A new milk product that tastes just like chocolate chip ice cream and a pomegranate blueberry cream cheese dip are the most innovative new dairy products, according to a recent competition judged by dairy professionals. The Most Innovative Dairy Products contest, sponsored by TIC Gums, recognized the latest creative milk or dairy beverages and cultured dairy products. The awards were … Read More
Potential Cut to Farm Subsidies Under Fire
Top Democrats and Republicans are already shooting down President Obama’s plan to cut farm subsidies, dealing a blow to one of the cost-savings promises he laid out in his congressional address Tuesday night. “We’ll have to see what specifically the president is talking about, but we just finished the farm bill last year, and I don’t think we’ll open it … Read More
PDPW Annual Business Conference
The Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW) Annual Business Conference, March 17-18, 2009 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis. provides dynamic speakers you can’t find anywhere else, unmatched information to increase your profits, and networking opportunities with producers, industry and world-renowned experts. Adam Timmerman, NFL star and former player for the Green Bay Packers and St. Louis Rams, … Read More
New Traits in Alfalfa – Picking the Right Variety
Alfalfa was once considered a one-size-fits-all crop. Through alfalfa breeding and technology, new alfalfa traits offer growers options for matching the right product to the right field conditions. David Miller, director of alfalfa breeding at Pioneer, discusses these new trait advances. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://zimmcomm.biz/pioneer/pioneer-podcast-48-wdd.mp3] Dave Miller on New Alfalfa Traits (5:18 min MP3) To see all archived Pioneer Forage Forum podcasts, click … Read More
Southern Regional Dairy Challenge Completed
A total of 54 students from 12 southern colleges and universities participated in the third annual Southern Regional Dairy Challenge, November 20 through 22 in Statesville, N.C. The Challenge is an innovative two-day event designed by professionals from allied industry and university educators to bring classroom training to life in the real world for students preparing for dairy careers. North … Read More
New Studies Show Dairy Helps with Weight
A diet high in dairy calcium may aid weight loss, according to a recent study published in the International Journal of Obesity. Dr Judith Bryans, Director of the Dairy Council and Registered Nutritionist said: “Previous studies have shown that consuming low-fat dairy, as part of a calorie controlled diet, may have a beneficial effect on weight, but how it may … Read More
WDE Championship Dairy Product
Congratulations to Land O’ Lakes and Dean Foods for their new Grand Champion titles from the World Dairy Expo (WDE) Championship Dairy Product Contest. Land O’Lakes takes home the Cheese and Butter Grand Champion and Dean Foods was selected as the Grade A & Ice Cream Grand Champion This year’s contest, sponsored by the Wisconsin Dairy Products Assn (WDPA), received … Read More
Idaho Dairy Goes Ruggedly Wireless in the Corral
The idea of gaining two extra hours in dairy farm management each day without working extra hours seems like a dream, right? What about cutting the time employees spend searching for animals… in half? Well, Scott Haag at Box Canyon Dairy in Wendell, Idaho says a set of MobileDemand rugged tablet PC’s makes those dairy farm dreams an everyday reality. … Read More
New got milk? Website
The folks at the got milk? have given their website a new look! Be sure to check it out, because there may be a prize in store for you if your milk IQ can match the online puzzle. One grand prize winner will get a brand new Apple MacAir, second place receives a Nintendo Wii and third place finisher picks … Read More
Metzger New Sales Manager
Congratulations to Scott Metzger, the new area sales manager for Trans Ova Genetic’s dairy clients across the nation. In his new position, Metzger will work with elite dairy breeders, helping them utilize advanced reproductive technologies such as embryo transfer (ET) and in vitro fertilization (IVF) to create desirable offspring from top cow families. Metzger also will counsel and educate breeders … Read More