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Stoney Point Joel Bailey owned by Vierra Dairy Farms of Hilmar, Calif., has been named Supreme Champion of World Dairy Expo 2026. This honor makes her the first Jersey in Expo history to win two Supreme Champion honors. Bailey received the Gregory Blaska Memorial Trophy and a Royal Blanket sponsored by FutureCow. Gregory Blaska was a World Dairy Expo pioneer and served as President of World Dairy Expo, Inc. Board of Directors for 31 years.

It’s the paradox defining U.S. dairy in 2026: Processors are pouring $14.4 billion into several new plants and expansions across the U.S. — the largest investment wave in industry history. Meanwhile, dairy producers are staring at lackluster milk prices in the fourth quarter of 2026 and struggling to cover costs that keep climbing. So why are processors betting billions on an industry where the people making the product can barely make the margins work?

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins stood before a large crowd at the 59th World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., and delivered a message dairy farmers have been waiting to hear: The Trump administration is “100%” behind American dairy, with record export growth, expanded trade deals and billions in new processing infrastructure signaling what she calls a “dairy renaissance.” Standing before dairy farmers on Sept.

Jersey Canada will soon be transitioning to BreedLOGIC Database Search, ABRI’s next-generation online database search platform. BreedLOGIC Database Search provides a powerful and intuitive way to search and explore breed society information, including animals, pedigrees, members, sales information and genetic evaluation data.

A U.S. ban on several Canadian imports, including alcohol, dairy and motorcycles, has come into effect as a trade war between the two neighbours drags on. The latest measure by the Trump administration is in response to Canada’s implementation of tariffs on a range of US goods earlier this month following a breakdown in trade talks.

The National Milk Producers Federation and U.S. Dairy Export Council welcomed an announcement today of the operationalization of a U.S.-China Board of Trade and its initial product scope: Gregg Doud, President and CEO, National Milk Producers Federation “America’s dairy farmers welcome the launch of the U.S.-China Board of Trade, and we commend USTR for prioritizing agricultural exports. Retaliatory tariffs continue to put U.S. dairy at a disadvantage in China while our competitors gain ground.

The winning Five-Year-Old Cow, Arolene Dempsey Ella, took home Senior and Grand Champion titles at the 2026 International Junior Holstein Show at World Dairy Expo® on Sunday. For this honor, Ella and owner, Alyson Doiron, of Cap-Santé, Quebec, Canada, received the Lillian & Keith King and Jim King Grand Champion of the Junior Show Award.

Modesto Junior College came out on top as they secured the Overall Team, High Individual, Overall Reasons Team and High Reasons Individual honors at the 36th International Post-Secondary Dairy Cattle Judging Contest. The team consisted of Jacob Ahlem, Daniel Diniz, Breanna Souza and Riley Whisler, and is coached by Nicole Morris. Cobleskill Ag & Tech finished as the second-high team overall.

California took the top honors in the 104th National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at World Dairy Expo®. The California team was comprised of Kestin Martin, Lauren Silveira, Kherington Azevedo and Karley Rocha, coached by Terianne Silveira. The second-overall team, by a margin of 17 points, was the Wisconsin team of Braeden Bechel, Bryce Bechel, Ava Kolodzienski and Hannah Fesenmaier, coached by Bob Traynor, Peter Coyne and Jayne Esch.

University of Minnesota finished first among 18 schools in the 105th National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at World Dairy Expo®. The team finished with a score of 2,496 and added to their achievements by also being the high team for reasons. The team included Jacob Harbaugh, Rachel Visser, Evan Hathaway and Tyler Ratka and was coached by Dr. Les Hansen, Dr. Isaac Haagen, Eric Houdek, and Gabriella Houdek.