2018 WORLD DAIRY EXPO • ALLIANT ENERGY CENTER • MADISON, WISCONSIN, USA • WWW.WORLDDAIRYEXPO.COM • LISTEN TO SHOW COVERAGE AT 95.7 FM
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In This Issue: Value Added Farm: Arethusa Page 4
One-onOne: Tyler Reynolds Page 5
Next Frontier, Next Generation: David Jones Page 6
Home to Expo: James Duke Page 7
Word on the Street: WDE Board Members Page 8
Today's Highlights:
10 a.m.
6:30 p.m.
Youth Fitting Contest in Sale Pavilion
DeLaval Dairy Cattle Exhibitor Appreciation Picnic in Sale Pavilion
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Volunteers serve important role in WDE daily functions
Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018
It takes a village
BY JILL TRAUT Staff writer
There is always more to something than what meets the eye. Behind the scenes and amongst the chaos are 500 volunteers that help World Dairy Expo run efficiently each year. Many of these roles go unnoticed by guests and exhibitors, but each of their duties are crucial to the event’s vitality. “World Dairy Expo would not be the great event that it is without our volunteers,” said Dawn Dommisse, administrative services manager for WDE. Volunteers serve in all kinds of capacities. They work as tram drivers, school tour guides, room monitors for Virtual Farm Tours and Expo Seminars, and they serve as shuttle ride meet-and-greet personnel. They also help in administration and Dairy Cattle Show offices, the Purple Cow Gift Shop, the International and Volunteer Lounges, the Showring and assisting with Trade Show and Dairy Cattle Show ingress and egress. Some volunteers will help for a few hours one day, while others put in 40 to 50 hours
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Naomi Bernstein and her two daughters, Lorelei (left) and Nora, participate in the World Dairy Expo's summer picnic. The event is an opportunity for board members, staff members and volunteers to converse and have fun outside of World Dairy Expo. over the week-long event. Kevin Hoffman, a retired agriculture teacher from Verona, Wis., has been volunteering at Expo for the last 26 years. He started volunteering in conjunction with his role as an FFA advisor and continued helping after he retired. He has had a plethora of volunteer duties and plenty of stories to tell from his many
years of service. “I had some memorable events,” Hoffman said of his 26 years. “When we started [volunteering at the gate] people would jump the fences to avoid paying the $2 or $3 [entry fee].” Hoffman recalls years working in the rain, wind and snow; but overall, most of his memories involve interacting with friends and strangers he
only gets to see at Expo. “I have a group from Kentucky each year [who] remembers me, and we have a good time,” he said. “I have had a few [volunteer] partners throughout the years, and talking and working with them is very enjoyable.” Turn to VOLUNTEERS | Page 4
Clinic to train judges on showmanship guidelines
Coyne, Crack will lead inaugural educational event BY DANIELLE NAUMAN Staff writer
Few things in the world of showing dairy cattle can be as daunting as being the person standing in the center of the showring, evaluating a class of showmanship participants. However, few things are as important, either. The importance of showmanship judges is why the World Dairy Expo Youth Enhancement Committee has added a Showmanship Judges Clinic to the list of educational programs happening at Expo. “Showmanship in one of the most important dairy youth events youth can participate in,” said Katie Coyne, WDE Youth Fitting and Showmanship Contest Superintendent. “It teaches life skills, such as
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David Crack judges the 2017 World Dairy Expo Youth Showmanship Contest. Crack will lead the free Showmanship Judges Clinic tomorrow, Monday, Oct. 1 in the Coliseum. responsibility, poise, precision and learning.” Coyne has devoted many hours of her time as a crusader for making the guidelines and expectations for youth showmanship consistent throughout
North America. She has taken that dedication one step further, facilitating tomorrow’s showmanship judging clinic, which is open to showmanship judges of all skill levels and youth dairy project
leaders. “When we judge a showmanship contest, it’s our responsibility to know the guidelines and expectations that the youth have been taught,” Coyne said. “We want to give the youth we are evaluating the very best experience possible.” David Crack, of Richmond, Québec who served as a showmanship official at the 2017 Expo, will lead the free clinic. The clinic will take place from 2-4 p.m. tomorrow, Monday, Oct. 1 in the Coliseum. The first part of the program will be the teaching portion, where the showmanship guidelines are explained and demonstrated. The remainder of the time will give participants the opportunity to have hands-on showmanship judging experience, working with a couple of mock classes. “We really want anyone Turn to SHOWMANSHIP | Page 3