A cow is a cow. She will always be a cow. She will never crow like a rooster, oink like a pig, or waddle like a duck

All the latest research in all areas of our operations, yet I bet on every farm there’s an area where we all could say, “that’s how we’ve always done it.”

Growing up I always enjoyed the time spent off the farm when my siblings and I would go to local and national dairy shows

I spent many hours last week on a bus while attending the National Jersey Convention. Driving through the curving roads of Wooster County, Ohio, to check out Amish Country, farmland, and stopping at several...

Last night Hoard’s Dairyman had the unique opportunity to host attendees from the International Conference of the World Jersey Cattle Bureau at the Hoard’s Dairyman Farm

“The 1960’s Holsteins here are basically a herd frozen in time,” said Brad Heins, an associate professor and manager of the University of Minnesota’s Organic Dairy Research and...

Many people are sitting next to us in cubicles or standing by us in the grocery line. Or in our case, it could be our neighbors, the sales rep, or a farmer just like us, who is struggling with physical...

Winning in the showring is great, but there’s so much more for youth to learn from exhibiting animals.

Well-respected hoof care specialist, Karl Burgi, presented the June webinar, “Supervise hoof health with a ‘No lameness tolerance policy.’”

Personally, I love the word “sustainability” because it can be a great description of what dairy farming is, but I do think it is a word that is hard to understand if not put into context

One of my favorite reasons to read is the chance to transport myself into a different time or place that would otherwise be impossible

We know Bucky Badger is the mascot for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is found at sporting events, band concerts, and all sorts of places in between

How many times have we heard this question in our various roles on the farm? Probably countless, and we all know it’s never for just a minute!

For years now, farmers have heard from various organizations and companies within the agricultural world that we need to be advocating for our industry

Across the nation, students are graduating from high school and college

First thing tomorrow morning I have to milk the cows, but I also cannot forget about the fresh heifer, I have to make sure the calves are fed, and then I need to hurry back to get the kids on the bus

‘Tis the season as tractors head back into the fields. Longer daylight hours provide the perfect conditions for those additional work hours, and the warmer days are a welcome end to a long winter...

No bending. No squatting. No heavy lifting

A typical stroll down the grocery store aisle exposes the shopper to almost 40,000 different products

The first rule of the Margin Protection Program for Dairy or MPP-Dairy is that you cannot count on it to save you