You just need to look at all the faces in the international visitors lounge during World Dairy Expo to get a sense of how important that show is for education.  Bob Bosold visits with one of the visitors from Brazil looking for knowledge and products.  Guilerme Vartez works with Alta Genetics, and brought 15 dairy producers and technicians to take in the show.  He explains what's influencing the direction of dairy breeding in Brazil.  Weather's a big influence and so is the challenging infrastructure.

Wet weather is starting to move its way toward Wisconsin beginning this afternoon.  Pam Jahnke shares a brief weather forecast for the vacationing Stu Muck.

Technology is always influencing what happens in agriculture.  Brad Bernhard is the Corn Technical Product Manager for Syngenta at its Research Innovation Center in Malta, IL.  Pam Jahnke made the trip down to look at how a new corn rootworm trait is standing up to pressure.  Bernhard explains that Durastack will be available in 2027, and changes the genetic approach farms can take overcoming the pest.  Paid for by Syngenta.There's storm clouds on the horizon and it's not about weather.  John Herath with the US Meat Export Federation explains that there's a port strike looming that could impact movement of everything from Amazon packages to meat.

Getting farmers, researchers and state agencies all into the same room isn't always easy.  Kiley Allan says an upcoming meeting is trying to do just that. Laura Paletta, Co-Chair for the Wisconsin Water and Soil Health Conference, says topics will target cutting-edge conservation practices, including recent cover crop research, nitrogen use efficiency, and innovative manure management techniques like the 360 RAIN system.  They're also offering scholarships to first time attendees to keep the mix going with conversations.