World Dairy Expo Early Entry Deadline Closes Thursday at Midnight

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Cattle exhibitors wishing to compete at World Dairy Expo 2011 should log on to the Expo website and submit their entries.

 
Source: World Dairy Expo
 
MADISON, WIS. - Cattle exhibitors wishing to compete at World Dairy Expo 2011 should log on to the World Dairy Expo website now and submit their entries. According to Dairy Cattle Show Manager Laura Herschleb, entry fees will increase at midnight (CDT) on Thursday, Sept. 1. Paper applications must also be postmarked by that date to avoid a late entry fee.
 
Animals may still be entered after Sept. 1 and until check-in for the show. Late entries made between Sept. 2 and Sept. 6 may be made online or by paper at $50 per animal. After Sept. 6, all late entries must be submitted on paper entry forms at a cost of $100 per animal.  
 
To enter online, visit www.worlddairyexpo.com. Click on the Dairy Cattle Show & Sales tab and follow the online entry instructions under the Entry Information link. Entry forms, International Futurity entry forms and accompanying information, along with the 2011 Premium Book, are available on the website.
 
"Around the World of Dairy in 5 Days" is the theme for World Dairy Expo 2011, which will take place Tuesday, Oct. 4, through Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis.  For show schedule details and further event information, visit www.worlddairyexpo.com.

 

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