Ranchers and farmers know what it’s like to work in the cold. Now is a chance for your hard work to be recognized in the third annual Cintas & Carhartt Cold Crew Contest. Cintas launched the campaign in 2011 to recognize individuals in the U.S. and Canada who withstand the toughest winter working conditions. This year’s theme is “Outwork Them All.” Contestants may share their stories and explain why Carhartt, a brand for hard-working people, is essential to their jobs at for their chance to win free merchandise and a grand prize, all-expenses paid trip for two (location yet to be announced).

The 2013 World Dairy Expo welcomed more than 70,000 people to Madison, Wisconsin. The Progressive Dairyman team was one of more than 840 companies that exhibited at the show. On the shavings, the Holstein Grand Champion Bonaccueil Maya Goldwyn, exhibited by Ty-D Holsteins, Drolet & Fils, Ferne Jacobs, A.&R. Boulet Inc. of Cap-Sante, Quebec, Canada, took home the Supreme Champion title.

Easton, Maryland-based Papillon Agricultural Co. is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Founded by Tom Haschen in 1983, the company provides propriety products and customer service for the dairy feed industry in the U.S. and in more than a dozen other countries. It has manufacturing capabilities in New York and Wisconsin as well as seven strategically located warehouses.