One of the titles that two-time World Dairy Expo Supreme Champion Harvue Roy Frosty holds is “Best Udder” and she is certainly well-endowed, as well as being very productive. At five years and seven months, in 365 days, she produced 44,713 pounds of milk with a five percent test, 2,222 lbs of fat, a 2.8 percent protein at 1,248 lbs. … Read More
Global Dairy Business
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 … Read More
Scours Protection Leads to Productivity
Oakridge-Bahler Farm is one of the top-producing and most successful dairies in the Eastern U.S. The third-generation dairy owned by Vern, Dave and Dan Bahler has earned numerous awards for its progressive practices, including Connecticut’s ‘Dairy of Distinction’ award and the New England Green Pastures Award. Under the direction of Dave Hartford, dairy operations manager, Oakridge-Bahler Farm has doubled in … Read More
Historic MOOseum Opens Oct. 23
A new dairy MOOseum has opened in Montgomery County, Maryland! The MOOseum showcases the history of local dairy farming and will host a grand opening celebration on Saturday, October 23, 2010. The historic 1930’s dairy barn is all that remains of the James and Macie King farm-stead, one of hundreds of successful family farms that flourished in the Washington, D.C. … Read More
CWT Weekly Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted a request from Darigold for assistance in selling 138 MT (304,238 pounds) of American cheese to a customer in the Middle East. The product will be delivered in October 2010. Since CWT reactivated the Export Assistance program in March 18, 2010, it has assisted members in making export sales of Cheddar, Monterey Jack, and Gouda … Read More
Precision Feeding Dairy Replacement Heifers
Alpharma sponsored a media breakfast at World Dairy Expo featuring the latest research into precision feeding of dairy replacement heifers, presented by Pat Hoffman with the Department of Dairy Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “There’s been a lot of research work around the country on trying to capture some management practices that improve feed efficiency and reduce costs for … Read More
Frosty is Repeat Supreme Champion at Expo
Frosty the Holstein was named Supreme Champion at World Dairy Expo for the second year in a row. Harvue Roy Frosty, a six-year-old Holstein cow from Rudolph, Wisconsin, was crowned Supreme Champion of World Dairy Expo 2010. Sired by Roylane Jordan-ET, she was exhibited by Mike and Julie Duckett, Jim and Nancy Junemann and Scott Armbrust of Rudolph, Wis. Currently … Read More
Expo Junior Show Results
World Dairy Expo hosts one of the largest Junior cattle shows in the country. The results of the 2010 competition are below. Congratulations to the many Junior exhibitors! International Junior Holstein Show Logsdons Durham Cher, winner of the aged cow class and exhibited by Katie Gibson & Michaela B. Sanders, Eminence, Kentucky, was named Grand Champion and received the Udder … Read More
Brown Swiss Expo Results
The champion results for the International Brown Swiss show at the World Dairy Expo are in! International Brown Swiss Show Results A pair of five-year-olds reigned supreme at the 2010 International Brown Swiss Show. Old Mill JP Grace-ET exhibited by Peter Vail and Ken Main of Copake, New York was tapped Grand Champion of the Central National Brown Swiss Show … Read More
Dairy Expo Recognizes Crowning Achievements
World Dairy Expo honored four leaders as the “royalty” of the cattle business during the “Dinner with the Stars” on Wednesday evening. The 2010 World Dairy Expo Recognition Award Winners are, pictured left to right: International Person of the Year – Mr. Tadanaga Komori, Japan Livestock Trading Corporation of Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan; Dairyman of the Year – Donald T. Bennink, … Read More