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Podcast: MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON
Episode: Mike Berry's "Road To Madison" With Show Cows From Powell Butte
Description: Mike Berry, from Powell Butte, Oregon, makes a 5,000-mile round trip to Madison each year for World Dairy Expo. He's taken this journey more than 20 times since the mid-1990s. This year, he brought five show cows, making frequent stops along the way to feed, water, milk, and bed them. He’s built lasting friendships with small dairies in Montana, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, where he can stop to milk and let the cows rest, including a 48-hour break in Orfordville before the show. Despite the long haul, Berry returns year after year for the people and the fierce co...