More than 200 farmers, nutritionists and industry professionals huddled together at Lambeau Field recently to discuss the latest strategies for successful dairy farming and how to achieve their goals for “One Team, One Dream” within the industry at Alltech Wisconsin’s Dairy School.

Danny Klinefelter has been leading the Executive Program for Agricultural Producers for the past 25 years and will share his insight on best management practices producers can and should adopt during the 2016 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit, which will be held Feb. 10-11 at the Penn State Conference Center in State College, Pennsylvania.

Check out scenes from the 2016 Dairy Strong event that brought more than 600 people to Madison, Wisconsin, Jan. 12-14.

United Dairymen of Idaho focus on education, collaboration and innovation “Tell your story or someone else will tell it for you.”

On Jan. 12-14, hundreds of dairy producers from throughout Wisconsin, the Midwest and the nation will come to the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, overlooking Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin, for Dairy Strong – an exciting conference and trade show.

When it comes to dairy farming, routine is key. Everything happens at the same time every day, in the same order. Any variation can upset the cattle. And then no one is happy.

During one of the preconference sessions of the Vita Plus Dairy Summit held recently in Baraboo, Wisconsin, 12 women gathered to try their hand at painting a cow.

A crowd of about 150 dairy operators, local dignitaries, air district officials and media gathered on Oct. 7 for an open house and tour of Verwey Farms near Hanford, California, to learn about its new electrified, stationary feed mixing operation. 

Every year, 7 million children starve to death. Is this sad? Yes. Were many of you shocked by that? Probably not. What many of you may not know, however, is that hunger isn’t just a third-world problem; it’s a first-world problem too.

Progressive Dairyman editors Walt Cooley, Karen Lee, Peggy Coffeen, Lynn Jaynes, Jenna Hurty and Emily Caldwell had their eyes peeled at World Dairy Expo this year to bring you another round of “cool stuff we saw.” Here are their observations and new products that caught their attention.