Judge Chris Hill could not help but show his excitement as he reached out to tap Brown Heaven Glenn Fantasy on the head as the winning Aged Cow at the International Brown Swiss Show. After sorti

After a memorable 50 years of World Dairy Expo, a new display featuring some of the most historic photos, banners, and trophies line the walls in the upper half of New Holland Pavilion bar

Ann Hoskins, Vita Plus Calf Care Specialist, shares the importance of keeping calves warm in cold weather

For the second time in a row, Cates Ruben Tulsa-Time-EXP took Grand Champion honors at the International Milking Shorthorn Show

Over 380 FFA members participated in the FFA Dairy Cattle Judging Contest held at World Dairy Expo on Tuesday morning. The contest was organized by the University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Guernsey Grand Champion The old saying, “Better with age,” certainly rang true in the International Guernsey Show at World Dairy Expo this year

Facing the Coliseum and keeping watch over all things Expo, the newest feature of the Alliant Energy Center marks the beginning of the next 50 years. A granite cow now stands in front of the New Holland...

Amidst all the activities of World Dairy Expo, 185 elite 4-H dairy members gather in Madison, Wis., to explore opportunities within the dairy industry. They hail from all across the United States

Grand Champion, International Junior Holstein Show It was a pair of Gillette Windhammer daughters that reigned as the Intermediate Champions

With additional divisions, the youth fitting contest grew in 2016. This contest is the first competition of the week, being held on Sunday morning on the Expo grounds

University of Minnesota Dairy Judging Team 2016 As each breed’s results were announced at the 2016 National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, it was almost as if a chess match

While all eyes in the dairy industry turn to World Dairy Expo this week, my gaze will be from a distance. This time of year I feel the pull of the 2,010 miles (not that I’m counting or anything)

The Hoard’s Dairyman Farm hosted nearly 300 4-H, 2-year college, and 4-year university dairy judges and their coaches this morning for one final practice before tomorrow’s dairy judging con

Last week I had the opportunity to attend the All-American Dairy Show in Harrisburg, Pa. The show has a huge youth component with judging contests, junior management competition, seven youth breed shows,...

Next week, many people working in the dairy cattle industry will be focused on an event called World Dairy Expo

Sometimes heifers bellow for a reason. One group of heifers wouldn’t stop bellowing

The barns at sunset. The globe. The Coliseum. The colored shavings. The first leaves changing colors

With 13 university teams from across North America, the Wildcats topped the Collegiate Dairy Judging Contest held at the All-American Dairy Show earlier this week

As my daughter, Caitlin, and I have written our blogs for Hoard’s Dairyman, we have tried to emphasize the positives of being dairy farmers even though this past year has been extremely hard financially

Few things in life are free. Unfortunately for dairy farmers, even incidences of unwanted disease, like lameness, come with a price. The most obvious costs of lameness are associated with treatment