The United Nations (UN) has declared 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer. Here at Hoard’s Dairyman, we look forward to continuing to share stories of women who have shaped the industry and ...

Happy New Year from the Hoard’s Dairyman team. We invite you to participate in our 96th cow judging contest and take a peek at the five classes of cows making up this tradition that dates back almost ...

Results from the 2025 Pennsylvania Dairy Producer Survey are in, providing a snapshot at how dairy producers across the state ...

The “graduating” class of 2027 is the class of heifers that are taking their first breaths and standing on wobbly legs now.

As we close out 2025, Hoard’s Dairyman is proud to celebrate a century since this cover graced our then weekly’s December ...

Perfectly balanced. Not too coarse, not too fine…what is just the right particle size for a lactating dairy cow?

Butter consumption in the United States reached a high in 2024, highlighting the popularity in consumer demand for dairy fats ...

President Donald Trump is expected to sign the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 649/S. 222), which passed in the House ...

Milk production growth across the major dairy exporters (including the U.S.) is growing at the fastest pace in more than 20 years.

With beef-on-dairy not showing any signs of slowing, the options for purchasing replacements are costly and more limited, which is driving the need to focus on producing the right number and ...

One hundred years ago, farmers across the country began making intentional breeding choices using daughter-dam comparisons from USDA. These evaluations were as rudimentary as they sound. The ...