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World Dairy Expo: Ohio cow tops Junior Milking Shorthorn Show
Mi-San Acres O Lust-ET, exhibited by David Riley of Williamsfield, Ohio wins the International Junior Milking Shorthorn Show at the 2011 World Dairy Expo and the $500 Udder Comfort Grand Champion Cash Award. Lust was the winner of the Senior-Two Year Old Cow class.
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3 steps to save energy and money
The SaveEnergy tool is now available to help dairy farmers save energy and improve their bottom line.
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Put genomic tests to work for you
The gains you can make in your herd’s genetic merit more than pay for the cost of genomic testing, especially in the absence of pedigree information, Tom Lawlor, director of research and development for Holstein Association, USA told audiences at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., yesterday.
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U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards Program names judges
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy announced during World Dairy Expo yesterday that its newly launched awards program will be judged by a panel of experts from academic institutions, USDA, EPA, World Wildlife Fund, media and dairy industry leaders.
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7 tips to handle difficult questions
Paul Rovey, a dairy farmer from Arizona knows first-hand how important telling your story to consumers is. Rovey’s dairy is surrounded by urban development in Glendale, Ariz. “We work very hard to communicate with our neighbors and tell our story,” Rovey told attendees at World Dairy Expo this week.
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Ohio cow named champion of Ayrshire Junior Show
Tanner Topp of Wooster, Ohio exhibited Conebella Sarge’s Wendy, the 2011 Grand Champion of the International Ayrshire Junior Show at World Dairy Expo on opening day.
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Cornell University tops National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest
In an exciting finish to the National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, Cornell University gets the nod over Virginia Tech in an unprecedented tie for first. The tie was broken by reasons scores and resulted in Cornell reigning supreme.
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Wisconsin Farm Bureau supports dairy reform bill
Wisconsin Farm Bureau President Bill Bruins announced his organization’s support for comprehensive dairy policy reform this week at the 2011 World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin.
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World Dairy Expo: Wisconsin cow wins Junior Holstein Show
The International Junior Holstein Show was held on Tuesday, October 4 at World Dairy Expo. Judge Larry Tande of Medford, MN, and Associate Judge Bob Hagenow, Poynette, WI, placed a total of 226 entries.
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World Dairy Expo: Iowa cow earns top honors in Ayrshire Show
Steam-Valley Wilton Magic Bri, owned by John Cannon and Kurt Wolf of Epwoth, Iowa, captured the Grand Champion honors at the 2011 International Ayrshire Show at World Dairy Expo. Bri was the winning Five-Year-Old cow, Best Uddered in her class and the recipient of the Udder Comfort $1,000 Grand Champion Cash Award.
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New York team wins National 4-H Dairy Judging Contest
New York reigned supreme at the National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisc. Team members Andrew Reynolds, Cassandra Sapp, Emma Andrew, and Meghan Vaill led the team to the top in overall placings and oral reasons.
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- Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
- Ag markets seemed to follow gold higher Monday afternoon
- Online systems keeps exporters abreast of market regulations
- April milk production up 0.3 percent
- New crop cottonseed market rallies in face of tight supplies
- Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally
