The 2026 Central Plains Dairy Expo commenced with a welcome reception and BlackHawk concert on March 17 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The following two days were filled with breakout sessions covering fly control, technology, herd health, immigration law, artificial intelligence (AI) and more.

Nearly 900 attendees convened in Red Deer, Alberta, for the 2026 Western Canadian Dairy Seminar on March 10-13. Sessions covered a variety of topics, such as milk components, heat stress, feeding trace minerals, calf management, biosecurity and more.

With U.S. cow herd size at a 75-year low and with no reprieve in sight, it’s never been more important to protect your cattle and operation. Farmers and ranchers should consider how to protect their animals and operation before it is too late. Here are a few of the topics shared at Cattlemen’s College during NCBA’s CattleCon 2026 in in Nashville, Tennessee.

More than 55% of U.S. land is forage ground – and producers continue to make those acres work for the future. AFGC’s Asheville conference reflected that optimism and shared purpose.

Farmers who came to the 2025 Dairy Sustainability Alliance Fall Meeting did not travel to hear theories. They wanted workable tools, proof points and honest dialogue about how sustainable practices can work for them and deliver a return on investment (ROI).

The first ever American Dairy XPO (ADX) is a dairy-focused showcase featuring more than 100 exhibitors from around the globe, bringing the latest in innovation, education, genetics and hospitality to American dairy producers and their families.

The International Silage Conference is a place where real-world issues meet real-world solutions among a vibrant, global blend of custom harvesters, academics, industry professionals and forward-thinking producers.

Dairy producers – Jesse Brutscher of DayStar Dairy and Greg Moes of MoDak Dairy Inc. – shared their trials and feats of adapting technology on their respective farms in a panel session during the 2025 Precision Dairy Conference.