Spring Dairy Expo kicks off Thursday, April 2nd

Apr 01, 2015

Expo being held in Columbus, Ohio

Dairy farmers, other agricultural professionals and consumers can make their way to the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio from Thursday, April 2^nd to Saturday, April 4^th for the Spring Dairy Expo.

The events kick off at 11:30 Thursday morning and all three days will feature different activities for visitors to attend.

More than 800 head of cattle will be on hand and competing for Junior and Supreme championships.

On Thursday, visitors can take part in a silent auction at 3:00pm. Friday afternoon will have a Guernsey sale and Saturday will feature a 4-H judging contest. A full schedule of events can be found on the show’s website.

The state 4-H dairy contest will have three separate divisions: junior for ages 8-11, intermediate for 12-14 and senior for 15 and over.

The expo will also feature a variety of animals for sale including Ayrshire, Milking Shorthorn and Holstein.

The Spring Dairy Expo isn’t the only show coming to Ohio in 2015.

From September 22^nd - 24^th, London, Ohio will play host to the 53^rd Farm Science Review.

It will feature machinery sales, inductions into the Farm Science Review Hall of Fame and demonstration plots.

The demonstrations will focus on strip-tilling, planting, manure and other very important aspects to running a successful farm.

Join the conversation and tell us if you’ll be attending either the Spring Dairy Expo or the Farm Science Review and what you hope to learn.

Don’t forget to also check out the Farms.com calendar page where you can find out when the next farm shows are happening.

Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

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Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.