According to the official attendance figures from World Dairy Expo, there were 65,136 visitors to this year’s event, including 2,468 from 87 countries. Among those international visitors were a delegation from China hosted by Novus International, shown here attending a seminar sponsored by Novus on feeding lower protein rations. They also were able to make a few other stops during their visit to the United States, courtesy of Novus.

“We are Novus International and we take the international part very seriously,” said Stephanie Gable, Global Market Manager for Ruminants with Novus. “We’re in over 90 countries and we’re strong in those other countries understanding what those local needs are. And as a native Missourian, I also understand the importance of agriculture here in the United States and whenever you take people from other countries to show them what we’re doing, you realize what proud heritage we have.”

Stephanie just returned from a tour of five different countries in Eastern Europe with a group called Global Dairy Farmers. “When you’re traveling through Poland and East Germany, and Romania and Hungary, and you’re walking on dairy farms that not very long ago were communist, state-run dairy farms, you realize that the agriculture today in those countries is not where we are in the U.S.,” says Stephanie. “Getting a chance to see other parts of the world was a wonderful experience, but it makes you appreciate what you have right here in your own backyard.”

She notes that increased global demand for dairy products continues to create growth both for the export market here at home and for production in other countries.

Listen to my interview with Stephanie from World Dairy Expo here. Stephanie Gable Interview

2010 World Dairy Expo Photo Album

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