World Dairy Expo selected its Supreme Champion from the seven breed champions

Wisconsin’s Dawson Nickels Wins 2017 Merle Howard Award

The International Brown Swiss Show was held on Wednesday and Thursday of World Dairy Expo

The FFA Dairy Judging Contest drew the largest field of participants of all judging events at World Dairy Expo

ExpoTV has been expanded to share even more aspects of the show

World Dairy Expo has been part of the dairy culture for over 50 years

With many attendees spending all day at World Dairy Expo, the grounds are filled with food stands to keep people full and happy during the week

The team from Wisconsin claimed victory at the 2017 National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest

A pair of Senior Champions went on to be named the overall champions of the show

With an average score of 47.2 points on the day, Crothers topped the contest and paced the high team

South Dakota State University’s mascot is the jackrabbit, and Kirby Krogstad hopped to the front of the 65-person collegiate pack to be named High Individual

Judging team members and their coaches arrived at the Hoard’s Dairyman Farm on Sunday to judge three classes of cows: two Guernsey classes (milking yearlings and 3-year-olds) and a Jersey 2-yr olds

The anticipation, joy, excitement, and laughs we have shared over the years on these walks to the World Dairy Expo showring are worth more than the ribbons to me

Wisconsin 4-H, Michigan State Ag Tech, Ohio State University, and Pennsylvania FFA each won their respective divisions at the All-American Dairy Judging Contest in Harrisburg, Penn

There are a lot of things robots can do better and more consistently than humans, but there are still some aspects of the dairy that require a human touch

Students interested in dairy and journalism are encouraged to apply for the 2018 Hoard’s Dairyman editorial internship

Life lessons, fun memories, and family traditions make the county fair a special place for many of us

I knew this summer was going to be unique, but I didn’t know how much I would learn about myself and the agriculture industry along the way

Two-year programs that offer agriculture or dairy related curriculum can be found on the Hoard’s Dairyman online youth page

Calf care is very important on a dairy operation and developing a health protocol for this group of cattle is key for success.