Quebec teen's cow wins World Dairy Expo as U.S. restricts Canadian dairy

Summary

At the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin, Alyson Doiron, a 16-year-old from Cap-Santé, Quebec, and her Holstein Ella were named Supreme Junior Show Champion. Expo competitions pit Canadian and U.S. animals head to head, a setting the video describes as the one place where tariffs cannot touch the result. Doiron had bought Ella back herself after her parents sold the cow.

Blondin Sires, a Quebec dairy company, drove 25 cows more than 1,500 km from St. Placide to Madison. Its team told Canadian colleagues to compete, not campaign, and the Canadians stayed silent on politics. The video says CBC found no American at the Expo who backed the administration's anti-Canada rhetoric. A New York farmer reported fertilizer costs had doubled in one year.

Navarro warned that Canada would pay more if it lobbied against tariffs in midterm border states, and Mark Carney said Canada stood ready to negotiate in good faith. The video links that stance to a G20 statement against weaponizing food and to the U.S. dairy ban that took effect the same week. Its Canadian conclusion: Ottawa need not campaign in American states, because the pressure is coming from American households and farms.

Key points

• Alyson Doiron and her Holstein, Ella, were named Supreme Junior Show Champion at the World Dairy Expo 2026.
• Expo competitions pit Canadian and U.S. farm animals only, head to head.
• Blondin Sires drove 25 cows more than 1,500 km from St. Placide, QC to Madison.
• A New York farmer reports fertilizer costs have doubled in one year.
• CBC found no American at the Expo who supported the administration's anti-Canada rhetoric.
• U.S. bans on select Canadian dairy products, including whey, are now in effect, and 50% U.S. tariffs hit about $20 billion of Canadian goods.

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