WestfaliaSurge has not only a very large but a very cool exhibit here at World Dairy Expo. In fact, when I spoke with Rob Kolb, VP of Marketing, North Americas Region he says they won the best booth of the year award.
Rob says that they’re showing their full range of products like their parlor stalls and something new which is automatic take off and milk metering.
Besides displaying he says they’re a big sponsor of Expo which includes sponsoring each breed champion in the shows. Because of WestfaliaSurge’s sponsorship they’ll be receiving $1,000!
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There are only a few select suites ringside at the 
It’s a rough job but someone’s got to do it.
One of the not-to-miss taste treats at 
Besides grilling and selling thousands of cheese sandwiches each year, the Badger Club is involved in a number of activities at World Dairy Expo. Two weeks before the doors open to the public, they begin setting up the show and building the showring, including setting up all of the showring decorations and laying the famous colored shavings each day. During the week they continue to manage behind the scenes duties making sure everything is looking good and running smoothly. And once the show is over, they take everything down, clean the barns and put everything back into storage.
Jerry Weigel is the global nutrition manager for BASF Plant Science. I spoke to him about their 
There are over 700 exhibitors at World Dairy Expo showing their wares to more than 60,000 visitors from some 80 countries.
Do all forage additives improve the nutrient quality of silage? Bill Rutherford, research coordinator, Pioneer Forage Additive Group, answers that question and explains the process of preserving high quality silage. He highlights how forage additives can rapidly lowering ph levels and impact nutrients in a positive manor. Bill offers suggestions on how producers can ensure they are buying a quality forage additive product.
The opening main event at the 
There were also 77 entries in the Central National Junior Ayrshire Show. Zachary Damrow of Juneau, Wis., exhibited the Grand Champion of the Central National Junior Ayrshire Show, held October 2, at the World Dairy Expo. The champion cow, Cedarvale Black China, placed first in the six-years-old & over class. Reserve Grand Champion honors were given to the winning four-year-old cow, Family Af-Ayr Kellogg Devine-ET shown by Sarah Borchardt of Caledonia, Ill.