Why do we give reasons in dairy cattle judging? For most of you, I suspect that giving reasons is something you do because your 4-H leader or your judging coach, your mom, your dad, your older brother

More than 14,800 cow judges from all 50 states and 15 other countries tackled the five classes in the 2017 Hoard’s Dairyman Cow Judging Contest

I place this class of Brown Swiss cows D-B-C-A. For me, D is the most structurally correct. She has the best fore udder and most correct teat placement. She also shows more balance of rear quar

Ayrshire class in the 2017 Annual Cow Judging Contest

Official reasons for the Jersey Class in the 2017 Hoard's Dairyman Cow Judging Contest. I place this class of Jerseys A-C-D-B. A comes to the top in a close placing over C. I give a slight advantage to...

Holstein Class in the Hoard's Dairyman Cow Judging Contest 2017

The official placings, reasons, and scoring key for the Holstein Class in the 2017 Cow Judging Contest

2017 Hoard's Dairyman Cow Judging Contest Jersey Class

Red & White Class in the Hoard's Dairyman Cow Judging Contest 2017

Brown Swiss Class in the 2017 Hoard's Dairyman Cow judging Contest

I place this class of Holstein aged cows C-B-A-D. Starting the class with C, a beautiful dairy cow that carries the best udder in the class. C has a definite advantage in overall dairyness from end to...

I place this class of Holstein aged cows C-B-A-D. Starting the class with C, a beautiful dairy cow that carries the best udder in the class. C has a definite advantage in overall dairyness from end to...

Twenty young 4-H’ers huddled around our leader’s dining room table on a Wednesday night judging the annual Hoard’s Dairyman Cow Judging Contest

All winter we analyze our calves in anticipation for the next show season. Are they big enough? Are they good enough?

The leaves are changing, the temperatures are falling, and the excitement of the 50th World Dairy Expo is in the air. In less than a week, students from across the country will gather to compete

With 13 university teams from across North America, the Wildcats topped the Collegiate Dairy Judging Contest held at the All-American Dairy Show earlier this week