World Dairy Expo recognises outstanding producers and influential leaders in dairy
World Dairy Expo has announced the recipients of the 2025 Expo Recognition Awards. Nominated and selected by their peers, these individuals have made remarkable contributions to the dairy industry and their communities.
Dairy Producers of the Year
As 4th generation dairy farmers, McCarty Family Farms is recognised as the world’s largest registered herd of Holsteins, milking 15,000 cows across 4 sites in Kansas with an additional 4,000 cow herd in Ohio. The family strives to produce high-quality milk while prioritising animal welfare, regenerative farming and implementing impactful business practices for their team and community.
To support farm growth, their dairy processing plant was recently updated to include ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis technologies. McCarty Family Farms produces non-GMO project verified milk for Danone North America.
Industry Person of the Year
Jim Mulhern, former president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, has worked tirelessly on behalf of US dairy farm families to bring about positive change during every step of his career journey, all while founded in servant leadership principles. Mulhern delivered numerous positive results for America’s diligent dairy farmers by working behind the scenes to have conversations explaining many of dairy’s dynamic and deep issues to elected leaders and policymakers. His work has made lasting impacts on dairy and ag policy, and his colleagues routinely say his kindness, hard work, and collaborative nature are unmatched in policy circles. These are among the many reasons Jim Mulhern has been named World Dairy Expo’s 2025 Industry Person of the Year.
International Person of the Year
Through determination and innovation, Juan F. Moreno has come from humble beginnings on a Colombian cattle farm to revolutionising the global livestock industry. As the founder and CEO of Sexing Technologies, Moreno has spearheaded advancements that have fundamentally altered the landscape of animal breeding, turning what was once deemed impossible into everyday practice for farmers worldwide.His contributions, such as pioneering gender-sorted semen technology and introducing EcoFeed, have reshaped dairy and beef production economics and addressed critical global food security and sustainability challenges. His career has spanned decades and his innovations continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible in reproductive biotechnology.
