Hoard's Dairyman

Hoard's Dairyman is a magazine based in the United States that is distributed worldwide. Often referred to as the National Dairy Farm magazine, it features articles that cater to the needs and interests of the dairy sector.

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English

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#881798

United States

#251230

Heavy Industry and Engineering/Agriculture

#527

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Farm exposure makes kids healthier

1 week ago | hoards.com | Jenna Byrne

April 14 2025 08:03 AMOur surrounding environment helps build our immune system; what we are exposed to can impact what our immune system can handle. Emily Bourdeau, a graduate student of the Miner Institute, explained why farm kids are often healthier in a recent Farm Report article. Studies have shown that children who grow up on farms are at a lower risk of developing health conditions such as allergies.
Be mindful of mature body weight

2 weeks ago | hoards.com | Jenna Byrne

Underfeeding and overfeeding heifers can result in poor or over-conditioned animals. With the heifer inventory currently being very limited, doing what we can to produce good quality heifers will go a long way. Mature body weight (MBW) is the weight that an animal reaches once it has stopped growing. Farmers use this as a tool to balance rations specifically tailored to their herd.
States rolling back animal housing legislation

1 month ago | hoards.com | Emily Ellis

March 24 2025 08:02 AMHave you been shocked by the price of eggs in the grocery store this year? While there are many factors at play, including the ongoing avian influenza outbreak, it has lawmakers considering the role of animal housing requirements, specifically cage-free egg mandates. The current issue may be specific to eggs, but we could see this trickle into other areas of animal agriculture, too.
Milk yield, estrous detection, and fertility

1 month ago | hoards.com | Joseph Dalton

Many factors play a role in successful reproduction. In this column, we’ll focus on the relationship between genomics, milk yield, characteristics and detection of estrus, and fertility. A few years ago, I was a member of a research team investigating cow conception rate at first A.I. service and repeated A.I. services required for pregnancy. We collected blood from primiparous (first lactation) Holstein cows and extracted DNA for genomic analysis.
Ratios can determine expansion decisions

1 month ago | hoards.com | Jenna Byrne

When planning an expansion, farmers tend to focus on the construction and design parts of the building process. Although an important part of the process, farmers must have the plan approved by their financing institution. The expansion must make sense for the farm in terms of growth and profitability and also make sense to the lender.
Checkoff Showcasing Dairy Innovation At Natural Products Trade Show

1 month ago | hoards.com

The dairy checkoff is returning to Natural Products Expo West to highlight the innovation and nutritional benefits of dairy to more than 65,000 industry professionals, investors and leaders from consumer-packaged goods (CPG) and retail companies.
Agronomy takes hold of AI

1 month ago | hoards.com | Jenna Byrne

With planting season right around the corner, farmers are busy preparing for the year ahead. While we can’t control the weather, we can control other factors, one of them being technology. In an Iowa State University Extension dairy webinar, farm management specialist Alexis Stevens highlighted AI’s role when it comes to agronomy. With over 29,000 AI tools available, farmers are taking cropping to the next level. AI has seen substantial growth over the past 10 years.
Just keep milking

1 month ago | hoards.com | Morgan Oliveira

There are a lot of tasks in life that can be overwhelming, especially as time becomes less of an available resource. One thing I’ve experienced in college is how easy it is to feel overwhelmed; between classes, extracurriculars, and jobs — they all seem to pile up. Every so often, I get the chance to take a weekend trip from the California coastline back to my hometown in the Central Valley.
Origins of National FFA Week

2 months ago | hoards.com | Jenna Byrne

First only set aside to be celebrated one day a year, National FFA Week has had agriculture students celebrating the seven days around George Washington’s birthday since 1947. During the sixth National FFA Convention in 1933, delegates voted to establish a National FFA Day. During this time, it was recommended that the celebration day be held during a regular National FFA broadcasting day. By doing so, special broadcasts could be planned along with hosting chapter banquets on the day specified.
Lock in on lying time to limit lameness

2 months ago | hoards.com | Katelyn Allen

Lameness remains one of the top health issues dairy farms battle, and it is also a serious animal welfare concern. While it is easy to call cows that struggle to get to the parlor “lame,” in reality, those are only the severe cases. Any cow that has difficulty putting weight on a limb is dealing with lameness, reminded Nigel Cook on an episode of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners “Have You Herd?” podcast.