Finals week is around the corner and many college students, like myself, are trying to stay motivated to finish this semester strong. I thought comparing college finals to milking cows would be a fun way...

I was watching Miracle, the movie about the 1980 Olympic hockey team, and I thought a few of the coaching strategies used by Herb Brooks might be helpful when working with youth in their competitions

Via trains, planes, and automobiles, I recently made my way from East Moline, Ill., to Germany

During last weekend’s holiday, I spent time with my out-of-state cousins. Because of our chatting, I did not make my regular Sunday mass time

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

I’ve always been the person who wants to compare herself to others. I can’t help it

At four of the national dairy judging contests this year, the Big E in Massachusetts, All-American in Pennsylvania, World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin, and North American International Livestock Expo in Kentucky,...

Last year, not even one of our employees called in sick because of the flu

We were hard at work this Halloween. Things are looking a lot different around the farm

The National Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Management Contest Career Development Event (CDE) took place last week in Indianapolis, Ind., during the National FFA Convention

When I was in middle school, the barn on my family’s dairy farm burnt down

It’s not that I don’t have enough to do already. Yet for some reason, when I get asked to talk to a group of preschoolers about dairy, I always say yes!

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

You were my life cheerleader, and I'm so thankful for that. I wish you could see your grandchildren now

I took this picture a couple of weeks before school started because I wanted to remember moments like these with my littlest helper

As judge Blair Weeks made his much anticipated final Red and White Champion selection of the day, the crowd rhythmically clapped along to “Here we go” as he circled the six contender

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

The Central National FFA Judging Contest drew the largest field of participants of all judging events at World Dairy Expo

Four young ladies with matching dresses and suit jackets commanded the day at the International Post-Secondary Judging Contest on Monday, October 1

At Hoard’s Dairyman, we are extremely lucky to work with talented professionals from across the entire spectrum of our dairy community