Have you always wanted to see what happens at World Dairy Expo? Or are you a regular attendee that just can’t make the trip this year? Thanks to today’s technology, you don’t have to miss out. For the third year in a row, the sights and sounds of this annual dairy exposition will be streamed live via the Internet. A production crew of 14 to 16 people from Token Creek Mobile Television spend 12 hours a day filming, editing and broadcasting the show.

This year's World Dairy Expo, themed "Crowning Achievements - Golden Opportunities," will be held September 28 through October 2, 2010, in Madison, Wisconsin. In addition to highlighting some of the nation's finest dairy cattle through shows and sales, World Dairy Expo offers free educational seminars and an opportunity for companies to display new products. Click on the links below to learn more about what's happening at the 2010 World Dairy Expo. [Added September 21] Skid steer attachments put to work on show grounds Grilled cheese by the numbers See World Dairy Expo live from your home or office

Five men, whose vocations included veterinarians, managers and professional hoof trimmers, participated in Iowa State University's Master Hoof Care Program in July. The course took place at the ISU Dairy in Ames, Iowa. Dr. Jan Shearer of the Iowa State, College of Veterinary Medicine, VDPAM was the main instructor for this course.

This summer, NutriDense Silage held its “Web Moo.0” Contest to highlight how the dairy industry is using social media to positively “agvocate” to consumers. Dairy producers were invited to submit videos, photos or blog posts describing their efforts, and fifth-generation Michigan dairy producer Ashley Messing took home the top prize.

Pfizer Animal Health and the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) Foundation provided financial support to 29 veterinary medical students this year through a scholarship program. A past recipient, Sarah Krall, recently shared her thoughts with Progressive Dairyman on the program and her path to becoming a veterinarian.

Three days of intense training produce more than just sore arms for students of Precision Diagnostic’s embryo transfer course. A diverse group of herdsmen and veterinarians from Maine to Pennsylvania gathered in August to learn the process of transferring embryos into recipient cattle.

Michigan State University hosted a week of dairy-focused events July 19-23 during the 14th annual Michigan Dairy Expo. The week included a full schedule of youth contests and activities, a youth and open dairy cattle show, a sale to raise money for scholarships and youth dairy programming; and kid-focused activities for youth and families from Lansing and the surrounding areas.

What started as a small event at a restaurant in Northern Wisconsin has grown from 15 participants to more than 150. The Vita Plus Chick Day is an event for women to gather, see another dairy operation and learn from speakers and one another. This year it was held Aug. 20 at Ocooch Dairy near Hillsboro, Wisconsin.

In an effort to educate local officials about modern agriculture, the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW) joined forces with the Wisconsin Counties Association and Wisconsin Towns Association as part of the Agriculture Community Engagement (ACE) program to host two old-fashioned Twilight Meetings on Aug. 11 and 12.

The Center for Dairy Excellence in Pennsylvania hosted “Open House and Dairy Tours” at three dairy farms this summer. The events were held at Central Manor Dairy, owned by the Harnish family in Washington, Boro; Woodedge Dairy, owned by the Kauffmans in Reedsville; and Zylstra Dairy Farm Inc. owned by the Zylstra family in Freidens.