The Global Dairy 500 Conference is a truly international one. There are farmers here from all over the world which requires a lot of translators who are working very hard in their booths at the back of the conference presentation rooms. One of the groups I ran into early is from Germany. They were all enjoying an early sample of … Read More
Tips For Making Feed Choices More Efficient
To tell dairy farmers attending the Global Dairy 500 Conference what to “leave in and what to take out” was Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois. Mike is very passionate about the diary business and so enthusiastic that our translators had to get him to slow down so they could translate for our international audience. Hutjens addressed feed questions and says … Read More
More Efficiency In Dairy Production
Providing the first remarks on the program for the Global Dairy 500 Conference was Dr. Pearse Lyons, founder and President, Alltech. The theme of his opening remarks was to answer the question, “Is there a future for dairy in these turbulent times?” Dr. Lyons addressed the real challenges in the dairy business internationally. The Conference has attendees from all over … Read More
Welcome to Global Dairy 500 Conference
The Global Dairy 500 Conference was kicked off with a welcome from Geoff Frank, Alltech. He pointed out that this is a “farmers” meeting and the second annual conference. Discussing problems and sharing new ideas is the main purpose of the meeting. So hopefully that is what will be accomplished. He says that he hopes Alltech will play a role … Read More
Good News for Dairy Producers
World Dairy Expo Photo Album World Dairy Diary coverage of World Dairy Expo is sponsored by: With all the bad news in the dairy industry, it was nice to hear some positive news for producers at World Dairy Expo. Paula Meabon, a producer from Pennsylvania who serves on the Dairy Promotion and Research Board, was happy to share some very … Read More
BouMatic Can Make Your Dairy Smarter
World Dairy Expo Photo Album World Dairy Diary coverage of World Dairy Expo is sponsored by: BouMatic has been a global leader in innovative dairy farm products and now they can even make your dairy farm smarter. At World Dairy Expo this week, BouMatic was introducing its brand new Smart Dairy management systems to producers. I talked with Senior Marketing … Read More
World Dairy Expo is Natural Fit for Novus International
World Dairy Expo Photo Album World Dairy Diary coverage of World Dairy Expo is sponsored by: A global event like World Dairy Expo is a natural fit for a global company like Novus International. “It really fits with the vision of Novus,” says Stephanie Gable, Novus Global Marketing Manager. “One of the things we concentrate on at Novus is actually … Read More
Alpharma Reaches Out to Teach Youth
World Dairy Expo Photo Album World Dairy Diary coverage of World Dairy Expo is sponsored by: Alpharma Animal Health is reaching out to teach young people more about agriculture through a grassroots educational program called “Reach Teach and Learn.” The company launched the program earlier this year at the 2009 Agriculture in the Classroom Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. The … Read More
Milking Parlor Podcast from World Dairy Expo
World Dairy Expo Photo Album World Dairy Diary coverage of World Dairy Expo is sponsored by: This edition of the Milking Parlor podcast focuses on the Dairy Price Stabilization Program proposed by Holstein Association USA as a way to address the current dairy industry economic situation and minimize milk price volatility for the long term. I spoke with John Meyer, … Read More
Novus Trains Nutrition Consultants
World Dairy Expo Photo Album World Dairy Diary coverage of World Dairy Expo is sponsored by: Novus International treated some of the top dairy nutrition consultants from the upper Midwest to lunch and a seminar today at the Sheraton next to the World Dairy Expo. One of the presenters was Dr. Tom Overton of Cornell University who talked about the … Read More