Dairy farmers and agribusiness personnel are invited to attend the Progressive Dairy Operator’s (PDO) Triennial Dairy Symposium, March 21-23, at the International Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre in Toronto, Ontario.

As the Canadian Dairy XPO (CDX) enters its fourth year, attendees can anticipate a few major changes to enhance their experience.

Dave Jauquet farms with his wife, Stacy, 10 full-time employees and two part-time employees at Jauquet Dairy LLC in Luxemburg, Wisconsin. They milk 535 cows three times a day, with fresh cows milked six times a day. The herd averages slightly more than 31,000 pounds of milk with 3.75 fat and 3.15 protein.

As I sit down to pen this editorial, we have just entered the New Year. It is a time filled with joy, excitement and resolutions. Some of the most popular resolutions involve a focus on fitness and to eat better in hopes of being a little lighter when we enter the next holiday season.

From milk prices to mastitis and feed intakes to fresh cows, dairy producers have a lot on their minds at any given time. The changing societal view of antibiotics is just one little piece of all there is to focus on.

As the dairy industry continues to make strides in efficiency, producers across the country are showing it is possible to achieve a 30 percent pregnancy rate with a 30,000-pound herd average.

As the transition cow enters negative energy balance, no longer meeting her nutritional requirements, there is a huge demand on the liver to continue to make glucose to drive milk production.

“Issues. Analysis. Solutions.” is the theme for the 34th Western Canadian Dairy Seminar to be held March 8-11 at the Sheraton Red Deer in Red Deer, Alberta. From the seminar sessions to the trade show to the pre-conference events, there will be multiple opportunities to address the many issues facing Canada’s dairy industry.