World Dairy Expo 2018 Review

World Dairy Expo 2018 was udderly fantastic! So many people, so much dairy technology and occasionally great weather! Wednesday was particularly a great surprise since it was about 80 degrees and sunny. Not bad for an early October day in Wisconsin.
This year was extra special for me as I had family friends come down from Northern Wisconsin to experience the expo with me. They are retired from the dairy industry but this was a bucket list item for them to do. Needless to say, they loved it! For those of you that know me, I'm a website guy and my knowledge of the dairy industry is small but growing. It was nice to tag along with people who knew the industry and what questions to ask 🙂
World Dairy Expo 2018 Cattle Show
It was nice to have a snack, relax and watch the show.
I'm not going to go into any results since the World Dairy Expo website has a full composite for you to view there. Click here for results page.
Cow Pavilions
A special thanks to all of the farmers that go through the work to make the show a success. I can't imagine the work involved in coordinating that. Without the cows it wouldn't be a much of a dairy expo!
Vendors at World Dairy Expo
There are so many vendors at World Dairy Expo, it would be impossible to do a short write-up on all of them. So, I decided to do a write-up of a small handful and, I figure, I will try and do a write-up of some others next year.
Feel free to contact me if you want to be interviewed next year.
Afimilk
Also noteworthy was the AfiLab milk analyzer that does in-line milk analysis. Among other things, it is very efficient at early detection of ketosis, alerts of reduced feed quality, blood alerts and washing problem warnings.
For more on Afimilk, please check out their website: https://www.afimilk.com/
BouMatic Robotics
For more on BouMatic, please check out their website: https://boumatic.com/us_en/
Jourdain Group
From their website, the Jourdain Group is, "a family business for more than the last 100 years, turned towards the conception and production of tubular cattle equipment at the start of the 1960s,". From a layman's perspective, they make really cool cattle stalls! Speaking with Kent from Agro Air Dynamics, you can purchase this amazing equipment by contacting Agromatic in Fond du Lac, WI. That's pretty convenient for farmers in the Midwest!
For more on JOURDAIN, please check out their website: https://www.jourdain-group.fr/en/
FAN
From their website, "The company develops, manufactures, and markets solid/liquid separation equipment and solutions for the mechanical and chemical-physical treatment". It is important to note that their equipment is not just for the dairy and Agro industries. Their separator technology is for Agro, Biogas, Food Processing, Slaughterhouse, Pulp & Paper, MDF and Plastics industries. From their website, "Separation of solid and liquid manure of pig, cattle and poultry manure and digastates,".
For more on FAN, please check out their website: https://www.fan-separator.de/en/
QLF Quality Liquid Feeds
Looking on their website, I believe the product that started the discussion was L-CBF 7-21-3 MKP STARTER. Click here if you want to read more. QLF provides liquid feed supplements for the dairy industry. From their website, "using a liquid feed supplement in a lactation TMR to achieve optimal carbohydrate and degradable protein balance in the rumen helps enhance dry matter intake and milk production,".
For local Packer fans, here is a video of, All Pro, Jordy Nelson describing the business:
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For more on QLF, please check out their website: https://www.qlf.com/
Agro Air Dynamics
Agro Air Dynamics has been working hard to get the latest in farm ventilation technology. Keeping Cows Cool is a key element in reducing heat stress. Heat stress is a phenomenon that significantly reduces milk production. To quote Brett, "Cow comfort produces milk". I think that simple saying says a lot.
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World Dairy Expo 2018 Pictures
The Post World Dairy Expo 2018 Takeaway
One of the things that I forgot to do was go back to the Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery booth and pick up some fresh cheese curds before I left. Major Bummer!!! The Comstock and Ellsworth locations are a favorite stop for friends and family up in Northwestern Wisconsin. My mother-in-law keeps her refrigerator stocked with Ellsworth Cheese curds every time we visit.
An ironic twist happened Saturday night, while stopping to get gas at a Kwik Trip in Oshkosh, WI. I glanced into their center cooler display and, there they were, bags of Ellsworth Cheese Curds!!! Needless to say, I picked up a bag and I'm finishing it up as I am finishing this article. A fitting end to a great week of all things dairy 🙂
For more on Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery please check out their website: https://www.ellsworthcheese.com/
Thanks for taking the time to read about this ultra cool dairy experience!
Until next time...
About the Author
Vincent Paul is the owner of vPaulTech LLC, a Wisconsin based web development business. vPaulTech LLC creates custom websites, online applications and user interfaces. Vincent believes in helping support customers by understanding the industries that the customer operates in. For helping a business like Agro Air Dynamics with their website, attending the World Dairy expo is the best way to get an understanding of the dairy market.
For more on vPaulTech LLC, please check out their website: https://vpaultech.com/
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