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TR-cow-loss
Dec. 29 2017
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
Patti-Dad (2)
Dec. 22 2017
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
Capture
Dec. 8 2017
The Winter Olympics will be here in about two months. It seems the whole world takes a break from their regular activities to admire the talents of the best athletes in the world every two years (alternating...
Famiy-Photo-pic
Dec. 6 2017
I am blessed to be among the 97 percent of dairy farmers who get to work with their family every single day
171128_HDN-DS
Nov. 28 2017
It’s easy to let a down year or sad events drag us down, but the power of thankfulness is the reality of realizing where our priorities really lie
HDN-thanksgiving-meal
Nov. 21 2017
Since 1986, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has compiled an annual summary of the cost to prepare a Thanksgiving meal
Rankins-Gavin-Ethan
Nov. 6 2017
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
HDN-TR-tongue
Nov. 1 2017
Every letter of the alphabet is represented on the farm
HDN-poor-meeting-behavior
Oct. 20 2017
People and organizations are always vying for our time. It can be family members, employees, or friends. Where do we draw the line or step forward to assist?
DGN-panel
Oct. 10 2017
“What are your goals?” That question came up during my visit to World Dairy Expo last week. It was one of the questions I was asked as a panelist in Dairy Girl Network’s
17-HAE-Sup-Holstein
Oct. 7 2017
World Dairy Expo selected its Supreme Champion from the seven breed champions
HAE-FFA-judging
Oct. 6 2017
The FFA Dairy Judging Contest drew the largest field of participants of all judging events at World Dairy Expo
17-HAE-cheesestand
Oct. 5 2017
With many attendees spending all day at World Dairy Expo, the grounds are filled with food stands to keep people full and happy during the week
NDS
Oct. 5 2017
National Dairy Shrine will host 350 guests at their annual banquet on the grounds of World Dairy Expo on Thursday evening
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
Intern 2017
Sept. 18 2017
Students interested in dairy and journalism are encouraged to apply for the 2018 Hoard’s Dairyman editorial internship
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
MR-GA Hurricane
Sept. 7 2017
We live in a time of great divisions, but somehow these natural disasters have people all over the country doing what they can to help others
fair_16
Sept. 5 2017
The end of summer is often signified in one big event for those of us in the livestock world…state fair. It is a time of fellowship and camaraderie based on the love of exhibiting our best cows
IMG_0261
Aug. 31 2017
I knew this summer was going to be unique, but I didn’t know how much I would learn about myself and the agriculture industry along the way