Event Coverage

Dairy farmers and allied industry representatives attending the 2019 Dairy Strong conference received a mix of inspiration and practical information during the fifth annual event, held Jan. 23-24 in Madison, Wisconsin.

Successfully managing a dairy farm requires utilizing both the head and the heart, dairy producers and representatives of allied industries were reminded during the Professional Dairy Producers (PDPW) 2019 Managers Academy, held Jan. 15-17 in Charleston, South Carolina.

Temperatures at World Ag Expo 2019 started out colder than usual, and skies that began clear progressively clouded over. The final day of the show was wet and blustery.

During the drier parts of the show, Progressive Dairyman Editor Walt Cooley found the newest products that may be of interest to dairy producers. Below are his thoughts on what he found.

The dairy community is creative and innovative. Dairy Strong brings farmers and industry professionals from diverse management philosophies together to focus on what matters by providing content that is relevant, inspiring and entertaining.

Dairy farmers aren’t the only business owners struggling to find and retain a labor force. According to Kurt Bauer, president and CEO of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC), 80 percent of his group’s members are having trouble hiring people right now too.

More than 200 dairy farmers from 21 countries spent four days traveling to dairies in Minnesota and Wisconsin as part of the ABS Global Experience tour. The event provided a full-circle view of the making of elite genetics, from selection all the way through to semen collection. View the slideshow below.