Dairy Expo, those gathered will include numerous young people

Each dairy judging team likely has its own routines, rituals, or good luck charms they bring with them on their trip to Wisconsin to judge on the colored shavings

Hoards at Expo captures events at World Dairy Expo from Tuesday

Hoards at Expo captures events at World Dairy Expo from the first few days at Expo

Considering that about 98% of U.S. farms are family owned, it’s no wonder the fall season on the farm includes lots of kids

The weather is cooling, the leaves are starting to turn, and football is back. For dairy enthusiasts, that all means two things: corn silage harvest is underway or complete, and World Dairy Expo will be...

In my 27 years — don’t laugh at my naivety — I have concluded that generations always complain about the next generation

How does the saying go? Something like, “The worst sentence in the English language is ‘That’s the way we’ve always done it’”? Man, if that doesn’t sound like...

There are types of planning that I just love. Task me with making a meal plan for the week, and I am happy as a clam for thirty minutes or so as I research new recipes and page through old favorites to...

When you live a dairy life, there’s always something that doesn’t go to plan. Make a plan for the day and then laugh at it and throw it in the garbage