The 44th annual World Dairy Expo is ready to officially kick off on Tuesday morning here in Madison, Wisconsin. The cows are in their stalls, the exhibitors are set up, and more than 65,000 producers and industry enthusiasts from 90 countries are already here or on their way to the dairy destination of the year.

World Dairy Expo sets the “gold standard” for industry events, featuring five full days of world-class competition among North America’s top dairy breeders. More than 2,500 head of dairy cattle will parade across the show’s famed, colored shavings. Seven national and international breed shows will culminate with the crowning of World Dairy Expo’s 2010 Supreme Champion. Five breed sales featuring top-shelf genetics will take place on the grounds during the week.

We will be covering it here on World Dairy Diary, thanks to the generous sponsorship of five dairy industry companies:
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