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01_2019_For the aspiring dairy judge
Jan. 29 2019
Just in time for the 89th annual Cow Judging Contest, Hoard’s Dairyman has announced the release of a brand new resource on dairy judging
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Jan. 18 2019
The American Embryo Transfer Association (AETA) held its 2018 annual convention in beautiful Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with veterinarians and embryo transfer practitioners from around the globe in attendance
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Jan. 7 2019
I admit it. I am a dairy bowl junkie. I love watching the competition. It could be youth or adults pressing the buzzers; it does not matter
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Dec. 11 2018
As the industry we love looks to head into yet another difficult year, it’s hard not to be frustrated
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Nov. 28 2018
With the emergence of sexed semen and the ability to obtain more heifers per breeding, some have questioned its use
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Nov. 20 2018
I’ve had the pleasure of attending both Dairy Girl Network’s (DGN) National Conferences — the inaugural event held, in Minneapolis two years ago, and the most recent one in Pennsylvania...
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Oct. 29 2018
The National Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Management Contest Career Development Event (CDE) took place last week in Indianapolis, Ind., during the National FFA Convention
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Oct. 15 2018
While not a devastating year for growing crops, it certainly was not ideal. Weather, milk prices, and export bureaucracy have left many feeling a bit underwhelmed
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Oct. 8 2018
The 6-year-old took home Grand Champion in the Holstein Show
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Oct. 6 2018
A Supreme Champion Cow has been selected at World Dairy Expo since 1970. Forty-eight years later, the show introduced the Supreme Champion Heifer recognition
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Oct. 6 2018
Supreme Champion of the Junior Show A Supreme Champion Cow of the Junior Show has been selected at World Dairy Expo since 1994. But, 2018 marks the first time for a Supreme Champion heifer
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Oct. 6 2018
The World Dairy Expo Youth Showmanship Contest continues to be well attended. While it is one of the few events that is held at night, and often runs as late as midnight, it is still a popular contest
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Oct. 6 2018
The World Classic Sale lineup offered something for all buyers, from heifers with huge genomic numbers over 2900 GTPI to daughters of the world’s greatest show cows classified up to EX-97
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Oct. 6 2018
Kyle Barton of Copake, New York was named the 15th Merle Howard Award winner at World Dairy Expo on Saturday, October 6
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Oct. 5 2018
The philosophy at Ovaltop Holsteins has always been to breed a top herd of registered Holsteins while improving each generation by pursuing exceptional type, outstanding production, and enhanced genetics
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Oct. 5 2018
Evan Creek of Hagerstown, Md., was presented the 28th Klussendorf-MacKenzie Award during the 52nd World Dairy Expo, in memory of Duncan MacKenzie, the 1961 Klussendorf winner
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Oct. 4 2018
National Dairy Shrine will host 350 guests at their annual banquet on the grounds of World Dairy Expo on Thursday evening at 5:30 p.m
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Oct. 2 2018
If you are a cow person and you’ve attended World Dairy Expo, I would wager you have a favorite showring memory
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Oct. 2 2018
It started as a fairly subdued evening for the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (UWRF) contestants. They had not won a team category until the final breed, the Red & Whites
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Oct. 2 2018
Juniors have been an important part of World Dairy Expo since its inception. However, 15 years ago, that commitment was taken to a new level when the International Junior Holstein Show became a stand-alone...