At a recent meeting, I got into a great discussion with some industry members, both producers and supporters, about gene editing

I was sitting in the doctor’s office — something I did way too much these past couple months — reading a magazine. A story about preventing cancer caught my eye

One of my favorite Paul Harvey stories is "The Man and The Birds. If you don't know the story, definitely check it out

I’ve always been a big fan of March Madness. Initially it was because of my interest in the sport of basketball and my propensity for cheering for my team — the K-State Wildcats

Nurturing the next generation of dairy farmers is time well spent

One Christmas I asked for and received a Rubik’s cube – the three-dimensional puzzle

My dad and I have been writing for the Hoard’s Dairyman blog together as a team for a while now

Across the country America’s dairy farmers are sitting down to kitchen tables and making tough choices

So here is saluting you, Robert Morris Davidson, a man who I am blessed and honored to call both my father and my life coach. Today, we celebrate you by moving heifers as a family unit and coming inside...

You never know when you will have a chance to spread dairy’s positive message. We need to let the consumer meet their farmer

It has been bitterly cold here in East Moline, Ill. As I write this blog, we are subzero with more than a foot of snow on the ground

Even at a very early age, Bert Stewart was a consummate student — he studied those who did well at their trade

The path to dairy farm ownership is not an easy one. For some families, the transfer of the dairy from one generation to the next can be filled with highs and lows

I was watching the Land O’Lakes Farm Bowl via the internet yesterday to see how the professional football players and farmers fared in this obstacle course

“You can’t be a stay-at-home-mom. You’ll never be able to keep up with the Joneses.” Those were my academic adviser’s words

Robots helped us change the way we dairy, and we wouldn’t go back

Even when offered really good professional advice, one should consider how that advice fits into the farm’s goals

We have learned that having 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year goals keeps us motivated. This has helped us stay at the forefront of the always-evolving dairy industry.

Have you checked out your farm on Google Maps and Google Earth? How does it look? What can people see?

In life, there are moments that shape who you are. Sometimes those moments are happy and sometimes they are not. Today I lost a cow. It was not just any cow