Category Archive

Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “What grade would you give Ag Sec. Vilsack during his first term?” Our poll results: The majority of you at twenty-nine percent gave Vilsack an A. Twenty-two percent said D; eighteen percent said B; seventeen percent said C; and fourteen percent said F. Since the poll grades were similar across the board we decided … Read More

Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, ”Do you support biofuel production and the use of corn to do this?” Our poll results: The majority of you at sixty percent say Yes, thirty-three percent said No, four percent were Indifferent and four percent chose Other. Growing crops to use as biomass for producing fuel seems to be the best alternative to … Read More

Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 National Dairy Quality Awards (NDQA), sponsored by Merial, in partnership with the National Mastitis Council (NMC) and Hoard’s Dairyman. Recipients of the 2012 NDQA Platinum Award are Ryan and Charina Dellar of Harrisville, Mich.; Bradley, Robert and Deborah Kartes of West Branch, Mich.; Jeff, Brian and Glenn True of Perry, N.Y.; Don Beattie … Read More

Most of our followers have no doubt already viewed the Dodge Ram truck commercial that aired during the Super Bowl last night. But, did you know that the Ram brand is making donations to support FFA when you share a social badge from their website on your Facebook or Twitter? Share today! And watch the commercial one more time, because … Read More

Students at Virginia Tech will now how the opportunity to enjoy milk at their dining hall that has been produced by the Virginia Tech Dairy Center. Students will harvest the milk on campus from the herd of dairy cows at Virginia Tech’s Dairy Center. The milk will then be pasteurized by the James River Department of Agribusiness and served through … Read More

Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “Should we sit down with HSUS in ‘common cause’?” The results of this poll are skewed due to the hacking by HSUS. In the end, the poll read that eighty one percent voted Definitely, fifteen percent said Never, and four percent thought we Should in some cases. The attempt to affect our poll results … Read More

Dairy farmers and businesses can now sign up for the Dairy Business Association’s 8th Annual Expansion Symposium, scheduled for February 19 and 20 in Green Bay. The event will be held at the KI Convention Center and will address the issues and topics that affect Wisconsin’s dairy business. Trade show displays throughout the symposium will provide vendors and organizations the … Read More

Students from dairy farm families in Illinois who contribute to Midwest Dairy Association through the dairy checkoff are eligible to apply for scholarships offered by the organization. The Illinois Division of Midwest Dairy Association provides educational awards of $1,000 each to those selected from among qualified applicants. Scholarships apply to any college major or degree and there is no limitation … Read More

We really like this photo our friends at the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association shared on their Facebook page, and we think it sums up our wish to all of our World Dairy Diary fans – Moo-ry Christmas!

Do you consider your cows’ salt block art? Rancher Whit Deschner does, and has used the unusual ‘art’ to raise money for Parkinson’s disease research1 Whit Deschner is probably the world’s foremost connoisseur of salt block art. These sculptures start out as 50-pound cubes of salt, about a foot long on each side. Ranchers give them to their livestock as … Read More