There are over 700 exhibitors at World Dairy Expo showing their wares to more than 60,000 visitors from some 80 countries.
One exhibitor I interviewed for our “Milking Parlor” podcast from World Dairy Expo is Bruce Hageman, global director of marketing for Diamond V.
“Diamond V is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and we manufacture an all natural yeast-based product that essentially helps with the digestive process in all livestock,” said Hageman. Because they market globally, World Dairy Expo is an excellent venue for them to talk with producers about their products. He says producers are especially interested in efficiency this year, more so than normal.
“Particularly this year, feed prices are high and getting higher. Fortunately, so are milk prices. But everybody is concerned with controlling costs and always concerned about efficiency and that is one of the key features of our products.”
The other major area of interest this year, he says, is feeding more by-products and co-products and how to utilize them more effectively.
Listen to our “Milking Parlor” podcast with Bruce here:
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