Paul Larmer retired as CEO of Semex, the Canadian dairy genetics company in early 2024. He was recently named the International Person of the Year by the World Dairy Expo […] Read more
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VIDEO: World Dairy Expo 2024: Paul Larmer international person of the year
Former CEO of Semex talks about what he learned growing it into a global company
World Dairy Expo 2024 opens soon
The large dairy trade show and cattle show will have fewer cattle from Canada due to the avian influenza outbreak in dairy cattle
The World Dairy Expo starts this weekend, with the International Junior Holstein Show, fitting contests and intercollegiate and international judging competitions, but it really gets underway on Tuesday Sept 30. […] Read more
Traceability, efficiencies and advanced animal welfare top tech development
Integration into existing systems and long-term viability affect adoption
The third annual World Dairy Expo Tech Spotlight showcased tools to improve on-farm efficiencies, traceability and monitoring. “We know the pivotal role (tech) has played to get us where we […] Read more
VIDEO: Improving immunity in dairy cows
Nitric oxide levels in cows have a significant impact on their immunity. Researchers have shown that two per cent of cows have serious health impacts due to their nitric oxide […] Read more
VIDEO: Youth takes home honours at World Dairy Expo
John Greig talks to Nadia Uhr, who finished second in the senior category of the youth showmanship competition at World Dairy Expo. Uhr tells Farmtario about her first experience at […] Read more
Dairy start-ups target individual producer problems
Adoption will depend on individual needs of the farm, along with potential for integration
Introducing new ideas and innovations to the global dairy industry has long been a feature at the World Dairy Expo (WDE). Due to the pandemic, last year the expo offered […] Read more
Wisconsin dairy farmer hits extraordinary milk production level
Here’s how the Kestell family’s average milk production hit more than 20,000 kg per year
Tom Kestell gets huge milk production from his Wisconsin dairy herd, but the difference comes from the small details he consistently gets right. Kestell’s herd of about 100 milking cows […] Read more
Ontario youth clean up in World Dairy Expo showmanship
The competition drew 337 young people to Madison, Wisc. for the competition
Ontario young people won the top two placings in each category in the youth showmanship competition at the World Dairy Expo. The competition brings together youth from across North America […] Read more
Dairy parlours, feed monitoring and genetic indices see innovations
The latest dairy technologies launched at World Dairy Expo
Robotic teat washing coming for parlours Automations continue to arrive in milking parlours. First there was data recording and automatic shutoffs, then teat spray robots. There have been some attempts […] Read more
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