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The Missouri Dairy Forum and Trade Show is returning to Springfield Jan. 27-28 after a record crowd of dairy farmers and allied industry attended in 2011.
The Forum will kick off at the University Plaza Hotel starting at 9:25 a.m. on Jan. 27.
With more than 250 companies exhibiting the latest equipment, products and techniques for the ag business – the Pacific Agriculture Show is the place to be for anyone involved in agribusiness. Held Jan. 26-28 at the Tradex Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Show times are Thursday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The admission charge is $10 for adults, $5 for seniors, and children under 14 free.
Bringing the newest thinking on ruminant nutrition to the field will be the topic of a dairy nutrition workshop and model training session. Dr. Randy Shaver, University of Wisconsin, will discuss dairy cattle starch research and Dr. David Mertens, Mertens Innovation &Research, will present information on the use of aNDF in the evaluation of forage quality and formulation of dairy rations. Dr. Tom Tylutki and Lynn Gilbert, Agricultural Modeling and Training Systems, will tie this new information to ration formulation using the AMTS.Cattle.Professional program, an implementation of the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System (CNCPS).
The annual “Friends of Expo” reception held Dec. 1 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin, gathered a record number of volunteers that assist in implementing the world-class dairy industry show. Two hundred and nine guests attended the Asian-themed volunteer appreciation dinner and celebrated another successful 2011 World Dairy Expo. Four “Friends of Expo” were honored that evening as outstanding volunteers.
The individuals that were honored for their years of support and outstanding service to World Dairy Expo were selected from more than 400 volunteers who help run the cattle shows, commercial exhibits, youth contests, school tours, Purple Cow Gift Shop and educational venues during the five-day show. The 2011 Friends of Expo honorees include: Brenda Lee Turner, Betty Haag, Julie Ehrke and Maureen DeBruin.
Nearly 700 dairy and beef producers from across the globe gathered in Lexington, Kentucky, for Alltech's Global 500, held Dec. 6-8.
The event kicked off with a welcome reception, followed by two days of presentations by industry experts. Topics included nutrition, calf rearing, milk quality, social media and branding.
This year’s Midwest Dairy Expo, held Nov. 29-30 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, was the most successful event since its inception in many ways. First, there was record attendance. Nearly 2,000 people attended the event over the two days. There also was a record 120 plus sponsor/exhibitors.
The Dairy Calf & Heifer Association Conference Committee has scheduled another great lineup of speakers and presenters, including Gary Sipiorski, dairy development manager, Vita Plus Corp.; Kerry Scott, H2A program manager, Mid-Atlantic Solutions Inc.; and Gary Conklin, Conklin Farms. The 2012 Dairy Calf & Heifer Conference will be held March 20-21, in Visalia, California, centrally located in California's dairy country.
Dairy Day will be held at the Miner Institute in Chazy, New York, on Wednesday, Dec. 7. The free event begins at 10 a.m. with time to visit with vendors present. The speakers program begins at 11 a.m.
A total of 50 students from 10 southern colleges and universities participated in the sixth annual Southern Regional Dairy Challenge, which was held November 17-19, 2011, in Live Oak, Florida. The Southern Regional Dairy Challenge is an innovative two-day event designed by professionals from allied industry and university educators to bring classroom training to life in the real world for students preparing for dairy careers.
Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin is offering Commodity Marketing classes to dairy producers and agribusiness professionals. An informational session about the classes and the opportunity to meet the instructor will be held Thursday, Dec. 14, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Greenstone Farm Credit Services located at 1674 Eisenhower Road, DePere, Wisconsin. This introductory class is free.
The class instruction that happens over the course of a marketing year will be presented by Carl Babler of the University of Wisconsin – Platteville who has been involved in the futures industry as a broker, educator and hedger for more than 35 years.
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