When Chad Abbas, herdsman at Van Voorst Dairy, set out to improve reproductive efficiency a few years ago, he found the answer by combining targeted estrus synchronization with SenseHub® Dairy cow...

When troubleshooting cow health issues, go back to the basics

Just when I thought I had seen bad when it came to natural disasters, I was totally wrong

Milk provides several essential nutrients, making it both nutritious and delicious

It’s pumpkin spice season, and pumpkin spiced dairy products are hitting the shelves

Some jobs may come to an end, but we it is only a moment before we are preparing for the next phase

Finding reliable, well-trained labor to milk cows is becoming increasingly difficult

We should celebrate all the different hobbies people in agriculture enjoy

Calf morbidity and mortality continue to be a challenge for dairy producers. A 2014 National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) survey found that calf mortality averaged around 8% while morbidity...

Our animals have their own personalities that can make them easier or harder to work with

Managing a farm to support a family is not the idyllic picture of animal caretaking we often see online or in the media

Our daughter recently got her first pair of cowgirl boots, the first of many pairs of boots in her future

Tom Cull of Lomira, Wis., was presented the 82nd Klussendorf Award, the highest recognition given to a dairy cattle showman in the United States, on Thursday of the 57th World Dairy Expo

The International Ayrshire Show kicked off the Open Shows of World Dairy Expo week, and one country stood out from the rest

For the second time this decade, the University of Minnesota has earned back-to-back titles in the Intercollegiate Dairy Judging Contest

The International Junior Holstein show kicked off World Dairy Expo’s dairy cattle shows on Sunday, with Mandi Bue of Freedom, Wis., serving as the judge with associate John Erbsen of Lanark, Ill

One of the most highly anticipated events for dairy cattle lovers across the world starts this week, which means our farm here at Hoard’s Dairyman will have many visitors

Why do you feed supplemental fat to your herd? Perhaps you’re aiming to propel your milkfat higher to capture more revenue in your milk check, or you recognize the impact bypass fat can have on feed...

Don’t just thank farmers this time of year as they begin harvest, thank the ones that feed them, too

Showing at the county fair teaches us many things that we will continue to carry with us our entire lives