Royek Crowned Pa. State Princess

News EditorCompetition, Dairy Checkoff, Education, Industry News

Congrats to Lyndsey Royek of Erie County is the new 2007-2008 Pennsylvania State Dairy Princess! Lyndsey was crowned on Saturday, September 29 at the 51st Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Pageant. Her royal court includes 1st Alternate Stephanie Beeman of Cumberland County and Sarah Weimer of Clarion-Venango Counties. The contestants were judged on their public speaking skills, knowledge of the dairy industry, … Read More

DART meetings scheduled

News EditorEducation, Training

Dairy professionals will learn how to help their producers manage higher 2007 profits and threats to the tools on which they rely at October’s Dairy and Advocacy and Resource Team, or DART, meetings hosted by the Center for Dairy Excellence. DART meetings provide sales and service representatives with up-to-the-minute information to help the producers they work with regularly make timely … Read More

World Dairy Expo Set to Kick-off!

News EditorEducation, Farm Show, World Dairy Expo

Next week from Oct. 2-6, Chuck and Cindy Zimmerman will be two of the expected 65,000 dairy enthusiasts visiting Madison, Wisc., for the 2007 World Dairy Expo. The Expo features the most modern dairy equipment and the newest dairy technology and innovations, including animal health supplies, milking systems, feeding products, forage handling and manure equipment plus embryos, semen and genetic … Read More

Teams Gear Up for Judging Competion

News EditorAccelerated Genetics, Education

Next week, dairy cattle judging teams from across the country will travel to Wisconsin to compete in the Accelerated Genetics Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest. The 14th annual contest helps college students to apply and sharpen their dairy cattle judging skills. Teams participated in the event in 2006 from all across the nation including students from the following schools: Iowa … Read More

International Women Have New Site

News EditorEducation, Industry News, International

The 3rd International Forum for Women in Dairying (IFWD) is excited to introduce its new website. Designed to reflect the forum’s new look and feel, the site features event information, registration details and sponsorship opportunities. “Our mission is to enrich the lives of dairy women by encouraging them to share challenges and contributions to the industry, and by providing a … Read More

Career Panel to Help Dairy Youth

News EditorEducation, Industry News

Dairy industry youth will have the opportunity to learn about potential careers during the Dairy Career Night at the All-American Dairy Show held in Harrisburg, Pa. on September 16th. The panel session is open to all those who have an interest, and is free with pre-registration. Panel participants will include: Jay Montgomery, USAco-manufacturing engineer for the Edys Ice Cream division … Read More

WDPA Hosts Grading Clinic

News EditorButter, Cheese, Education, World Dairy Expo

The Wisconsin Dairy Products Association will host the 2007 Dairy Product Grading and Evaluation Clinic on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at World Dairy Expo, Madison, Wis. The clinic is a comprehensive training program on dairy product grading (cheese, butter, cottage cheese, and whey) led by graders from the United States Dept. of Ag (USDA), Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture, Trade & … Read More

Pa. Students to Discover Dairy

News EditorDairy Checkoff, Education

Pennsylvania teachers will have a new tool when the 2007 school year begins, a free Web-based lesson series that teaches third and fourth graders about the dairy industry in the Keystone state. Called “Discover Dairy” the five lesson series was funded by the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program and developed in a partnership with the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association and the Pennsylvania … Read More

Addition to Wisc. Dairy Facility

News EditorEducation, Industry News, Research

The University of Wisconsin-Madison broke ground last week on an addition to the Integrated Dairy Research facility. The new $5.1 million dollar modern facility will replace the Arlington Blaine Unit which was built in 1972. The new facility will be equipped with cutting edge technology allowing it to provide investigations and applied research studies on a diverse number of issues, … Read More

Minerals and Dairy Products Symposium

News EditorEducation, International

Been wanting to take a romantic trip to France this fall? Now you can combine work with pleasure! The first “IDF/INRA International Symposium on MINERALS AND DAIRY PRODUCTS” is scheduled on October 1-3, 2008 in Saint-Malo, France. Meet and network with the leading international experts from academia and the industry. It is organized by the French institute INRA (UMR Science … Read More