Cows feel heat stress before people do, and higher producing cows generate a lot more heat than lower producing ones

Comfort foods. Those snacks that make us feel happy when we have had a rough day, got bad news, or just as a pick-me-up

While the Hoard’s Dairyman Farm is well known for its Guernsey herd, the Hoard’s Jerseys have been working hard, too

While the Hoard’s Dairyman Farm is well known for its Guernsey herd, the Hoard’s Jerseys have been working hard, too

Do you know who your representatives are on the State and Federal level? If your answer to this question is no, do your industry a favor and Google them right now

As dairy farmers with herds entrusted to our care, I think we all felt the same sense of dread at the news of the wildfires

Ah, that new car feel . . . It’s different, better, and exciting . . . all at the same time. As I watched our March webinar, “Making use of all that parlor data,” I instantly made the...

While working on homework late one night, my roommate crept into my room to inform me about the wildfires, which were sweeping the Plains only a few hours from our home

All winter we analyze our calves in anticipation for the next show season. Are they big enough? Are they good enough?

With spring around the corner, it’s time for a fresh start.

“But she’s light,” my daughter Monika said, her words laced with consternation. We were looking at the Jersey heifer calf in the calf warmer

Is it just me or do the last few weeks of winter seem like the longest? You get a little break, maybe a couple days of gorgeous sunshine, and then the next storm blows in

I walked into the building and the smell hit me hard. So hard in fact, that my eyes began to water

Have you ever thought how emerging technologies will affect agriculture in the long run to optimize management and profitability?

My husband, Glen, and I will celebrate 15 years of marriage later this year. For 12 of those 15 years, we have been dairy farming together

For the past 146 years, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has entertained families across the country

If there’s one thing dairy farmers know well, it’s that when prices go up, they’ll surely come back down

Pay attention to equipment abilities and the milking routine because overmilking means under performing in the parlor. Use this quick test to discover if overmilking is an issue in your barn.

I was eating breakfast when the newscast I was watching announced our former Georgia governor would be named U.S. Secretary of Agriculture later that day

On January 20, 2017, we hung up the milkers in our parlor for the last time. Luckily not for the reason that seems to currently plague our industry – having to call the dairy quits