Partnering across the supply chain is key to furthering the animal agriculture community’s sustainability progress

Growing up on a small family farm in rural Wisconsin, I have always been surrounded by the dairy industry.

One of the coolest aspects of being part of a dairy farm is walking into a store — whether it’s a retailer or an on-farm shop — and seeing your milk bottled or made into other dairy products...

The National FFA Organization became a huge part of my life starting my sixth-grade year when my agriculture teacher showed up on my front porch with a form to join

When I was old enough to participate in junior activities through breed associations, I was terrified to do them

Indulge me for just a moment. I have a complaint to file with Mother Nature. For crying out loud, let it rain

I’ve been in a weird situation lately where I want to do more than I can

Continuing education comes in many forms. Some students looking to pursue post-high school training in dairy production choose a technical college degree

Overseeing and coordinating multiple construction crews has its challenges. A few months ago, I was leading a project that required concrete to be poured

Creating a cattle sale through a collegiate student organization is no easy task. This was my exact thought when some of my classmates wanted to start a dairy cattle sale at Virginia Tech

One of the most interesting ways we at Hoard’s Dairyman are able to connect with our readers and the dairy community is when we receive visitors at our farm, which sits just outside of Fort Atkinson...

It’s the most wonderful month of the year!

There is no doubt that dairy judging can be stressful

Stress is part of life, and in some ways, it can motivate us to do better and be better

For the 93rd year, our office flooded with mail from around the country as dairy farmers, youth, companies, and enthusiasts sent in their placings in our annual Cow Judging Contest

Who could have predicted that playing video games would become a global billion-dollar industry? And yet, here we are

Number one rule of crisis planning: prepare for the crisis before it happens. You’ve likely seen the devastating headlines by now about the farm fire in Texas that took the lives of thousands of...

My first cow was Star. She was a beautiful, mostly black Holstein that was large in stature and a gentle, old soul-type personality

This week, I painted a few brushstrokes of pink and cream paints in our nursery in preparation for the birth of our baby girl in August. While this will be our first child, I will say that I am no stranger...

As anyone who has trucked cattle can relate to, moving animals is not always the easiest task