While World Dairy Expo has become a cherished tradition for countless families, few can say they were there when it all began. Among them are Roy Hetts, Norm Magnussen, and Bryan Voegeli, who first ...

Close family ties and a passion for breeding high-caliber cows are among the most notable traits of Erbacres Holsteins of Lanark, Ill., this year’s recipient of the Robert “Whitey” McKown Master ...

In its early years, experiencing World Dairy Expo meant physically being in Madison. If you couldn’t attend, you relied on printing presses and snail mail to deliver the news long after the show ended ...

September is Healthy Aging Month, making it the perfect time to highlight how nutrition — and dairy foods in particular — can help people thrive at every life stage. With an older adult population ...

While World Dairy Expo is the largest event the Alliant Energy Center hosts, the venue is home to a variety of other events throughout the year. Ben Gordon, the Sales Coordinator for the Alliant ...

There is something about World Dairy Expo that draws people back year after year, generation after generation. For many, Expo is a family affair. Stories, traditions, and shared memories are passed ...

The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management Environmental Stewardship (FARM ES) Program is designed for dairy farmers across the country to showcase U.S. dairy's environmental ...

Subclinical mastitis, by definition, rarely gets noticed because it’s not visual. However, nearly 75 years ago, the California Mastitis Test (CMT) was introduced to help illuminate this mystery. Even ...

With this release, University of Illinois extension dairy specialist Mike Hutjens has launched his 4th edition of the Hoard’s Dairyman Feeding Guide. This book covers topics such as dairy cow ...

Butter continues to be the case study for how real dairy products have been dogged by plant-derived imitators for decades. Where butter is concerned, oleomargarine has been nipping at its heels for ...

Despite headwinds from highly pathogenic avian influenza, weather challenges in many parts of the country, and a slight contraction in U.S. dairy herds, 2024 maintained many of the thresholds that ...

With over 500,000 cows in the most recent U.S. Census of Agriculture, Tulare County built upon its title as the nation’s largest dairy county. To put those numbers into perspective, if the California ...