Last week, I had a very early morning flight from the West Coast to the Midwest. I would be on the flight for four hours followed by an immediate three and a half hour shuttle ride

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

“There’s a new calf killer in town” was the title of the April 2018 Hoard’s Dairyman webinar

Advancements such as robotics, sexed semen, and RFID tags all enhance the efficiency of daily work on the dairy farm.

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

Each spring baseball players and prospects display their skills in the hopes of making a major league roster

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’ll be the first to admit that my husband and I are “genetics junkies.”

All the animals are clipped, the tack is loaded, and the show whites are packed. All of this only means one thing, it’s fair time!

Kefir, a dairy product, contains probiotics and is a versatile food ingredient

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

There were siblings on teams from Georgia, Arkansas, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and North Carolina, but no one had quite the showing of Alabama’s Gavin and Ethan Rankins

They say practice makes perfect. While it may not always be perfect, it is the best way to improve your skills

After it was all said and done, our farm didn’t experience too much serious damage from Hurricane Irma. We were blessed that there wasn’t too much damage

John Behling grew up on a dairy farm in Northwest Wisconsin, graduated from the University of Wisconsin­-River Falls with an economics degree, and later earned his law degree from the University of...

We started chopping our corn silage July 20 this year and finished chopping August 18. It has definitely been one of the longest silage seasons I have ever encountered. We planted a good bit more corn

We got to observe the wonder of the eclipse from the comfort of our farm.

Calf care is very important on a dairy operation and developing a health protocol for this group of cattle is key for success.

Roughly twice a year our cows get scored based on how they look and last week was our turn

Our office gets calls and emails throughout the year from people asking about showmanship rules and looking for resource material