Four national dairy leaders were featured at the Global Dairy Summit, held by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) on the expo grounds. The panel presentation covered the topics of global dairy product prospects, domestic dairy production and manufacturing trends, consumer dairy product purchasing patterns, and the future of dairy ingredients.

At a 2024 World Dairy Expo breakfast event, Rabobank’s global dairy analysts provided an overview of the major dairy regions across the world in terms of their milk production capabilities and trade outlook.

On Friday, Oct. 4, current Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack returned to World Dairy Expo to say he accepted that challenge to develop strategies that help small and midsized operations continue to be in business.

With multiple data sources collected in a single platform, dairy producer Allan Kutz is able to see more information in less time. In particular, he is better able to see how his fresh cows are performing by days in milk (DIM).

Just after midnight on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 45,000 port workers from Maine to Texas went on strike, preventing the unloading of goods at 36 United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) terminals along the East and Gulf Coast.