“An almond doesn’t lactate,” may be the best statement said in favor of the dairy industry that I’ve heard lately, and it was a quote by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner...

Growing up in the 1980s on my family's dairy farm in central Oregon, I really was unaware of the farm crisis

“It’s a game changer,” shared Ev Thomas of Oak Point Agronomics during the Hoard’s Dairyman webinar, when talking about forage advancements in alfalfa production

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

All the latest research in all areas of our operations, yet I bet on every farm there’s an area where we all could say, “that’s how we’ve always done it.”

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,...

I spent many hours last week on a bus while attending the National Jersey Convention. Driving through the curving roads of Wooster County, Ohio, to check out Amish Country, farmland, and stopping at several...

Last night Hoard’s Dairyman had the unique opportunity to host attendees from the International Conference of the World Jersey Cattle Bureau at the Hoard’s Dairyman Farm

As our family travels down the path of robotic milking, we continue to learn lessons that I will pass on to you

I’m one to say that men and women’s role on the dairy farm can be equal. And yet, the differences between genders farming together become very apparent to me in the task of raising a farm family

The Crave family is continuing its award-winning streak for Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese. Their latest honors come from the 2018 Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Products Contest, where they stac

Results are in for the Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese Consumer Recipe Contest, just in time to inspire you for National Dairy Month in June. Cheese-loving consumers submitted their favorite o

In last Friday’s blog I tackled the word “sustainability.” I explained the social aspect of it and gave tips on how dairy farms could achieve their social sustainability goals

Results are in for the Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese Professional Chefs’ Recipe Contest, featuring Crave Brothers Fresh Mozzarella or Crave Brothers Mascarpone. Cheese-loving foodservice p

Winning in the showring is great, but there’s so much more for youth to learn from exhibiting animals.

As dairy farmers, we all know that June is Dairy Month. It’s a time to celebrate our industry and really work at highlighting our unique stories

School is finished, it’s getting hot and humid outside, and summertime fun time is here in Georgia . . . well, almost

How many times have we heard this question in our various roles on the farm? Probably countless, and we all know it’s never for just a minute!

Across the nation, students are graduating from high school and college

With two years of planning and touring robotic farms under our belts, it is now time to break ground on the next phase for our family farm