Meet WDE's 2024 Dairy Producers of the Year - The Larson Acres Team

A "Fitting" Tribute to Michael Heath The Friends & Family of Michael Heath will be honoring his memory with several very "fitting" awards at World Dairy Expo.  The Michael Heath Overall Fitter Award will be presented to the overall champion of the youth competition, taking place on opening day of the show and  Junior Champion and Senior Champion Bred & Owned Awards will be presented during the International Jersey Show in Michael's memory. Who was this man who inspired so many during his lifetime and career in the dairy industry?  Learn more from Michael's close personal friend, Jenny Thomas, as she shares the qualities she admired most about him and  how she hopes these special awards will keep them alive in the recipients of these special awards.

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.   For more information, or to purchase discounted tickets in advance, visit www.worlddairyexpo.com  

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 breeding and helping cows achieve their potential. 

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 prestigious award. Who were his favorite bulls during his storied career? What does he count as his greatest successes? Tune in to The Dairy Show to learn the answers to these questions and more.

GPS Dairy Consulting Founders, Jim Barmore, Marty Faldet and King Hickman will be honored on October 2 at the Recognition Award Banquet. Learn more about this year's World Dairy Expo Industry Persons of the Year on this episode of The Dairy Show.

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 Category, these folks know a thing or two about producing quality feed.  Join the Egan Family as they celebrate June Dairy Month on their Centennial Farm on June 1. They will be hosting Grilled Cheese Day from 10 am to 2 pm, sponsored by the Winnebago County Farm Bureau. Follow this link for more info:  https://www.visitoshkosh.com/event/grilled-cheese-day/137139/ Learn more about Legacy Seeds at https://legacyseeds.com.

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 on the subject. 

Who hasn't taken a souvenir photo at World Dairy Expo? Today's podcast tests your knowledge of those iconic locations: The Coliseum and colored shavings, the willows, the globe and Miss Madison.  Laurie Breuch, Expo's Dairy Systems Manager, shares the inside scoop about each of these famed photo ops.  You're sure to learn something new about World Dairy Expo's home during today's podcast!

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 you know she was also a multi-sport collegiate athlete and an award winning dairy judge?  Join us on this episode of The Dairy Show to learn more about this industry leader.

"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 marriage has taken them.