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

It’s definitely a generational issue. As dairy farms all over the country transition from one generation to the next, there can be a lot of different issues that need to be resolved

We have to step up together, innovate, and share our message. It is time for dairy farmers to “Face Everything and Rise”

Before this piece starts the arguments for and against the above stated question, I want to simply open this as a conversation

Earlier this month, I flew to Oregon to milk cows while my dad had surgery. I had instructions and milked with him from start to finish for three days prior to his departure

Two surgeries. Two hospitalizations. Four different antibiotics. I’m still praying that this fourth antibiotic does what it’s supposed to

Udder Milk, a New Jersey home delivery company, broke state law according to the New Jersey Department of Health. A cease and desist order

It is determination that is woven into the fabric of some of the best dairymen and women I know. It is this characteristic that gets us all through the toughest times and sets the best apart from the rest

Mike Hutjens and Mike Rankin presented "A 2017-2018 forage and feed outlook” webinar

Judge Chris Lahmers tapped Springhill Mentor Jazzy-ET as Grand Champion of the 2017 International Guernsey Show

South Dakota State University’s mascot is the jackrabbit, and Kirby Krogstad hopped to the front of the 65-person collegiate pack to be named High Individual

We live in an age of instant answers. Instead of wondering, we’re searching

You invest a great deal in making top quality feed. Do all that you can to see that it reaches the dairy cow in the best condition and that she consumes it

How many hours a day are your cows not in their home pen? Taking a closer look into your milking herd’s daily schedule is an important management step

To be successful, or profitable, raising heifers to first calving includes three areas of consideration – nutrition, health, and reproduction

Have you ever heard the term “set in your ways”? Well, I have, and I know a lot of people who are. Sometimes this can be a good thing, while other times, not so much

Tomorrow, Little Farmer, our oldest son, “graduates” from kindergarten. We can officially say that we survived the first school year

Two recent experiences with rules and regulations made me realize how much government guidelines need to adapt to changing farming practices

As editors, we cover a wide breadth of unique events. Not only covering, but being part of the “Rural Life Days” with the Most Reverend David Ricken, bishop of the Green Bay Catholic Diocese

Easter and Christmas are the two days when most churches are standing-room only. A person must arrive at church 30 minutes ahead of the start of mass to try to get a seat