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I grew up absolutely living for contests such as Dairy Bowl, dairy judging, management contests, showing, and so much more

University of Minnesota senior Emily Annexstad and her sophomore brother Matthias topped the collegiate and 4-H contests, respectively, held at the North American International Livestock Exposition in...

“A huge, powerful, and overwhelming force or institution.” That is the definition of juggernaut, and Spencer County FFA in Kentucky has certainly earned the description after claiming their...

The All-American Dairy Show Judging Contest celebrated its 51st year with its largest contest — in every division — this year

Earlier this summer, I was on a search to find the right clipper blades. This challenge reminded me once again that the dairy business has changed, and that holds true in the showing world, too

The forthcoming crisp fall air will also welcome in the continuation of the tanbark trail and the beginning of dairy judging contests

Last month over 30 4-H, FFA, and post-secondary students from the United States traveled to Scotland as part of the International Dairy Judging Tour

While different philosophies for breeding cattle cover the world, the same general idea of what is a desirable cow still holds true

The Hoard’s Dairyman Cow Judging Contest has roots that run deep for both the magazine and many participants

Just in time for the 89th annual Cow Judging Contest, Hoard’s Dairyman has announced the release of a brand new resource on dairy judging

At four of the national dairy judging contests this year, the Big E in Massachusetts, All-American in Pennsylvania, World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin, and North American International Livestock Expo in Kentucky,...

The National Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Management Contest Career Development Event (CDE) took place last week in Indianapolis, Ind., during the National FFA Convention

The Central National FFA Judging Contest drew the largest field of participants of all judging events at World Dairy Expo

More than 100 contestants from across the United States and Canada will fill the World Dairy Expo showring to evaluate twelve classes of dairy cattle as part of the postsecondary and intercollegiate dairy...

NEW & IMPROVED – the Hoard’s Dairyman Judging Guide is a dairy cattle judging workbook that walks you through the defined traits on the PDCA Dairy Cow Unified Scorecard

Growing up I always enjoyed the time spent off the farm when my siblings and I would go to local and national dairy shows

Volunteering at a judging contest that I participated in during high school has been a rewarding experience

A few weekends ago, I exhibited at the last local show of my junior show career

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