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17-HAE-Ayr-champions
Oct. 4 2017
Last year at the International Ayrshire Show, Palmyra Berkely P Ruth-ET’s day ended with Intermediate champion
17-HAE-Int-Male-fitting
Oct. 3 2017
They say practice makes perfect. While it may not always be perfect, it is the best way to improve your skills
17-HAE-2Y-HT-Cobleskill
Oct. 3 2017
With an average score of 47.2 points on the day, Crothers topped the contest and paced the high team
17-HAE-4Y-HT-PennState
Oct. 3 2017
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
Students-judging-at-HDF-IMG_2031.JPG
Oct. 2 2017
Judging team members and their coaches arrived at the Hoard’s Dairyman Farm on Sunday to judge three classes of cows: two Guernsey classes (milking yearlings and 3-year-olds) and a Jersey 2-yr olds
dont-google-that
Sept. 26 2017
We live in an age of instant answers. Instead of wondering, we’re searching
2017-AADS-WI-4H-high-team
Sept. 22 2017
Wisconsin 4-H, Michigan State Ag Tech, Ohio State University, and Pennsylvania FFA each won their respective divisions at the All-American Dairy Judging Contest in Harrisburg, Penn
CR-tornado-blog
Sept. 21 2017
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
Intern 2017
Sept. 18 2017
Students interested in dairy and journalism are encouraged to apply for the 2018 Hoard’s Dairyman editorial internship
DS-legacy1938-39
Sept. 14 2017
The digital presence you create for your farm and yourself is going to last a lot longer than anything else you’ve left behind
PH 4666
Sept. 8 2017
4666 . . . Markwell No. 1 . . . Ritz. She gets called a lot of things, depends on who is doing the talking. The “she” is Markwell-KR Reality Ritz-ET
JS-Jersey-cow
Aug. 30 2017
Knowing my cows means I know more than just their name, I know them.
DChallenge12_099_750PX
Aug. 28 2017
Two-year programs that offer agriculture or dairy related curriculum can be found on the Hoard’s Dairyman online youth page
John-Behling
Aug. 25 2017
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...
DS-eclipse-barn
Aug. 22 2017
We got to observe the wonder of the eclipse from the comfort of our farm.
Slide1
Aug. 18 2017
The August webinar focused on dry matter intake in four management groups: lactating cows, dry cows, growing heifers, and preweaned calves
how-to-persuade
Aug. 17 2017
It’s not hard to persuade someone when you are face-to-face with them. They can see your smile, eyes, and body language, which gives them clues on whether or not they should trust you
IMG_3739
Aug. 16 2017
Roughly twice a year our cows get scored based on how they look and last week was our turn
2017-webinar-awards
Aug. 11 2017
In four of the past five years, Hoard’s Dairyman has captured the top webinar award from the American Agricultural Editor’s Association (AAEA)