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Whether or not you attend World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., you won’t want to miss Catherine Merlo’s daily dispatches from this international dairy show. Starting at the end of September, she’ll share her insights about the event that draws the dairy world’s attention for a hectic week. Visit this blog to read Merlo’s reports on what she sees and hears, who she meets, and the behind-the-scenes discussions that really make Expo worthwhile. As Dairy Today’s Western editor, Catherine Merlo is based in Bakersfield, Calif. She travels widely across the United States covering national and Western dairy issues. Merlo has more than 25 years of experience as an agricultural writer, journalist and photographer.

Joe is a management advisor and business writer with over thirty years experience in agribusiness. He is a graduate of Michigan State and Claremont Graduate University in Calif. At Claremont he studied under Peter Drucker, recognized as the father of modern management, who was instrumental in forming Joe’s knowledge of management as a discipline. This Business Management blog draws on Joe’s management experiences in putting these principles to work. He grew up on a Michigan grain farm still operated by his family and lives in Minnesota with his wife Kathy.