World Dairy Diary coverage of World Dairy Expo is sponsored by: Virginia Tech received top honors for the second year in a row at the 89th Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at World Dairy Expo. Paula Craun and Hannah Smith led the team placing second and third, respectively. Virginia Tech also won High Team in Reasons. Sandra Kirchner took home … Read More
Agency Serves Dairy Industry
World Dairy Expo Photo Album World Dairy Diary coverage of World Dairy Expo is sponsored by: Charleston Orwig must have more dairy industry related clients than any other communications agency in the country, which makes sense since they are located literally in the heartland of the state synonymous with dairy production – Hartland, Wisconsin. That keeps them pretty darn busy … Read More
Dairy Business Changing With the Times
World Dairy Diary coverage of World Dairy Expo is sponsored by: No doubt about it – 2009 has been a really, really tough year for the dairy industry, and in a state like Wisconsin where the economy relies so heavily on dairy, it has been painful. But the state’s Dairy Business Association is determined to live up to its slogan … Read More
Dairy Farmers Tell Story With Social Media
World Dairy Diary coverage of World Dairy Expo is sponsored by: “Using Popular Media to Tell Dairy Farming’s Story” was the topic of a Tuesday morning seminar at World Dairy Expo conducted by Jolene Griffin of Dairy Management Inc. (pictured on the left) and Polly Ligon O’Grady of Weber Shandwick (right). Who would have imagined even just a few years … Read More
Flickr Photos from World Dairy Expo 2009
World Dairy Diary coverage of World Dairy Expo is sponsored by: Photos from World Dairy Expo are now posted online. Photos will be updated through out the day so make sure to check back regularly for the latest pictures. World Dairy Expo Photo Album
Alice in Dairyland at World Dairy Expo
World Dairy Diary coverage of World Dairy Expo is sponsored by: Our first interview from World Dairy Expo is with Cheryl O’Brien, the current reigning Alice in Dairyland. Cheryl grew up on a dairy farm in southwest Wisconsin, majored in journalism at the University of Wisconsin, and now has the privilege of representing Wisconsin’s agricultural industry as the 62nd Alice … Read More
World Dairy Expo Time
We are heading up to Madison, Wisconsin today for World Dairy Expo which kicks off tomorrow. The dairy industry’s spotlight will be trained on Madison, Wisconsin, when the 43rd edition of World Dairy Expo takes place September 29 through October 3, 2009. “Legendary” is the theme of this year’s show – a celebration of the legendary trade show, legendary cows … Read More
Novus Unveils DairyBalance.com
The first presenter this morning at the Novus International Media Day was Stephanie Gable, Marketing Manager, Ruminants. Stephanie gave us the lowdown on how Novus is helping dairy producers achieve “oxidative balance” in their herd. They’ve found that just like with human beings, when dairy cows come under stress from oxidation they become less productive. So to prevent it and … Read More
Getting to Know Novus International
Novus International brought a group of agricultural journalists into their St. Charles, MO headquarters today. We were greeted by Scott Fleetwod, Executive Director, Global Marketing and Products. I sat down with him right after his opening remarks to discuss what he hopes we accomplish here today and tomorrow. The company has a significant investment in the dairy industry which we’ll … Read More