The North American Manure Expo will be hosted July 8-9 at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, 3001 North Grant Ave., Springfield. The theme for the 2014 event is “Valuing Manure and the Environment.”

When it comes to managing rations for dairy cows, it is always better to be proactively making decisions versus reactively. That’s according to Dr. Dwight Roseler, a dairy nutritionist with Purina Animal Nutrition in Ohio.

Fair Oaks Farms Fair Oaks, Indiana The Detroit Free Press spotlighted the collection of properties known as Fair Oaks Farms, which includes 10 dairy farms with 37,000 cows. The newspaper pointed out that many large-scale farms are “off-limits” to the average consumer, whereas Fair Oaks Farms welcomes tourists and draws as many as 180,000 visitors per year.