Over five days, 16 judges will place more than 2,000 head of cattle during World Dairy Expo’s fiftieth anniversary show. Don’t miss your chance to watch cows and heifers of your favorite breeds battle it out on the colored shavings. All shows will take place in the Coliseum.

Join World Dairy Expo to ‘Celebrate 50’ 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of World Dairy Expo – a celebration of the journey from a small World Food Expo in 1967 to the internationally renowned show of today.

Not surprisingly, producers milking in robotic environments – or planning to – select differently for their genetics. There are traits that become increasingly important to these producers, and a number of companies have highlighted the sires best suited for producing cows for robotic milk machines.

Whether commodity prices are high or low, it’s always a good time to lower your operating costs. While feed and labor costs can be difficult to reduce, dairy farms often have opportunities to reduce utility costs by 10 to 35 percent. In our experience, this savings equates to anywhere from 2 to 30 cents per hundredweight in avoided costs.

In the words of Jennifer Sirangelo, president and CEO of the National 4-H Council, a true leader leads by example, works well with others, tackles tough challenges head-on and sticks with a job until it’s done.

My wife, Joanne, is like a lot of women: She likes to go to thrift sales. As she tells me, “Sometimes you can get some really good deals there.”

I am increasingly disturbed at the horrible atrocities committed against innocent people. Why doesn’t God step in and stop the advance of evil in the world? Surely He can do it. He is omnipotent and omnipresent. He knows what is going on, and I am sure it grieves Him terribly.

The only thing more stressful than a rusty, seized bolt is the sickening feeling you get when you hear a pop followed by the removal of only a portion of the bolt or screw. Now what? Well, with a bit of patience and the correct tools, you can extract that ornery piece of scrap metal and roll on.

“You’re going to die.” It was my landlord who said this, and she couldn’t hide all of her smugness in saying it. It was the first of many times we would hear it.

And no, that headline isn’t the start of a cheesy joke. This was my reality every Friday at 1 p.m. when the University of Maryland’s Introduction to Dairy Judging class met this past spring semester.