Seventy-five people with 49 boats competed in the fifth annual Dairy Farmers of Oregon Milk Carton Boat Race, June 9 at Westmoreland Park Casting Pond.

“Many of the boats paid homage to the event with dairy themes including a dairy bus, dairy cows and a ‘lactose tolerant boat’,” said Pete Kent, executive director of the Oregon Dairy Products Commission. “Oregon’s dairy farm families enjoy hosting the boat race and supporting their local community.”

The National Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center (LPELC) held the first national Waste to Worth Conference in Denver, Colorado.

The first U.S. Precision Dairy Conference and Expo is taking place in Rochester, Minnesota, June 25-27. The program includes a tour of nearby farms, a two-day agenda packed with the latest research and industry information, and a trade show dedicated to the latest technology in robotic milking and precision management.