Cattle entries confirmed that while the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is spreading throughout the dairy industry, it’s doing little to deter those who participate in the big dance, and World Dairy Expo is preparing with heightened safety measures.

Final preparations are underway for World Dairy Expo 2024. Laura Herschleb, general manager, joins podcast host, Lisa Behnke, to share 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, Oct. 1-4, 2024.

As dairy producers, we make dozens of decisions all day, every day. From products and protocols to capital investments and new hires, everything has an impact.

I am so proud of the great improvement in milk quality I have seen in nearly 50 years. Who knows where it will be in another five to 10 years?

Rabobank’s yearly listing of the “Global Dairy Top 20” companies was released in late August, highlighting revenue performance of the world’s dairy industry leaders in 2023. Based on financial data in U.S. dollars, the combined sales of the world's 20 largest dairy companies were slightly up 0.3% from the year before.

While some university dairies have shut down in the last few decades, others are breaking ground on new research dairies to replace aging facilities or making renovations to update their current ones. Here is an overview of some of the facilities currently under construction.