“Animal welfare is the result of the positive outcome of the interaction between humans and the animals,” said Robert Hagevoort, of New Mexico State University during the monthly webinar

An internship is where classroom learning and real-world experience meet. It’s a chance to “try on” a job and find out if a particular career path is for you

Ah, fair week. As a farm kid, fair week has always been one of my favorite weeks of the year

A few months ago, I caught wind of a new group being formed — the California Cattle Council — and I was not amused

We have been taught there are steps to follow when milking a cow. Books have been written about protocols in the parlor . . . but do they always get followed?

Last week, I officially shed the winter coat and put it away. I’m not talking away, away because I’ve now lived in Wisconsin long enough to understand that sometimes April will pretend to be...

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

Dear Tyler, Hug your mama — she could use it. Early years in speech to rocking a 4.0 grade point average gives your mom a reason to cry. Allow her to be proud. You are our oldest and our guinea...

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

The struggle is real. Despite living in the hometown of John Deere and being surrounded by acres of corn, my three children are the only farm kids in their school

This is the 25th year that the National Mastitis Council’s National Dairy Quality Awards program has been recognizing the very best milk quality producing herds in the United States

I’ll be the first to admit that my husband and I are “genetics junkies.”

We all have something that makes our farm unique, and we all have differing ways of accomplishing our goals as dairy farmers

Students interested in dairy and journalism are encouraged to apply for the 2018 Hoard’s Dairyman editorial internship

If you are anything like me, you have a wide array of thin, holy, worn out t-shirts specifically for farm use, and they are cluttering your closet

As a young person, people ask what you want to be when you grow up. I remember in the fourth grade that fellow students asked me that very question

Genomic workshops recently held across the country gave dairy farmers, veterinarians, and students the latest information on genomics — past, present, and future

Growing up exhibiting Brown Swiss dairy cattle at the World Dairy Expo is by far my favorite childhood memory. The lessons learned, the friendships made, and the memories created in Madison, Wis

Our family farm has one problem in common with every other dairy farm in the U.S. We are contending with low prices for both milk and beef

At some point many of us would like to be in charge. Making decisions and having your ideas put into action. It could be as thrilling as coaching a sports team and making that crucial player sw