The Dairy Show

Final preparations are underway for World Dairy Expo 2024. Laura Herschleb, General Manager, shares what you can expect if you attend, and how you can join virtually, if unable to make the trek to Madison, Wisconsin. Learn what's new at this year's show and how Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu (HPAI) is being addressed when the world's dairy industry meets, October 1 - 4, 2024.  

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On this episode of the dairy show, the 2024 World Dairy Expo Dairy Producers of the Year, Ed and Barb Larson, Mike Larson, Sandy Larson and Jim Trustem, from Evansville, Wisconsin, share their story. From herd favorites to ways they engage with the community, you'll learn how they manage a 2,500 cow milking herd and 5,000 acres with stellar results. Tune in to hear about herd credentials and how these producers have excelled at bre...

Meet the 2024 World Dairy Expo International Person of the Year

On this episode of The Dairy Show, Paul Larmer, who recently retired as CEO of Semex, shares not only his career journey, but insights he gleaned along the way. Paul has dedicated his professional life to the dairy cattle genetics industry, making a valuable global impact. It speaks volumes that competitors in the AI industry saw fit to nominate him for this prestigiou...

On this episode of the Dairy Show, sponsored by Legacy Seeds, we visit with John and Sheri Egan of Egan Family Dairy, located in Omro, Wisconsin and their agronomist, Judd Hodgen. Achieving herd production goals of 100 pounds of milk and 7.25 pounds of solids per cow was made possible, in large part, to the quality forages they raise and feed the 500+ cow herd. Champions of the 2021 World Forage Superbowl Standard Corn Silage Categ...

As another growing season gets underway, we take a minute to remind listeners how important it is to keep farm safety top of mind. Juan Quezada, director of Training and Development at MilkSource, is passionate about preventing accidents and injury. He served for many years as director of training and safety for 550 people on multiple sites in multiple states and has traveled to numerous countries internationally to offer pointers ...

Meet Dr. Sheila McGuirk, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (LAIM), Professor Emeritus of Large Animal Internal Medicine and Food Animal Production Medicine. Her love of bovines led her from Maryland on a multi-state and province journey that wound up at The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, and ignited a 40+ year relationship with World Dairy Expo. You may know her as "The Mother Teresa of World Dairy Expo," but did...

"Where the Global Dairy Industry Meets" is more than a World Dairy Expo tagline to Jack and Logan Cliffe. Jack is originally from Scotland and Logan from Delaware. The couple met at the show in 2013, and when Jack dropped to one knee in the middle of the showring in 2015, it resulted in happily ever after for the past ten years. Tune in to this special Valentine's Day episode of The Dairy Show to learn where their first decade of m...

Containing emerging diseases and keeping pace with mutating viruses is an ongoing war. Vaccines have historically taken five years or more to research, develop, produce and license and once released, they may no longer be relevant. MedGene Laboratories recently received a USDA license to product the first Platform Vaccines for the dairy industry. Dr. Alan Young, Professor, South Dakota State Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic L...

Fearlessly Invest in Yourself!

Ray Dykeman, a successful dairyman in Upstate New York, attended a financial seminar at the age of 20 that changed his life. On this episode of The Dairy Show, Ray shares how the advice he took to heart years ago has resulted in wise investments that continue to pay dividends today. Learn more about his take on risks and rewards and how investing in stocks and people have paved his way to success. 

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The Dairy Shrine's 50th Anniversary included an invitation to share what you think was the most significant "advancement" in the industry during that 50-year period (1949 - 1999). This resulted in a collection of 77 letters, each highlighting and explaining what the author thought was most responsible for the dairy industry moving forward. The binder that houses these thoughts and so much more is housed at the Hoard's Museum and Da...

For eighteen years, ExpoTV has acquainted people from around the globe with World Dairy Expo. A farm boy who grew up just north of Madison married his love of dairy farming and the magic of television to capture the special moments on the colored shavings and to give the knowledge shared on Expo's educational stages an even larger global audience. During this episode of The Dairy Show, learn how John Salzwedel started his mobile br...

Remember when AI used to stand for artificial insemination instead of artificial intelligence and robots were relegated to science fiction and comic books? For more than a quarter century, robots have been quietly milking cows around the world. What do you know about the pros and cons of robotic milking systems? Today's guest on The Dairy Show serves as a Robotic Milking Consultant. John Gerbitz, from Cow Corner LLC shares a wealth...

Fingers point when nitrate levels exceed acceptable limits in drinking water supplies. Often times they point at the "dairy down the road," when in fact, science can tell a far different story.  Today's guests on The Dairy Show, Dr. Fatemeh Vakili and Dr. Mike Sklash have made it their life's work to understand nitrate and how it interacts in our environment. Through their research, it is possible not only to identify the origin of...

When the global dairy industry meets in Madison, Wisconsin each fall, there are many stories to tell. More than 200 journalists travel to World Dairy Expo to report on the research and technology that is shared there.  They cover the recognitions bestowed upon the dairy cattle exhibited and the individuals honored for their skills and contributions to the industry.  Serving as hostesses in this busy Media Room and managing and repo...

The Quest for Genetic Improvement

Top shelf genetics put Oakfield Corners Dairy on the map. A robust ET and IVF program yields 7,500 to 8,000 embryos each year. Jonathan Lamb, joins us on The Dairy Show to discuss how genomics, index formulas and phenotypic data factor into matings that win in the showring and have worldwide appeal. 

In addition to managing more than 10,000 Holsteins in four facilities (three in New York and one ...