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Oct. 27 2023
Having data does not necessarily translate into value. The real value comes from transforming individual data points into insights through context and connections
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Oct. 25 2023
It wasn’t until I moved to Wisconsin following college that I truly understood what it meant to try to farm in a place where winter seems to last from November to May
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Oct. 24 2023
My niece stopped by for a school project last week. They were talking about “big digit problems” in math and looking at real-life examples where lots of numbers come into play
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Oct. 20 2023
This week, the U.S. dairy community took advantage of an opportunity it hadn’t had in three decades when the International Dairy Federation’s (IDF) World Dairy Summit was held on American soil
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Oct. 19 2023
There are a multitude of feed additives in the market for use in ruminant rations, but with the unique challenges faced by individual farms, a standard line product may not always be the best fit
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Oct. 19 2023
Does anyone else have random things happen to your cows? Instead of the typical pneumonia, twisted stomach, or lameness, you have cows that just pop up with random illnesses or put themselves in places...
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Oct. 17 2023
Early in my career, a new employer asked me to take a personality test as part of my onboarding. I was an engineer, and I felt strongly that I was not meant for sales
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Oct. 16 2023
Several years ago, Tony Louters was on a hunt. The Merced, California, dairyman wanted more information on his milking cows in order to improve reproductive protocols and, more importantly, health. The...
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Oct. 11 2023
Responsible production has been a generations-long commitment made by our nation’s dairy farm families
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Oct. 7 2023
Here is a listing of the Supreme Champions of World Dairy Expo, starting in 1970
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Oct. 7 2023
A listing of all the Supreme Champions of the Junior Show, starting in 1994
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Oct. 7 2023
The Merle Howard Award given to World Dairy Expo's top junior exhibitor
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Oct. 6 2023
Savannah Crack became the first Canadian to win the Merle Howard Award
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Oct. 6 2023
Although this year’s recipient of the Klussendorf-MacKenzie Award did not grow up on a dairy farm, he witnessed his grandfather manage many successful Guernsey farms
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Oct. 6 2023
A fourth-generation California dairyman was presented with the U.S.’s highest recognition given to a dairy cattle show person
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Oct. 6 2023
Hoards at Expo captures events at World Dairy Expo from Friday
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Oct. 5 2023
When the yodeling, alphorn music, and bell ringing of the Brown Swiss parade of champions died down on Wednesday afternoon, Iroquois Acres Jong Cali was selected as Grand Champion
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Oct. 5 2023
Hoards at Expo captures events at World Dairy Expo from Thursday
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Oct. 4 2023
As the global dairy industry meets in Madison, Wis., World Dairy Expo is not complete without the trade show. Tuesday was abuzz as the trade show opened for the first day
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Oct. 4 2023
So many aspects of World Dairy Expo, from established events to annual awards, stem from tradition