Hoard's Dairyman - World Dairy Expo issue

National Collegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest High Individuals from World Dairy Expo

The trade show at World Dairy Expo can be a great place to pick up pens, notepads, stress cows, and more!

Among the 50,000-plus dairy enthusiasts that flock to Madison, Wis., every October are teams of dairy judges from across the country. Held during World Dairy Expo, the National 4-H and Intercollegiate

For the past 57 years, World Dairy Expo has been the place to showcase elite dairy cattle — not just in the showring, but in the sale ring, too

the International Dairy Short Course held during World Dairy Expo connects farmers and agribusiness professionals from around the world to endless learning opportunities and relationships

Many dairy cattle exhibitors take extreme time and care to build the displays at their World Dairy Expo packs

Hoard's Dairyman covers the activities that happen during World Dairy Expo in Hoard's at Expo, which is sponsored by Trioliet

It is accepted that an udder filled with milk is advantageous to the exhibition of dairy cattle

A unique trait of World Dairy Expo is that it may be the world’s largest gathering of students of all ages with an interest in dairy

Some of World Dairy Expo’s creative visionaries develop works of art for visitors to take home and cherish

It is a unique occurrence for one family to boast several judges of the caliber required to place cattle on the grand stage of World Dairy Expo. Two brothers judge Expo the same year

The Hellenbrand Lasting Legacy Award was first presented in 2021 following Mike’s passing from cancer in 2020. It aims to continue the work he did and spirit he embodied by allowing a deserving dairy...

The ring surface is so iconic that the term “colored shavings” is an alias for Expo itself, and showing on the colored shavings is a lifelong dream for many

Hoard's at Expo covers the events of the 2022 World Dairy Expo

Imagine taking 1,300 photographs over five days. That means, on average, one photo is taken every three minutes

World Dairy Expo’s in-ring announcing has seen much change over the years. Initially, announcers were seated near the ring, where they could readily read and identify back tags of winning animals...

The great ones can go by one name. This is true whether you’re talking about great people or, in dairy’s case, great cows

World Dairy Expo is a jam-packed week, but this year, it will look a little different as the global dairy industry’s meeting place operates with a new schedule intended to be more efficient fo

A level playing field for all exhibitors and, more importantly, the fact that milk and beef are food for human consumption were the two primary reasons World Dairy Expo leaders forged ahead