Sometimes a booth just catches my eye for one reason or another. I saw the Comfy Cow when I was thinking it was a good time for a nap. This (not real) cow has it’s very own custom designed mattress to doze off on!
Beef, It Goes With Cheese
Another food vendor that I’m going to have to go back and see is the Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association. Besides their food booth they brought in the Beefmobile. I couldn’t find the Beefmobile wrangler but I’m sure she’s wandering around here somewhere.
Wisconsin Hot Cheese
It’s lunch time here on day number two. In the outside exhibit area just outside the Exhibition Hall, there’s a whole row of food vendors.
First Holstein Member of the Day
On opening day I interviewed the Holstein Association’s Member of the Day who happened to be Andy Buttles.
Hoard's Dairyman Exhibitor Reception
Now isn’t this a sweet looking group? How ’bout them red-shirts? It’s the Hoard’s Dairyman folks who were kind enough to sponsor the exhibitor reception.
Plenty of Cheese For Sampling
Hungry for some good tasting Wisconsin products? I was and still am. Pictured here is Pasture Pride Cheese. They were serving Juusto.
Outside Exhibit Area Steaming
There’s a lot to see outside here at Expo. That’s not smoke in the picture, it’s a misting steam from one of the exhibits you’ll find here on the grounds.
Exhibits Are Open
The Exhibition Hall is open and it’s big. In fact there’s exhibits everywhere. Inside, outside, down the hallways, in other building, the Coliseum, literally everywhere! It’ll take days to visit them all and I’m not even going to try to take pictures of all of them. This one of Westphalia Surge might give you some idea of how big some of the exhibits are. There’s is not only on two sides of an aisle but them across another aisle that I couldn’t even fit into the picture.
Holstein Association Setup
One of the sponsors of World Dairy Diary is Holstein Association USA. Here’s Lisa Perrin, Communications Manager and Jodi Luttropp, Holstein Foundation Manager doing the heavy lifting to get all their exhibit materials inside. We’ll get a shot of the booth once it’s set up later.
ABS Balloon Rising
Besides all the inside activity there’s a lot going on outside to add to the festive air that you’ll find when you attend Expo. These folks from ABS are “pumping it up.”