Holstein World: What is new for Spring Dairy Expo in 2007?

Seth Johnson: We are again happy to present three National Spring Shows - Ayrshire, Holstein and Brown Swiss in addition to the other breed shows. We also have a tremendous slate of breed sales scheduled, including Jersey, Brown Swiss, Ayrshire, Guernsey and two Holstein sales. I always think it is exciting to watch the students from the Buckeye Dairy Club at Ohio State work together to manage their three-breed sale. It is a great learning experience for them.

Holstein World: Share your thoughts on the advantages or benefits of bringing exhibitors and breeders from all breeds together at one location? What events seem to attract the most interest?

Seth Johnson: So many shows, meetings and events are segregated by breed that it is always exciting when you can bring everyone together “under one roof” for an event like Spring Dairy Expo. This is particularly important in Ohio where not all breeds are even together for the state fair at the same time. We have a couple free meal events - those always attract a large crowd!

I think our youth events are great. We get over 400 kids from several states involved in the youth judging contests on Saturday morning and well over 100 youth participating in the all-breed showmanship contest. Having all breeds together is certainly a benefit to the sales held there. Each breed is able to showcase their best to dairymen from all over the nation. Good cow people will appreciate a great cow or heifer regardless of her color; they just might not go out of their way to look for one. At Spring Dairy Expo we bring them all together so they don”t have to.

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