CRV won the 2016 Dairy Herd Management Innovation Award at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis. CRV was recognized for the company’s recent development of HerdOptimizer, a revolutionary genetic management program. Finalists were chosen by a panel of dairy farmers, agribusiness representatives and university experts who cast their votes on whether the product is game changing for dairy producers … Read More
New Holland Baler Upgrades Increasing Productivity
New Holland was on hand during the 2016 World Dairy Expo with displays of its upgraded Roll-Belt variable chamber balers, which feature silage functional improvements and the new IntelliBale system. Seth Doman, Hay & Forage Marketing Segment Leader, sat down for an interview during this year’s event to discuss the upgrades and what they offer baler operators moving forward. “For … Read More
Meet the 69th Alice in Dairyland
For Alice in Dairyland, Wisconsin’s main agricultural ambassador, her goal is to educate audiences across Wisconsin about the $88 billion economic impact and importance of the state’s diverse agriculture industry in the daily lives of Wisconsin citizens. World Dairy Expo is a major event for Alice, and AgWired was able to sit down with Ann O’Leary, the 69th Alice in … Read More
Responsible Antibiotic Use in Dairy from Zoetis
Responsible antibiotic use is the talked about item at this year’s World Dairy Expo. The dairy industry is easily moving towards a conscientious mentality of decreasing residues in milk and meat. Zoetis has been working with dairy farmers and veterinarians for over 60 years to promote animal health and responsible antibiotics use fits right into that. I spoke to Dr. … Read More
New Holland Meets Needs in Forage Harvesting
New Holland Agriculture had a FR 780 Forage Harvester on display at the 2016 World Dairy Expo, which is part of a five model line up of forage harvesters ranging from 480 to 825 horsepower. Each model is equipped with the widest cutter-head in the business providing a fine crop mat and consistent length of cut and in turn, a … Read More
How Dairy Checkoff Drives Demand
A series of educational seminars are offered to participants each year at World Dairy Expo, and one of the first seminars offered this year dove into the success seen by many recent investments made using dairy checkoff dollars. The seminar, hosted by Tom Gallagher, CEO of Dairy Management Inc, looked at the different ways that effective advertising and marketing of … Read More
Dairy Farmers Reduce Inputs with New Holland’s BigBaler
The New Holland Agriculture BigBaler 340 Plus was on the lot at the 2016 World Dairy Expo for dairy farmers to see how the new model builds on the brand’s leadership in the large square baler market. Seth Doman, Hay & Forage Marketing Segment Leader for New Holland North America, said their customers are lining up to see this machine … Read More
Miss Madison Statue Honors A 50 Year Legacy
We have already introduced you to Miss Madison, a gift from World Dairy Expo (WDE) to the Alliant Energy Center in celebration of the event’s 50th Anniversary. Now let’s dive deeper into how she represents the past 50 year legacy of the global dairy community and the people behind it. The 6,900-pound cow, carved from Dakota Mahogany stone, was commissioned … Read More
Judging Teams Score Big at World Dairy Expo
The 50th annual World Dairy Expo is filled with special celebrations of all kinds, but this year’s event began, as always, with its annual dairy judging competitions. The 2016 Expo brought 29 4-H teams, 12 Post-Secondary teams and 19 Intercollegiate teams to the show ring in Madison, Wisconsin, where participants competed for both team and individual honors. The University of … Read More
#Celebrate50 at the 2016 World Dairy Expo
We have officially kicked off the 2016 World Dairy Expo (WDE) in Madison, WI. Fifty years ago the concept of bringing a cattle show together with a dairy industry expo was simply a dream; today it is a legacy. The event is known to bring over 70,000 visitors each year with nearly 3,000 international guests representing over 90 different countries. … Read More