Joe Stevens De Pere, Wisconsin Reproduction Specialist ANIMART Inc.

Richard Mensendike Elizabeth, Illinois Lanark Dairy Specialist Vita Plus

Jamie P. Jarrett
 Shoreview, Minnesota Dairy Marketing Nutritionist Land O’ Lakes Purina Feed

Iowa’s legislators have put a proposal to regulate stray voltage on hold – at least for the time being. According to an article in the Des Moines Register, the legislation would have set “science-based” standards for addressing stray voltage, which happens when electric currents build up in the ground and can lead to reproductive and other health problems in dairy cattle. While the bills made it through committees on both sides of the Statehouse, the proposals have stalled before making it to the floor in either the House or Senate. Dairy lobbyists claim the bills would make it nearly impossible to seek payment for damages caused by the stray voltage.

Katie Gehrt Nicholasville, Kentucky North American Public Relations and Advertising Manager Alltech

Josh Branen Moscow, Idaho Chief Executive Officer BioTracking, LLC

David P. Casper Brookings, South Dakota Assistant Professor of Dairy Science South Dakota State University

Brad Barham Reynoldsburg, Ohio Business Development Specialist American Jersey Cattle Association