The National Post-Secondary Dairy Cattle Judging Contest began in 1989 and has been held continuously at World Dairy Expo ever since

Similar to the Hoard’s Dairyman magazine, the Hoard’s Dairyman bookstore aims to serve as a reliable source of information and education for any and all involved in the dairy industry

This is my last year as an ag communications and journalism student at Utah State University, and being an ag student has its perks and setbacks

There’s only ever 24 hours in a day, but my goodness how nice it would be to add a few more hours on those days when we need them!

The most valuable internships leave college students with job experience, mentorship, and life lessons by the end of the summer

A little over a year ago, two people close to my heart were being prepped for surgery. I made my way west to be a part of the Davidson cheer squad

Some dairies have a staff of four people, while others have a staff of 100 people. I can say, though, that most dairy staffs are like family

In the passing of Maurice “Maury” Core and “William “Bill” Ahlem, the Jersey family lost two of its great leaders

A dear friend of mine once told me that anyone who could afford to take a couple weeks away from their work really must not be needed at their job

The August Hoard’s Dairyman webinar looked at the top-producing Jersey herds in the country by analyzing nutrition and production performance data

The school bell rang last week and my kids went back to school. Truthfully, it will be an adjusting period for our entire household, as we have three children in three different schools — freshman,...

My oldest daughter, Monika, loves gymnastics. She has been swinging from and flipping around on the stall dividers in our barn since she was a toddler

I was driving to a farm visit, and any time spent in my car I am tuned into the local National Public Radio (NPR) station

Our staff is like our family. They might not be related to us by blood, but we respect and care about them like we would our own

Last week, I attended the Inaugural Dairy Experience Forum, a conference on engaging today’s consumers to build dairy demand

Dairies normally have guidelines for culling cows, but how many of you have written rules or at least go through and cull calves and heifers on a regular basis?

If you haven’t heard the expression, “It's hotter than Georgia asphalt," then you should take a trip to Georgia in the summer and walk across the asphalt without any shoes on

A cow is a cow. She will always be a cow. She will never crow like a rooster, oink like a pig, or waddle like a duck

Each spring Lakeshore Technical College holds their annual graduation banquet in Northeast Wisconsin. It is a chance for the students to introduce themselves to the dairy industry and thank their families,...

Growing up I always enjoyed the time spent off the farm when my siblings and I would go to local and national dairy shows