Tours and Facilitated Discussions Will Focus on Advancements and Key Learnings on Robotic Systems. Click here for tour flyer. Robotic dairy systems offer significant opportunity to dairy producers, but require tremendous research, planning and investment to ensure that the transition will benefit the farm, animal well-being and the bottom line. A one-day chartered bus tour will give dairy farmers a close-up view of robotic systems on two high-performing dairies and feature in

MADISON, Wisc., February 7-9, 2018 – Coming from 10 states across the Midwest, 110 students from 20 colleges and universities gathered in the heart of Madison, Wisconsin, for the 13th annual Midwest Dairy Challenge. Students came together to gain valuable life, career and dairy management skills, as Dairy Challenge allows collegiates to apply theory and learning on a real-world dairy farm while working as part of a team. The three-day event kicked off with seminars on a varie

Invite your local elected officials to proactively discuss the issues that impact our dairy community. This event is for community leaders, elected officials, conservation officials, dairy and livestock producers and Wisconsinites who want to grow vibrant and green communities. Register Now! Registration Fee: $50.00 Seminar Overview Research and education: "World-class" starts here UW-System President Ray Cross joins us to discuss how the consolidation of two-year colleges wi

The Association: The National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) is located in Madison, Wisconsin and is the national trade association for businesses in the Untied States involved with artificial insemination of cattle. NAAB works directly with USDA, U.S. Embassies, appropriate Government Ministries and other global agencies to open and maintain trade access fro bovine semen throughout the world. U.S. genetic improvement programs have developed several breeds that are hig

BRATTLEBORO, Vt., October 18, 2017- Selz-Pralle Aftershock 3918 is the new national milk production record holder for the Holstein breed. This Holstein cow has set a new 365-day milk production record of 78,170 pounds of milk, with 3,094 pounds of fat and 2,393 pounds of protein. This record breaks the previous 365-day record of 77,480 pounds of milk, set by Ever-Green-View My Gold-ET, owned by the Kestell family of Waldo, Wis. For comparison, the actual production average fo