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Replacement heifers, indexing, beef x dairy, dairying for the future – these topics and many more were covered at the annual Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, Nov. 10-11.
The dairy industry has always been resilient. However, the COVID-19 pandemic tested the industry’s ability to navigate constant changes, highlighted by an initial dramatic decline in dairy demand followed by panic buying, significant pulls on the retail side, supply disruptions, empty shelves, dumped milk, government assistance and labor shortages.
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted milk marketing channels and agricultural supply chains, affecting dairy producer cash flow, balance sheets and relationships with their bankers. In an economic climate of rising input costs, the 2021 World Dairy Expo featured an agricultural lender panel addressing “How are we evaluating farm loans?”
The phrase, “The gorilla in the room” is often used to describe something that is obvious yet ignored. The “gorillas” in milk marketing have grown more obvious due to disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic as well as a Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) system designed for a different time.
The dairy community came together in Madison, Wisconsin, for World Dairy Expo earlier this month to reconnect after 18 months of virtual engagement. I am here for my first World Dairy Expo, and it has been great meeting with people I had only emailed with until now. At the same time, more than 100 animal rights extremists attended the Direct Action Everywhere Animal Liberation Conference in California.
Grilled cheese, colored shavings, the smell of Final Bloom and fresh straw, the whirl of clipper blades and the laughter of old friends echo through the grounds of the Alliant Energy Center every October.
EX-90, EX-91, EX-94. Four Junior All-American Holstein nominations. Breeder of the Honorable Mention All-American Holstein Junior Two-Year-Old in 2020 and two Junior Jersey All-American nominations.
It’s become a tradition for the Progressive Dairy team to scope out new products, ideas and innovations to share with readers following World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. The 2021 show, with the theme of “Instrumental to the Industry,” had plenty to offer.
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