2010 World Dairy Expo Photo Album Since World Dairy Expo is held in the nation’s number one cheese producing state, it’s no surprise to find that cheese is just about everywhere. One of the special events for the media at the expo is the Talk Session, sponsored by the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board each year. It gives the media a … Read More
Five Star Dairy Receives Environmental Award
The Wisconsin Dairy Business Association (DBA) presented its first ever Environmental Excellence Award on Thursday at World Dairy Expo and the winner is Five Star Dairy of Elk Mound. General manager Lee Jensen accepted the award from DBA President Jerry Meissner and Executive Director Laurie Fischer. Jensen owns and operates Five Star Dairy with his wife and veterinarian, Dr. Jean … Read More
Dairy Cattle Show Results
World Dairy Expo is known for its top-notch dairy cattle, and 2010 is no exception. Below, find the champion results from several of the breed shows. Check back for more results! International Milking Shorthorn Show Results Springville Farm and Fisher exhibited the Grand Champion and Best Uddered Milking Shorthorn at World Dairy Expo’s International Milking Shorthorn Show. Tex-Star Othello Peri, … Read More
Dairy is Life Blood of Charleston-Orwig
Dairy is more than just one of the basic food groups for Wisconsin-based communications and marketing agency Charleston-Orwig, it’s really the life blood of the firm. That includes both the people who work in the company and the clients they serve, according to president Mark Gale. I interviewed him this week at World Dairy Expo in the agency suite overlooking … Read More
Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Results
Congratulations to the University of Wisconsin-Madison dairy judging team for winning the 90th Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at World Dairy Expo. The Madison team sorted themselves to the top winning by 11 points. The team was led by Brian Coyne, who was the top individual. Brian earned 876 points- the highest score in the history of the contest. He … Read More
Cheese Grows Export Market
U.S. dairy exports are up 35 percent in volume from a year ago, with cheese experiencing strong growth, according to seven-month trade data recently released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service. “After declining significantly from a six-year steady growth trend in 2009, exports have strongly returned this year,” said Tom Suber, president of the U.S. Dairy Export … Read More
Turkey Hill Dairy Challenges Fans to Design Its Cow
Who says dairy cows … even holsteins … have to be black and white? One Pennsylvania dairy is letting its fans decide what color … and even design and pattern … for one of their 13-foot-tall traveling cows. It’s part of Lancaster County, Pa.-based Turkey Hill Dairy’s contest to color one of their giant cows used to promote the company’s … Read More
DFA Products Pick Up Six Awards at World Dairy Expo
It’s been a pretty successful 2010 World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis. for Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA) products, as the cooperative earned six awards in the expo’s Dairy Product Championship Contest … pretty impressive when you consider there were more than 650 entries!: Awards were presented for the following products: First – Sharp Cheddar, Zumbrota, Minn. First – … Read More
Lower Protein Rations Could Increase Bottom Line
Less crude protein in the diet of dairy cattle can actually improve nitrogen efficiency and ultimately result in both economic and environmental benefits. That was the message at a seminar sponsored by Novus International today at the Sheraton next to World Dairy Expo. Dr. Larry Chase with Cornell University presented some compelling findings that indicate the traditional 18% crude protein … Read More
Mastering Dairy Business Calls Offered
Dairy producers and industry representatives are invited to participate in the Pennsylvania’s Center for Dairy Excellence’s three “Mastering the Dairy Business” conference call series in October. The calls are set for noon on Thursday, Oct. 7, with Dr. Gordon Jones from Central Sands Dairy discussing “Delivering Optimal Animal Care;” Tuesday, Oct. 12, with Dr. Bob Milligan from Dairy Strategies Inc., … Read More