Name: Hillary Burken
City, state: Clinton, Iowa
Reign year: 2021-22

Name: Kata Ruff
City, state: Meridian, Idaho
Reign year: 2021-22

Name: Bethany Knutsen
City, state: Harrington, Delaware
Reign year: 2020-22

Name: Lauryn Knott
City, state: Merced, California
Year: 2021-22

The 2022 Professional Dairy Producers (PDPW) Business Conference brought together more than 1,200 dairy producers and industry professionals March 16-17 at Kalahari Resorts in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.

The most exciting new dairy technologies as selected by dairy farmers were on display at this year’s PDPW Business Conference in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, March 16-17.

Farmers from throughout western Wisconsin gathered in late March to learn more about how managing milk production growth could impact producer income and slow the exodus of dairy herds. More than 200 farmers attended a series of “Dairy Together” meetings held in Abbotsford, Cashton and Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.

It’s hard to imagine that one of the most influential youth programs of the dairy industry began as a drawing on a cocktail napkin, but perhaps all great ideas start out that way.