By definition, molds are filamentous fungi that occur in feedstuffs, including roughages and concentrates. They date back to biblical times; however, molds have been gaining more attention in recent years due to their increased presence in feeds and their effects on dairy cattle.

Stan and Sue Gausman, along with their son, Grant, are now eight months into welcoming their 102-cow herd under one roof on their dairy farm near Baldwin in northwestern Wisconsin.

The youth fitting contest at World Dairy Expo on Sunday, Oct. 2, welcomed an unprecedented number of contestants this year with 22 youth competing compared to 10 last year.

“FIRE!” Chris and Rikki Van Dyk and Chris’ parents, John and Eileen, of West Croix Genetics near New Richmond, Wisconsin, started the afternoon on Aug. 4, 2015, with such a shout.

If you were at World Dairy Expo last year, chances are you saw a bright yellow self-propelled mixer wagon on display. After all, the mixer was the first of its kind to touch American soil, coming all the way from Italy.