Students from all over the country did well in the 101st National 4-H Dairy Judging Contest on Sunday, but when the final results were announced, top honors returned to the Midwest

When the dairy industry meets in Madison, Wis., this week during World Dairy Expo, those gathered will include numerous young people

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

Each dairy judging team likely has its own routines, rituals, or good luck charms they bring with them on their trip to Wisconsin to judge on the colored shavings

The initial steps onto the colored shavings were of the Junior Holstein exhibitors as they kicked off the first show of this year’s World Dairy Expo

The first animals to parade across the colored shavings at this year’s World Dairy Expo were led by junior exhibitors participating in the Youth Showmanship Contest

For many youth, the culmination of their junior dairy judging career rests on the Intercollegiate Dairy Judging Contest at World Dairy Expo

Hoards at Expo captures events at World Dairy Expo from the first few days at Expo

When it came down to the end of the Post-Secondary Dairy Judging Contest on Sunday night, there was little suspense as to who the overall champion would be

Clippers buzzed, hair flew, and animals shone as the Youth Fitting Contest began the events of the 2023 World Dairy Expo on Saturday morning

Hoard's Dairyman is proud to share the stories of World Dairy Expo with dairy enthusiasts from around the globe through our Hoard’s @ Expo blog. We are thankful to partner with Trioliet, our sponso

Tonight, the association will honor Industry Pioneers, a Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder, a Guest of Honor, and numerous outstanding college students at their annual banquet held at World Dairy Expo

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

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

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

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