Thank you, dairy farmers. Thank you for devoting your lives to caring for animals, caring for the environment, and caring for us by producing a nutritious and safe product

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

If I’m being completely honest, I’ve never fully understood the allure of a cow show. I showed for 11 years in 4-H, but I was in it more for the 4-H than the cow show

Kyle Barton of Copake, New York was named the 15th Merle Howard Award winner at World Dairy Expo on Saturday, October 6

Klussendorf Winner, Adam Liddle Adam Liddle of Arygle, N.Y., was named the 77th winner of the Klussendorf Award, the highest recognition given to a dairy cattle showman in the United States

The philosophy at Ovaltop Holsteins has always been to breed a top herd of registered Holsteins while improving each generation by pursuing exceptional type, outstanding production, and enhanced genetics

Evan Creek of Hagerstown, Md., was presented the 28th Klussendorf-MacKenzie Award during the 52nd World Dairy Expo, in memory of Duncan MacKenzie, the 1961 Klussendorf winner

Since 1978, Mapleton Valley Farms have exhibited their Milking Shorthorn cattle at the World Dairy Expo. Pat and Phyllis Agnew with their two children

For many young people, the next frontier is college and career selection. Since 1954, National 4-H Dairy Conference has done its best to position students to better understand what careers might be a good...

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

There is a consistent message that dairy producers have been hearing — Connect with your consumers. They want to know the people who produce their food

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

Last week, the cattle trailer came home from state fair for the very last time as the Griswold family completed their final 4-H event

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

Remember when everyone used to tell you that having a farm blog was a priority — before social media was all the rage? Are farm websites and blogs worth the time to build today?

A big part of my husband’s and my decision to come back to the farm was based on the way we wanted to raise our family. There really is no comparison to the values and lessons that this way of life...

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,...

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

Who in their right mind would choose a career that requires attention and responsibility 24 hours a day, 365 days a year?

“Where are our consumers spending time on social media?” I get this question a lot from farmers and dairy industry communication professionals during my training sessions