Growing up, my 10 siblings and I did chores on my family’s dairy. When I was five, I started out bottle feeding baby calves with my older sisters, Jessica, Rachel, and Roxann
Taylor Leach, 2016 Oklahoma State University Taylor was the 28th Hoard's Dairyman summer editorial intern. As part of our team, Taylor contributed weekly to our HD Notebook blog, compiled the top 50 dairy...
As summer comes to a close, so does the end of an internship. Just like every good book, the story must come to an end. My story was only 12 chapters long, one for each week during my internship here at...
Internships provide once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. Summer has officially begun for most college students. For many, it marks the beginning of a summer filled with opportunities, learning experiences,...
Students interested in dairy and journalism are encouraged to apply for the 2016 Hoard's Dairyman editorial internship. College students often find themselves faced with the question, "What do you plan...
Aside from having top tier dairy programs, what do the University of Wisconsin- Madison, Iowa State, Cornell, Virginia Tech, Kansas State and the University of Minnesota have in common? Over the past 26...
A few clicks of my heels and a quick 11-hour drive, and I will be back on my flat, home turf of Kansas, enjoying 100-plus degree temperatures and humidity
Hoard's Dairyman offers students a real-world experience. The importance of internships is constantly stressed to college students. Gaining experience outside of the classroom is critical in understanding...
Makenzie Waymeyer completed her 3-month farm internship in early August. She is a senior at the University of Kentucky majoring in career and technical education, which is the educational path to teaching...
Hoard's Dairyman first launched an internship program in 1989, and it has remained a solid part of our editorial coverage for the past 25 years. This summer marks the 25th anniversary of the Hoard's Dairyman...
Chelsey Johnson, 2012 South Dakota State University I am currently a student at South Dakota State University double majoring in dairy production and ag communications and minoring in animal science and...
Tracie (Schwenck) Luedtke, 1994 University of Wisconsin-Madison I live in Beaver Dam, Wis., with my husband, Jason, and our three children: Alexis, Cassandra and Max. I currently work part-time for AgEdNet.com,...
Coleen (Mowrey) Jones, 1998 Virginia Tech Since 2002, I have worked as a research associate for the Department of Animal Science at Penn State and assisted with research and extension activities related...
Mike Opperman, 1989 Iowa State University After my internship, I joined the editorial staff at Hoard's Dairyman and was an associate editor for nearly three years. When I left Hoard's, I worked briefly...