Here’s a report from the Dairy Checkoff. Research suggests that today’s consumers are interested more than ever before about where their food comes from. In an effort to show the public how high-quality dairy products get from the farm to consumers’ tables, a producer-funded Web site, takes visitors on a virtual tour of a dairy farm. Brian Baxter has more … Read More
Pro-Act Releases Video
Pro-Act Microbial now has an eight-minute video posted on their website to help dairy producers understand their product and learn more about the benefits of using it on their farms. The video provides a virtual tour showing how Pro-Act’s system stratifies nutrients, reduces solids and odors, prevents slippery barn floors, provides cleaner flush water, excellent fertilizer and more. “It’s wonderful … Read More
Discover Dairy Features Pa. Farms
A new online education series funded by the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program (PDPP), the local dairy checkoff-funded organization in Pennsylvania, will be available by late summer. Called “Discover Dairy”, the lesson plans will focus on the dairy industry in five topics: dairy and the community, dairy and the environment, milk safety, animal health, and dairy nutrition and health. Each lesson … Read More
2007 Dairy Symposium
The Wisconsin Dairy Products Association‘s 2007 Dairy Symposium will be held July 15-16 at the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa, Lake Geneva, WI. The theme “A View From the Top- Dairy Leaders Discuss the State of the Industry”. The Dairy Symposium is a complete and comprehensive program focusing on issues impacting all dairy processors. The conference’s new program format has … Read More
Australians Discover Dairy
Dairy Australia has created an online lesson series to help students and teachers learn how to incorporate dairy foods into a healthy lifestyle. The website features interactive games and quizes. The Discover Dairy website is part of Dairy Australia’s new Kids Education program designed to highlight the health benefits of consuming three serves of dairy a day.
Growers Hold Informational Sessions
The Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (formerly Professional Dairy Heifer Growers Association), has announced five regional profit seminars to be held in June. The sessions are one day only and will feature the latest developments in the dairy calf and heifer raising industry. Register on-site or visit the organization’s website. Featured speakers include Jon Robison of University of California-Davis and … Read More
Scholarships Announced
Accelerated Genetics announces their 2007 scholarships to students pursuing a degree in an agricultural field. Applicants were evaluated on their leadership, scholarship and involvement in agriculture. Congrats to these well deserving winners! Four $500.00 scholarships are awarded to youth just graduating from high school and beginning college. Megan Herberg, St. Peter, Minnesota, plans to attain two degrees while in college, … Read More
Dairy Club Creates Flavor
The Iowa State University Dairy Club has created a new ice cream flavor in celebration of the school’s 150th anniversary. The club will sell Cyclone Celebration at the annual VEISHEA event this weekend as a fundraising event. You can click here to watch the dairy club members making the special ice cream flavor. The annual VEISHEA event at ISU was … Read More
Indiana Dairy Youth Conference
There’s still time to register for the third annual Indiana Dairy Youth Conference! Held at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds at Danville, Indiana on Saturday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., this hands-on dairy conference will teach youth the skills needed for a successful show season. Speakers and their presentations include: • Mike Schutz, Purdue Extension Dairy Specialist and … Read More
Midwest Dairy Consortium
A multi-state, multi-disciplinary research and education program for the Midwest dairy industry has been launched by 10 Midwestern land-grant universities, headquartered in the University of Illinois Department of Animal Sciences. The new program is called the Midwest Dairy Consortium (MDC) and members will share graduate courses, graduate fellowships, and undergraduate internship programs to provide farm experience for students without that … Read More