Event Coverage

In St. Albans, Vermont, Santa traded in his sleigh for a tractor at the third annual holiday tractor parade on Friday, Dec. 9. Crowds gathered to watch the parade of over 45 farm tractors decorated for the season with holiday lights and more as they made their way from the farm fields to Main Street.

The 2016 joint annual meeting of the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA), National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB), and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) was held Oct. 31 – Nov. 2 in Nashville, Tennessee.

At the Wisconsin Ag Women’s Summit, in Madison, Wisconsin, in March, four women shared their viewpoints on what it is like to be a woman in agriculture and discussed some key issues facing farms today.

When was the last time you laughed? Was it within the last 24 hours? Do you consider yourself happy? Why or why not? Society teaches us to look elsewhere for happiness, but according to Marci Shimoff, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author and transformational leader, this is a myth.

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.

The 50th edition of World Dairy Expo did not disappoint. In addition to reliving history, the show continued to highlight the industry’s potential in the future.