My sense of adventure and travel started at just a few months of age when my parents took me to the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

I started advocating as a means to share my farm with the world, or whoever would listen

There are a lot of terrible things being said about the dairy industry right now, and it isn’t going to stop

Dairy farming has always felt like an uphill battle. The hours, the pay, the public perception; it feels like too much

For the past 40 years the Dane County Dairy Promotion Committee has organized a free dairy promotion event just steps away from the state capitol of America’s Dairyland

The rain has started falling again, and I am once again staring out the window wondering when and if it will stop

Summer is right around the corner, which to many of us in agriculture and rural communities means one thing — fair season

If you do what you love for a living, you’ll never work a day in your life. I have seen that sentiment written often, especially recently. Maybe because it is graduation time and there is so much...

I can officially say I am a college graduate. This past week, I finished my fourth and final year of college and graduated from Utah State University with a degree in agricultural communications and journalism

How do you define strength? Does it mean you squat 300 pounds and do 30 unbroken pull ups? Is strength being a dairy producer, waking every morning to face yet another day of hardships — but doing...

The Ag Career Exploration (ACE) experience had a new look this year! With the help of a few more organizations, the ACE event took on the goal of preparing for the future by investing in today

National Siblings Day happens to coincide with the passing of my brother, Pat. He was killed in a car accident on April 10, 1996, at the age 29

Attracting quality candidates for a job is a top complaint among those looking to hire employees

There are so many things I’m ignorant about. Home renovations, for example. No matter how many times I watch "Fixer Upper," I still have no idea how to flip a house

Each year, the Animal Agriculture Alliance releases reports from several major animal rights conferences to help keep our members and the broader industry informed

Long before milk prices sunk and dairy producers were looking for ways to diversify their businesses, Hoard’s Dairyman embarked on a journey that recently landed them a top 10 finish in the semi-soft...

The Hoard’s Dairyman Cow Judging Contest has roots that run deep for both the magazine and many participants

This time of year brings youth indoors for competitions. In a few months, they will be outdoors working with their animals on a more regular basis

Can I be real for a minute? Are milk prices really that bad? We’ve seen much lower prices and survived — anyone remember 2009?

Nearly 100 years ago, my great-grandfather traveled by himself on a cattle boat from the Azores Islands of Portugal in search of a better life